Biography
His melancholic demeanor made him ideal for downtrodden Everymen or other hard-luck types for whom life is a daily act of survival. He received his greatest showcases from director Lina Wertmuller, who cast him in nearly all of his films, most notably "Seven Beauties" (1973), which earned him an Oscar nomination as a concentration camp inmate who debases himself to stay alive. Unlike many of his contemporaries from Europe, Giannini was …
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Career Milestones
2008 | Reprised role of René Mathis in "Quantum of Solace"; second collaboration with Craig as Bond |
2006 | Cast as René Mathis in "Casino Royale" opposite Daniel Craig in his first film as James Bond |
2004 | Cast in Tony Scott's "Man of Fire" co-starring Denzel Washington and Dakota Fanning |
2003 | Starred opposite Maggie Smith in the HBO special "My House in Umbria" |
2001 | Cast as Inspector Pazzi in "Hannibal" the sequel to "Silence of the Lambs" |
1997 | Co-starred in the sci-Fi thriller "Mimic" |
1995 | Played the role of the protective father in "A Walk in the Clouds" |
1994 | Played Laban, father-in-law of "Jacob" in the TNT miniseries |
1992 | Starred in the Eugene Levy directed comedy "Once Upon a Crime..." |
1990 | TV debut in the Cinemax documentary, "Anthony Quinn" |
1989 | Starred in the "Life without Zoe" (directed by Francis Ford Coppola) segment of "New York Stories" |
1986 | Made directorial debut with "Ternosecco"; also co-starred |
1984 | Co-starred with JoBeth Williams in "American Dreamer" |
1981 | Appeared in Fassbinder's "Lili Marleen" |
1975 | Starred in the Italian film "Seven Beauties" for which he was nominated for the Academy Award for Best Actor |
1975 | Produced first feature, Wertmuller's "Pasqualino Settebellezze"; also played the title character |
1972 | First leading role as Mimi in Wertmuller's "Mimi Metallurgico Ferito Nell 'Onore" |
1969 | Appeared in first US production, "The Secret of Santa Vittoria" |
1966 | Had first film collaboration with Lina Wertmuller, "Rita la Zanzara" |
1966 | First collaboration with Lina Wertmuller, the stage production of "Two and Two Are No Longer Four" |
1965 | Made feature film debut in "Fango sulla Metropoli" |
1964 | Played the male lead in a production of William Shakespeare's "Romeo and Juliet" |
1961 | Made stage debut playing Puck in production of "A Midsummer Night's Dream" |
Awards
1976 | Academy Award for Actor In a Leading Role in Pasqualino Settebellezze |
1973 | Cannes Film Festival for Best Actor in Love and Anarchy |
1973 | San Sebastian International Film Festival for Official Awards - Premio San Sebastian Al Mejor Actor in Sono Stato Io |