
Gigi Ballista
Known for Acting · 56 credits
- Born
- 1918-12-01
- Died
- 1980-08-02
- Place of birth
- Florence, Tuscany, Italy
- Also known as
- Giggi Ballista · Luigi Ballista
Biography
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.
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Known For
TV Shows (2)
Movies (54)

Midnight Express
1978
as Chief Judge

Under the Sheets
1976
as Professor Ciotti

Salon Kitty
1976
as Nazi General

The Queens
1966
as The Priest ("Fata Marta")

The Family Vice
1975
as Conte Giosuè

La madama
1976
as The Venetian

Anima mia
1974
as Filippo Tornabuoni

Giovannona Long-Thigh
1973
as Commendatore La Noce

How I Learned to Love Women
1966
as sir Archibald

The Secret of Santa Vittoria
1970
as Padre Polenta

The Schoolmate
1977
as Girardi

Unbelievable Adventures of Italians in Russia
1974
as doctor

Lady Caliph
1970
as Il principe industriale

The Man Who Betrayed the Mafia
1967
as Aldo

Horse Fever
1976
as Count Dallara

Emma Hamilton
1968
as Cardinal Ruffo

The Birds, the Bees and the Italians
1966
as Giacinto Castellan

Confessions of a Lady Cop
1976
as Questore Moretti

Stavisky...
1974
as Gaston Henriet

Pleasant Nights
1966
as Luca di Montemerlo

The Sunday Woman
1975
as Vollero

Poker in Bed
1974
as comm. Gervasio Caminata

Trastevere
1971
as Count

Roma bene
1971
as Vitozzi

The Maniacs
1964
as Count at the Party (segment "l'hobby") (uncredited)

Black Turin
1972
as Marinotti

Italian Sex
1974
as padre di Carletto

Blume in Love
1973
as Older Man

Do Not Commit Adultery
1971
as Padre Spiridione

Policewoman
1974
as avvocato

The Seventh Floor
1967
as medico

No One Will Notice You're Naked
1971
as Silvio Borelon

Mala, Love and Death
1977
as Carlo Alberto Giorgi

Snow Job
1972

1001 Nights of Pleasure
1972
as Genie in Lamp

Fischia Il Sesso
1974
as Mr. Lewis

Torture Me But Kill Me with Kisses
1968
as Engineer

Permettete signora che ami vostra figlia?
1974
as Gino's Friend

Un amore targato Forlì
1976

Liquirizia
1979
as Bartolozzi

I Hate Blondes
1980
as Psychiatrist

Cassiodorus is the Hardest Praetorian
1975
as Cornelius da Mediolanum

Galileo
1968
as commissario domenicano

L'assistente sociale tutto pepe...
1981
as Bishop

Una storia d'amore
1970
as Borgognini
Il fratello
1975

Il morbidone
1965

The Lady Has Been Raped
1973
as Carini

Kill the Fatted Calf and Roast It
1970
as Il medico

The Climax
1967
as Don Michele

Blessed Are the Rich
1972
as Commendatore

Sunstroke
1968
as Conte Malvezzi

The Noon Vigilante
1975
as direttore Filiberto Rossetti

Increase and Multiply
1973
as Dottore
About Gigi Ballista
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 t… With 56 credits spanning from 1964 to 1981, Gigi Ballista has appeared in 54 films and 2 TV shows.
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Most Popular Gigi Ballista Movies
- Midnight Express (1978) — as Chief Judge
- Under the Sheets (1976) — as Professor Ciotti
- Salon Kitty (1976) — as Nazi General
- The Queens (1966) — as The Priest ("Fata Marta")
- The Family Vice (1975) — as Conte Giosuè
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