Roberto Benigni
Known for: Acting
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
Series
The Graham Norton Show
Self
2007
Series
Late Night with Conan O'Brien
Self - Guest
1993
Series
The Tonight Show with Jay Leno
1992
Series
Vivement dimanche
Self
1998
Series
Beckmann
Self
1999
Series
Wetten, dass..?
Self
1981
Series
Sanremo Music Festival
Self - Special Guest
1951
Series
Sanremo Music Festival
Self - Host
1951
Series
The Oscars
Self
1953
Film
Life Is Beautiful
Guido
1997
Series
HARDtalk
1997
Series
Ulisse - The Pleasure of Discovery
Self
2001
Series
The Rosie O'Donnell Show
Self
1996
Film
Asterix and Obelix Take On Caesar
Lucius Detritus
1999
Film
To Rome with Love
Leopoldo
2012
Film
Night on Earth
Cab Driver Rome
1991
Film
Son of the Pink Panther
Gendarme Jacques Gambrelli
1993
Film
Pinocchio
Mister Geppetto
2019
Film
Coffee and Cigarettes
Roberto (segment "Strange to Meet You")
2004
Film
Down by Law
Roberto
1986
Film
Luna
Upholsterer
1979
Film
Pinocchio
Pinocchio
2002
Film
The Tiger and the Snow
Attilio de Giovanni
2005
Film
The Monster
Loris
1994
Film
The Little Devil
Giuditta
1988
Willemsens Woche
Self
1995
Series
Onda Libera
Mario Cioni
1976
Film
Womanlight
Bartender at Clapsy's
1979
Film
Untouchable
Self (archive footage)
2019
Film
Johnny Stecchino
Dante Ceccarini / Johnny Stecchino
1991
Film
The Voice of the Moon
Ivo Salvini
1990
Film
Nothing Left to Do But Cry
Saverio
1984
Series
Rockpolitik
Self
2005
Film
Tigers in Lipstick
The Principal
1979
Series
Collezione di risate
2006
Film
Cinque mondi
Self
2016
Series
Telepatria international ovvero niente paura siamo italiani
Dante Alighieri
1981
Film
Caterina in the Big City
Self
2003
Film
Close Up
Self (archive footage)
2012
Film
Late Night with Conan O'Brien: 10th Anniversary Special
Self
2003
Film
In the Pope's Eye
self
1980
Film
The Magic of Fellini
Self (archive footage)
2002
Film
Cesare Zavattini
Self
2003
Film
Morto Troisi, viva Troisi!
The anonymous childhood friend / Self
1982
Film
We Are Cinema
Self (archive footage)
2021
Series
The Biggest Show After the Weekend
2011
Film
The Last Laugh
Self (archive footage) (uncredited)
2016
Film
You Upset Me
Benigno
1983
Film
I magnifici 4 della risata
2022
Film
Il comizio
1978
Film
Seeking Asylum
Roberto
1979
Film
Fellini: I'm a Born Liar
Self - La Voce della Luna
2003
Film
Farewell to Enrico Berlinguer
Self
1984
Film
Alida Valli: In Her Own Words
Self
2021
Film
Peter and the Wolf: A Prokofiev Fantasy
Narrator (voice, Italian version)
1993
Film
Paolo Conte, Come Away with Me
Self
2020
Film
The Singing Priest
Dr. John
2025
Film
Berlinguer: I Love You
Mario Cioni
1977
Film
The Dream
2025
Film
The Most Beautiful in the World
Himself
2012
Film
FF.SS. cioè '...che mi hai portato a fare sopra a Posillipo se non mi vuoi più bene?'
Lo sceicco Beige
1983
Film
Towards the Moon with Fellini
Himself
1990
Series
Roberto Benigni - Tutto Dante
Roberto Benigni
2008
Film
Cinématon
N°801
1978
Film
Sanremo 2023. Tra Palco e realtà
Self
2023
Film
Il resto del Pap'occhio
self
1980
Film
Coffee and Cigarettes
Roberto
1987
Film
La commedia di Amos Poe
Narrator (voice)
2010
Film
La voce di Fantozzi
Sé stesso
2017
Film
The Soup
Il maestro
1981
Film
Once Upon a Time: Tonino Delli Colli, Cinematographer
Himself
2019
Revisiting Life is Beautiful 15 Years After
Self - (archival audio)
2012
Film
Pietro - A Man in the Wind
2025
Film
La strana coppia. Incontro con Age e Scarpelli
Self
2001
Film
Evviva Giuseppe
Himself
2017
Film
Vita da Cioni
1978
Film
Cecchi Gori - Una famiglia italiana
Self
2019
Series
The Ten Commandments
Himself
2014
Film
Isabella Rossellini - Aus dem Leben eines Schmetterlings
Self
2010
Film
Francesco - The Canticle
Self - Host
2022
Film
Red Chairs - Parma and the Cinema
Self (archive footage)
2014
Film
Opinioni di un clown - Roberto Benigni
2012
Film
Marco Ferreri: Dangerous But Necessary
Self
2017
Film
The Days Are Numbered
Il professore
1979
Film
The Last Fellini
2026
Film
Roberto Benigni: TuttoBenigni
Himself
1983
Film
Il parolaio
Cliente
1978
Film
Roberto Benigni - Inno Di Mameli
Film
TuttoBenigni 95/96
Roberto Benigni
1996
Film
Ladra di sogni
1978