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