Giancarlo Sbragia
Giancarlo Sbragia (14 March 1926 – 28 June 1994) was an Italian actor, voice actor, stage director and playwright. Life and career. Born in Rome, Sbragia graduated at the Silvio d’Amico Academy of Dramatic Arts in 1947, and debuted on stage at the Piccolo Teatro in Milan, with the theatrical company of Giorgio Strehler. He debuted as a playwright in 1953 with the play "Le veglie inutili", and in 1956 he debuted as a stage director with the drama "Ricorda con rabbia". Between 1958 and 1959 he worked with the theatrical company of Michelangelo Antonioni and Luca Ronconi, and  in 1960 he was co-founder, together with Enrico Maria Salerno and Ivo Garrani, of the stage company "Attori Associati". Between the 1960s and the 1970s Sbragia was also very active on television series, notably playing Napoleon in the successful drama series "I grandi camaleonti". Personal life. Sbragia was the father of actor Mattia Sbragia. From 1992 until his death, he was married to the actress Alessandra Panaro.