Giani Esposito
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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Acting
Movie
The Decameron
1971
Movie
Les Misérables
as Marius de Pontmercy
1958
Movie
French Cancan
as Prince Alexandre
1955
Movie
Paris Belongs to Us
as Gerard Lenz
1961
Movie
That Is the Dawn
as Sandro Galli
1956
Movie
The Hussars
as Pietro
1955
Movie
Black Dossier
as Jean de Montesson
1955
Movie
The Sea Pirate
as Napoléon
1966
Movie
Normandy - Neman
as Lemaître
1960
Movie
Bad Liaisons
as Pierre Jaeger
1955
Movie
Anatomy of a Marriage: My Days with Jean-Marc
as Ettore
1964
Movie
Anatomy of a Marriage: My Days with Françoise
as Ettore
1964
Movie
The Big Hit of Surcouf
as Napoléon
1966
Movie
Reproduction interdite
as Claude Watroff
1957
Movie
Poison Ivy
as Le capitaine du bateau
1953
TV
Graf Yoster gibt sich die Ehre
as Mario Cortese
1967
Movie
Le Bel Âge
as Claude
1960
Movie
Matrimonial Agency
as (uncredited)
1952
Movie
Leathernose
as A young guest
1952
Movie
One Hundred Francs Per Second
as Un cheminot en grève (uncredited)
1953
Movie
Quai des blondes
as un tueur
1954
Movie
My Husband Is Marvelous
as Un journaliste (uncredited)
1953
Movie
Cross of the Living
as Yan
1962
TV
Cinépanorama
as Self
1956