Giani Esposito

Giani Esposito

Known for
Acting
Born
August 23, 1930
Died
January 1, 1974 (aged 43)
Birthplace
Etterbeek, Belgium

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.

Known For

Filmography

1973
Le Provocateur

Le Provocateur

TV · as Pierre Valonne · 20 eps

1971
The Decameron poster

The Decameron

Movie

1970
Le Coeur cambriolé poster

Le Coeur cambriolé

Movie · as Franz Marertens

1969
La princesse vous demande

La princesse vous demande

Movie

1969
Tout pour le mieux poster

Tout pour le mieux

Movie · as Flavio Gualdi

1967
Graf Yoster gibt sich die Ehre poster

Graf Yoster gibt sich die Ehre

TV · as Mario Cortese · 1 ep

1966
The Sea Pirate poster

The Sea Pirate

Movie · as Napoléon

1966
The Big Hit of Surcouf poster

The Big Hit of Surcouf

Movie · as Napoléon

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

Anatomy of a Marriage: My Days with Jean-Marc

Movie · as Ettore

1964
Anatomy of a Marriage: My Days with Françoise poster

Anatomy of a Marriage: My Days with Françoise

Movie · as Ettore

1962
Cross of the Living poster

Cross of the Living

Movie · as Yan

1961
Paris Belongs to Us poster

Paris Belongs to Us

Movie · as Gerard Lenz

1960
Normandy - Neman poster

Normandy - Neman

Movie · as Lemaître

1960
Le Bel Âge poster

Le Bel Âge

Movie · as Claude

1960
Towards Ecstasy poster

Towards Ecstasy

Movie · as Jérôme

1959
Discorama poster

Discorama

TV · as Self · 2 eps

1958
Les Misérables poster

Les Misérables

Movie · as Marius de Pontmercy

1957
Reproduction interdite poster

Reproduction interdite

Movie · as Claude Watroff

1956
That Is the Dawn poster

That Is the Dawn

Movie · as Sandro Galli

1956
Forgive Our Trespasses poster

Forgive Our Trespasses

Movie · as Vani

1956
Cinépanorama poster

Cinépanorama

TV · as Self · 1 ep

1955
The Hussars poster

The Hussars

Movie · as Pietro

1955
Black Dossier poster

Black Dossier

Movie · as Jean de Montesson

1955
Bad Liaisons poster

Bad Liaisons

Movie · as Pierre Jaeger

1955
French Cancan poster

French Cancan

Movie · as Prince Alexandre

1954
Quai des blondes poster

Quai des blondes

Movie · as un tueur

1954
Reflets de Cannes poster

Reflets de Cannes

TV · as Self · 1 ep

1953
One Hundred Francs Per Second poster

One Hundred Francs Per Second

Movie · as Un cheminot en grève (uncredited)

1953
My Husband Is Marvelous poster

My Husband Is Marvelous

Movie · as Un journaliste (uncredited)

1953
Poison Ivy poster

Poison Ivy

Movie · as Le capitaine du bateau

1952
Leathernose poster

Leathernose

Movie · as A young guest

1952
Matrimonial Agency poster

Matrimonial Agency

Movie · as (uncredited)

1951
Skipper Next to God poster

Skipper Next to God

Movie · as A Jewish passenger (uncredited)