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Giancarlo Giannini

Giancarlo Giannini

Actor · Born 1942-08-01 · La Spezia, Liguria, Italy

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Biography

Giancarlo Giannini (Italian: [dʒaŋˈkarlo dʒanˈniːni]; born 1 August 1942) is an Italian actor. He won the Cannes Film Festival Award for Best Actor for his performance in Love and Anarchy (1973) and received an Academy Award nomination for Seven Beauties (1975). He is also a four-time recipient of the David di Donatello Award for Best Actor. Giannini began his career on stage, starring in Franco Zeffirelli's productions of Romeo and Juliet and A Midsummer Night's Dream. After appearing predominantly on television throughout the early 1960s, he had his first lead role in a film in Rita the Mosquito (1965), the first of many collaborations with filmmaker Lina Wertmüller. He rose to international stardom through Wertmüller's The Seduction of Mimi (1972), Love and Anarchy (1973), Swept Away (1974), culminating in his Oscar-nominated turn in Seven Beauties (1975). His other films include The Innocent (1976), Lili Marleen (1980), New York Stories (1990), A Walk in the Clouds (1995), Hannibal (2001), Man on Fire (2004), and the James Bond films Casino Royale (2006) and Quantum of Solace (2008). He is also a dubbing artist, contributing voice work to the Italian-language versions of doze…

Movies & TV Shows

  1. Casino Royale (2006) — Mathis
  2. Quantum of Solace (2008) — Mathis
  3. Man on Fire (2004) — Miguel Manzano
  4. Hannibal (2001) — Insp. Renaldo Pazzi
  5. Mimic (1997) — Manny
  6. A Walk in the Clouds (1995) — Alberto Aragón
  7. Darkness (2002) — Albert Rua
  8. New York Stories (1989) — Claudio
  9. Frank Herbert's Dune (2000) — Emperor Shaddam Corrino IV
  10. Swept Away (1974) — Gennarino Carunchio
  11. The Catcher Was a Spy (2018) — Professor Eduardo Amaldi
  12. Catch-22 (2019) — Marcello
  13. A Drama of Jealousy (and other things) (1970) — Nello
  14. Book Club: The Next Chapter (2023) — Police Chief
  15. Magical Nights (2018) — Leandro Saponaro
  16. Leonardo (2021) — Verrocchio
  17. Cabrini (2024) — Pope Leo XIII
  18. Indian Summer (1972) — Giorgio Mosca aka 'Spider'
  19. Seven Beauties (1975) — Pasqualino Frafuso aka Settebellezze
  20. Palermo – Milan One Way (1996) — Turi Leofonte
  21. Once Upon a Crime (1992) — Inspector Bonnard
  22. The Innocent (1976) — Tullio Hermil
  23. The Seduction of Mimi (1972) — Carmelo Mardocheo / Mimí
  24. Love and Anarchy (1973) — Antonio Soffiantini 'Tunin'
  25. The Black Belly of the Tarantula (1971) — Inspector Tellini
  26. Momo (2001) — Presidente (voice)
  27. Lili Marleen (1981) — Robert
  28. Milan – Palermo: The Return (2007) — Turi Leofonte
  29. Anzio (1968) — Pvt. Cellini
  30. Shadows in the Sun (2005) — Father Moretti
  31. CQ (2001) — Enzo
  32. Amnèsia (2002) — Xavier (voice)
  33. I fratelli De Filippo (2021) — Eduardo Scarpetta
  34. The Secret of Santa Vittoria (1970) — Fabio
  35. How Funny Can Sex Be? (1973) — Domenico ('Signora sono le 8') / Cesaretto ('Due cuori e una baracca') / Enrico ('Non è mai troppo tardi') / Lello ('Viaggio di nozze') / Giansiro ('Torna piccina mia') / The Donor ('Lavoratore italiano all'estero') / Michele Maccò ('La vendetta') / Saturnino ('Un amore difficile') / Dottor Bianchi ('L'ospite')
  36. Jacob (1994) — Laban
  37. Tulipani: Love, Honour and a Bicycle (2017) — Catarella
  38. Incantato (2003) — Cesare Balocchi
  39. The Dinner (1998) — Professore
  40. Snack Bar Budapest (1988) — Avvocato

Directed

  1. Ternosecco (1987) — Director
  2. The Gambler Who Wouldn't Die (2013) — Director