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Gigi Ballista (1 December 1918 – 2 August 1980) was an Italian film and television actor. He appeared in 60 films between 1961 and 1980.
Horse Fever
1976
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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Gender
Male
Birthday
December 1, 1918
Died
August 2, 1980
Birthplace
Florence, Tuscany, Italy
Also Known As
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1974
L'assistente sociale tutto pepe...
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Horse Fever
1976
Kill the Fatted Calf and Roast It
1970
Unbelievable Adventures of Italians in Russia
1974
The Queens
1966
Torture Me But Kill Me with Kisses
1968
Black Turin
1972
Pleasant Nights
1966
Blume in Love
1973
Increase and Multiply
1973
The Birds, the Bees and the Italians
1966
Italian Sex
1974
Blessed Are the Rich
1972
Lady Caliph
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The Family Vice
1975
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Salon Kitty
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Mala, Love and Death
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