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Elio Pandolfi

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Elio Pandolfi
Pandolfi in 1954
Born(1926-06-17)17 June 1926
Died11 October 2021(2021-10-11) (aged 95)
Rome, Italy
Occupations
  • actor
  • voice actor
  • director

Elio Pandolfi (17 June 1926 – 11 October 2021) was an Italian stage, film and television actor, voice actor, and radio personality.

Life and career

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Born in Rome, Pandolfi got a degree in accounting, and then enrolled at the Silvio d’Amico Academy of Dramatic Arts graduating in 1948.[1] He debuted on stage the same year, and was mainly active in theater, including operetta, musical theatre and revue.[1] Pandolfi appeared as a character actor in a number of films, mainly in humorous roles,[1] and was known for his skills as an impressionist, imitating other people (both men and women), foreign accents, and languages.[2] Pursuing a career as a voice actor and dubber,[1] he was renowned for his ability in dubbing even female roles effectively, which sometimes led him to provide post-syncronized dialogue of a few Italian actresses.[2][3][4] With some help from Marcello Mastroianni, later described by Pandolfi as "the best friend I ever had", he met and got to work with Federico Fellini, who hired him to voice many characters in films such as La dolce vita and .[3]

Pandolfi died on 11 October 2021, at the age of 95.[5][6]

Selected filmography

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Voice work

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Year Title Role Notes Ref
1963 Black Sabbath Voice on the phone Horror film, voice-over [7]
1981 Che casino... con Pierino! [it] Narrator Comedy film [8]
1989 12 registi per 12 città [it] Documentary ("Verona" segment) [9]
2004 La storia di Leo Camea Animated film [10]
2005 Yo-Rhad - Un amico dallo spazio [it] Merope Animated film [11]
2006 Tormenti - Film disegnato [it] Tarantinellis, commissioner, porter, La Merz, Spanish guard, English officer Animated film [12]

References

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  1. ^ a b c d Roberto Poppi, Enrico Lancia. Dizionario del cinema italiano. Gli attori. Gremese Editore, 2003. pp. 95–96. ISBN 8884402697.
  2. ^ a b RAI (14 February 1991). ELIO PANDOLFI, un attore, mille voci. YouTube (in Italian).
  3. ^ a b Andrea Razza (9 September 2011). ELIO PANDOLFi e il DOPPIAGGIO (2011). YouTube (in Italian).
  4. ^ Elio Pandolfi ricorda Luchino Visconti. YouTube (in Italian).
  5. ^ "È morto Elio Pandolfi, una vita tra radio e palcoscenico". La Repubblica. 11 October 2021. Retrieved 11 October 2021.
  6. ^ Morto l'attore Elio Pandolfi, una lunga carriera tra palco, radio e doppiaggio - Cultura & Spettacoli (in Italian), 11 October 2021, retrieved 14 October 2021
  7. ^ "Elio Pandolfi's voice acting and dubbing works". Il mondo dei doppiatori, antoniogenna.net (in Italian).
  8. ^ "Che casino... con Pierino! (1982) - Bitto Albertini - Cast & Crew". allmovie.com.
  9. ^ "12 directors for 12 cities". allmovie.com.
  10. ^ "La storia di Leo (2004), di Mario Cambi". cinemaitaliano.info (in Italian).
  11. ^ "Yo-rhad, un amico dallo spazio (2006) - Camillo Teti, Vittorio Rambaldi". allmovie.com.
  12. ^ "Tormenti - Film disegnato". Il mondo dei doppiatori, antoniogenna.net (in Italian).
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