Sandro Ghiani
# Sandro Ghiani

Sandro Ghiani (born 12 August 1952) is an Italian film, stage and television actor.

## Life and career

Born in Carbonia, Sardinia, the son of a postal clerk, Ghiani studied in a seminary, the Institute of Don Orione in Tortona in Piedmont, where, with the first performances at amateur level, he discovered his passion for acting. He then moved to Rome, to pursue a career as a professional actor. Ghiani was mostly active in comedic character roles, often characterized by a strong Sardinian diction. In 2009 Ghiani debuted as a writer with the novel L'angelo della porta accanto, which he wrote together with Susanna Trossero.

## Selected filmography

* Zanna Bianca e il grande Kid (1977)
* Velvet Hands (1979)
* Sugar, Honey and Pepper (1980)
* Fun Is Beautiful (1980)
* Passion of Love (1981)
* Asso (1981)
* Fracchia la belva umana (1981)
* Spaghetti House (1982)
* An Ideal Adventure (1982)
* Don't Play with Tigers (1982)
* A Boy and a Girl (1983)
* Chewingum (1984)
* Madman at War (1985)
* Soldati - 365 all'alba (1987)
* Tre colonne in cronaca (1990)
* Vacanze di Natale '91 (1991)
* Cain vs. Cain (1993)
* Le nuove comiche (1994)
* Non lasciamoci più (1999)
* Zora the Vampire (2000)
* Bartali: The Iron Man (2006)
