Roberto Benigni

Actor

Born: October 27, 1952 (age 73)
From: Manciano La Misericordia, Castiglion Fiorentino, Arezzo, Italy

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…

Filmography (69)

Pietro - A Man in the Wind (2025)
The Singing Priest (2025)
Dr. John
The Dream (2025)
Sanremo 2023. Tra Palco e realtà (2023)
Self
Francesco - The Canticle (2022)
Self - Host
I magnifici 4 della risata (2022)
We Are Cinema (2021)
Self (archive footage)
Alida Valli: In Her Own Words (2021)
Self
Paolo Conte, Come Away with Me (2020)
Self
Pinocchio (2019)
Mister Geppetto
Cecchi Gori - Una famiglia italiana (2019)
Self
Untouchable (2019)
Self (archive footage)
Once Upon a Time: Tonino Delli Colli, Cinematographer (2019)
Himself
Evviva Giuseppe (2017)
Himself
La voce di Fantozzi (2017)
Sé stesso
Marco Ferreri: Dangerous But Necessary (2017)
Self
Cinque mondi (2016)
Self
The Last Laugh (2016)
Self (archive footage) (uncredited)
Red Chairs - Parma and the Cinema (2014)
Self (archive footage)
The Most Beautiful in the World (2012)
Himself
Opinioni di un clown - Roberto Benigni (2012)
Close Up (2012)
Self (archive footage)
To Rome with Love (2012)
Leopoldo
Revisiting Life is Beautiful 15 Years After
Revisiting Life is Beautiful 15 Years After (2012)
Self - (archival audio)
La commedia di Amos Poe (2010)
Narrator (voice)
Isabella Rossellini - Aus dem Leben eines Schmetterlings (2010)
Self
The Tiger and the Snow (2005)
Director
Coffee and Cigarettes (2004)
Roberto (segment "Strange to Meet You")
Caterina in the Big City (2003)
Self
Late Night with Conan O'Brien: 10th Anniversary Special (2003)
Self