Giovanni Grimaldi was born on 14 November 1917 in Catania, Sicily, Italy. He was a writer and director, known for Brutti di notte (1968), I 2 deputati (1968) and Le inibizioni del dottor Gaudenzi, vedovo col complesso della buonanima (1971). He died on 25 February 2001 in Rome, Lazio, Italy.