Giancarlo Giannini
Giancarlo Giannini, an Italian actor whose stage debut in Franco Zeffirelli's productions of Romeo and Juliet and A Midsummer Night's Dream foreshadowed his cinematic brilliance, ascended to international acclaim through a series of collaborations with Lina Wertmüller in the early 1970s. His Cannes Film Festival Award for Best Actor in "Love and Anarchy" and an Academy Award nomination for "Seven Beauties" cemented his status as a leading man, roles often nuanced and morally complex. From "The Innocent" to "Hannibal" and the James Bond franchise, Giannini's range spans historical dramas, action thrillers, and art house cinema. Off-screen, he lends his voice to Italian dubs of Hollywood classics, notably as the primary Italian voice of Al Pacino since 1975.
Known For
The roles that explain the career.
Filmography
80 credits across 2 departments.
| Year | Title | Role | Type |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | Cabrini | Pope Leo XIII | Film |
| 2023 | Book Club: The Next Chapter | Police Chief | Film |
| 2020 | Starman | Se stesso | Film |
| 2015 | Behind the White Glasses | Self | Film |
| 2013 | Eurotrapped | Don Ferracane | Film |
| 2013 | The Gambler Who Wouldn't Die | Nikita | Film |
| 2012 | Omamamia | Lorenzo | Film |
| 2011 | First Happiness | Ettore | Film |
| 2009 | La bella società | Dott. Guarrasi | Film |
| 2008 | Quantum of Solace | Mathis | Film |
| 2008 | Io non dimentico | Salvatore Conticello | TV |
| 2008 | Il Maresciallo Rocca e l'amico d'infanzia | Benedetto Diveri | TV |
| 2007 | Milan – Palermo: The Return | Turi Leofonte | Film |
| 2006 | Salvatore. Questa è la vita | Timpaliscia | Film |
| 2006 | The Maidens' Conspiracy | The Emperor | Film |
| 2006 | Casino Royale | Mathis | Film |
| 2005 | Shadows in the Sun | Father Moretti | Film |
| 2004 | 13 at a Table | Giulio | Film |
| 2004 | Man on Fire | Miguel Manzano | Film |
| 2003 | My House in Umbria | Inspector Girotti | Film |
| 2003 | Francesca and Nunziata | Giordano Montorsi | Film |
| 2003 | Five Moons Plaza | Branco | Film |
| 2003 | Incantato | Cesare Balocchi | Film |
| 2003 | Forever | Giovanni | Film |
| 2002 | Dracula | Dr. Enrico Valenzi | Film |
| 2002 | Amnèsia | Xavier (voice) | Film |
| 2002 | The Bankers Of God: The Calvi Affair | Flavio Carboni | Film |
| 2002 | Darkness | Albert Rua | Film |
| 2002 | Joshua | The Pope | Film |
| 2002 | Il consiglio d'Egitto | Narrator (voice) | Film |
| 2002 | Ti voglio bene Eugenio | Eugenio | Film |
| 2001 | The Whole Shebang | Pop Bazinni | Film |
| 2001 | CQ | Enzo | Film |
| 2001 | Momo | Presidente (voice) | Film |
| 2001 | Hannibal | Insp. Renaldo Pazzi | Film |
| 2000 | A Night with Sabrina Love | Leonardo | Film |
| 2000 | Frank Herbert's Dune | Emperor Shaddam Corrino IV | TV |
| 1999 | Milonga | Commissario | Film |
| 1999 | The Wasteland | Macrì | Film |
| 1998 | The Dinner | Professore | Film |
| 1997 | Heaven Before I Die | Thief | Film |
| 1997 | Mimic | Manny | Film |
| 1996 | La lupa | Padre Angiolino | Film |
| 1996 | Elective Affinities | Narrator (voice) | Film |
| 1996 | Palermo – Milan One Way | Turi Leofonte | Film |
| 1996 | The Marshal Rocca | Benedetto | TV |
| 1996 | Más allá del jardín | Bernardo | Film |
| 1996 | Fried Crumbed Brains | Film | |
| 1996 | Celluloide | Sergio Amidei | Film |
| 1995 | Like Two Crocodiles | Pietro Fraschini | Film |
| 1995 | A Walk in the Clouds | Alberto Aragón | Film |
| 1994 | Jacob | Laban | Film |
| 1993 | Giovanni Falcone | Paolo Borsellino | Film |
| 1992 | Once Upon a Crime | Inspector Bonnard | Film |
| 1990 | Life with the Kids | Adriano Setti | Film |
| 1990 | Dark Illness | Giuseppe Marchi | Film |
| 1989 | The Sleazy Uncle | Riccardo | Film |
| 1989 | Time to Kill | Il Maggiore | Film |
| 1989 | Brown Bread Sandwiches | Alberto | Film |
| 1989 | New York Stories | Claudio | Film |
| 1989 | 'o Re | Francis II of the Two Sicilies | Film |
| 1989 | Blood Red | Sebastian Collogero | Film |
| 1988 | Snack Bar Budapest | Avvocato | Film |
| 1987 | I picari | Guzmán de Alfarache | Film |
| 1987 | Ternosecco | Domenico | Film |
| 1986 | Sins | Marcello D'itri | TV |
| 1986 | Saving Grace | Abalardi | Film |
| 1985 | Fever Pitch | Charley | Film |
| 1984 | American Dreamer | Victor Marchand | Film |
| 1984 | Where's Picone? | Salvatore Cannavacciuolo | Film |
| 1981 | Lili Marleen | Robert | Film |
| 1979 | Good News | L'Innominato | Film |
| 1979 | Lovers and Liars | Guido Massacesi | Film |
| 1978 | Blood Feud | Nicola Sanmichele detto 'Nick' | Film |
| 1978 | A Night Full of Rain | Paolo | Film |
| 1976 | The Innocent | Tullio Hermil | Film |
| 1975 | Midnight Pleasures | Gino Benacio | Film |
| 1975 | Seven Beauties | Pasqualino Frafuso aka Settebellezze | Film |
| 1974 | The Beast | Nino Patrovita | Film |
| 1974 | The Murri Affair | Tullio Murri | Film |
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