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Giani Esposito

Actor
Died January 1, 1974 (43 years)
Giani Esposito (23 August 1930 – 1 January 1974) was a French film actor and singer-songwriter.

Esposito was born from the union of a French mother with an Italian father in Etterbeek (Belgium), and he died from viral hepatitis in Neuilly-sur-Seine, France. He appeared in 50 films between 1951 and 1973.

As singer-songwriter, between 1958 and 1973, he recorded numerous albums marked with spirituality and poetry. His biggest success is The Clowns (Les Clowns, 1957), several covers by Raymond Devos, Jeanne-Marie Sens, Hervé Vilard and Bernard Lavilliers.

He was married with the French actress Pascale Petit and they had a girl, Doushka Esposito (born in 1963), today singer, and younger, under the name of Douchka, she was ambassadress of Walt Disney's productions on the French television.

Source: Article "Giani Esposito" from Wikipedia in English, licensed under CC-BY-SA 3.0.
Known For
  • Paris Belongs to Us
  • French Cancan
  • Les Misérables
  • Normandie - Niémen
  • The Flashing Blade
  • Reproduction interdite
  • Anatomy of a Marriage
  • Bad Liaisons
  • Anatomy of a Marriage
  • Il grande colpo di Surcouf
  • Le bel âge
  • Towards Ecstasy

Filmography

1972
La cerisaie · as Tofimov
1971
1967
Marion Delorme · as Didier
1967
The Flashing Blade (TV Series) · as Mazarin
1967
Count Yoster does the honors (TV Series) · as Mario Cortese
1966
1966
The Sea Pirate · as Napoléon
1964
1964
1964
1961
Paris Belongs to Us · as Gerard Lenz
1960
Towards Ecstasy · as Jérôme
1960
Normandie - Niémen · as Lemaître
1960
Le bel âge · as Claude
1958
Adélaïde · as Frédéric De Rubeck
1958
Les Misérables · as Marius De Pontmercy
1957
Reproduction interdite · as Claude Watroff
1956
Sainte Jeanne · as Cast
1956
This is Called Dawn · as Sandro Galli
1955
The Hussars · as Pietro
1955
Bad Liaisons · as Pierre Jaeger
1955
Black Dossier · as Jean De Montesson
1955
French Cancan · as Prince Alexandre
1954
No Exit · as Diego - Le Disciple De Garcin
1954
Cadet Rousselle · as Monseigneur
1954
Dames Get Along · as Man At The Poker Game
1953
Poison Ivy · as Le Capitaine Du Bateau
1952
My Husband Is Marvelous · as Un Journaliste (uncredited)
1952
Matrimonial Agency · as (uncredited)
1952
Leathernose · as A Young Guest
1951
My Wife Is Formidable · as Le Barman De L'hôtel
1951
Skipper Next to God · as A Jewish Passenger (uncredited)

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