Giani Esposito
Known for

Acting

Credits

29

Gender

Man

Birthday

23 Aug 1930

Day of death

1 Jan 1974 (43)

Place of birth

Etterbeek, Belgium

Also known as
Gianni Esposito
Giovanni Esposito

Giani Esposito

Biography

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
Acting roles
YearMovie / TV show / OtherRole
1971The Decameron
1967Graf Yoster gibt sich die EhreMario Cortese
1966The Sea PirateNapoléon
1966The Big Hit of SurcoufNapoléon
1964Anatomy of a Marriage: My Days with Jean-MarcEttore
1964Anatomy of a Marriage: My Days with FrançoiseEttore
1962Cross of the LivingYan
1961Paris Belongs to UsGerard Lenz
1960Normandy - NemanLemaître
1960Le Bel ÂgeClaude
1960Towards EcstasyJérôme
1959DiscoramaSelf
1958Les MisérablesMarius de Pontmercy
1957Reproduction interditeClaude Watroff
1956That Is the DawnSandro Galli
1956CinépanoramaSelf
1956Forgive Our TrespassesVani
1955French CancanPrince Alexandre
1955The HussarsPietro
1955Black DossierJean de Montesson
1955Bad LiaisonsPierre Jaeger
1954Quai des blondesun tueur
1954Reflets de CannesSelf
1953Poison IvyLe capitaine du bateau
1953One Hundred Francs Per SecondUn cheminot en grève (uncredited)
1953My Husband Is MarvelousUn journaliste (uncredited)
1952Matrimonial Agency(uncredited)
1952LeathernoseA young guest
1951Skipper Next to GodA Jewish passenger (uncredited)