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Gigi Ballista
Actor
Died August 2, 1980 (61 years)
Gigi Ballista (1 December 1918 – 2 August 1980) was an Italian film and television actor. He appeared in 60 films between 1961 and 1980.
Born in Florence, Ballista graduated in Law, then he started working as a PR consultant in the field of advertising and industrial documentaries. He debuted as an actor at a mature age in the early 1960s with some minor roles, but his breakout came in 1966 with a role of weight in Pietro Germi's The Birds, the Bees and the Italians.
Following the critical and commercial success of the film, Ballista decided to pursue a professional career as an actor, and he became, mainly thanks to his characteristic hoarse and dysphonic voice, one of the most recognizable character actors in Italian cinema and television.
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Born in Florence, Ballista graduated in Law, then he started working as a PR consultant in the field of advertising and industrial documentaries. He debuted as an actor at a mature age in the early 1960s with some minor roles, but his breakout came in 1966 with a role of weight in Pietro Germi's The Birds, the Bees and the Italians.
Following the critical and commercial success of the film, Ballista decided to pursue a professional career as an actor, and he became, mainly thanks to his characteristic hoarse and dysphonic voice, one of the most recognizable character actors in Italian cinema and television.
Description above from the Wikipedia article Gigi Ballista, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.
Known For
Filmography
| 1981 | L'assistente sociale tutto pepe · as Bishop |
| 1980 | I Hate Blondes · as Psychiatrist |
| 1979 | Liquirizia · as Bartolozzi |
| 1978 | Midnight Express · as Chief Judge |
| 1978 | Il furto della Gioconda (TV Series) · as Poupardin |
| 1977 | La compagna di banco · as Girardi |
| 1977 | Mala, amore e morte · as Carlo Alberto Giorgi |
| 1976 | Horse Fever · as Count Dallara |
| 1976 | La banca di Monate · as The Bishop |
| 1976 | Madam Kitty · as Nazi General |
| 1976 | La poliziotta fa carriera · as Questore Moretti |
| 1976 | La madama · as The Venetian |
| 1975 | The Sunday Woman · as Vollero |
| 1975 | The Family Vice · as Conte Giosuè |
| 1975 | Il giustiziere di mezzogiorno · as Direttore Filiberto Rossetti |
| 1974 | Policewoman · as Avvocato |
| 1974 | La signora gioca bene a scopa? · as Comm. Gervasio Caminata |
| 1974 | Sesso in testa · as Padre Di Carletto |
| 1974 | Stavisky · as Gaston Henriet |
| 1974 | Permettete signora che ami vostra figlia? · as Amico Di Gino |
| 1974 | Unbelievable Adventures of Italians in Russia · as Dottore |
| 1974 | |
| 1973 | La signora è stata violentata · as Carini |
| 1973 | Blume in Love · as Older Man |
| 1973 | Increase and Multiply · as Dottore |
| 1973 | Giovannona Long-Thigh · as Commendatore La Noce |
| 1972 | Finalmente le mille e una notte · as Genie In Lamp |
| 1972 | Torino nera · as Marinotti |
| 1972 | Beati i ricchi · as Commendatore |
| 1972 | |
| 1972 | Do Not Commit Adultery · as Padre Spiridione |
| 1971 | Trastevere · as Count |
| 1971 | Roma bene · as Vitozzi |
| 1971 | No One Will Notice You're Naked · as Silvio Borelon |
| 1970 | Lady Caliph · as Il Principe Industriale |
| 1970 | Kill the Fatted Calf and Roast It · as Il Medico |
| 1970 | Una storia d'amore · as Borgognini |
| 1969 | Satyricon · as Cast |
| 1969 | The Secret of Santa Vittoria · as Padre Polenta |
| 1968 | Making of a Lady · as Cardinal Ruffo |
| 1968 | Torture Me But Kill Me with Kisses · as Engineer |
| 1968 | Galileo · as Commissario Domenicano |
| 1968 | Benvenutis family (TV Series) · as Baldacci |
| 1968 | Colpo di sole · as Conte Malvezzi |
| 1968 | The Posthumous Papers of the Pickwick Club (TV Series) · as Nathaniel Winkle |
| 1967 | The Dress Rehearsal · as Cast |
| 1967 | The Seventh Floor · as Medico |
| 1967 | The Climax · as Don Michele |
| 1966 | The Queens · as The Priest ("fata Marta") |
| 1966 | Come imparai ad amare le donne · as Sir Archibald |
| 1966 | Pleasant Nights · as Luca Di Montemerlo |
| 1966 | The Birds, the Bees and the Italians · as Giacinto Castellan |
| 1965 | |
| 1964 | I maniaci · as Count At The Party (segment "l'hobby") (uncredited) |
| 1963 | I cuori infranti · as The Man Who Toasts The Engaged Couple (segment "la Manina Di Fatma") |
| 1961 | A Day for Lionhearts · as Il Frate |