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Giancarlo Giannini

Known for: Acting

Biography: 1942-08-01 (82 years old)

Biography

Giancarlo Giannini (born 1 August 1942) is an Italian actor and dubber.

Giannini was born La Spezia, Liguria, Italy. He studied at the Accademia Nazionale d'Arte Drammatica in Rome, and made his film debut in a small part in Fango sulla metropoli in 1965. He appeared in ing roles in Anzio and The Secret of Santa Vittoria, and starred in the original version of Swept Away. In 1971, he appeared in E le stelle stanno a guardare, a television adaptation of A. J. Cronin's novel, The Stars Look Down.

In 1976, he starred in Seven Beauties, for which he was nominated for the Academy Award for Best Actor, which is unusual in that his performance was given entirely in Italian. He dubbed Jack Nicholson's voice in the Italian release of both The Shining and Batman; he is the official Italian dubber of Al Pacino. His fluency in English has brought him a number of featured roles in Hollywood productions, most notably as Inspector Pazzi in Hannibal. He has also appeared in A Walk in the Clouds and Man on Fire.

Giannini's best-known starring roles have been in films directed by Lina Wertmuller. In addition to Swept Away and Seven Beauties, he also appeared in The Seduction of Mimi, Love and Anarchy, A Night Full of Rain, and sca e Nunziata.

He played the role of the protective father, Alberto Aragón, in A Walk in the Clouds in 1995. He played the Padishah Emperor Shaddam IV in the 2000 Dune miniseries. In 2002, he starred in the horror film Darkness.

Perhaps his best-known recent role is as French agent René Mathis in the 21st and 22nd James Bond films, Casino Royale and the sequel, Quantum of Solace.

Giannini has a son, Adriano Giannini, who is also an actor and dubber.

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Filmography

all 192

Movies 176

self 17

TV Shows 16

Voice 6

Director 2

Producer 2

Narrator 1

Writer 1

Sé stesso

Giancarlo Giannini

Biography

Filmography

all 192

Movies 176

self 17

TV Shows 16

Voice 6

Director 2

Producer 2

Narrator 1

Writer 1

Mauro Corona - La mia vita finchè capita (2025)

Rise of the Raven (2025)

Cabrini (2024)

Senza malizia (2023)

Book Club: The Next Chapter (2023)

The Great Game (2022)

Duetto (2022)

Franco Zeffirelli: Rebel Conformist (2022)

Buon Lavoro (2022)

We Are Cinema (2021)

I Fratelli De Filippo (2021)

Gianni Schicchi (2021)

Vitti d'arte, Vitti d'amore (2021)

Pupi Avati, la tavola racconta (2021)

Hugo in Argentina (2021)

Being James Bond (2021)

Leonardo (2021)

Starman (2020)

De sable et de feu (2019)

Catch-22 (2019)

Magical Nights (2018)

Sono Gassman! - Vittorio re della commedia (2018)

Diminuta (2018)

The Catcher Was a Spy (2018)

Prigioniero della mia libertà (2018)

A Family Tale (2018)

Pipi, Pupu & Rosemary: The Mystery of the Stolen Notes (2017)

Tulipani: Love, Honour and a Bicycle (2017)

The Neighborhood (2017)

Stanotte a Venezia (2017)

Nobili bugie (2017)

Love Pret-a-porte (2017)

Monica Vitti, une étoile dans la nuit (2017)

Caruso presents: The Good Italian III - The Magic of Naples (2017)

Black and White Stripes: The Juventus Story (2016)

Mommy Doesn't Want (2016)

Il ragazzo della Giudecca (2016)

On Air: Storia di Un Successo (2016)

Astrosamantha (2016)

Caruso presents: The Good Italian II - The Prince goes to Milan (2016)

Sergio Corbucci: The Smiling Man (2015)

Behind the White Glasses (2015)

Caruso presents: The Good Italian I - The Farmhouse of Wonders (2015)

Stanotte a... (2015)

The Day of the Two Holy Popes (2015)

Sfumature di verità (2015)

The First Line (2014)

27 aprile Racconto di un evento (2014)

The Gambler Who Wouldn't Die (2013)

Eurotrapped (2013)

Un angelo all'inferno (2013)

Omamamia (2012)

Bond on Location (2012)

Pipì, Pupù e Rosmarina (2012)

Modigliani’s Genuine Fake Heads (2011)

First Happiness (2011)

Vittorio racconta Gassman: Una vita da mattatore (2010)

I Will Return (2009)

La bella società (2009)

Quantum of Solace (2008)

Il sangue e la rosa (2008)

Il sangue e la rosa (2008)

Io non dimentico (2008)

Bastardi (2008)

Ballerina (2008)

Milan – Palermo: The Return (2007)

Il generale Dalla Chiesa (2007)

A Beautiful Vacation (2006)