Has an entry in Jean Tulard's 'Dictionnaire du cinéma/Les acteurs', page 19.
Joined the army of the Italian Social Republic of Salò and reached the rank of lieutenant. After the end of the war, he spent two years in prison for collaborating.
Married Pia de' Tolomei (who is 36 tears his junior) after being together for more than 20 years. For both, it's the first marriage.