Portrait of Roberto Benigni

Acting

Roberto Benigni

Career

Active from 1976 to 2025, busiest in 1979 with 4 main titles.

Leading roles
28
top three billing
Average score
GoodWatch score62/100
Highest rated
Poster for Down by Law
Down by Law
GoodWatch score79/100

What stands out

Compared with the average well-known movie, over 23 of their titles. Select a trait to filter titles.

Energy: 3.6 versus catalog average 4.6EnergyHeart: 4.5 versus catalog average 4.2HeartHumor: 4.7 versus catalog average 2.6HumorWorld: 5.8 versus catalog average 5.6WorldCraft: 5.2 versus catalog average 5.3CraftStyle: 5.8 versus catalog average 5.9Style
Roberto Benigni Catalog average

Rarely in their work

  • Psychological
    3.9, average 5.5
  • Tension
    4.3, average 6.0
  • Violence
    2.7, average 4.1
  • Crime
    2.3, average 3.6

Main genres

Select a genre to see those titles.

Recurring tags

  • Italian Cinema 7
  • Italian Comedy 5
  • Light-hearted 2
  • Cult Film 2
  • One-Man Show 2
  • Political Satire 2
  • Deadpan Humor 2
  • Nostalgic 2
  • Satirical 2
  • Mistaken Identity 2
  • Social Commentary 2
  • Physical Comedy 2

Works often with

People in at least two of their main titles.

Movies and TV shows

47
Type
Role
Score
Decade
Genre
Group by

2020s

2 titles
The Singing Priest
The Singing Priest (2025)

as Dr. John

Francesco - The Canticle
Francesco - The Canticle (2022)

Writer, Producer

2010s

5 titles · average score 60
Pinocchio
Pinocchio (2019)
GoodWatch score 67

as Mister Geppetto

La voce di Fantozzi
La voce di Fantozzi (2017)

as Sé stesso

To Rome with Love
To Rome with Love (2012)
GoodWatch score 53

as Leopoldo

The Biggest Show After the Weekend
The Biggest Show After the Weekend (2011)

TV show

La commedia di Amos Poe
La commedia di Amos Poe (2010)

as Narrator (voice)

2000s

6 titles · average score 48
Roberto Benigni - Tutto Dante
Roberto Benigni - Tutto Dante (2008)

TV show · as Roberto Benigni

I Vicerè
I Vicerè (2007)
GoodWatch score 53

Thanks

Collezione di risate
Collezione di risate (2006)

TV show

The Tiger and the Snow
The Tiger and the Snow (2005)
GoodWatch score 48

as Attilio de Giovanni

Coffee and Cigarettes
Coffee and Cigarettes (2004)
GoodWatch score 68

as Roberto (segment "Strange to Meet You")

Pinocchio
Pinocchio (2002)
GoodWatch score 25

as Pinocchio

1990s

12 titles · average score 59
Asterix and Obelix Take On Caesar
Asterix and Obelix Take On Caesar (1999)
GoodWatch score 55

as Lucius Detritus

Life Is Beautiful
Life Is Beautiful (1997)
GoodWatch score 78

as Guido

HARDtalk
HARDtalk (1997)

TV show

TuttoBenigni 95/96
TuttoBenigni 95/96 (1996)

as Roberto Benigni

The Monster
The Monster (1994)
GoodWatch score 71

as Loris

Son of the Pink Panther
Son of the Pink Panther (1993)
GoodWatch score 27

as Gendarme Jacques Gambrelli

Peter and the Wolf: A Prokofiev Fantasy
Peter and the Wolf: A Prokofiev Fantasy (1993)

as Narrator (voice, Italian version)

Look to the Sky
Look to the Sky (1993)
GoodWatch score 58

Thanks

The Tonight Show with Jay Leno
The Tonight Show with Jay Leno (1992)
GoodWatch score 47

TV show

Johnny Stecchino
Johnny Stecchino (1991)
GoodWatch score 61

as Dante Ceccarini / Johnny Stecchino

Night on Earth
Night on Earth (1991)
GoodWatch score 75

as Cab Driver Rome

The Voice of the Moon
The Voice of the Moon (1990)
GoodWatch score 63

as Ivo Salvini

1980s

12 titles · average score 72
Mystery Train
Mystery Train (1989)
GoodWatch score 81

Thanks

The Little Devil
The Little Devil (1988)
GoodWatch score 72

as Giuditta

Coffee and Cigarettes
Coffee and Cigarettes (1987)
GoodWatch score 70

as Roberto

Down by Law
Down by Law (1986)
GoodWatch score 79

as Roberto

Nothing Left to Do But Cry
Nothing Left to Do But Cry (1984)
GoodWatch score 78

as Saverio

Farewell to Enrico Berlinguer
Farewell to Enrico Berlinguer (1984)

Director

You Upset Me
You Upset Me (1983)
GoodWatch score 65

as Benigno

Roberto Benigni: TuttoBenigni
Roberto Benigni: TuttoBenigni (1983)

Story, Writer

FF.SS. cioè '...che mi hai portato a fare sopra a Posillipo se non mi vuoi più bene?'
FF.SS. cioè '...che mi hai portato a fare sopra a Posillipo se non mi vuoi più bene?' (1983)
GoodWatch score 63

as Lo sceicco Beige

Morto Troisi, viva Troisi!
Morto Troisi, viva Troisi! (1982)
GoodWatch score 70

as The anonymous childhood friend / Self

The Soup
The Soup (1981)
GoodWatch score 70

as Il maestro

Telepatria international ovvero niente paura siamo italiani
Telepatria international ovvero niente paura siamo italiani (1981)

TV show · as Dante Alighieri

1970s

10 titles · average score 60
Seeking Asylum
Seeking Asylum (1979)
GoodWatch score 62

as Roberto

Womanlight
Womanlight (1979)
GoodWatch score 64

as Bartender at Clapsy's

Tigers in Lipstick
Tigers in Lipstick (1979)
GoodWatch score 45

as The Principal

The Days Are Numbered
The Days Are Numbered (1979)

as Il professore

Luna
Luna (1979)
GoodWatch score 63

as Upholsterer

Cinématon
Cinématon (1978)

as N°801

Il parolaio
Il parolaio (1978)

as Cliente

Il comizio
Il comizio (1978)

Screenplay

Berlinguer: I Love You
Berlinguer: I Love You (1977)
GoodWatch score 67

as Mario Cioni

Onda Libera
Onda Libera (1976)

TV show · as Mario Cioni