Giancarlo Giannini

Acting

🎂 1942-08-01

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 supporting 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 Francesca 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. Description above from the Wikipedia article Giancarlo Giannini, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.

Cast credits(184)

Don Giuseppe Bastianelli

2006

Marcello

2019

Pope Eugene IV.

2025

Emperor Shaddam Corrino IV

2000

Marcello D'itri

1986

Verrocchio

2021

Gian Pietro Liegi

2018

Se stesso

2015

Cardinale Eugenio Rospigliosi

2008

Mathis

2006

Dino De Gregorio

2022

Miguel Manzano

2004

Benedetto

1996

Mathis

2008

Police Chief

2023

David Copperfield adulto

1965

Alberto Aragón

1995

Manny

1997

Carlo Cattaneo

2004

Pope Leo XIII

2024

Professor Eduardo Amaldi

2018

Self (archive footage)

2021

Giorgio Mosca aka 'Spider'

1972

Insp. Renaldo Pazzi

2001

Gennarino Carunchio

1974

Inspector Bonnard

1992

Tullio Hermil

1976

Claudio

1989

Carmelo Mardocheo / Mimí

1972

Antonio Soffiantini 'Tunin'

1973

Father Moretti

2005

Albert Rua

2002

Adriano Setti

1990

The Emperor

2006

Xavier (voice)

2002

Self

2001

Dr. Enrico Valenzi

2002

Nicola Sanmichele detto 'Nick'

1978

Laban

1994

Pasqualino Frafuso aka Settebellezze

1975

Robert

1981

Giovanni

2003

Sebastian Collogero

1989

Tullio Murri

1974

Pvt. Cellini

1968

Professeur

1993

Fabio

1970

Avvocato

1988

Narratore (voice)

2012

Inspector Girotti

2003

Enzo

2001

Paolo Borsellino

1993

il professore

1998

Victor Marchand

1984

Charles Renard

1990

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')

1973