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Gigi Ballista

Gigi Ballista

Acting

Born: December 1, 1918Florence, 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.

Known For
Filmography
L'assistente sociale tutto pepe...

L'assistente sociale tutto pepe...

Bishop

1981
I Hate Blondes

I Hate Blondes

Psychiatrist

1980
Liquirizia

Liquirizia

Bartolozzi

1979
Midnight Express

Midnight Express

Chief Judge

1978
The Schoolmate

The Schoolmate

Girardi

1977
Mala, Love and Death

Mala, Love and Death

Carlo Alberto Giorgi

1977
Un amore targato Forlì

Un amore targato Forlì

1976
Horse Fever

Horse Fever

Count Dallara

1976
Under the Sheets

Under the Sheets

Professor Ciotti

1976
Salon Kitty

Salon Kitty

Nazi General

1976
Confessions of a Lady Cop

Confessions of a Lady Cop

Questore Moretti

1976
La madama

La madama

The Venetian

1976
The Sunday Woman

The Sunday Woman

Vollero

1975
The Family Vice

The Family Vice

Conte Giosuè

1975
The Noon Vigilante

The Noon Vigilante

direttore Filiberto Rossetti

1975

Il fratello

1975
Cassiodorus is the Hardest Praetorian

Cassiodorus is the Hardest Praetorian

Cornelius da Mediolanum

1975
Policewoman

Policewoman

avvocato

1974
Poker in Bed

Poker in Bed

comm. Gervasio Caminata

1974
Italian Sex

Italian Sex

padre di Carletto

1974
Stavisky...

Stavisky...

Gaston Henriet

1974
Permettete signora che ami vostra figlia?

Permettete signora che ami vostra figlia?

amico di Gino

1974
Fischia Il Sesso

Fischia Il Sesso

Mr. Lewis

1974
Unbelievable Adventures of Italians in Russia

Unbelievable Adventures of Italians in Russia

Dottore

1974
Anima mia

Anima mia

Filippo Tornabuoni

1974
The Lady Has Been Raped

The Lady Has Been Raped

Carini

1973
Blume in Love

Blume in Love

Older Man

1973
Giovannona Long-Thigh

Giovannona Long-Thigh

Commendatore La Noce

1973
Increase and Multiply

Increase and Multiply

Dottore

1973
Blessed Are the Rich

Blessed Are the Rich

Commendatore

1972
Black Turin

Black Turin

Marinotti

1972
1001 Nights of Pleasure

1001 Nights of Pleasure

Genie in Lamp

1972
Snow Job

Snow Job

1972
Trastevere

Trastevere

Count

1971
Roma bene

Roma bene

Vitozzi

1971
Do Not Commit Adultery

Do Not Commit Adultery

Padre Spiridione

1971
No One Will Notice You're Naked

No One Will Notice You're Naked

Silvio Borelon

1971
Lady Caliph

Lady Caliph

Il principe industriale

1970
Kill the Fatted Calf and Roast It

Kill the Fatted Calf and Roast It

Il medico

1970
Una storia d'amore

Una storia d'amore

Borgognini

1970
The Secret of Santa Vittoria

The Secret of Santa Vittoria

Padre Polenta

1970
Emma Hamilton

Emma Hamilton

Cardinal Ruffo

1968
Torture Me But Kill Me with Kisses

Torture Me But Kill Me with Kisses

Engineer

1968
Galileo

Galileo

commissario domenicano

1968
Sunstroke

Sunstroke

Conte Malvezzi

1968
The Seventh Floor

The Seventh Floor

medico

1967
The Man Who Betrayed the Mafia

The Man Who Betrayed the Mafia

Aldo

1967
The Climax

The Climax

Don Michele

1967
Pleasant Nights

Pleasant Nights

Luca di Montemerlo

1966
How I Learned to Love Women

How I Learned to Love Women

sir Archibald

1966
The Queens

The Queens

The Priest ("Fata Marta")

1966
The Birds, the Bees and the Italians

The Birds, the Bees and the Italians

Giacinto Castellan

1966
Il morbidone

Il morbidone

1965
The Maniacs

The Maniacs

Count at the Party (segment "l'hobby") (uncredited)

1964