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Giancarlo Giannini, born on August 1, 1942, is a renowned Italian actor, voice actor, film director, and screenwriter. He holds prestigious accolades such as the Cannes Film Festival Award for Best Actor for his performance in Love and Anarchy (1973) and an Academy Award nomination for Seven Beauties (1975). He is a four-time recipient of the David di Donatello Award for Best Actor. Giannini began his artistic journey on stage, starring in Franco Zeffirelli's productions of Romeo and Juliet and A Midsummer Night's Dream, before transitioning to television in the early 1960s. His breakout lead role in a film came with Rita the Mosquito (1965), marking the first of many collaborations with filmmaker Lina Wertmüller. Subsequently, he rose to international fame with Wertmüller's films such as The Seduction of Mimi (1972), Love and Anarchy (1973), and Seven Beauties (1975).
Well-versed in voice dubbing, Giannini has contributed to Italian-language versions of numerous films since the 1960s. He has been the official Italian voice-over for Al Pacino since 1975 and has also vigorously lended his voice for Jack Nicholson, Michael Douglas, and Helmut Berger. His English expertise has brought him many roles in Hollywood productions, including as Inspector Pazzi in Hannibal. His filmography also includes Man on Fire (2004), A Walk in the Clouds (1995), and the James Bond films Casino Royale (2006) and Quantum of Solace (2008). Beyond his acting career, Giannini has pioneered in inventing gadgets and written a memoir in collaboration with Gabriella Greison, published by Longanesi in 2014.
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Given Name: Giancarlo Giannini
Born: La Spezia, Kingdom of Italy
Citizenship: Italian
Birthday: August 1, 1942
Occupations: Actor, Voice Actor, Film Director, Screenwriter
Years Active: 1961-present
Children: 4
Spouses: Livia Giampalmo, Eurilla del Bono
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Book Club: The Next Chapter
L'Innocente
The Catcher Was a Spy
Once Upon a Crime...
A Walk in the Clouds
Fever Pitch
Cabrini
Swept Away
Eurotrapped
Omamamia
On Air: Storia di Un Successo
Tulipani: Love, Honour and a Bicycle
Pipi, Pupu & Rosemary: The Mystery of the Stolen Notes
Black and White Stripes: The Juventus Story
Sono Gassman! - Vittorio re della commedia
Breaking the Silence: The Making of Hannibal
Momo
The Bankers of God: The Calvi Affair
Amnèsia
Magical Nights
13 at a Table
A Night with Sabrina Love
The Whole Shebang
Francesca and Nunziata
Five Moons Plaza
My House in Umbria
Shadows in the Sun
Elio Petri: Notes About a Filmmaker
The Maidens’ Conspiracy
A Beautiful Vacation
Milan – Palermo: The Return
Frank Herbert’s Dune
Dracula
Vengeance Is Mine: Reinventing ‘Man on Fire’
Salvatore. Questa è la vita
Anthony Quinn: An Original
Life with the Kids
Dark Illness
Sins
Where’s Picone?
Sins
Saving Grace
’o Re
Blood Red
Lili Marleen
The Sleazy Uncle
American Dreamer
Snack Bar Budapest
Time to Kill
New York Stories
I Fratelli De Filippo
I picari
Hugo in Argentina
We Are Cinema
Lili Marleen
The Sleazy Uncle
American Dreamer
Snack Bar Budapest
Time to Kill
Vitti d’arte, Vitti d’amore
Lovers and Liars
Seven Beauties
Life Is Beautiful
Giovanni Falcone
The Betrayal
Hector the Mighty
A Night Full of Rain
The Innocent
Like Two Crocodiles
Rita the Mosquito
The Secret of Santa Vittoria
Good News
The Sisters
Tonight I’ll Throw Me
Blood Feud
The Murri Affair
The Sensual Man
Elective Affinities
Don Camillo and the Contestants
A Drama of Jealousy (and other things)
Love and Anarchy
The Beast
The Seduction of Mimi
Más allá del jardín
Indian Summer
Arabella
Mazzabubù… quante corna stanno quaggiù?
La lupa
Libido
Duetto
Palermo – Milan One Way
The Black Belly of the Tarantula
Don’t Sting the Mosquito
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2021
I Fratelli De Filippo
Eduardo Scarpetta
Hugo in Argentina
Narrator (voice)
We Are Cinema
Self (archive footage)
Vitti d’arte, Vitti d’amore
Sé stesso
2018
The Catcher Was a Spy
Sono Gassman! - Vittorio re della commedia
Self
Magical Nights
Leandro Saponaro
2017
Tulipani: Love, Honour and a Bicycle
Catarella
Pipi, Pupu & Rosemary: The Mystery of the Stolen Notes
Narratore (voice)
2016
On Air: Storia di Un Successo
Presidente
Black and White Stripes: The Juventus Story
Himself - Narrator (voice)
2006
The Maidens’ Conspiracy
The Emperor
A Beautiful Vacation
Self
Salvatore. Questa è la vita
Timpaliscia
2005
Shadows in the Sun
Father Moretti
Elio Petri: Notes About a Filmmaker
Self
Vengeance Is Mine: Reinventing ‘Man on Fire’
Self
2001
Breaking the Silence: The Making of Hannibal
Self
Momo
Presidente (voice)
The Whole Shebang
Pop Bazinni
Francesca and Nunziata
Giordano Montorsi
1995
A Walk in the Clouds
Like Two Crocodiles
Pietro Fraschini
Palermo – Milan One Way
Turi Leofonte
1989
’o Re
re Francesco II di Borbone
Blood Red
Sebastian Collogero
The Sleazy Uncle
Riccardo
Time to Kill
Il Maggiore
New York Stories
Claudio
The Sleazy Uncle
Riccardo
Time to Kill
Il Maggiore
1984
Where’s Picone?
Salvatore Cannavacciuolo
American Dreamer
Victor Marchand
American Dreamer
Victor Marchand
1979
L'Innocente
Lovers and Liars
Guido Massacesi
Life Is Beautiful
Antonio Murillo
Good News
L'Innominato
1972
Hector the Mighty
Ulisse, il drittone
Don Camillo and the Contestants
fratello di "Veleno"
The Seduction of Mimi
Carmelo Mardocheo / Mimí
Indian Summer
Giorgio Mosca aka 'Spider'
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