Roberto Benigni
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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 late 1960s.
Known for
Credits
Life Is Beautiful (1997)
as Guido
Asterix and Obelix Take On Caesar (1999)
as Lucius Detritus
To Rome with Love (2012)
as Leopoldo
Untouchable (2019)
as Self (archive footage)
Pinocchio (2002)
as Pinocchio
Pinocchio (2019)
as Mister Geppetto
Cinque mondi (2016)
as Self
Son of the Pink Panther (1993)
as Gendarme Jacques Gambrelli
Down by Law (1986)
as Roberto
Night on Earth (1991)
as Cab Driver Rome
The Last Fellini (2026)
Actor
Coffee and Cigarettes (2004)
as Roberto (segment "Strange to Meet You")
Seeking Asylum (1979)
as Roberto
Luna (1979)
as Upholsterer
Womanlight (1979)
as Bartender at Clapsy's
The Monster (1994)
as Loris
Cesare Zavattini (2003)
as Self
The Tiger and the Snow (2005)
as Attilio de Giovanni
Johnny Stecchino (1991)
as Dante Ceccarini / Johnny Stecchino
You Upset Me (1983)
as Benigno
Morto Troisi, viva Troisi! (1982)
as The anonymous childhood friend / Self
The Days Are Numbered (1979)
as Il professore
Close Up (2012)
as Self (archive footage)
The Voice of the Moon (1990)
as Ivo Salvini
The Last Laugh (2016)
as Self (archive footage) (uncredited)
The Little Devil (1988)
as Giuditta
Fellini: I'm a Born Liar (2003)
as Self - La Voce della Luna
Caterina in the Big City (2003)
as Self
Nothing Left to Do But Cry (1984)
as Saverio
Tigers in Lipstick (1979)
as The Principal
Il comizio (1978)
Actor
Cinématon (1978)
as N°801
Late Night with Conan O'Brien: 10th Anniversary Special (2003)
as Self
In the Pope's Eye (1980)
as self
Sanremo 2023. Tra Palco e realtà (2023)
as Self
Berlinguer: I Love You (1977)
as Mario Cioni
Red Chairs - Parma and the Cinema (2014)
as Self (archive footage)
I magnifici 4 della risata (2022)
Actor
Paolo Conte, Come Away with Me (2020)
as Self
The Singing Priest (2025)
as Dr. John
Il parolaio (1978)
as Cliente
Coffee and Cigarettes (1987)
as Roberto
FF.SS. cioè '...che mi hai portato a fare sopra a Posillipo se non mi vuoi più bene?' (1983)
as Lo sceicco Beige
Revisiting Life is Beautiful 15 Years After (2012)
as Self - (archival audio)
We Are Cinema (2021)
as Self (archive footage)
The Soup (1981)
as Il maestro
Marco Ferreri: Dangerous But Necessary (2017)
as Self
Farewell to Enrico Berlinguer (1984)
as Self
Roberto Benigni: TuttoBenigni (1983)
as Himself
Towards the Moon with Fellini (1990)
as Himself
Vita da Cioni (1978)
Actor
The Magic of Fellini (2002)
as Self (archive footage)
Alida Valli: In Her Own Words (2021)
as Self
Isabella Rossellini - Aus dem Leben eines Schmetterlings (2010)
as Self
Il resto del Pap'occhio (1980)
as self
La voce di Fantozzi (2017)
as Sé stesso
Once Upon a Time: Tonino Delli Colli, Cinematographer (2019)
as Himself
Peter and the Wolf: A Prokofiev Fantasy (1993)
as Narrator (voice, Italian version)
La commedia di Amos Poe (2010)
as Narrator (voice)
La strana coppia. Incontro con Age e Scarpelli (2001)
as Self
Opinioni di un clown - Roberto Benigni (2012)
Actor
Pietro - A Man in the Wind (2025)
Actor
Cecchi Gori - Una famiglia italiana (2019)
as Self
The Most Beautiful in the World (2012)
as Himself
Evviva Giuseppe (2017)
as Himself
Ladra di sogni (1978)
Actor
TuttoBenigni 95/96 (1996)
as Roberto Benigni
Roberto Benigni - Inno Di Mameli (—)
Actor
The Dream (2025)
Actor
Francesco - The Canticle (2022)
as Self - Host