Giancarlo Giannini

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Giancarlo Giannini
Born	1 August 1942 (1942-08-01) (age 69) La Spezia, Liguria, Italy
Occupation	Actor, Dubber
Years active	1965–present
Spouse	Livia Giampalmo (1967-1975) Eurilla del Bono (1983-present) 2 children

Giancarlo Giannini (Italian pronunciation: [dʒanˈkarlo dʒanˈnini]; born 1 August 1942) is an Italian actor and dubber.

Giannini was born in 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 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.^[1] 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.

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

In 2009, Giannini received a star on the Italian Walk of Fame in Toronto, Canada.^[2]

Selected Filmography

• Anzio (1968) as Pvt. Cellini
• Fräulein Doktor (1969) as Lt. Hans Rupert
• The Secret of Santa Vittoria (1969) as Fabio
• The Pizza Triangle (1970)
• Black Belly of the Tarantula (1971)
• La prima notte di quiete (1972)
• Mimi metallurgico ferito nell'onore (The Seduction of Mimi) (1972)
• Love and Anarchy (1973) as Antonio Soffiantini 'Tunin'
• Swept Away (1974) as Gennarino Carunchio
• The Sensual Man (1974)
• The Beast (1975)
• Seven Beauties (1976) Pasqualino Settebellezze - Nomination Academy Award for best actor
• L'innocente (1976)
• A Night Full of Rain (1977) as Paolo
• Blood Feud (1978)
• Lovers and Liars (1979)
• La vita è bella (Life Is Beautiful) (1980)
• Lili Marleen (1981)
• Where's Picone? (1983)
• Fever Pitch (1985)
• Saving Grace (1985) as Abalardi
• The Rogues (1987)
• Blood Red (1989)
• New York Stories (1989)
• 'o Re (1989) as Francis II of the Two Sicilies
• Tempo di uccidere (1989)
• Once Upon a Crime (1992) as Inspector Bonnard
• Like Two Crocodiles (1994)
• A Walk in the Clouds (1995) as Alberto Aragón
• The Elective Affinities (1996)
• The Disappearance of Garcia Lorca (1996) as Taxi
• Más allá del jardín (1996) as Bernardo
• Celluloide (1996)
• Mimic (1997) as Manny
• Dolce far niente (1998)
• Una noche con Sabrina Love (2000) as Leonardo
• Hannibal (2001) as Inspector Pazzi
• CQ (2001) as Enzo
• The Bankers of God: The Calvi Affair (2002)
• Darkness (2002) as Albert Rua
• I love you Eugenio (2002) as Eugenio
• Joshua (2002)
• Incantato (2003)
• My House in Umbria (2003) as Inspector Girotti
• Man on Fire (2004) as Miguel Manzano
• The Shadow Dancer (2005) as Father Moretti
• Casino Royale (2006) as René Mathis
• Tirant lo Blanc (2006) as Emperor of Visantia
• Quantum of Solace (2008) as René Mathis

TV work

• E le stelle stanno a guardare (1971) as Arthur Barras
• Sins (1986)
• Frank Herbert's Dune (2000) as Emperor Shaddam IV Corrino

References

External links

• Giancarlo Giannini at the Internet Movie Database