
Gigi Ballista
- Date of Birth: 1918-12-01
- Date of Death: 1980-08-02
- Place of Birth: Florence, Tuscany, Italy
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... 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.

Galileo
History • 1968 September

The Climax
Comedy • 1967 March

The Noon Vigilante
Comedy • 1975 March

Confessions of a Lady Cop
Comedy • 1976 February

Fischia Il Sesso
Comedy • 1974 March

Stavisky...
Crime, Drama, History • 1974 May

Roma bene
Comedy • 1971 October

The Seventh Floor
Comedy • 1967 August

Blume in Love
Comedy, Drama, Romance • 1973 June

Giovannona Long-Thigh
Comedy • 1973 April