Roberto Benigni

Roberto Benigni

Personal Info

Known For

Acting

Gender

Male

Birthday

27/10/1952

Age

74 years old

Place of Birth

Manciano La Misericordia, Castiglion Fiorentino, Arezzo, Italy

Biography

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 Ger... Read More

Filmography

Cast

2026

The Singing Priest

as Dr. John

2022

Francesco Il Cantico

as Self - Host

2021

We Are Cinema

as Self (archive footage)

2019

Pinocchio

as Mister Geppetto

2019

Untouchable

as Self (archive footage)

2017

Evviva Giuseppe

as Himself

2017

La voce di Fantozzi

as Sé stesso

2016

Cinque mondi

as Self

2016

The Last Laugh

as Self

2014

Red Chairs - Parma and the Cinema

as Self (archive footage)

2012

Close Up

as Self (archive footage)

2012

To Rome with Love

as Leopoldo

2012

Revisiting Life is Beautiful 15 Years Af...

as Self - (archival audio)

2010

La commedia di Amos Poe

as Narrator (voice)

2005

The Tiger and the Snow

as Attilio de Giovanni

2004

Coffee and Cigarettes

as Roberto (segment "Strange to Meet You")

2003

Fellini: I'm a Born Liar

as Self - La Voce della Luna

2003

Cesare Zavattini

as Self

2002

Pinocchio

as Pinocchio

2002

The Magic of Fellini

as Self (archive footage)

1999

Asterix and Obelix vs. Caesar

as Lucius Detritus

1997

Life Is Beautiful

as Guido

1996

TuttoBenigni 95/96

as Roberto Benigni

1994

The Monster

as Loris

1993

Peter and the Wolf: A Prokofiev Fantasy

as Narrator (voice, Italian version)

1993

Son of the Pink Panther

as Gendarme Jacques Gambrelli

1991

Night on Earth

as Cab Driver Rome

1991

Johnny Stecchino

as Dante Ceccarini / Johnny Stecchino

1990

The Voice of the Moon

as Ivo Salvini

1988

The Little Devil

as Giuditta

1986

Down by Law

as Roberto

1986

Coffee and Cigarettes

as Roberto

1983

You Upset Me

as Benigno

1982

Morto Troisi, viva Troisi!

as The anonymous childhood friend / Self

1981

The Soup

as Il maestro

1979

The Days Are Numbered

as Il professore

1979

Seeking Asylum

as Roberto

1979

Womanlight

as Bartender at Clapsy's

1979

Luna

as Upholsterer

1979

Tigers in Lipstick

as The Principal

1978

Cinématon

as N°801

1978

Il parolaio

as Cliente

1977

Berlinguer: I Love You

as Mario Cioni

Crew

2022

Francesco Il Cantico

as Producer

2007

I Vicerè

as Thanks

2005

The Tiger and the Snow

as Director

2002

Pinocchio

as Director

2002

Pinocchio

as Screenplay

2002

Pinocchio

as Story

1997

Life Is Beautiful

as Screenplay

1997

Life Is Beautiful

as Director

1997

Life Is Beautiful

as Story

1996

TuttoBenigni 95/96

as Director

1996

TuttoBenigni 95/96

as Stage Director

1996

TuttoBenigni 95/96

as Writer

1996

TuttoBenigni 95/96

as Story

1996

TuttoBenigni 95/96

as Screenplay

1994

The Monster

as Director

1994

The Monster

as Producer

1994

The Monster

as Screenplay

1994

The Monster

as Story

1993

Look to the Sky

as Thanks

1991

Johnny Stecchino

as Director

1991

Johnny Stecchino

as Screenplay

1991

Johnny Stecchino

as Story

1989

Mystery Train

as Thanks

1988

The Little Devil

as Director

1988

The Little Devil

as Story

1988

The Little Devil

as Screenplay

1983

You Upset Me

as Director

1983

You Upset Me

as Screenplay

1983

You Upset Me

as Story

1979

Seeking Asylum

as Writer

1977

Berlinguer: I Love You

as Screenplay