Giancarlo Giannini
Birthdate: Aug 1, 1942
Birthplace: La Spezia, Liguria, Italy
Giancarlo Giannini is an Oscar-nominated Italian actor, director and multilingual dubber who made an international reputation for his leading roles in Italian films as well as for his mastery of a variety of languages and dialects.
He was born August 1, 1942, in La Spezia, Italy. For 10 years he lived and studied in Naples, earning a degree in electronics. At 18 he enrolled in the Academy of Dramatic Art D'Amico in Rome and made his stage acting debut there. His credits included performances in contemporary Italian plays as well, as in Italian productions of William Shakespeare's plays "Romeo and Juliet" and "A Midsummer's Night Dream". In 1965 he made his television debut starring as David Copperfield in the TV miniseries made by RAI ,the Italian national TV company. He made his big-screen debut in Libido (1965), a Freudian psychological thriller. Since 1966 he has been in a successful collaboration with legendary Italian director Lina Wertmüller, who made several award-winning films with Giannini as a male lead. He appears as peasant Tonino who prepares to assassinate dictator Benito Mussolini in Love & Anarchy (1973), as a sailor in the irony-laden comedy Swept Away (1974), and as a concentration-camp survivor in the Oscar-nominated Seven Beauties (1975). He also starred as a Jewish musician arrested by the Nazis in Rainer Werner Fassbinder's masterpiece Lili Marleen (1981).
Giannini also made a reputation for dubbing international stars in films released on the Italian market, such as Jack Nicholson, Al Pacino, Michael Douglas, Dustin Hoffman, Gérard Depardieu, and Ian McKellen, among others. He received a compliment from Stanley Kubrick for his dubbing of Nicholson in The Shining (1980). Giannini's fluency in English and his mastery of dialects has brought him a number of supporting roles in Hollywood productions, such as A Walk in the Clouds (1995), Hannibal (2001), Darkness (2002), and Man on Fire (2004), among many others. He appears as Rene Mathis in the 21st James Bond film Casino Royale (2006), and reprises the role in the sequel, Quantum of Solace (2008).
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- 2024 |
American Dreamer
asVictor Marchand
Phil's a dreamer. Most dreams don't come true. Phil hates that. But that's not going to stop Phil from dreaming.
- 2023 | Stanotte a Parigias Commissario Maigret
- 2023 |
Book Club: The Next Chapter
asPolice Chief
Follows the new journey of four best friends as they take their book club to Italy for the fun girls trip they never had.
- 2022 | Duettoas Gino
- 2021 | Gianni Schicchias Buoso Donati
- 2021 | Hugo in Argentinaas Narrator
- 2021 | I fratelli De Filippoas Eduardo Scarpetta
- 2021 | Senza malizia
- 2021 | Vitti d'arte, Vitti d'amore
- 2020 | Starman
- 2020 |
The Innocent
asTullio Hermil
Tullio Hermil is a chauvinist aristocrat who flaunts his mistress to his wife, but when he believes she has been unfaithful, he becomes enamored of her again.
- 2019 | Love Pret-a-porteas Giorgio's father
- 2019 | Sand and Fireas Talleyrand
- 2018 | Buon lavoroas Funzionario comunale
- 2018 | Diminutaas Marco Aurélio
- 2018 | Magical Nightsas Leandro Saponaro
- 2018 | Monica!
- 2017 | Nobili bugieas Franco
- 2017 | Pipi, Pupu & Rosemary: the Mystery of the Stolen Notesas Narrator
- 2017 | Tulipani: Liefde, eer en een fietsas Catarella
- 2017 |
The Dinner
asProfessore
Two sets of wealthy parents meet for dinner to decide what to do about a crime their sons have committed.
- 2017 |
Behind the White Glasses
asSelf
This musical portrait shines a spotlight on unknown aspects of the creative, visionary, and groundbreaking talent of filmmaker and writer Lina Wertmüller.
- 2017 |
Seven Beauties
asPasqualino Frafuso
The defense of honor, a strong value in Neapolitan society, and its effects on the life of everyman Pasquale Frafuso.
- 2017 |
Swept Away
asGennarino Carunchio
A trip into the Mediterranean sea becomes a trip into the discovery of how society's frameworks of the rich and poor are delicate and temporary.
- 2016 | Astrosamantha, the Space Record Woman
- 2016 | Black and White Stripes: The Juventus Storyas Narrator
- 2016 | Il ragazzo della Giudeccaas Giudice Mangrella
- 2016 | Oggi a te... domani a me
- 2016 | On Air: Storia di un successoas Presidente
- 2016 | Prigioniero della mia libertàas Ispettore Spaccini
- 2015 | Shades of Truthas Aaron Azulai
- 2014 | 27 aprile: Racconto di un evento
- 2014 | Cinema in Costiera
- 2014 | The First Lineas Petros
- 2013 | Eurotrappedas Don Cesare Ferracane
- 2013 | The Gambler Who Wouldn't Dieas Nikita
- 2012 | Omamamiaas Lorenzo
- 2010 | The Bright Side of the Moonas Ivan
- 2010 | Vittorio racconta Gassman: Una vita da mattatore
- 2008 | Bastardias Il Gatto
- 2008 | Quantum of Solaceas Rene Mathis
- 2008 |
Quantum of Solace
asRene Mathis
James Bond tries to stop an organisation from eliminating a country's most valuable resource.
- 2007 | Milan Palermo - The Returnas Turi Leofonte
- 2007 | Viaggio in corso nel cinema di Carlo Lizzani
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- 2006 | Salvatore - Questa è la vitaas Timpaliscia
- 2006 |
Casino Royale
asRene Mathis
After earning a licence to kill, secret agent James Bond sets out on his first mission as 007. Bond must defeat a private banker funding terrorists in a high-stakes game of poker at Casino Royale, in Montenegro.
- 2005 | Shadows in the Sunas Father Moretti
- 2002 | Darknessas Albert Rua
- 2004 | Man on Fireas Miguel Manzano
- 2003 | Con aura senz'aura: Viaggio ai confini dell'arteas Narrator
- 2003 | Five Moons Plazaas Branco
- 2003 | The Water... the Fireas David
- 2003 | Incantatoas Cesare
- 2002 | Mario Monicelli, l'artigiano di Viareggio
- 2002 | The Bankers of God: The Calvi Affairas Flavio Carboni
- 2002 | The Council of Egyptas Narrator
- 2002 | Ti voglio bene Eugenioas Eugenio
- 2002 | Ciao Americaas Zi' Felice
- 2001 | CQas Enzo
- 2002 | Joshuaas The Pope
- 2001 | A Long Long Long Night of Loveas Marcello
- 2001 | Momoas Capo degli Uomini Grigi
- 2001 | The Whole Shebangas Pop Bazinni
- 2001 | Hannibalas Pazzi
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- 2000 | A Night with Sabrina Loveas Leonardo
- 2000 | Viperas Guastamacchia
- 2000 | Welcome Albania
- 1999 | Milongaas Il commissario
- 1999 | The Wastelandas Macrì
- 1998 | Dolce far nienteas Count Nencini
- 1998 | The Room of the Sciroccoas Marquis of Acquafurata
- 1998 | Vuoti a perdereas Cesena
- 1998 |
Life Is Beautiful
asAntonio Murillo
When an open-minded Jewish waiter and his son become victims of the Holocaust, he uses a perfect mixture of will, humor and imagination to protect his son from the dangers around their camp.
- 1997 | Heaven Before I Dieas Thief
- 1997 | Una vacanza all'infernoas Avv. Ortega
- 1997 | Mimicas Manny
- 1996 | Acting Out
- 1996 | Celluloideas Sergio Amidei
- 1996 | La lupaas Padre Angiolino
- 1996 | Ultimo bersaglioas Leo Steiner
- 1995 | Palermo-Milan One Wayas Turi Leofonte
- 1995 | A Walk in the Cloudsas Alberto Aragon
- 1994 | Come due coccodrillias Pietro Fraschini
- 1992 | Once Upon a Crime...as Inspector Bonnard
- 1990 | Dark Illnessas Giuseppe Marchi
- 1990 | Nel giardino delle roseas Tramontano
- 1990 | The Amusements of Private Lifeas Charles Renard
- 1989 | 'O reas Francesco II di Borbone
- 1989 | Good Night, Michaelangeloas Alberto
- 1989 | The Sleazy Uncleas Riccardo
- 1989 | Blood Redas Sebastian Collogero
- 1988 | Snack Bar Budapestas The Lawyer
- 1987 | The Numbers Gameas Domenico
- 1987 | The Roguesas Guzman
- 1985 | Fever Pitchas Charley
- 1984 | Where's Picone?as Salvatore Cannavacciuolo
- 1982 | My Darling, My Dearestas Gennarino Laganà
- 1981 | Lili Marleenas Robert
- 1979 | Good Newsas L'Innominato
- 1979 | Lovers and Liarsas Guido Massacesi
- 1978 | A Night Full of Rainas Paolo
- 1978 | Blood Feudas Nicola Sanmichele detto 'Nick'
- 1975 | The Immortal Bacheloras Gino Benacio
- 1974 | The Murri Affairas Tullio Murri
- 1973 | How Funny Can Sex Be?as Domenico ('Signora sono le 8')
- 1973 | Love & Anarchyas Antonio Soffiantini 'Tunin'
- 1973 | Sono stato io!as Biagio Solise
- 1973 | The Sensual Manas Paolo Castorini
- 1972 | Hector the Mightyas Ulisse
- 1972 | Indian Summeras Giorgio Mosca aka 'Spider'
- 1972 | The Seduction of Mimias Carmelo Mardocheo detto Mimí
- 1971 | A Prostitute Serving the Public and in Compliance with the Laws of the Stateas Walter Merighi
- 1971 | Black Belly of the Tarantulaas Inspector Tellini
- 1971 | Mio padre Monsignoreas Oreste
- 1970 | The Pizza Triangleas Nello Serafini
- 1969 | My Sister, My Loveas Dario
- 1969 | Rose Spotas Giancarlo
- 1969 | The Secret of Santa Vittoriaas Fabio
- 1968 | Anzioas Pvt. Cellini
- 1967 | Arabellaas Saverio
- 1967 | Don't Sting the Mosquitoas Paolo Randi
- 1967 | I criminali della metropolias Gerard Lemaire
- 1967 | Stasera mi buttoas Carlo Timidoni
- 1966 | Rita the Mosquitoas Paolo Randi
- 1965 | Libidoas Christian Coreau
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