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Gigi Ballista

Gigi Ballista

Acting

Born December 1, 1918 — Died August 2, 1980 Florence, 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.

TV Shows(2)

Movies(54)

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

Cassiodorus is the Hardest Praetorian

Cassiodorus is the Hardest Praetorian

Cornelius da Mediolanum

1975

Il fratello

Il fratello

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?

Gino's Friend

1974

Fischia Il Sesso

Fischia Il Sesso

Mr. Lewis

1974

Unbelievable Adventures of Italians in Russia

Unbelievable Adventures of Italians in Russia

doctor

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