Actor
Giancarlo Giannini
August 1, 1942 · La Spezia, Liguria, Italy
Giancarlo Giannini (Italian: [dʒaŋˈkarlo dʒanˈniːni]; born 1 August 1942) is an Italian actor. He won the Cannes Film Festival Award for Best Actor 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 Romeo and Juliet and A Midsummer Night's Dream. 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.
Notable work
7.6Casino Royale (2006)
as Mathis
6.3Quantum of Solace (2008)
as Mathis
7.5Man on Fire (2004)
as Miguel Manzano
6.8Hannibal (2001)
as Insp. Renaldo Pazzi
6.1Mimic (1997)
as Manny
7.4A Walk in the Clouds (1995)
as Alberto Aragón
5.7Darkness (2002)
as Albert Rua
6.2New York Stories (1989)
as Claudio
6.8Frank Herbert's Dune (2000)
as Emperor Shaddam Corrino IV
7.4Swept Away (1974)
as Gennarino Carunchio
6.2The Catcher Was a Spy (2018)
as Professor Eduardo Amaldi
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