Giancarlo Giannini (born 1 August 1942) is an Italian actor and voice actor. He won the

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for his performance in '' Love and Anarchy'' (1973) and received an Academy Award nomination for '' Seven Beauties'' (1975). He is also a four-time recipient of the David di Donatello Award for Best Actor. Giannini began his career on stage, starring in Franco Zeffirelli's productions of ''

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'' and ''

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''. After appearing predominantly on television throughout the early 1960s, he had his first lead role in a film in '' Rita the Mosquito'' (1965), the first of many collaborations with filmmaker Lina Wertmüller. He rose to international stardom through Wertmüller's '' The Seduction of Mimi'' (1972), ''Love and Anarchy'' (1973), ''Swept Away'' (1974), culminating in his Oscar-nominated turn in ''Seven Beauties'' (1975). His other films include ''The Innocent'' (1976), ''Lili Marleen'' (1980), '' New York Stories'' (1990), '' A Walk in the Clouds'' (1995), ''Man on Fire'' (2004), and the James Bond films '' Casino Royale'' (2006) and ''

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'' (2008). He is also a dubbing artist, contributing voice work to the Italian-language versions of dozens of films since the 1960s. He has been the official Italian dubber of

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since 1975, and has also dubbed Jack Nicholson, Michael Douglas, and Helmut Berger.

Early life

Giannini was born in

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and he spent most of his childhood in the settlement of Pitelli. In 1952, Giannini and his family moved to Naples where he received a diploma in electronic engineering at the Alessandro Volta Technological State Technical Institute. During his teen years, he moved to Rome and studied at the Accademia Nazionale di Arte Drammatica Silvio D'Amico.

Acting career

Stage

Giannini made his stage debut at the age of 18, opposite Lilla Brignone in ''In memoria di una signora amica,'' directed by Giuseppe Patroni Griffi. His breakthrough came when he was cast by Franco Zeffirelli in a production of ''

'' which played at The Old Vic.

Film and television

Giannini made his film debut in a small part in ''

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for his performance in '' Love and Anarchy'' (1973). In 1976, he starred in '' Seven Beauties'', for which he was nominated for the

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. Giannini is known for his starring roles in films directed by Lina Wertmüller. In addition to ''Seven Beauties'' and '' Swept Away'', he also appeared in '' The Seduction of Mimi'', '' Love and Anarchy'', ''A Night Full of Rain'', and ''Francesca e Nunziata''. Giannini has also achieved some international success. His fluency in English has brought him a number of featured roles in Hollywood productions, most notably as Inspector Pazzi in ''

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''. He also appeared in '' Man on Fire''. Giannini played Alberto Aragón in '' A Walk in the Clouds'' in 1995, and Emperor Shaddam IV in the 2000 ''Dune'' miniseries. In 2002, he starred in the

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'' Darkness''. He later portrayed French agent

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in the James Bond films '' Casino Royale'' (2006) and ''

'' (2008). In 2009, Giannini received a star on the Italian Walk of Fame in Toronto, Canada. He is currently set to receive a star on the

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in 2021.

Voice acting

Giannini has had a successful career as a voice actor and dubber. He helped with the foundation of the C.V.D. along with Renato Turi, Corrado Gaipa, Valeria Valeri, Oreste Lionello, Wanda Tettoni and other dubbers. Giannini is the official Italian voice dubber of

. Both he and Ferruccio Amendola were the primary dubbers of Pacino until Amendola's death in 2001 when Giannini became the main voice dubber. He also dubbed Jack Nicholson's voice as Jack Torrance in the Italian release of '' The Shining'' and the Joker in ''

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'' and Michael Douglas as Gordon Gekko in ''

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'' and the 2010 sequel as well as dubbing other actors such as Dustin Hoffman,

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, Ryan O'Neal, Jeremy Irons, Mel Gibson, Tim Allen, Leonard Whiting and

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in some of their work. In Giannini's animated roles, he voiced Carl Fredricksen (voiced by Ed Asner) in the Italian dub of the Pixar film '' Up''. He also provided the Italian voice of Raul Menendez in the ''

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'' game franchise. Outside of dubbing, he provided a voice role in the 2001 Italian animated film '' Momo'' in which he voiced the main antagonist.

Other ventures

Aside from acting, Giannini took up inventing as a hobby. Some of the gadgets he designed were used in the 1992 film '' Toys'' starring Robin Williams. Giannini also collaborated with Gabriella Greison on his memoir ''Sono ancora un bambino'' which was published by Longanesi in 2014. A year later, he received the Premio Cesare Pavese. In 2012 he collaborated with italian singer

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in "Io sono te", from his album ''Noi''.

Personal life

From 1967 until 1975, Giannini was married to actress Livia Giampalmo and they had two children. Their eldest son was Lorenzo, who died in 1987 from an aneurysm shortly before his 20th birthday. Their second-born son is actor Adriano Giannini, who played his father's role in the 2002 remake of ''Swept Away''. Since 1983, he has been married to Eurilla del Bono and they have two sons, Emanuele and Francesco who are musicians.

Selected filmography

Films

Giancarlo Giannini - Dramma della gelosia

* '' Libido'' (1965) as Christian * '' Rita the Mosquito'' (1966) as Paolo Randi * ''

I criminali della metropoli ''I criminali della metropoli'' (a.k.a. ''Fango sulla metropoli'' Don't Sting the Mosquito'' (1967) as Paolo Randi * ''Stasera mi butto'' (1967) as Carlo Timidoni * ''

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'' (1967) as Saverio * '' Anzio'' (1968) as Pvt. Cellini * '' Fräulein Doktor'' (1969) as Lt. Hans Rupert * ''Le sorelle'' (1969) as Dario * '' The Secret of Santa Vittoria'' (1969) as Fabio * '' Giacomo Casanova: Childhood and Adolescence'' (1969) as Giacomo Casanova (voice, uncredited) * ''

The Pizza Triangle ''The Pizza Triangle'' ( it, Dramma della gelosia (tutti i particolari in cronaca) and also released as ''Drama of Jealousy'') is a 1970 Italian commedia all'italiana film directed by Ettore Scola and written by Scola and the famous screenwriter du ...

'' (1970) as Nello * ''Una macchia rosa'' (1970) as Giancarlo * '' Una prostituta al servizio del pubblico e in regola con le leggi dello stato'' (1971) as Walter * ''Mazzabubù... Quante corna stanno quaggiù?'' (1971) as Lucio, the newly wed * ''Un aller simple'' (1971) as Weber * ''Mio padre monsignore'' (1971) as Oreste * '' Black Belly of the Tarantula'' (1971) as Inspector Tellini * ''

Hector the Mighty ''Hector the Mighty'' ( it, Ettore lo fusto) is a 1972 Italian comedy film directed by Enzo G. Castellari. A parody of Homer's ''Iliad'' set in modern times, it is loosely based on the 1966 novel ''Le roi des Mirmidous'' by Henri Viard and Bernard ...

'' (1972) as Ulisse * '' The Seduction of Mimi'' (a.k.a. ''Mimi metallurgico ferito nell'onore'') (1972) as Carmelo Mardocheo detto Mimí * ''Don Camillo e i giovani d'oggi'' (1972) as Veleno * ''

La prima notte di quiete ''La prima notte di quiete'' is a 1972 romantic drama film directed by Valerio Zurlini. It stars Alain Delon, Sonia Petrovna, Renato Salvatori, Alida Valli, Adalberto Maria Merli, Salvo Randone and Lea Massari. The version released in France and W ...

'' (1972) as Giorgio Mosca aka 'Spider' * '' Love and Anarchy'' (1973) as Antonio Soffiantini 'Tunin' * '' It Was I'' (1973) as Biagio Solise * '' The Sensual Man'' (1973) as Paolo Castorini * '' How Funny Can Sex Be?'' (1973) as 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") * '' Drama of the Rich'' (1974) as Tullio Murri * '' The Beast'' (1974) as Nino Patrovita * '' Swept Away'' (1974) as Gennarino Carunchio * '' The Immortal Bachelor'' (1975) as Gino Benacio * '' Seven Beauties'' (1975) (a.k.a. ''Pasqualino Settebellezze'') as Pasqualino Frafuso aka Settebellezze (Nomination Academy Award for best actor) * '' The Innocent'' (1976) as Tullio Hermil * ''

A Night Full of Rain ''A Night Full of Rain'' ( it, La fine del mondo nel nostro solito letto in una notte piena di pioggia; literal English translation: ''The end of the world in our usual bed on a night full of rain'') is a 1978 Italian American film directed by Li ...

'' (1978) as Paolo * '' Blood Feud'' (1978) as Nicola Sanmichele detto 'Nick' * '' Lovers and Liars'' (1979) as Guido Massacesi * '' Good News'' (1979) as L'Innominato * '' Life Is Beautiful'' (1979) as Antonio Murillo * '' Lili Marleen'' (1981) as Robert * '' My Darling, My Dearest'' (1982) as Gennarino Laganà * '' Where's Picone?'' (1984) as Salvatore Cannavacciuolo * '' American Dreamer'' (1984) as Victor Marchand * '' Fever Pitch'' (1985) as Charley * '' Saving Grace'' (1986) as Abalardi * ''Ternosecco'' (1987) as Domenico * '' The Rogues'' (1987) as Guzman * ''

Snack Bar Budapest ''Snack Bar Budapest'' is a 1988 Italian neo-noir comedy film written and directed by Tinto Brass and starring Giancarlo Giannini. It is based on the novel with the same title by Marco Lodoli and Silvia Bre.- - Plot A disbarred lawyer (Giancarlo ...

'' (1988) as Avvocato * '' 'o Re'' (1989) as Francis II of the Two Sicilies * '' New York Stories'' (1989) as Claudio (segment "Life without Zoe") * ''

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'' (1989) as Sebastian Collogero * '' The Sleazy Uncle'' (1989) as Riccardo * ''Brown Bread Sandwiches'' (1989) as Alberto * '' Time to Kill'' (1989) as Major * '' Dark Illness'' (1990) as Giuseppe Marchi * ''Nel giardino delle rose'' (1990) as Tramontano * '' The Amusements of Private Life'' (1990) as Charles Renard * '' Once Upon a Crime'' (1992) as Inspector Bonnard * '' Giovanni Falcone'' (1993) as Paolo Borsellino * '' Like Two Crocodiles'' (1994) as Pietro Fraschini * '' A Walk in the Clouds'' (1995) as Alberto Aragón * '' Palermo – Milan One Way'' (1995) as Turi Leofonte * ''

Celluloide ''Celluloide'' is a 1996 Italian historical drama film directed by Carlo Lizzani from a screenplay by Furio Scarpelli, Ugo Pirro and Lizzani, based on the 1983 novel of the same name by Pirro. It stars Giancarlo Giannini, Massimo Ghini, Anna Falch ...

'' (1996) as Sergio Amidei * '' The Elective Affinities'' (1996) as Narrator (voice) * '' The Border'' (1996) as Von Zirkenitz * '' La lupa'' (1996) as Padre Angiolino * '' The Disappearance of Garcia Lorca'' (1996) as Taxi * ''Ultimo bersaglio'' (1996) as Leo Steiner * ''Más allá del jardín'' (1996) as Bernardo * ''Cervellini fritti impanati'' (1996) * '' Mimic'' (1997) as Manny * ''Una vacanza all'inferno'' (1997) as Avv. Ortega * ''

Heaven Before I Die ''Heaven Before I Die'' is a 1997 indie comedy film written and directed by Izidore Musallam and starring Andy Velasquez, Giancarlo Giannini, Joanna Pacula and Omar Sharif. Plot This is the story of an outcast named Jacob, a Palestinian. Jacob's ...

'' (1997) as Thief * '' The Dinner'' (1998) as Professore * ''

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'' (1998) as Count Nencini * ''

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'' (1998) as Marquis of Acquafurata * ''Vuoti a perdere'' (1999) as Francesco Cesena * '' Milonga'' (1999) as Commissioner * ''Terra bruciata'' (1999) as Macrì * ''

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'' (2000) as Leonardo * '' Viper'' (2000) as Guastamacchia * ''Welcome Albania'' (2000) * ''

'' (2001) as Inspector Pazzi * ''Una lunga lunga lunga notte d'amore'' (2001) as Marcello * '' CQ'' (2001) as Enzo * '' The Whole Shebang'' (2001) as Pop Bazinni * '' Momo'' (2001) as Capo degli Uomini Grigi (voice) * '' I Love You Eugenio'' (2002) as Eugenio * ''

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'' (2002) as Zi' Felice * '' The Bankers of God: The Calvi Affair'' (2002) as Flavio Carboni * '' Joshua'' (2002) as The Pope * '' Darkness'' (2002) as Albert Rua * '' The Council of Egypt'' (2002) as Narrator (voice) * ''Mario Monicelli, l'artigiano di Viareggio'' (2002) as Himself * ''

Incantato ''Incantato'' ( it, Il cuore altrove, also known as ''The Heart Is Elsewhere'' or ''The Heart Is Everywhere'') is a 2003 Italian drama film directed by Pupi Avati. It was entered into the 2003 Cannes Film Festival. Cast * Neri Marcorè as Nello ...

'' (2003) as Cesare * '' My House in Umbria'' (2003, TV Movie) as Inspector Girotti * '' Five Moons Square'' (2003) as Branco * ''L'acqua... il fuoco'' (2003) as David * '' Forever'' (2003) as Giovanni * '' Man on Fire'' (2004) as Miguel Manzano * ''

13 at a Table ''13 at a Table'' ( it, 13dici a tavola, also known as ''Tredici a tavola'') is a 2004 Italian comedy film written and directed by Enrico Oldoini. It was entered into the main competition at the 2005 Tokyo International Film Festival. Cast ...

'' (2004) as Older Giulio * '' Raul: Straight to Kill'' (2005) as Giudice Porfirio * '' The Shadow Dancer'' (2005) as Father Moretti * ''

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'' (2006) as Emperor of Visantia * ''Salvatore – Questa è la vita'' (2006) as Timpaliscia * '' Casino Royale'' (2006) as

* ''Milano Palermo – Il ritorno'' (2007) as Turi Leofonte * ''

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'' (2008) as Il Gatto * ''

'' (2008) as

* ''La bella società'' (2010) as Dott. Guarrasi * ''La prima notte della luna'' (2010) as Ivan * ''Omamamia'' (2012) as Lorenzo * ''AmeriQua'' (2013) as Don Cesare Ferracane * '' Ti ho cercata in tutti i necrologi'' (2013) as Nikita * ''Promakhos'' (2014, directed by Coerte Voorhees, John Voorhees) as Petros * ''Shades of Truth'', (2015, directed by Liana Marabini) as Aaron Azulai * ''On Air: Storia di un successo'' (2016) as Presidente * ''Il ragazzo della Giudecca'' (2016) as Giudice Mangrella * ''Prigioniero Della Mia Liberta'' (2016) * ''Oggi a te... domani a me'' (2016) * ''Nobili bugie'' (2017) as Franco * '' The Neighborhood'' (2017) as Gianluca Moretti * '' Tulipani, Love, Honour and a Bicycle'' (2017) as Catarella * ''Pipi, Pupu & Rosemary: the Mystery of the Stolen Notes'' (2017) as Narrator (voice) * ''Liubov pret-a-porte'' (2017) as Giorgio's father * '' The Catcher Was a Spy'' (2018) as Professor Eduardo Amaldi * ''

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'' (2018) as Leandro Saponaro

Television

* "Sabato Sera" (1967, one episode) * '' E le stelle stanno a guardare'' (1971) as Arthur Barras * '' Sins'' (1986) * '' Vita coi figli'' (1990) as Adriano Setti * '' Frank Herbert's Dune'' (2000) as Emperor Shaddam IV * '' Catch-22'' (2019) as Marcello * '' Leonardo'' (2021) as

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Dubbing roles

Live action

*Sonny Wortzik in '' Dog Day Afternoon'' *Steve Burns in '' Cruising'' *Ivan Travalian in '' Author! Author!'' * Richard Roma in ''

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'' *Frank Slade in '' Scent of a Woman'' * Carlito Brigante in '' Carlito's Way'' *Vincent Hanna in '' Heat'' *Mayor John Pappas in ''

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'' *

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in '' Looking for Richard'' *

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in ''

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'' *John Milton /

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in '' The Devil's Advocate'' * Lowell Bergman in '' The Insider'' *Tony D'Amato in '' Any Given Sunday'' *Will Dormer in '' Insomnia'' *Viktor Taransky in ''

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'' *Starkman in '' Gigli'' *Walter Burke in '' The Recruit'' *

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in '' The Merchant of Venice'' * Willy Bank in '' Ocean's Thirteen'' *Val in '' Stand Up Guys'' *Marvin Schwarzs in ''

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'' *

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in '' The Irishman'' * Aldo Gucci in '' House of Gucci'' * Jack Kevorkian in '' You Don't Know Jack'' * Phil Spector in '' Phil Spector'' * Joe Paterno in '' Paterno'' *Meyer Offerman in '' Hunters'' * Jack Torrance in '' The Shining'' * Jack Napier / Joker in ''

'' *David Locke in '' The Passenger'' *Jimmy Hoffa in '' Hoffa'' *Jerry Black in ''

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'' *Harry Sanborn in '' Something's Gotta Give'' *Frank Costello in '' The Departed'' *Thomas Levy in '' Marathon Man'' * Pope John XXIII in '' John XXIII: The Pope of Peace'' * Gordon Gekko in ''

'' *Gordon Gekko in '' Wall Street: Money Never Sleeps'' *Andrew Shepard in '' The American President'' *Buddy Ackerman in '' Swimming with Sharks'' *Richard III in ''

'' * Romeo in ''

'' *Larry Kelly in '' Callas Forever'' *Scott Calvin in '' The Santa Clause'' *John Valentine in '' Twilight Zone: The Movie'' *Mark in '' Zabriskie Point'' *

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in '' Danton'' * Obelix in '' Asterix & Obelix Take On Caesar'' * Edmond Dantès in ''

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'' *

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in ''

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'' * Andrei Chikatilo in ''

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'' * Prince Hamlet in '' Hamlet'' *Tony in '' Looking for Mr. Goodbar'' *Crowe Wheelwright in '' Lawman'' * Charles Serking in '' Tales of Ordinary Madness''

Animation

*Carl Fredricksen in '' Up'' *Fritz the Cat in '' Fritz the Cat''

Video games

*Raul Menendez in '' Call of Duty: Black Ops II'' *Raul Menendez in '' Call of Duty: Black Ops 4''

Awards and nominations

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Academy Awards

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Nastro d'Argento

Film festivals

Other awards

Honours

Grand Officer (2nd Class), Order of Merit of the Italian Republic (2003) * ITA OMRI 2001 GC BAR

Knight Grand Cross (1st Class), Order of Merit of the Italian Republic (2007)

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* * * {{DEFAULTSORT:Giannini, Giancarlo 1942 births Living people People from La Spezia Italian male television actors Italian male film actors Italian male voice actors Italian male stage actors Italian male video game actors Italian film directors 20th-century Italian inventors Accademia Nazionale di Arte Drammatica Silvio D'Amico alumni Commanders of the Order of Merit of the Italian Republic Cannes Film Festival Award for Best Actor winners David di Donatello winners Nastro d'Argento winners Ciak d'oro winners 20th-century Italian male actors 21st-century Italian male actors