Cast & creator
Roberto Benigni
Best known for The Graham Norton Show, Late Night with Conan O'Brien, The Tonight Show with Jay Leno
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.
Also known as: Roberto Remigio Benigni , 羅貝托·貝尼尼, روبرتو بنینی
114
film credits
24
television credits
89
1951–2025 · acting roles
7.0
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Signature credits
Known for
Across film & television
Filmography (138)
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The Graham Norton Show
Self
2007
Late Night with Conan O'Brien
Self - Guest
1993
The Tonight Show with Jay Leno
1992
Vivement dimanche
Self
1998
Wetten, dass..?
Self
1981
Beckmann
Self
1999
Sanremo Music Festival
Self - Special Guest
1951Sanremo Music Festival
Self - Host
1951
The Oscars
Self
1953
Ulisse - The Pleasure of Discovery
Self
2001
Life Is Beautiful
Guido
1997Life Is Beautiful
Screenplay
1997Life Is Beautiful
Director
1997Life Is Beautiful
Story
1997
HARDtalk
1997
The Rosie O'Donnell Show
Self
1996
Asterix and Obelix Take On Caesar
Lucius Detritus
1999
To Rome with Love
Leopoldo
2012
Night on Earth
Cab Driver Rome
1991
Coffee and Cigarettes
Roberto (segment "Strange to Meet You")
2004
Son of the Pink Panther
Gendarme Jacques Gambrelli
1993
Mystery Train
Thanks
1989
Pinocchio
Mister Geppetto
2019
Luna
Upholsterer
1979Willemsens Woche
Self
1995
The Monster
Loris
1994The Monster
Director
1994The Monster
Producer
1994The Monster
Story
1994The Monster
Screenplay
1994
Pinocchio
Pinocchio
2002Pinocchio
Screenplay
2002Pinocchio
Director
2002Pinocchio
Story
2002
Untouchable
Self (archive footage)
2019
Down by Law
Roberto
1986
The Little Devil
Giuditta
1988The Little Devil
Story
1988The Little Devil
Director
1988The Little Devil
Screenplay
1988
The Tiger and the Snow
Attilio de Giovanni
2005The Tiger and the Snow
Director
2005The Tiger and the Snow
Writer
2005
The Last Laugh
Self (archive footage) (uncredited)
2016
Late Night with Conan O'Brien: 10th Anniversary Special
Self
2003
Onda Libera
Mario Cioni
1976Onda Libera
Writer
1976
Nothing Left to Do But Cry
Saverio
1984Nothing Left to Do But Cry
Director
1984Nothing Left to Do But Cry
Story
1984Nothing Left to Do But Cry
Screenplay
1984
Cinque mondi
Self
2016
Womanlight
Bartender at Clapsy's
1979
Johnny Stecchino
Dante Ceccarini / Johnny Stecchino
1991Johnny Stecchino
Screenplay
1991Johnny Stecchino
Director
1991Johnny Stecchino
Story
1991
We Are Cinema
Self (archive footage)
2021
Cinématon
N°801
1978
The Voice of the Moon
Ivo Salvini
1990
Rockpolitik
Self
2005
The Magic of Fellini
Self (archive footage)
2002
Fellini: I'm a Born Liar
Self - La Voce della Luna
2003
Caterina in the Big City
Self
2003
Il resto del Pap'occhio
self
1980
Cesare Zavattini
Self
2003
The Biggest Show After the Weekend
2011
Morto Troisi, viva Troisi!
The anonymous childhood friend / Self
1982
Close Up
Self (archive footage)
2012
Sanremo 2023. Tra Palco e realtà
Self
2023
Look to the Sky
Thanks
1993
Telepatria international ovvero niente paura siamo italiani
Dante Alighieri
1981
I magnifici 4 della risata
2022
You Upset Me
Benigno
1983You Upset Me
Director
1983You Upset Me
Screenplay
1983You Upset Me
Story
1983
Tigers in Lipstick
The Principal
1979
Farewell to Enrico Berlinguer
Self
1984Farewell to Enrico Berlinguer
Director
1984
Il comizio
1978Il comizio
Screenplay
1978
In the Pope's Eye
self
1980
Isabella Rossellini - Aus dem Leben eines Schmetterlings
Self
2010
FF.SS. cioè '...che mi hai portato a fare sopra a Posillipo se non mi vuoi più bene?'
Lo sceicco Beige
1983
Seeking Asylum
Roberto
1979Seeking Asylum
Writer
1979
Paolo Conte, Come Away with Me
Self
2020Revisiting Life is Beautiful 15 Years After
Self - (archival audio)
2012
The Singing Priest
Dr. John
2025
Towards the Moon with Fellini
Himself
1990
Cecchi Gori - Una famiglia italiana
Self
2019
Berlinguer: I Love You
Mario Cioni
1977Berlinguer: I Love You
Screenplay
1977Berlinguer: I Love You
Story
1977
Marco Ferreri: Dangerous But Necessary
Self
2017
Red Chairs - Parma and the Cinema
Self (archive footage)
2014
Roberto Benigni - Tutto Dante
Roberto Benigni
2008Roberto Benigni - Tutto Dante
Creator
2008
La strana coppia. Incontro con Age e Scarpelli
Self
2001
Peter and the Wolf: A Prokofiev Fantasy
Narrator (voice, Italian version)
1993
La voce di Fantozzi
Sé stesso
2017
I Vicerè
Thanks
2007
Once Upon a Time: Tonino Delli Colli, Cinematographer
Himself
2019
Coffee and Cigarettes
Roberto
1987Coffee and Cigarettes
Writer
1987
Collezione di risate
2006
The Ten Commandments
Himself
2014The Ten Commandments
Creator
2014
The Most Beautiful in the World
Himself
2012
La commedia di Amos Poe
Narrator (voice)
2010
The Days Are Numbered
Il professore
1979
Opinioni di un clown - Roberto Benigni
2012
Alida Valli: In Her Own Words
Self
2021
Il parolaio
Cliente
1978
The Soup
Il maestro
1981
Evviva Giuseppe
Himself
2017
Roberto Benigni: TuttoBenigni
Himself
1983Roberto Benigni: TuttoBenigni
Writer
1983Roberto Benigni: TuttoBenigni
Idea
1983Roberto Benigni: TuttoBenigni
Story
1983Roberto Benigni: TuttoBenigni
Screenplay
1983
TuttoBenigni 95/96
Roberto Benigni
1996TuttoBenigni 95/96
Director
1996TuttoBenigni 95/96
Stage Director
1996TuttoBenigni 95/96
Writer
1996TuttoBenigni 95/96
Idea
1996TuttoBenigni 95/96
Story
1996TuttoBenigni 95/96
Screenplay
1996
Francesco - The Canticle
Self - Host
2022Francesco - The Canticle
Producer
2022Francesco - The Canticle
Writer
2022
The Dream
2025
Pietro - A Man in the Wind
2025TuttoDante
Creator
Roberto Benigni - Inno Di Mameli
Vita da Cioni
1978