Gigi Ballista
Actor
- Born
- December 1, 1918 · Florence, Tuscany, Italy
- Died
- August 2, 1980 (age 61)
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.
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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.
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Known for
Midnight Express
August 31, 1978
Horse Fever
October 29, 1976
Salon Kitty
March 2, 1976
Unbelievable Adventures of Italians in Russia
January 31, 1974
Stavisky...
May 15, 1974
The Sunday Woman
December 23, 1975
The Birds, the Bees and the Italians
February 10, 1966
The Secret of Santa Vittoria
January 2, 1970
Torture Me But Kill Me with Kisses
October 4, 1968
Giovannona Long-Thigh
April 12, 1973
Confessions of a Lady Cop
February 12, 1976
The Schoolmate
August 12, 1977
Acting55
- 1981L'assistente sociale tutto pepe... as Bishop
- 1980I Hate Blondes as Psychiatrist
- 1979Liquirizia as Bartolozzi
- 1978Midnight Express as Chief Judge
- 1977The Schoolmate as Girardi
- 1977Mala, Love and Death as Carlo Alberto Giorgi
- 1976Un amore targato Forlì
- 1976Horse Fever as Count Dallara
- 1976Under the Sheets as Professor Ciotti
- 1976Salon Kitty as Nazi General