title: Sandro Ghiani
text: # 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)
  