In 1928, he married Nini Gordini (one of his partners) and they had a son, Tonino Cervi.
Tonino Cervi | Tonino Valerii | Gino Cervi | Tonino Carotone | Tonino Benacquista |
He has since become a clear favorite of several of Italy's top directors, appearing in Tonino Cervi's Ritratto di borghesia in nero (1977), Mauro Bolognini's La Dame Aux Camelias (1981), with Isabelle Huppert, and Pupi Avati's Storia di ragazzi e di ragazze (1989), to name only a few.