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.
Night on Earth
(Cab Driver Rome)
Coffee and Cigarettes
(Roberto (segment "Strange to Meet You"))
Life Is Beautiful
(Guido)
Down by Law
(Roberto)
Pinocchio
(Pinocchio)
The Tiger and the Snow
(Attilio de Giovanni)
Womanlight
(Bartender at Clapsy's)
Francesco Il Cantico
(Self - Host)
La più bella del mondo
The Monster
(Loris)
Johnny Stecchino
(Dante Ceccarini / Johnny Stecchino)
Asterix & Obelix Take on Caesar
(Lucius Detritus)
The Magic of Fellini
(Self (archive footage))
Nothing Left to Do But Cry
(Saverio)
In the Pope's Eye
(self)
The Little Devil
(Giuditta)
Sanremo 2023. Tra Palco e realtà
(Self)
FF.SS. cioè '...che mi hai portato a fare sopra a Posillipo se non mi vuoi più bene?'
(Lo sceicco Beige)
Close Up
(Self (archive footage))
Son of the Pink Panther
(Gendarme Jacques Gambrelli)
The Days Are Numbered
(Il professore)
Untouchable
(Himself (archive footage))
Tigers in Lipstick
(The Principal)
La strana coppia. Incontro con Age e Scarpelli
(Self)
To Rome with Love
(Leopoldo)
You Upset Me
(Benigno)
Seeking Asylum
(Roberto)
Berlinguer: I Love You
(Mario Cioni)
Il resto del Pap'occhio
(self)
The Voice of the Moon
(Ivo Salvini)
The Soup
(Il maestro)
La più bella del mondo
(Himself)
Fellini: I'm a Born Liar
(Self - La Voce della Luna)
The Last Laugh
(Self)
Roberto Benigni: Tuttobenigni
(Himself)
Luna
(Upholsterer)
Cinématon
(N°801)
Once Upon a Time: Tonino Delli Colli, Cinematographer
(Himself)
Morto Troisi, viva Troisi!
(The anonymous childhood friend / Himself)
Isabella Rossellini - Aus dem Leben eines Schmetterlings
(Himself)
Farewell to Enrico Berlinguer
(Self)
We Are Cinema
(Self (archive footage))
I magnifici 4 della risata
Coffee and Cigarettes
(Roberto)
Tuttobenigni 95/96
(Roberto Benigni)
Caterina in the Big City
(Self)
Il parolaio
(Cliente)
Marco Ferreri: Dangerous But Necessary
(Self)
Evviva Giuseppe
(Himself)
La voce di Fantozzi
(Sé stesso)
Pinocchio
(Mister Geppetto)
Cinque mondi
(Self)
Revisiting Life is Beautiful 15 Years After
(Self - (archival audio))
And the Oscar Goes To...
(Self (archive footage))
La commedia di Amos Poe
(Narrator (voice))
Opinioni di un clown - Roberto Benigni
Cecchi Gori - Una famiglia italiana
(Self)
Alida Valli: In Her Own Words
(Self)
Paolo Conte, Come Away with Me
Towards the Moon with Fellini
(Himself)
Vita da Cioni
Red Chairs - Parma and the Cinema
(Self (archive footage))
Cesare Zavattini
(Self)
Ladra di sogni
The Singing Priest: Fr Rob Galea
(Dr. John)
Late Night with Conan O'Brien: 10th Anniversary Special
(Self)
Roberto Benigni - Inno Di Mameli
The Rosie O'Donnell Show
(Self)
The Tonight Show with Jay Leno
Ulisse. Il piacere della scoperta
(Self)
Late Night with Conan O'Brien
(Self - Guest)
The Oscars
(Self)
I dieci comandamenti
(Himself)
Wetten, dass..?
(Self)
The Graham Norton Show
(Self)
Roberto Benigni - Tutto Dante
(Roberto Benigni)
Sanremo Music Festival
(Self - Special Guest)
Sanremo Music Festival
(Self - Host)
Onda Libera
(Mario Cioni)
Beckmann
(Self)
Willemsens Woche
(Self)
Rockpolitik
(Self)
Vivement dimanche
(Self)
Life Is Beautiful
(Screenplay)
Life Is Beautiful
(Director)
The Tiger and the Snow
(Director)
The Tiger and the Snow
(Author)
Pinocchio
(Screenplay)
Pinocchio
(Director)
I Vicerè
(Thanks)
Look to the Sky
(Thanks)
The Monster
(Director)
Johnny Stecchino
(Screenplay)
Johnny Stecchino
(Director)
Nothing Left to Do But Cry
(Director)
The Little Devil
(Story)
The Little Devil
(Director)
You Upset Me
(Director)
Seeking Asylum
(Writer)
Berlinguer: I Love You
(Screenplay)
Johnny Stecchino
(Story)
The Little Devil
(Screenplay)
Life Is Beautiful
(Story)
Berlinguer: I Love You
(Story)
You Upset Me
(Screenplay)
You Upset Me
(Story)
Nothing Left to Do But Cry
(Story)
Nothing Left to Do But Cry
(Screenplay)
Coffee and Cigarettes
(Writer)
Francesco Il Cantico
(Producer)
Francesco Il Cantico
(Writer)
Pinocchio
(Story)
The Monster
(Producer)
The Monster
(Story)
The Monster
(Screenplay)
Farewell to Enrico Berlinguer
(Director)
Mystery Train
(Thanks)
Tuttobenigni 95/96
(Director)
Onda Libera
(Writer)
I dieci comandamenti
(Creator)
Roberto Benigni - Tutto Dante
(Creator)
TuttoDante
(Creator)