Giani Esposito
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 3.0.
Known For
Credits
- 1971 · The Decameron as
- 1967 · Graf Yoster gibt sich die Ehre as Mario Cortese
- 1966 · The Big Hit of Surcouf as Napoléon
- 1966 · The Sea Pirate as Napoléon
- 1964 · Anatomy of a Marriage: My Days with Françoise as Ettore
- 1964 · Anatomy of a Marriage: My Days with Jean-Marc as Ettore
- 1962 · Cross of the Living as Yan
- 1961 · Paris Belongs to Us as Gerard Lenz
- 1960 · Towards Ecstasy as Jérôme
- 1960 · Normandy - Neman as Lemaître
- 1960 · Le Bel Âge as Claude
- 1959 · Discorama as Self
- 1958 · Les Misérables as Marius de Pontmercy
- 1957 · Reproduction interdite as Claude Watroff
- 1956 · Forgive Our Trespasses as Vani
- 1956 · That Is the Dawn as Sandro Galli
- 1956 · Cinépanorama as Self
- 1955 · The Hussars as Pietro
- 1955 · Bad Liaisons as Pierre Jaeger
- 1955 · Black Dossier as Jean de Montesson
- 1955 · French Cancan as Prince Alexandre
- 1954 · Quai des blondes as un tueur
- 1954 · Reflets de Cannes as Self
- 1953 · Poison Ivy as Le capitaine du bateau
- 1953 · My Husband Is Marvelous as Un journaliste (uncredited)
- 1953 · One Hundred Francs Per Second as Un cheminot en grève (uncredited)
- 1952 · Matrimonial Agency as (uncredited)
- 1952 · Leathernose as A young guest
- 1951 · Skipper Next to God as A Jewish passenger (uncredited)