Giani Esposito

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Giani Esposito

Acting August 23, 1930

Etterbeek, Belgium

Giani Esposito (23 August 1930 – 1 January 1974) was a French film actor and singer-songwriter. Esposito was born from the union of a French mother with an Italian father in Ette…

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The Decameron

The Decameron

6.8 1971 Movie
Discorama

Discorama

8.0 1959 TV Show
Les Misérables

Les Misérables

7.2 1958 Movie
Cinépanorama

Cinépanorama

8.7 1956 TV Show
French Cancan

French Cancan

7.2 1955 Movie
Paris Belongs to Us

Paris Belongs to Us

6.6 1961 Movie
Graf Yoster gibt sich die Ehre

Graf Yoster gibt sich die Ehre

6.9 1967 TV Show
Reflets de Cannes

Reflets de Cannes

5.0 1954 TV Show
That Is the Dawn

That Is the Dawn

6.5 1956 Movie
The Sea Pirate

The Sea Pirate

6.1 1966 Movie
Black Dossier

Black Dossier

6.3 1955 Movie
The Hussars

The Hussars

6.0 1955 Movie

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Giani Esposito (23 August 1930 – 1 January 1974) was a French film actor and singer-songwriter. Esposito was born from the union of a French mother with an Italian father in Etterbeek (Belgium), and he died from viral hepatitis in Neuilly-sur-Seine, France. He appeared in 50 films between 1951 and 1973. As singer-songwriter, between 1958 and 1973, he recorded numerous albums marked with spirituality and poetry. His biggest success is The Clowns (Les Clowns, 1957), several covers by Raymond Devos, Jeanne-Marie Sens, Hervé Vilard and Bernard Lavilliers. He was married with the French actress Pascale Petit and they had a girl, Doushka Esposito (born in 1963), today singer, and younger, under the name of Douchka, she was ambassadress of Walt Disney's productions on the French television. Source: Article "Giani Esposito" from Wikipedia in English, licensed under CC-BY-SA.

Filmography

Movies and shows, newest first

  1. 1971
    The Decameron

    Movie

  2. 1969
    La princesse vous demande

    Movie

  3. 1967
    Graf Yoster gibt sich die Ehre

    TV show Mario Cortese

  4. 1966
    The Big Hit of Surcouf

    Movie Napoléon

  5. 1966
    The Sea Pirate

    Movie Napoléon

  6. 1964
    Anatomy of a Marriage: My Days with Françoise

    Movie Ettore

  7. 1964
    Anatomy of a Marriage: My Days with Jean-Marc

    Movie Ettore

  8. 1962
    Cross of the Living

    Movie Yan

  9. 1961
    Paris Belongs to Us

    Movie Gerard Lenz

  10. 1960
    Towards Ecstasy

    Movie Jérôme

  11. 1960
    Normandy - Neman

    Movie Lemaître

  12. 1960
    Le Bel Âge

    Movie Claude

  13. 1959
    Discorama

    TV show Self

  14. 1958
    Les Misérables

    Movie Marius de Pontmercy

  15. 1957
    Reproduction interdite

    Movie Claude Watroff

  16. 1956
    Forgive Our Trespasses

    Movie Vani

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  1. 1956
    That Is the Dawn

    Movie Sandro Galli

  2. 1956
    Cinépanorama

    TV show Self

  3. 1955
    The Hussars

    Movie Pietro

  4. 1955
    Bad Liaisons

    Movie Pierre Jaeger

  5. 1955
    Black Dossier

    Movie Jean de Montesson

  6. 1955
    French Cancan

    Movie Prince Alexandre

  7. 1954
    Quai des blondes

    Movie un tueur

  8. 1954
    Reflets de Cannes

    TV show Self

  9. 1953
    Poison Ivy

    Movie Le capitaine du bateau

  10. 1953
    My Husband Is Marvelous

    Movie Un journaliste (uncredited)

  11. 1953
    One Hundred Francs Per Second

    Movie Un cheminot en grève (uncredited)

  12. 1952
    Matrimonial Agency

    Movie (uncredited)

  13. 1952
    Leathernose

    Movie A young guest

  14. 1951
    Skipper Next to God

    Movie A Jewish passenger (uncredited)