Gigi Ballista
Acting
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
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movieI Hate Blondes
1980
Psychiatrist
movieLiquirizia
1979
Bartolozzi
movieMidnight Express
1978
Chief Judge
tvIl furto della gioconda
1978
Poupardin
movieThe Schoolmate
1977
Girardi
movieMala, Love and Death
1977
Carlo Alberto Giorgi
movieHorse Fever
1976
Count Dallara
movieUnder the Sheets
1976
Professor Ciotti
movieSalon Kitty
1976
Nazi General
movieConfessions of a Lady Cop
1976
Questore Moretti
movieLa madama
1976
The Venetian
movieThe Sunday Woman
1975
Vollero
movieThe Family Vice
1975
Conte Giosuè
movieThe Noon Vigilante
1975
direttore Filiberto Rossetti
movieCassiodorus Is the Hardest Praetorian
1975
Cornelius da Mediolanum
moviePolicewoman
1974
avvocato
moviePoker in Bed
1974
comm. Gervasio Caminata
movieItalian Sex
1974
padre di Carletto
movieStavisky...
1974
Gaston Henriet
moviePermettete signora che ami vostra figlia?
1974
Gino's Friend
movieFischia Il Sesso
1974
Mr. Lewis
movieAnima mia
1974
Filippo Tornabuoni
movieBlume in Love
1973
Older Man
movieGiovannona Long-Thigh
1973
Commendatore La Noce
movieBlessed Are the Rich
1972
Commendatore
movieBlack Turin
1972
Marinotti
movie1001 Nights of Pleasure
1972
Genie in Lamp
movieTrastevere
1971
Count
movieRoma bene
1971
Vitozzi
movieDo Not Commit Adultery
1971
Padre Spiridione
movieNo One Will Notice You're Naked
1971
Silvio Borelon
movieLady Caliph
1970
Il principe industriale
movieUna storia d'amore
1970
Borgognini
movieThe Secret of Santa Vittoria
1970
Padre Polenta
movieEmma Hamilton
1968
Cardinal Ruffo
movieGalileo
1968
commissario domenicano
movieSunstroke
1968
Conte Malvezzi
tvIl Circolo Pickwick
1968
Nathaniel Winkle
movieThe Climax
1967
Don Michele
moviePleasant Nights
1966
Luca di Montemerlo
movieHow I Learned to Love Women
1966
sir Archibald
movieThe Queens
1966
The Priest ("Fata Marta")
movieThe Birds, the Bees and the Italians
1966
Giacinto Castellan
movieThe Maniacs
1964
Count at the Party (segment "l'hobby") (uncredited)