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

  • Italian Sex

    Italian Sex

  • Blessed Are the Rich

    Blessed Are the Rich

  • Unbelievable Adventures of Italians in Russia

    Unbelievable Adventures of Italians in Russia

  • Poker in Bed

    Poker in Bed

  • Midnight Express

    Midnight Express

  • Horse Fever

    Horse Fever

  • Salon Kitty

    Salon Kitty

  • I Hate Blondes

    I Hate Blondes

  • The Queens

    The Queens

  • La madama

    La madama

  • Giovannona Long-Thigh

    Giovannona Long-Thigh

  • Increase and Multiply

    Increase and Multiply

  • The Maniacs

    The Maniacs

  • Policewoman

    Policewoman

  • Under the Sheets

    Under the Sheets

  • The Lady Has Been Raped

    The Lady Has Been Raped

  • Galileo

    Galileo

  • Liquirizia

    Liquirizia

  • Lady Caliph

    Lady Caliph

  • Stavisky...

    Stavisky...

  • The Seventh Floor

    The Seventh Floor

  • Confessions of a Lady Cop

    Confessions of a Lady Cop

  • L'assistente sociale tutto pepe...

    L'assistente sociale tutto pepe...

  • Kill the Fatted Calf and Roast It

    Kill the Fatted Calf and Roast It

  • No One Will Notice You're Naked

    No One Will Notice You're Naked

  • Anima mia

    Anima mia

  • Roma bene

    Roma bene

  • The Climax

    The Climax

  • Un amore targato Forlì

    Un amore targato Forlì

  • The Secret of Santa Vittoria

    The Secret of Santa Vittoria

  • Il fratello

    Il fratello

  • The Schoolmate

    The Schoolmate

  • Il morbidone

    Il morbidone

  • The Family Vice

    The Family Vice

  • Il furto della gioconda

    Il furto della gioconda

  • Pleasant Nights

    Pleasant Nights

  • Fischia Il Sesso

    Fischia Il Sesso

  • The Noon Vigilante

    The Noon Vigilante

  • How I Learned to Love Women

    How I Learned to Love Women

  • Il Circolo Pickwick

    Il Circolo Pickwick

  • Trastevere

    Trastevere

  • The Man Who Betrayed the Mafia

    The Man Who Betrayed the Mafia

  • The Sunday Woman

    The Sunday Woman

  • The Birds, the Bees and the Italians

    The Birds, the Bees and the Italians

  • Torture Me But Kill Me with Kisses

    Torture Me But Kill Me with Kisses

  • Black Turin

    Black Turin

  • Blume in Love

    Blume in Love

  • 1001 Nights of Pleasure

    1001 Nights of Pleasure

  • Do Not Commit Adultery

    Do Not Commit Adultery

  • Sunstroke

    Sunstroke

  • Mala, Love and Death

    Mala, Love and Death

  • Emma Hamilton

    Emma Hamilton

  • Una storia d'amore

    Una storia d'amore

  • Snow Job

    Snow Job

  • Cassiodorus is the Hardest Praetorian

    Cassiodorus is the Hardest Praetorian

  • Permettete signora che ami vostra figlia?

    Permettete signora che ami vostra figlia?