Gigi Ballista
Acting
Born December 1, 1918 · 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 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 h…
Known For · 40 titles
Midnight Express
Salon Kitty
The Sunday Woman
The Secret of Santa Vittoria
The Family Vice
Stavisky...
How I Learned to Love Women
Unbelievable Adventures of Italians in Russia
Under the Sheets
Confessions of a Lady Cop
The Birds, the Bees and the Italians
Il furto della gioconda
Blume in Love
Giovannona Long-Thigh
Roma bene
The Schoolmate
Poker in Bed
1001 Nights of Pleasure
Il Circolo Pickwick
The Man Who Betrayed the Mafia
Lady Caliph
Italian Sex
L'assistente sociale tutto pepe...
Il fratello
The Queens
Policewoman
I Hate Blondes
Black Turin
Horse Fever
Fischia Il Sesso
Emma Hamilton
Trastevere
Do Not Commit Adultery
Pleasant Nights
Mala, Love and Death
Cassiodorus Is the Hardest Praetorian
No One Will Notice You're Naked
The Maniacs
The Lady Has Been Raped
Torture Me But Kill Me with Kisses