Gigi Ballista
- Known for
- Acting
- Born
- December 1, 1918
- Died
- August 2, 1980
- Birthplace
- 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.
Filmography
L'assistente sociale tutto pepe... 1981
as Bishop
I Hate Blondes 1980
as Psychiatrist
Liquirizia 1979
as Sig. Bartolozzi
Midnight Express 1978
as Chief Judge
The Schoolmate 1977
as Girardi
Mala, Love and Death 1977
as Carlo Alberto Giorgi
Un amore targato Forlì 1976
Actor
Horse Fever 1976
as Count Dallara
Under the Sheets 1976
as Professor Ciotti
Salon Kitty 1976
as Nazi General
Confessions of a Lady Cop 1976
as Questore Moretti
La madama 1976
as The Venetian
The Sunday Woman 1975
as Vollero
The Family Vice 1975
as Conte Giosuè
The Noon Vigilante 1975
as direttore Filiberto Rossetti
- Il fratello
Il fratello 1975
Actor
Cassiodorus Is the Hardest Praetorian 1975
as Cornelius da Mediolanum
Policewoman 1974
as avvocato
Poker in Bed 1974
as comm. Gervasio Caminata
Italian Sex 1974
as padre di Carletto
Stavisky... 1974
as Gaston Henriet
Permettete signora che ami vostra figlia? 1974
as Gino's Friend
Fischia Il Sesso 1974
as Mr. Lewis
Unbelievable Adventures of Italians in Russia 1974
as doctor
Anima mia 1974
as Filippo Tornabuoni
The Lady Has Been Raped 1973
as Carini
Blume in Love 1973
as Older Man
Giovannona Long-Thigh 1973
as Commendatore La Noce
Increase and Multiply 1973
as Dottore
Blessed Are the Rich 1972
as Commendatore
Black Turin 1972
as Marinotti
1001 Nights of Pleasure 1972
as Genie in Lamp
Snow Job 1972
Actor
Trastevere 1971
as Count
Roma bene 1971
as Vitozzi
Do Not Commit Adultery 1971
as Padre Spiridione
No One Will Notice You're Naked 1971
as Silvio Borelon
Lady Caliph 1970
as Il principe industriale
Kill the Fatted Calf and Roast It 1970
as Il medico
Jet Set Swingers 1970
as Borgognini
The Secret of Santa Vittoria 1970
as Padre Polenta
Emma Hamilton 1968
as Cardinal Ruffo
Torture Me But Kill Me with Kisses 1968
as Engineer
Galileo 1968
as commissario domenicano
Sunstroke 1968
as Conte Malvezzi
The Dress Rehearsal 1967
Actor
The Seventh Floor 1967
as medico
The Man Who Betrayed the Mafia 1967
as Aldo
The Climax 1967
as Don Michele
Pleasant Nights 1966
as Luca di Montemerlo
How I Learned to Love Women 1966
as sir Archibald
The Queens 1966
as The Priest ("Fata Marta")
The Birds, the Bees and the Italians 1966
as Giacinto Castellan
Il morbidone 1965
Actor
The Maniacs 1964
as Count at the Party (segment "l'hobby") (uncredited)
Credits from TMDB.