Gigi Ballista

Personal Info

Known For

Acting

Known Credits

56

Gender

Male

Birthday

1918-12-01

Day of death

1980-08-02 (61 years old)

Place of Birth

Florence, Tuscany, Italy

Gigi Ballista

Biography

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

  • Midnight Express

    Midnight Express

  • Galileo

    Galileo

  • Lady Caliph

    Lady Caliph

  • Stavisky...

    Stavisky...

  • Policewoman

    Policewoman

  • The Queens

    The Queens

  • The Climax

    The Climax

  • Liquirizia

    Liquirizia

  • Il morbidone

    Il morbidone

  • Salon Kitty

    Salon Kitty

  • Anima mia

    Anima mia

  • Il fratello

    Il fratello

  • Unbelievable Adventures of Italians in Russia

    Unbelievable Adventures of Italians in Russia

  • Trastevere

    Trastevere

  • Black Turin

    Black Turin

  • The Maniacs

    The Maniacs

  • Under the Sheets

    Under the Sheets

  • The Schoolmate

    The Schoolmate

  • I Hate Blondes

    I Hate Blondes

  • Poker in Bed

    Poker in Bed

  • Roma bene

    Roma bene

  • Kill the Fatted Calf and Roast It

    Kill the Fatted Calf and Roast It

  • Italian Sex

    Italian Sex

  • How I Learned to Love Women

    How I Learned to Love Women

  • Giovannona Long-Thigh

    Giovannona Long-Thigh

  • The Secret of Santa Vittoria

    The Secret of Santa Vittoria

  • 1001 Nights of Pleasure

    1001 Nights of Pleasure

  • L'assistente sociale tutto pepe...

    L'assistente sociale tutto pepe...

  • Horse Fever

    Horse Fever

  • The Family Vice

    The Family Vice

  • Increase and Multiply

    Increase and Multiply

  • Un amore targato Forlì

    Un amore targato Forlì

  • Pleasant Nights

    Pleasant Nights

  • The Seventh Floor

    The Seventh Floor

  • The Man Who Betrayed the Mafia

    The Man Who Betrayed the Mafia

  • Confessions of a Lady Cop

    Confessions of a Lady Cop

  • The Sunday Woman

    The Sunday Woman

  • Torture Me But Kill Me with Kisses

    Torture Me But Kill Me with Kisses

  • Do Not Commit Adultery

    Do Not Commit Adultery

  • No One Will Notice You're Naked

    No One Will Notice You're Naked

  • The Birds, the Bees and the Italians

    The Birds, the Bees and the Italians

  • Fischia Il Sesso

    Fischia Il Sesso

  • Blessed Are the Rich

    Blessed Are the Rich

  • Blume in Love

    Blume in Love

  • The Lady Has Been Raped

    The Lady Has Been Raped

  • The Noon Vigilante

    The Noon Vigilante

  • Mala, Love and Death

    Mala, Love and Death

  • Una storia d'amore

    Una storia d'amore

  • Emma Hamilton

    Emma Hamilton

  • Sunstroke

    Sunstroke

  • Il furto della gioconda

    Il furto della gioconda

  • Permettete signora che ami vostra figlia?

    Permettete signora che ami vostra figlia?

  • La madama

    La madama

  • Il Circolo Pickwick

    Il Circolo Pickwick

  • Snow Job

    Snow Job

  • Cassiodorus is the Hardest Praetorian

    Cassiodorus is the Hardest Praetorian