Giani Esposito
Born
August 23, 1930
Died
January 1, 1974 (43 years old)
Known For
Acting
Place of Birth
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 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.
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The Decameron
1971
Graf Yoster gibt sich die Ehre
Mario Cortese · (1 episode)
1967
The Big Hit of Surcouf
Napoléon
1966
The Sea Pirate
Napoléon
1966
Anatomy of a Marriage: My Days with Jean-Marc
Ettore
1964
Anatomy of a Marriage: My Days with Françoise
Ettore
1964
Cross of the Living
Yan
1962
Paris Belongs to Us
Gerard Lenz
1961
Towards Ecstasy
Jérôme
1960
Normandy - Neman
Lemaître
1960
Le Bel Âge
Claude
1960
Discorama
Self · (2 episodes)
1959
Les Misérables
Marius de Pontmercy
1958
Reproduction interdite
Claude Watroff
1957
Forgive Our Trespasses
Vani
1956
That Is the Dawn
Sandro Galli
1956
Cinépanorama
Self · (1 episode)
1956
The Hussars
Pietro
1955
Bad Liaisons
Pierre Jaeger
1955
Black Dossier
Jean de Montesson
1955
French Cancan
Prince Alexandre
1955
Quai des blondes
un tueur
1954
Reflets de Cannes
Self · (1 episode)
1954
Poison Ivy
Le capitaine du bateau
1953
My Husband Is Marvelous
Un journaliste (uncredited)
1953
One Hundred Francs Per Second
Un cheminot en grève (uncredited)
1953
Matrimonial Agency
(uncredited)
1952
Leathernose
A young guest
1952
Skipper Next to God
A Jewish passenger (uncredited)
1951