Roberto Benigni
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.
Acted in
The Singing Priest: Fr Rob Galea
2026
as Dr. John
Sanremo 2023. Tra Palco e realtà
2023
as Self
Francesco Il Cantico
2022
as Self - Host
I magnifici 4 della risata
2022
We Are Cinema
2021
as Self (archive footage)
Alida Valli: In Her Own Words
2021
as Self
Paolo Conte, Come Away with Me
2020
Pinocchio
2019
as Mister Geppetto
Cecchi Gori - Una famiglia italiana
2019
as Self
Untouchable
2019
as Himself (archive footage)
Once Upon a Time: Tonino Delli Colli, Cinematographer
2019
as Himself
Evviva Giuseppe
2017
as Himself
La voce di Fantozzi
2017
as Sé stesso
Marco Ferreri: Dangerous But Necessary
2017
as Self
Cinque mondi
2016
as Self
The Last Laugh
2016
as Self
Red Chairs - Parma and the Cinema
2014
as Self (archive footage)
And the Oscar Goes To...
2014
as Self (archive footage)
La più bella del mondo
2012
La più bella del mondo
2012
as Himself
Opinioni di un clown - Roberto Benigni
2012
Close Up
2012
as Self (archive footage)
To Rome with Love
2012
as Leopoldo
Revisiting Life is Beautiful 15 Years After
2012
as Self - (archival audio)
La commedia di Amos Poe
2010
as Narrator (voice)
Isabella Rossellini - Aus dem Leben eines Schmetterlings
2010
as Himself
Roberto Benigni - Tutto Dante
2008
as Roberto Benigni
Rockpolitik
2005
as Self
The Tiger and the Snow
2005
as Attilio de Giovanni
Coffee and Cigarettes
2004
as Roberto (segment "Strange to Meet You")
Caterina in the Big City
2003
as Self
Late Night with Conan O'Brien: 10th Anniversary Special
2003
as Self
Fellini: I'm a Born Liar
2003
as Self - La Voce della Luna
Cesare Zavattini
2003
as Self
Pinocchio
2002
as Pinocchio
The Magic of Fellini
2002
as Self (archive footage)
La strana coppia. Incontro con Age e Scarpelli
2001
as Self
Ulisse. Il piacere della scoperta
2001
as Self
Asterix & Obelix Take on Caesar
1999
as Lucius Detritus
Life Is Beautiful
1997
as Guido
Tuttobenigni 95/96
1996
as Roberto Benigni
The Monster
1994
as Loris
Son of the Pink Panther
1993
as Gendarme Jacques Gambrelli
Night on Earth
1991
as Cab Driver Rome
Johnny Stecchino
1991
as Dante Ceccarini / Johnny Stecchino
The Voice of the Moon
1990
as Ivo Salvini
Towards the Moon with Fellini
1990
as Himself
The Little Devil
1988
as Giuditta
Down by Law
1986
as Roberto
Coffee and Cigarettes
1986
as Roberto
Nothing Left to Do But Cry
1984
as Saverio
Farewell to Enrico Berlinguer
1984
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
Roberto Benigni: Tuttobenigni
1983
as Himself
You Upset Me
1983
as Benigno
Morto Troisi, viva Troisi!
1982
as The anonymous childhood friend / Himself
The Soup
1981
as Il maestro
In the Pope's Eye
1980
as self
Il resto del Pap'occhio
1980
as self
The Days Are Numbered
1979
as Il professore
Seeking Asylum
1979
as Roberto
Womanlight
1979
as Bartender at Clapsy's
Luna
1979
as Upholsterer
Tigers in Lipstick
1979
as The Principal
Cinématon
1978
as N°801
Ladra di sogni
1978
Il parolaio
1978
as Cliente
Vita da Cioni
1978
Berlinguer: I Love You
1977
as Mario Cioni
Onda Libera
1976
as Mario Cioni
The Oscars
1953
as Self
Sanremo Music Festival
1951
as Self - Special Guest
Sanremo Music Festival
1951
as Self - Host
