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Roberto Benigni

Acting

October 27, 1952 (73)

Manciano La Misericordia, Castiglion Fiorentino, Arezzo, Italy

68 movies

5.7 avg

4

Roberto Benigni, (born October 27, 1952, Misericordia, Arezzo, Italy), Italian actor and director known for his comedic work, most notably La vita è bella (1997; Life Is Beautiful), for which he won an Academy Award for best actor. Benigni was the son of a poor tenant farmer who had worked in a German forced-labour camp during World War II. The elder Benigni used humour in retelling his experiences, which helped shape his son’s comedic skill. Benigni briefly attended a Jesuit seminary in Florence, and, after a stint as a magician’s assistant, he joined an underground theatre group in the...

Best Performances

Highest rated appearances

Life Is Beautiful

Life Is Beautiful

as Guido

Nothing Left to Do But Cry

Nothing Left to Do But Cry

as Saverio

Night on Earth

Night on Earth

as Cab Driver Rome

Filmography

2020s

9 films

Pietro - A Man in the Wind

Pietro - A Man in the Wind

The Singing Priest

The Singing Priest

as Dr. John

The Dream

The Dream

Sanremo 2023. Tra Palco e realtà

Sanremo 2023. Tra Palco e realtà

as Self

Down by Law

Down by Law

as Roberto

Johnny Stecchino

Johnny Stecchino

as Dante Ceccarini / Johnny Stecchino

Francesco - The Canticle

Francesco - The Canticle

as Self - Host

I magnifici 4 della risata

I magnifici 4 della risata

We Are Cinema

We Are Cinema

as Self (archive footage)

Alida Valli: In Her Own Words

Alida Valli: In Her Own Words

as Self

Paolo Conte, Come Away with Me

Paolo Conte, Come Away with Me

as Self

2010s

17 films

Pinocchio

Pinocchio

as Mister Geppetto

Cecchi Gori - Una famiglia italiana

Cecchi Gori - Una famiglia italiana

as Self

Untouchable

Untouchable

as Self (archive footage)

Once Upon a Time: Tonino Delli Colli, Cinematographer

Once Upon a Time: Tonino Delli Colli, Cinematographer

as Himself

Evviva Giuseppe

Evviva Giuseppe

as Himself

La voce di Fantozzi

La voce di Fantozzi

as Sé stesso

Marco Ferreri: Dangerous But Necessary

Marco Ferreri: Dangerous But Necessary

as Self

Cinque mondi

Cinque mondi

as Self

The Last Laugh

The Last Laugh

as Self (archive footage) (uncredited)

Red Chairs - Parma and the Cinema

Red Chairs - Parma and the Cinema

as Self (archive footage)

The Most Beautiful in the World

The Most Beautiful in the World

as Himself

Opinioni di un clown - Roberto Benigni

Opinioni di un clown - Roberto Benigni

Close Up

as Self (archive footage)

To Rome with Love

To Rome with Love

as Leopoldo

Revisiting Life is Beautiful 15 Years After

as Self - (archival audio)

La commedia di Amos Poe

La commedia di Amos Poe

as Narrator (voice)

Isabella Rossellini - Aus dem Leben eines Schmetterlings

Isabella Rossellini - Aus dem Leben eines Schmetterlings

as Self

2000s

9 films

The Tiger and the Snow

The Tiger and the Snow

as Attilio de Giovanni

Coffee and Cigarettes

Coffee and Cigarettes

as Roberto (segment "Strange to Meet You")

Caterina in the Big City

Caterina in the Big City

as Self

Late Night with Conan O'Brien: 10th Anniversary Special

Late Night with Conan O'Brien: 10th Anniversary Special

as Self

Fellini: I'm a Born Liar

Fellini: I'm a Born Liar

as Self - La Voce della Luna

Cesare Zavattini

Cesare Zavattini

as Self

Pinocchio

Pinocchio

as Pinocchio

The Magic of Fellini

The Magic of Fellini

as Self (archive footage)

La strana coppia. Incontro con Age e Scarpelli

La strana coppia. Incontro con Age e Scarpelli

as Self

1990s

10 films

Asterix and Obelix Take On Caesar

Asterix and Obelix Take On Caesar

as Lucius Detritus

Life Is Beautiful

Life Is Beautiful

as Guido

TuttoBenigni 95/96

TuttoBenigni 95/96

as Roberto Benigni

The Monster

The Monster

as Loris

Peter and the Wolf: A Prokofiev Fantasy

Peter and the Wolf: A Prokofiev Fantasy

as Narrator (voice, Italian version)

Son of the Pink Panther

Son of the Pink Panther

as Gendarme Jacques Gambrelli

Night on Earth

Night on Earth

as Cab Driver Rome

Johnny Stecchino

Johnny Stecchino

as Dante Ceccarini / Johnny Stecchino

The Voice of the Moon

The Voice of the Moon

as Ivo Salvini

Towards the Moon with Fellini

Towards the Moon with Fellini

as Himself

1980s

12 films

The Little Devil

The Little Devil

as Giuditta

Coffee and Cigarettes

Coffee and Cigarettes

as Roberto

Down by Law

Down by Law

as Roberto

Nothing Left to Do But Cry

Nothing Left to Do But Cry

as Saverio

Farewell to Enrico Berlinguer

Farewell to Enrico Berlinguer

as Self

FF.SS. cioè '...che mi hai portato a fare sopra a Posillipo se non mi vuoi più bene?'

FF.SS. cioè '...che mi hai portato a fare sopra a Posillipo se non mi vuoi più bene?'

as Lo sceicco Beige

Roberto Benigni: TuttoBenigni

Roberto Benigni: TuttoBenigni

as Himself

You Upset Me

You Upset Me

as Benigno

Morto Troisi, viva Troisi!

Morto Troisi, viva Troisi!

as The anonymous childhood friend / Self

The Soup

The Soup

as Il maestro

In the Pope's Eye

In the Pope's Eye

as self

Il resto del Pap'occhio

Il resto del Pap'occhio

as self

1970s

11 films

The Days Are Numbered

The Days Are Numbered

as Il professore

Seeking Asylum

Seeking Asylum

as Roberto

Womanlight

Womanlight

as Bartender at Clapsy's

Luna

Luna

as Upholsterer

Tigers in Lipstick

Tigers in Lipstick

as The Principal

Cinématon

Cinématon

as N°801

Ladra di sogni

Ladra di sogni

Il parolaio

Il parolaio

as Cliente

Vita da Cioni

Vita da Cioni

Il comizio

Il comizio

Berlinguer: I Love You

Berlinguer: I Love You

as Mario Cioni

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