Gigi Ballista
Known for: Acting
Born: December 1, 1918
Died: August 2, 1980
Place of birth: Florence, 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.
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Filmography
55 movies · 2 TV shows, newest first
5.1
L'assistente sociale tutto pepe...
1981
4.6
I Hate Blondes
1980
4.9
Liquirizia
1979
7.4
Midnight Express
1978
10.0
Il furto della gioconda
1978
5.2
The Schoolmate
1977
4.7
Mala, Love and Death
1977
10.0
Un amore targato Forlì
1976
7.3
Horse Fever
1976
5.0
Under the Sheets
1976
5.6
Salon Kitty
1976
6.0
Confessions of a Lady Cop
1976
6.2
La madama
1976
6.5
The Sunday Woman
1975
5.3
The Family Vice
1975
7.0
The Noon Vigilante
1975
3.3
Cassiodorus Is the Hardest Praetorian
19758.0
Il fratello
1975
5.6
Policewoman
1974
4.3
Poker in Bed
1974
4.8
Italian Sex
1974
5.9
Stavisky...
1974
5.5
Permettete signora che ami vostra figlia?
1974
8.0
Fischia Il Sesso
1974
7.3
Unbelievable Adventures of Italians in Russia
1974
9.0
Anima mia
1974
5.8
The Lady Has Been Raped
1973
5.8
Blume in Love
1973
5.9
Giovannona Long-Thigh
1973
4.0
Increase and Multiply
1973
7.4
Blessed Are the Rich
1972
5.3
Black Turin
1972
4.3
1001 Nights of Pleasure
1972
5.8
Snow Job
1972
6.8
Trastevere
1971
6.0
Roma bene
1971
4.6
Do Not Commit Adultery
1971
4.9
No One Will Notice You're Naked
1971
5.5
Lady Caliph
1970
5.2
Kill the Fatted Calf and Roast It
1970
3.8
Una storia d'amore
1970
6.9
The Secret of Santa Vittoria
1970
4.4
Emma Hamilton
1968
6.7
Torture Me But Kill Me with Kisses
1968
6.3
Galileo
1968
10.0
Sunstroke
1968
7.0
Il Circolo Pickwick
1968
5.7
The Dress Rehearsal
1967
6.0
The Seventh Floor
1967
4.8
The Man Who Betrayed the Mafia
1967
6.2
The Climax
1967
6.6
Pleasant Nights
1966
4.8
How I Learned to Love Women
1966
5.4
The Queens
1966
7.1
The Birds, the Bees and the Italians
1966
3.7
Il morbidone
1965
5.0
The Maniacs
1964