Roberto Benigni
- Known for
- Acting
- Born
- October 27, 1952
- Birthplace
- Manciano La Misericordia, Castiglion Fiorentino, Arezzo, Italy
Roberto Benigni, (born October 27, 1952, Misericordia, Arezzo, Italy), Italian actor and director known for his comedic work, most notably La vita è bella (1997; Life Is Beautiful), for which he won an Academy Award for best actor. Benigni was the son of a poor tenant farmer who had worked in a German forced-labour camp during World War II. The elder Benigni used humour in retelling his experiences, which helped shape his son’s comedic skill. Benigni briefly attended a Jesuit seminary in Florence, and, after a stint as a magician’s assistant, he joined an underground theatre group in the late 1960s.
Filmography
Roberto Benigni - Inno Di Mameli TBA
Actor
The Last Fellini 2026
Actor
Pietro - A Man in the Wind 2025
Actor
The Singing Priest 2025
as Dr. John
The Dream 2025
Actor
Sanremo 2023. Tra Palco e realtà 2023
as Self
Francesco - The Canticle 2022
as Self - Host, Producer, Writer
I magnifici 4 della risata 2022
Actor
We Are Cinema 2021
as Self (archive footage)
Alida Valli: In Her Own Words 2021
as Self
Paolo Conte, Come Away with Me 2020
as Self
Pinocchio 2019
as Mister Geppetto
Cecchi Gori - Una famiglia italiana 2019
as Self
Untouchable 2019
as Self (archive footage)
Once Upon a Time: Tonino Delli Colli, Cinematographer 2019
as Himself
Evviva Giuseppe 2017
as Himself
La voce di Fantozzi 2017
as Sé stesso
Marco Ferreri: Dangerous But Necessary 2017
as Self
Cinque mondi 2016
as Self
The Last Laugh 2016
as Self (archive footage) (uncredited)
Red Chairs - Parma and the Cinema 2014
as Self (archive footage)
The Most Beautiful in the World 2012
as Himself
Opinioni di un clown - Roberto Benigni 2012
Actor
Close Up 2012
as Self (archive footage)
To Rome with Love 2012
as Leopoldo
- Revisiting Life is Beautiful 15 Years After
Revisiting Life is Beautiful 15 Years After 2012
as Self - (archival audio)
La commedia di Amos Poe 2010
as Narrator (voice)
Isabella Rossellini - Aus dem Leben eines Schmetterlings 2010
as Self
I Vicerè 2007
Thanks
The Tiger and the Snow 2005
as Attilio de Giovanni, Director, Writer
Coffee and Cigarettes 2004
as Roberto (segment "Strange to Meet You")
Caterina in the Big City 2003
as Self
Late Night with Conan O'Brien: 10th Anniversary Special 2003
as Self
Fellini: I'm a Born Liar 2003
as Self - La Voce della Luna
Cesare Zavattini 2003
as Self
Pinocchio 2002
as Pinocchio, Screenplay, Director, Story
The Magic of Fellini 2002
as Self (archive footage)
La strana coppia. Incontro con Age e Scarpelli 2001
as Self
Asterix and Obelix Take On Caesar 1999
as Lucius Detritus
Life Is Beautiful 1997
as Guido, Screenplay, Director, Story
TuttoBenigni 95/96 1996
as Roberto Benigni, Director, Stage Director, Writer, Idea, Story, Screenplay
The Monster 1994
as Loris, Director, Producer, Story, Screenplay
Peter and the Wolf: A Prokofiev Fantasy 1993
as Narrator (voice, Italian version)
Son of the Pink Panther 1993
as Gendarme Jacques Gambrelli
Look to the Sky 1993
Thanks
Night on Earth 1991
as Cab Driver Rome
Johnny Stecchino 1991
as Dante Ceccarini / Johnny Stecchino, Screenplay, Director, Story
The Voice of the Moon 1990
as Ivo Salvini
Towards the Moon with Fellini 1990
as Himself
Mystery Train 1989
Thanks
The Little Devil 1988
as Giuditta, Story, Director, Screenplay
Coffee and Cigarettes 1987
as Roberto, Writer
Down by Law 1986
as Roberto
Nothing Left to Do But Cry 1984
as Saverio, Director, Story, Screenplay
Farewell to Enrico Berlinguer 1984
as Self, Director
FF.SS. cioè '...che mi hai portato a fare sopra a Posillipo se non mi vuoi più bene?' 1983
as Lo sceicco Beige
Roberto Benigni: TuttoBenigni 1983
as Himself, Writer, Idea, Story, Screenplay
You Upset Me 1983
as Benigno, Director, Screenplay, Story
Morto Troisi, viva Troisi! 1982
as The anonymous childhood friend / Self
The Soup 1981
as Il maestro
Il resto del Pap'occhio 1980
as self
In the Pope's Eye 1980
as self
The Days Are Numbered 1979
as Il professore
Seeking Asylum 1979
as Roberto, Writer
Luna 1979
as Upholsterer
Womanlight 1979
as Bartender at Clapsy's
Tigers in Lipstick 1979
as The Principal
Cinématon 1978
as N°801
Ladra di sogni 1978
Actor
Il parolaio 1978
as Cliente
Il comizio 1978
Actor, Screenplay
Vita da Cioni 1978
Actor
Berlinguer: I Love You 1977
as Mario Cioni, Screenplay, Story
Credits from TMDB.