Gigi Ballista

Known for ActingBorn 1918-12-01Died 1980-08-02Florence, Tuscany, Italy

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. Description above from the Wikipedia article Gigi Ballista, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.Read more

Movies & web series

Il furto della gioconda

Un amore targato Forlì

Sunstroke

Anima mia

Il fratello

Fischia Il Sesso

Midnight Express

Horse Fever

Blessed Are the Rich

Unbelievable Adventures of Italians in Russia

The Birds, the Bees and the Italians

The Noon Vigilante

Il Circolo Pickwick

The Secret of Santa Vittoria

Trastevere

Torture Me But Kill Me with Kisses

Pleasant Nights

The Sunday Woman

Galileo

La madama

The Climax

Confessions of a Lady Cop

Roma bene

Stavisky...

Giovannona Long-Thigh

The Seventh Floor

Blume in Love

The Lady Has Been Raped

Snow Job

Salon Kitty

Policewoman

Permettete signora che ami vostra figlia?

Lady Caliph

The Queens

The Family Vice

Black Turin

The Schoolmate

L'assistente sociale tutto pepe...

Kill the Fatted Calf and Roast It

Under the Sheets

Liquirizia

The Maniacs

No One Will Notice You're Naked

Italian Sex

Mala, Love and Death

The Man Who Betrayed the Mafia

I Hate Blondes

Do Not Commit Adultery