Pietro Ghislandi (19 April 1957 – June 2025) was an Italian actor.

Life and career

Ghislandi was introduced to the public as a

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and was a finalist in the 1986/87 edition of the RaiUno program Fantastico 7 with his dummy Sergio. In 1985 he worked as a stand-in for Renato Pozzetto in the movie ''

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''. Immediately after, he had a small part in ''Grandi magazzini'' and performed in many commercials. In 1987 in ''Soldati – 365 all’alba,'' he played a gay recruit. Thanks to his expressive skills and to his surreal acting, similar to the already mentioned Renato Pozzetto, Ghislandi was often asked to play roles as character actor, working both in the cinema and on television, without until much later getting lead roles. He boasted roles in important films like ''Il muro di gomma'' of

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, ''I mitici – Colpo gobbo a Milano'' of

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, '' Vajont'' and '' Porzûs'' of

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and, later, was one of the actors chosen by

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in his successful movies (''Il principe e il pirata'', ''Il paradiso all’improvviso'' and ''Ti amo in tutte le lingue del mondo''). He was known to the general public for being the one and only Italian ventriloquist. His comic quality was a bit fanciful and nonstandard for television cabaret comedy. Voice was an important element of his show entitled "The left ventriculus" that toured through Italy. His "vocal" experiences included the well-known cartoonist

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and the dubbing of the most famous characters of the Italian "Walt Disney". Ghislandi was also known for his roles in two national commercials. (''Acqua Uliveto'' with

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and ''Caffè Kimbo'' with

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). Ghislandi died after a long illness in June 2025, at the age of 68.Remembering Pietro Ghislandi
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Filmography

*''Sandwich'', directed by

(1984) *''

'', directed by Castellano e Pipolo (1985) *''Spider'', directed by

(1985) *'' Grandi magazzini'', directed by Castellano e Pipolo (1986) *'' Soldati - 365 all'alba'', directed by

(1987) *'' Piccole stelle'', directed by Nicola Di Francescantonio (1988) *'' Una fredda mattina di maggio'', directed by Vittorio Sindoni (1990) *'' I segreti professionali del Dott.Apfeldluck'', directed by Alessandro Capone (1990) *'' The Invisible Wall'', directed by

(1991) *'' Cattiva'', directed by

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(1991) *'' Crazy Underwear'', directed by Roberto D'Agostino (1992) *'' Anni 90'', directed by

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(1992) *'' The Heroes'', directed by

(1994) *'' Belle al bar'', directed by

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(1994) *''

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'', directed by Maurizio Nichetti (1995) *'' Un paradiso di bugie'', directed by

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(1996) *'' Luna e l'altra'', directed by Maurizio Nichetti (1996) *'' Porzûs'', directed by

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(1997) *'' Frigidaire - Il film'', directed by Giorgio Fabris (1998) *''

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'', directed by

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(1998) *'' Boom'', directed by Andrea Zaccariello (1999) *'' Screw Loose'', directed by

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(1999) *'' Doctor Ghiss'', directed by

(1999) *'' Vajont'', directed by

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(2001) *'' Il principe e il pirata'', directed by

(2001) *'' Five Moons Square'', directed by

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(2003) *'' Suddenly Paradise'', directed by

(2003) *'' In questo mondo di ladri'', directed by

(2004) *'' Ti amo in tutte le lingue del mondo'', directed by

(2005) *'' I quattro aspiranti'', directed by Daniele Lunghini (2005) *'' Quattro quattro due, il gioco più bello del mondo'', directed by Roan Occam Anthony Johnson (2006) *''Ombre'', directed by Alberto Meroni (2008) *'' Un'estate ai Caraibi'', directed by

(2009) *'' Comete com te'', directed by Beppe Manzi (2010) *'' Leone nel basilico'', regia di Leone Pompucci (2012) *'' People Who Are Well'', regia di Francesco Patierno (2013)

Television

*'' Cartoni Magici'', RaiUno, directed by Sergio Tau (1984) *'' Cartoni Magici'', RaiUno, directed by Luigi Martelli (1985) *'' Fantastico 7'', RaiUno, directed by

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(1986) *'' Chi tiriamo in ballo'', RaiDue, directed by Roberto Poppi (1987) *'' La trappola'', Canale5, directed by

(1988) *'' Colletti bianchi'', Canale5, directed by Bruno Cortini (1988) *'' Conto su di te'', RaiDue, directed by Carlo Nistri (1989) *'' Palmitalia 90'', RTSI, directed by Mauro Regazzoni (1990) *'' La Palmita'', RTSI, directed by Sandro Pedrazzetti (1991) *'' La Tombola'', RTSI, directed by Mauro Regazzoni (1991) *'' Piacere Raiuno'', ReteQuattro, directed by Mimma Nocelli (1991) *'' Quattro salti nel '92'', ReteQuattro, directed by Egidio Romio (1992) *'' Cercando cercando'', RaiDue, directed by Rosario Montesanti (1995) *'' Una volta al mese'', Canale5, directed by

(1997) *'' Amici miei'', RTSI, directed by Maristella Polli (1998) *'' Io e la mamma'', Canale5, directed by Fosco Gasperi (1998) *'' Maurizio Costanzo Show'', Canale5, directed by Paolo Pietrangeli (1998) *'' Affare fatto'', Canale5, directed by Luisa Alluigi (1998) *'' Casa Vianello'', Canale5, directed by Fosco Gasperi (1998) *'' Scomparsi'', Canale5, directed by Claudio Bonivento (1998) *'' Nebbia in val Padana'', RaiUno, directed by

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(1999) *'' Casa Vianello'', Canale5, directed by Fosco Gasperi (1999) *''

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'', Canale5, directed by Roberta Bellini (2000) *'' Estatissima sprint'', Canale5, directed by Roberta Bellini (2000) *'' Casa Vianello'', Canale5, directed by Fosco Gasperi (2001) *'' Speriamo che sia maschio'', Canale5, directed by Giorgio Bardelli (2001) *'' Don Luca'', Canale5, directed by Marco Maccaferri (2002) *''Rocco'', Canale5, directed by Nicolò Bongiorno (2003) *'' La stagione dei delitti'', RaiDue, directed by Claudio Bonivento (2003) *'' La fuga degli innocenti'', RaiUno, directed by Leone Pompucci (2004) *'' L'avvocato'', RTSI, directed by Alessandro Maccagni (2004) *'' Il grande Torino'', RaiUno, directed by Claudio Bonivento (2004) *'' Gino Bartali, l'intramontabile'', RaiUno, directed by

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(2005) *'' Un ciclone in famiglia'', Canale5, directed by

(2005) *'' Nati ieri'', Canale5, directed by Carmine Elia (2006) *''

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'', MTV, directed by Paolo Angelici (2007) *'' Stasera mi butto'', RaiUno, directed by Roberto Cenci (2008) *'' Ris 5'', Canale5, directed by Cristian De Mattheis (2009) *''

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'', RaiDue, directed by Celeste Audisio (2009) *'' Il sogno del maratoneta'', RaiUno, directed by Leone Pompucci (2010) *'' Io e Margherita'', TV Studio1, regia di Silvia Arzuffi (2011) *'' Il nostro amico Walter'', RaiUno, regia di

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(2011) *'' Anita'', RaiUno, regia di Claudio Bonivento (2011)

Theater

*'' Satie e il gruppo dei Sei'', directed by Giacomo De Sanctis (1980) *'' I Litiganti'' of Racine, directed by Umberto Verdoni (1981) *'' Doctor Faust'' of Marlow, directed by Giancarlo Valenti (1982) *''Student of Ryszard Cieslak, the actor of Grotowski (1984) *'' Fantastico in tour'', directed by Gino Landi (1987) *'' Sconcerto'', directed by Pietro Ghislandi and Roberto Frattini (1997) *'' La voce interna'', directed by Asta Gröting (1998) *'' Prova d'orchestra'' with the great orchestra "Donizetti" and the pianist Lylian Zilberstein(2002) *'' L'ultimo burattino'' directed by Rino Denti with the orchestra "Astori" (2003) *'' Suonar Canzoni'' with Gianni Bergamelli and

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(2005) *'' Pierino e il lupo'' with the ''Orchestra Sinfonica di Lecco'' headed by Savino Acquaviva (2006) *'' Tutti quanti voglion fare il jazz'' with the ''Latin Jazz Orchestra "Hermano Pedro"'' directed by Maurizio Carugno (2007) *'' Masterclass con Gino Vannelli'' with the international singer

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(2007) *'' John Coltrane, A Love Supreme'' with Gabriele Comeglio and

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(2010) *'' Pierino e il lupo'' with the ''Orchestra Sinfonica di Parma'' headed by Luciano Caggiati (2010) *'' Un ventriloquo al circo'' Ospite del Circo Folloni nella tournée in Lombardia (2012) *'' Scurricula'' Protagonista della conferenza-spettacolo per l'Università degli Studi di Bergamo nella rassegna ”Orientamento, stage & placament" directed by Lorenzo Locatelli (2012) *'' Il gatto con gli stivali'' Protagonista della favola musicale di Charles Perrault with the "Banda S. Cecilia" di Borno (BS) headed by Tomaso Fenaroli (2012) *''

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'' Protagonista del concerto-spettacolo con la Big Band "CDPM" di Bergamo directed by Sergio Orlandi (2013)

References

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