Trivia

Despite his continual appearances in gruesome movies in the 70s and 80s, he actually hates horror films and doesn't understand how people enjoy them. Because of this, he rarely views his work afterward.

He created his stage name John Morghen by taking a very common American first name (John) and using his grandmother's maiden name as his last name (Morghen). His family practically disowned him when they discovered he was using his noble family name to create incredibly horrible and violent films.

Lombardo Radice died on 27 April 2023, at the age of 68, the same day as his Cannibal Apocalypse co-star Ramiro Oliveros.

Often referred to as the "Perennial Victim" due to his continuing appearances in horror films where his character meets a bloody demise.

Speaks fluent French.

Son of mathematician / writer Lucio Lombardo Radice. Brother of neuropsychiatrist / writer Marco Lombardo Radice.

In several interviews, he reportedly stated that he wished he had never portrayed Mike Logan in Cannibal Ferox, criticizing the movie for being both fascist and racist and abusive towards animals.

Giovanni has one child, a son named Giacomo with his ex-wife.

His family practically disowned him when they discovered he was using his family name to create incredibly violent films.

Radice often posted texts criticizing social injustice, capitalism and corruption in Italy.

Lombardo Radice's uncle is Pietro Ingrao, the first member of the Italian Communist Party to be Head of Parliament in the 1970s.

Throughout the 1980s, Radice appeared in many Italian cult films such as Cannibal Apocalypse (1980), City of the Living Dead (1980), Stage Fright (1987) and The Church (1989). Radice is best known for his villainous roles in Italian horror films, and notably for the spectacular and gruesome death scenes his characters semi-regularly fall victim to.

Lombardo Radice wrote about having a cocaine addiction when younger.

The writer Marco Lombardo Radice was his elder brother.

Lombardo Radice began his career in theater before he starred in Ruggero Deodato's The House on the Edge of the Park (1980).

His father was the mathematician Lucio Lombardo Radice.