Gigi Proietti
Acting
Luigi "Gigi" Proietti (2 November 1940 – 2 November 2020) was an Italian actor, voice actor, comedian, musician, singer and television presenter. After several stage works, in 1966 Proietti debuted both in cinema, in Pleasant Nights, and on television, in the TV series I grandi camaleonti. His first personal success came in 1971, when he replaced Domenico Modugno in the stage musical Alleluja brava gente by Garinei & Giovannini, starring alongside Renato Rascel. In 1974, after playing the role of Neri Chiaramantesi in the drama La cena delle beffe, alongside Carmelo Bene and Vittorio Gassman, in 1976 started a fruitful collaboration with playwright Roberto Lerici, with whom he wrote and directed his stage plays, starting with the one-man show A me gli occhi, please (Give me your eyes, please, 1976, reported on the scene in 1993, 1996 and 2000, in a memorable performance at the Olympic Stadium in his hometown). Initially planned to be performed 6 times, the show exceeded 300 performances, with an average audience of 2,000 per performance. He took part in several international movies, including The Appointment (1969), directed by Sidney Lumet, A Wedding (1978), directed by Robert Altman, and Who Is Killing the Great Chefs of Europe? (1978), directed by Ted Kotcheff. Description above from the Wikipedia article Gigi Proietti, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.
Known for
Acting101
movieWe Are Cinema
2021
Self (archive footage)
movieI Am Santa Claus
2021
Nicola Natalizzi/Babbo Natale
tvTV Story Superstar
2020
Self (archive footage)
moviePinocchio
2019
Mangiafuoco
movieIl premio
2017
Giovanni Passamonte
tvWarhorses
2017
Self
movieMa tu di che segno 6?
2014
Avvocato Giuliano De Marchis
tvUna pallottola nel cuore
2014
Bruno Plamieri
movieIndovina chi viene a Natale?
2013
Leonardo Sereni
tvL'ultimo Papa Re
2013
cardinal Romeo Colombo da Priverno
tvThe Lord of the Scam
2011
Federico Sinacori/Nicola Persico
movieBox Office 3D: The Filmest of Films
2011
Professor Silenzio
movieAll at Sea
2011
Smemorato
movieSaint Philip Neri: I Prefer Heaven
2010
San Filippo Neri
tvSaint Philip Neri: I Prefer Heaven
2010
San Filippo Neri
movieA summer at the sea
2008
Giulio / Narrator
movieIl Maresciallo Rocca e l'amico d'infanzia
2008
Giovanni Rocca
Il Maresciallo Rocca e l'amico d'infanzia
2008
Giovanni Rocca
tvThe Cesaronis
2006
Se stesso
movieIl veterinario
2005
Gigi Garulli
movieThe Jokes
2004
il Padreterno/cameriere/portantino ospedaliero/cantante messicano/contadino/avvocato e cliente/direttore d'orchestra
movieHorse Fever: The Mandrake Sting
2002
Mandrake/Bruno Fioretti
movieMonster Mash
2000
Yorik (voice)
movieDirty Linen
1999
Prof. Rodolfo Melchiorri
movieUn nero per casa
1998
Lorenzo Paradisi
tvL'avvocato Porta
1997
Antonio Porta
tvThe Marshal Rocca
1996
Maresciallo Giovanni Rocca
tvItalian Restaurant
1994
Giulio Broccoli
movieD'Artagnan's Daughter
1994
Giulio Mazarino
movieMille bolle blu
1993
Narratore
tvVilla Arzilla
1990
Il giardiniere
movieI 7 Re di Roma
1989
Tiberino, Enea, Fauno Luperco, Romolo, Numa Pompilio, Tullo Ostilio, padre degli Orazi, Anco Marzio, Tarquinio Prisco, Servio Tullio, Tarquinio il Superbo, Bruto
movieSue Me
1985
Luigi Marchetti
tvSogni e bisogni
1985
Pompeo
movieFF.SS. cioè '...che mi hai portato a fare sopra a Posillipo se non mi vuoi più bene?'
1983
Curtatone
tvAmerican Playhouse
1982
Ferguson
tvAttore, amore mio
1982
Conduttore
movieI Don't Understand You Anymore
1980
Alberto Spinelli
movieTwo Pieces of Bread
1979
Albergatore
movieA Wedding
1978
Dino Corelli I
movieLanguidi baci... perfide carezze
1976
Orfeo Scardamazzi
movieHorse Fever
1976
Bruno "Mandrake" Fioretti
movieThe Inheritance
1976
Pippo Ferramonti
movieChi dice donna, dice donna
1976
Sonia / Filippo
movieHouse of Pleasure for Women
1976
Ivanoe (as Luigi Proietti)
movieThe Sex Machine
1975
Prof. Enrico Coppola
movieBambina
1974
Saverio Mazzacolli
tvSabato sera dalle nove alle dieci
1974
Conduttore / protagonista
movieLa Tosca
1973
Mario Cavaradossi
movieMeo Patacca
1972
Meo Patacca
movieOrders are Orders
1972
Mario Pasini
movieLady Liberty
1971
Michel Bruni
movieBubu
1971
Giulio - the Thief
tvGreat Performances
1971
Ferguson
movieBrancaleone at the Crusades
1970
Pattume; Colombino; la Morte
movieDropout
1970
Cieco
movieLa fantastica storia di Don Chisciotte della Mancia
1970
Don Chisciotte della Mancia
movieThe Howl
1970
Carlo detto 'Coso'
movieThe Libertine
1968
Sandro Maldini
movieCatch As Catch Can
1967
Truccatore
movieSoldier's Girl
1967
Cesare Bottazzi
moviePleasant Nights
1966
Maresciallo (as Luigi Proietti)
tvI grandi camaleonti
1964
generale Moureau
movieLet's Talk About Women
1964
Omero (uncredited)
Writing4
tvAttore, amore mio
1982
Writer
movieThe Howl
1970
Dialogue
Creator3
Directing3
movieUn nero per casa
1998
Director
tvVilla Arzilla
1990
Director