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.
Movies & TV Shows
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The Decameron (1971)
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Les Misérables (1958) — Marius de Pontmercy
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French Cancan (1955) — Prince Alexandre
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Paris Belongs to Us (1961) — Gerard Lenz
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That Is the Dawn (1956) — Sandro Galli
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The Hussars (1955) — Pietro
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Black Dossier (1955) — Jean de Montesson
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The Sea Pirate (1966) — Napoléon
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Normandy - Neman (1960) — Lemaître
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Bad Liaisons (1955) — Pierre Jaeger
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Anatomy of a Marriage: My Days with Jean-Marc (1964) — Ettore
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Anatomy of a Marriage: My Days with Françoise (1964) — Ettore
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The Big Hit of Surcouf (1966) — Napoléon
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Reproduction interdite (1957) — Claude Watroff
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Graf Yoster gibt sich die Ehre (1967) — Mario Cortese
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Poison Ivy (1953) — Le capitaine du bateau
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Le Bel Âge (1960) — Claude
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Matrimonial Agency (1952) — (uncredited)
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Leathernose (1952) — A young guest
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One Hundred Francs Per Second (1953) — Un cheminot en grève (uncredited)
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Quai des blondes (1954) — un tueur
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My Husband Is Marvelous (1953) — Un journaliste (uncredited)
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Cross of the Living (1962) — Yan
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Cinépanorama (1956) — Self
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Skipper Next to God (1951) — A Jewish passenger (uncredited)
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Forgive Our Trespasses (1956) — Vani
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Reflets de Cannes (1954) — Self
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Towards Ecstasy (1960) — Jérôme
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Discorama (1959) — Self
- La princesse vous demande (1969)