Giani Esposito

Acting

Giani Esposito

Born August 23, 1930Etterbeek, Belgium30 credits

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.

Known For

Filmography

The Sea Pirate
1966The Sea Pirate
as NapoléonMovie
Paris Belongs to Us
1961Paris Belongs to Us
as Gerard LenzMovie
Towards Ecstasy
1960Towards Ecstasy
as JérômeMovie
Normandy - Neman
1960Normandy - Neman
as LemaîtreMovie
Le Bel Âge
1960Le Bel Âge
as ClaudeMovie
Discorama
1959Discorama
as SelfTV
Les Misérables
1958Les Misérables
as Marius de PontmercyMovie
Reproduction interdite
1957Reproduction interdite
as Claude WatroffMovie
That Is the Dawn
1956That Is the Dawn
as Sandro GalliMovie
The Hussars
1955The Hussars
as PietroMovie
Bad Liaisons
1955Bad Liaisons
as Pierre JaegerMovie
Black Dossier
1955Black Dossier
as Jean de MontessonMovie
French Cancan
1955French Cancan
as Prince AlexandreMovie
Quai des blondes
1954Quai des blondes
as un tueurMovie
Poison Ivy
1953Poison Ivy
as Le capitaine du bateauMovie
My Husband Is Marvelous
1953My Husband Is Marvelous
as Un journaliste (uncredited)Movie
One Hundred Francs Per Second
1953One Hundred Francs Per Second
as Un cheminot en grève (uncredited)Movie
Matrimonial Agency
1952Matrimonial Agency
as (uncredited)Movie
Leathernose
1952Leathernose
as A young guestMovie
Skipper Next to God
1951Skipper Next to God
as A Jewish passenger (uncredited)Movie