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