Roberto Benigni
Acting • Born 1952-10-27
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 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.
Filmography
86 credits
Night on Earth
Movie • 1991
Cab Driver Rome
Coffee and Cigarettes
Movie • 2004
Roberto (segment "Strange to Meet You")
Life Is Beautiful
Movie • 1997
Guido
Down by Law
Movie • 1986
Roberto
Pinocchio
Movie • 2002
Pinocchio
The Tiger and the Snow
Movie • 2005
Attilio de Giovanni
Womanlight
Movie • 1979
Bartender at Clapsy's
Francesco - The canticle
Movie • 2022
Self - Host
The Monster
Movie • 1994
Loris
Johnny Stecchino
Movie • 1991
Dante Ceccarini / Johnny Stecchino
Asterix and Obelix vs. Caesar
Movie • 1999
Lucius Detritus
The Magic of Fellini
Movie • 2002
Self (archive footage)
Nothing Left to Do But Cry
Movie • 1984
Saverio
In the Pope's Eye
Movie • 1980
self
The Little Devil
Movie • 1988
Giuditta
Sanremo 2023. Tra Palco e realtà
Movie • 2023
Self
FF.SS. cioè '...che mi hai portato a fare sopra a Posillipo se non mi vuoi più bene?'
Movie • 1983
Lo sceicco Beige
Close Up
Movie • 2012
Self (archive footage)
Son of the Pink Panther
Movie • 1993
Gendarme Jacques Gambrelli
The Days Are Numbered
Movie • 1979
Il professore
Untouchable
Movie • 2019
Self (archive footage)
Tigers in Lipstick
Movie • 1979
The Principal
La strana coppia. Incontro con Age e Scarpelli
Movie • 2001
Self
To Rome with Love
Movie • 2012
Leopoldo
You Upset Me
Movie • 1983
Benigno
Seeking Asylum
Movie • 1979
Roberto
Berlinguer: I Love You
Movie • 1977
Mario Cioni
Il resto del Pap'occhio
Movie • 1980
self
The Voice of the Moon
Movie • 1990
Ivo Salvini
The Soup
Movie • 1981
Il maestro
The most beautiful in the world
Movie • 2012
Himself
Fellini: I'm a Born Liar
Movie • 2003
Self - La Voce della Luna
The Last Laugh
Movie • 2016
Self
Roberto Benigni: TuttoBenigni
Movie • 1983
Himself
Luna
Movie • 1979
Upholsterer
Cinématon
Movie • 1978
N°801
Once Upon a Time: Tonino Delli Colli, Cinematographer
Movie • 2019
Himself
Morto Troisi, viva Troisi!
Movie • 1982
The anonymous childhood friend / Self
Isabella Rossellini - Aus dem Leben eines Schmetterlings
Movie • 2010
Self
Farewell to Enrico Berlinguer
Movie • 1984
Self
We Are Cinema
Movie • 2021
Self (archive footage)
I magnifici 4 della risata
Movie • 2022
Coffee and Cigarettes
Movie • 1986
Roberto
TuttoBenigni 95/96
Movie • 1996
Roberto Benigni
Caterina in the Big City
Movie • 2003
Self
Il parolaio
Movie • 1978
Cliente
Marco Ferreri: Dangerous But Necessary
Movie • 2017
Self
Evviva Giuseppe
Movie • 2017
Himself
La voce di Fantozzi
Movie • 2017
Sé stesso
Pinocchio
Movie • 2019
Mister Geppetto
Cinque mondi
Movie • 2016
Self
Revisiting Life is Beautiful 15 Years After
Movie • 2012
Self - (archival audio)
La commedia di Amos Poe
Movie • 2010
Narrator (voice)
Opinioni di un clown - Roberto Benigni
Movie • 2012
Cecchi Gori - Una famiglia italiana
Movie • 2019
Self
Alida Valli: In Her Own Words
Movie • 2021
Self
Paolo Conte, Come Away with Me
Movie • 2020
Self
Towards the Moon with Fellini
Movie • 1990
Himself
Vita da Cioni
Movie • 1978
Red Chairs - Parma and the Cinema
Movie • 2014
Self (archive footage)
Cesare Zavattini
Movie • 2003
Self
Ladra di sogni
Movie • 1978
The Singing Priest
Movie • 2025
Dr. John
Late Night with Conan O'Brien: 10th Anniversary Special
Movie • 2003
Self
Roberto Benigni - Inno Di Mameli
Movie
The dream
Movie • 2025
Peter and the Wolf: A Prokofiev Fantasy
Movie • 1993
Narrator (voice, Italian version)
Pietro - A man in the wind
Movie • 2025
The Rosie O'Donnell Show
TV • 1996
Self
The Tonight Show with Jay Leno
TV • 1992
Ulisse - The pleasure of discovery
TV • 2001
Self
Late Night with Conan O'Brien
TV • 1993
Self - Guest
The Oscars
TV • 1953
Self
The ten commandments
TV • 2014
Himself
Wetten, dass..?
TV • 1981
Self
The Graham Norton Show
TV • 2007
Self
Roberto Benigni - Tutto Dante
TV • 2008
Roberto Benigni
Sanremo Music Festival
TV • 1951
Self - Special Guest
Sanremo Music Festival
TV • 1951
Self - Host
Onda Libera
TV • 1976
Mario Cioni
Beckmann
TV • 1999
Self
Willemsens Woche
TV • 1995
Self
Rockpolitik
TV • 2005
Self
Vivement dimanche
TV • 1998
Self
The biggest show after the weekend
TV • 2011
HARDtalk
TV • 1997