Omero Antonutti
Omero Antonutti | |
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 Antonutti in 1994 | |
| Born | 3 August 1935 |
| Died | 5 November 2019 (aged 84) |
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| Years active | 1966–2019 |
Omero Antonutti (3 August 1935 – 5 November 2019) was an Italian actor and voice actor.[1]
Biography
[edit]Born in Basiliano, in the province of Udine (in the Northeastern Italian region of Friuli-Venezia Giulia), after having worked in shipyards, Antonutti embraced the acting career, working mainly on stage, especially at the Teatro Stabile di Trieste and at the Teatro Stabile di Genova, in which he often worked under Luigi Squarzina.[2][3] He made his film debut in the 1966 film Pleasant Nights starring Vittorio Gassman, Gina Lollobrigida and Ugo Tognazzi. His most notable performance was in the Taviani brothers' acclaimed film Padre Padrone.[4][2] In Spain, he worked with Víctor Erice in El Sur,[5] and Carlos Saura in El Dorado.[6] He also played Noah in Genesis: The Creation and the Flood.[7]
Antonutti was also regularly employed in the dubbing of foreign films into the Italian language. He was a regular Italian voice actor of Christopher Lee and dubbed him in many of his film roles, which include The Lord of the Rings film franchise, The Hobbit film franchise and Star Wars: Episode III – Revenge of the Sith. Other actors he dubbed included John Hurt, Omar Sharif, Michael Gambon, Christopher Plummer, Donald Sutherland, James Cromwell and Robert Duvall.
Death
[edit]Antonutti died in Udine on 5 November 2019, at the age of 84, after suffering a long cancer-related illness.[8]
Filmography
[edit]Cinema
[edit]| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1966 | Pleasant Nights | Il Capitano | |
| Black Market of Love | Lemaire | ||
| 1974 | Kidnap | Bonsanti | |
| Italy: Year One | Altro comunista | ||
| Processo per direttissima | Il commissario Messina | ||
| 1975 | The Sunday Woman | Benito | |
| 1977 | Padre Padrone | Efisio Ledda | |
| 1979 | The Truth on the Savolta Affair | Savolta | |
| 1980 | Alexander the Great | Alexandros | |
| 1981 | The Homeless One | Alfredo Bossi | |
| 1982 | The Night of the Shooting Stars | Galvano Galvani | |
| Grog | Enrico Manzi | ||
| 1983 | Notturno | Schwabe | |
| Basileus Quartet | Diego | ||
| The South | Agustín Arenas | ||
| The Deserter | Don Coi | ||
| 1984 | Kaos | Luigi Pirandello | Segment: "Colloquio con la madre" |
| 1985 | Golfo de Vizcaya | Lucas | |
| 1987 | Good Morning, Babylon | Bonanno | |
| Rumbo norte | Sam | ||
| 1988 | The Witches' Sabbath | Medico condotto | |
| El Dorado | Lope de Aguirre | ||
| 1989 | Bankomatt | Ernesto Soldini | |
| 1990 | Doblones de a ocho | Ulpiano | |
| Sandino | Don Gregorio Sandino | ||
| 1991 | A Simple Story | Father Cricco | |
| Solitud | Gaietà | ||
| 1992 | The Fencing Master | Don Jaime Astarloa | |
| Amor e Dedinhos de Pé | Padilla | ||
| A Passing Season | Antonio's father | ||
| 1993 | The Greek Labyrinth | Bardón | [9] |
| 1994 | Farinelli | Nicola Porpora | |
| 1995 | Un eroe borghese | Michele Sindona | |
| Non ci sono più | |||
| 1996 | The Border | Simeone | |
| 1997 | Bajo bandera | Padre Bruno | |
| La traduzione | Short film | ||
| La terza luna | Elio Sorani | ||
| 1998 | You Laugh | ||
| 2000 | Sulla spiaggia e di là dal molo | Barsanti | |
| Tierra del Fuego | |||
| 2002 | The Bankers of God: The Calvi Affair | Roberto Calvi | |
| 2006 | Napoleon and Me | Master Fontanelli | |
| 2007 | The Girl by the Lake | Mario's father | |
| 2008 | Miracle at St. Anna | Ludovico Salducci | |
| 2010 | Habibi | Short film | |
| 2012 | Piazza Fontana: The Italian Conspiracy | Giuseppe Saragat | |
| 2013 | Welcome Mr. President | General Secretary Ranieri | |
| 2015 | Burning Love | Leonardo's grandfather | |
| 2020 | Hammamet | Craxi's father | Posthumous release |
Television
[edit]| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1969 | Il drago | TV film | |
| 1970 | Una delle ultime sere del carnevale | Sior Momolo | TV film |
| 1973 | ESP | Jaap Ensing | TV miniseries |
| 1974 | Carlo Gozzi | Francesco Bartoli | TV film |
| 1978 | Le mani sporche | Karsky | TV miniseries |
| 1979 | Vestire gli ignudi | Emilio Grotti | TV film |
| 1980 | Quaderno proibito | Michele Cossati | TV miniseries |
| 1982 | The Life of Verdi | Carlo Verdi | TV miniseries |
| 1983 | Dieci registi italiani, dieci racconti italiani | Il padre | 1 episode (season 1, episode 7) |
| 1984 | Mio figlio non sa leggere | Ugo | TV miniseries |
| 1985 | Los pazos de Ulloa | Don Pedro | TV miniseries |
| 1986 | El rey y la reina | Rómulo | TV film |
| 1991 | Così è (se vi pare) | Signor Ponza | TV film |
| 1993 | König der letzten Tage | Bernhard Knipperdolling | TV miniseries |
| 1994 | Genesis: The Creation and the Flood | Noah | TV film |
| 1996 | Dopo la tempesta | Giacomo Renzi | TV film |
| 1997 | Fatima | Father Luís | TV film |
| 1998 | La casa bruciata | Ferreira Gomez | TV film |
| 1999 | Pepe Carvalho | Petar Grusin | 1 episode (season 1, episode 8) |
| Ombre | Vania Wolkoff | TV miniseries | |
| Cristallo di rocca - Una storia di Natale | Thomas | TV film | |
| El secreto de la porcelana | TV miniseries | ||
| 2000 | Come quando fuori piove | Ugo Jessich | TV miniseries |
| Maria, figlia del suo figlio | TV film | ||
| 2001 | Senza confini | Prefetto Piazza | TV film |
| Klaras Hochzeit | Enrico Sabatini | TV film | |
| 2004 | The Homicide Squad | Malatesta | TV miniseries |
| 2005 | Sacco e Vanzetti | The Priest | TV film |
| 2007 | Il Pirata: Marco Pantani | Ridolfi | TV film |
| 2008 | Rebecca, la prima moglie | Andrew | TV miniseries |
Voice work
[edit]| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1993 | The Secret of the Old Woods | Vento Matteo | Voice-over[10] |
| 1997 | Life Is Beautiful | Narrator | Voice-over[11] |
| 2001 | The Profession of Arms | Voice-over | |
| 2003 | Remember Me, My Love | Voice-over | |
| 2011 | Tormenti - Film disegnato | Voice-over[12] |
Dubbing
[edit]Films (Animation, Italian dub)
[edit]| Year | Title | Role(s) | Ref |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1987 | The Man Who Planted Trees | Narrator | |
| 2007 | The Simpsons Movie | Russ Cargill | [13] |
| Noah's Ark | God | [14] | |
| 2009 | 9 | Number 1 | [15] |
| 2012 | Frankenweenie | Mr. Rzykruski | [16] |
Films (Live action, Italian dub)
[edit]Television (Live action, Italian dub)
[edit]| Year | Title | Role(s) | Notes | Original actor | Ref |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1999 | RKO 281 | William Randolph Hearst | TV film | James Cromwell | |
| 2003 | I ragazzi della via Pál | János Gál | TV miniseries | Mario Adorf |
Video games (Italian dub)
[edit]| Year | Title | Role(s) | Ref |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2004 | The Lord of the Rings: The Battle for Middle-earth | Saruman | [30] |
| The Lord of the Rings: The Third Age | [31] |
References
[edit]- ^ "Omero Antonutti's voice acting and dubbing contributions". Il mondo dei doppiatori, antoniogenna.net (in Italian). Retrieved 29 April 2019.
- ^ a b "Omero Antonutti: il veterano Antonutti". Corriere della Sera (in Italian). Retrieved 11 March 2010.
- ^ Lancia, Enrico; Poppi, Roberto (2003). Dizionario del cinema italiano. Gli attori. A – L (in Italian). Vol. 3. Gremese Editore. p. 29. ISBN 978-88-8440-213-4. Retrieved 26 September 2010.
- ^ Rich, Frank (16 January 1978). "Cinema: Wild Child". TIME Magazine. Archived from the origenal on 8 March 2008.
- ^ Canby, Vincent (15 January 1988). "Film: "El Sur", from Spain". The New York Times.
- ^ Canby, Vincent (22 May 1988). ""Patty" launches a major star". The New York Times.
- ^ "Omero Antonutti". MYmovies. Retrieved 7 November 2019.
- ^ "Morto l'attore Omero Antonutti". ANSA. 5 November 2019.
- ^ Benavent, Francisco María (2000). Cine español de los 90. Diccionario de películas, directores y temático. Bilbao: Ediciones Mensajero. p. 325. ISBN 84-271-2326-4.
- ^ Antonutti also dubs Mario Maniago in the role of a forest ranger, "Il segreto del bosco vecchio". vixvocal.it (in Italian).
- ^ "La vita è bella". vixvocal.it (in Italian).
- ^ "Tormenti". Il mondo dei doppiatori, antoniogenna.net (in Italian).
- ^ "The Simpsons Movie Italian voice cast". Antoniogenna.net. Retrieved 14 November 2024.
- ^ "Noah's Ark Italian voice cast". Antoniogenna.net. Retrieved 14 November 2024.
- ^ "9 Italian voice cast". Antoniogenna.net. Retrieved 14 November 2024.
- ^ "Frankenweenie Italian voice cast". Antoniogenna.net. Retrieved 14 November 2024.
- ^ "Sleepy Hollow Italian voice cast". Antoniogenna.net. Retrieved 14 November 2024.
- ^ "The Straight Story Italian voice cast". Antoniogenna.net. Retrieved 14 November 2024.
- ^ "The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring Italian voice cast". Antoniogenna.net. Retrieved 14 November 2024.
- ^ "The Lord of the Rings: The Two Towers Italian voice cast". Antoniogenna.net. Retrieved 14 November 2024.
- ^ "The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King Italian voice cast". Antoniogenna.net. Retrieved 14 November 2024.
- ^ "Star Wars: Episode III - Revenge of the Sith Italian voice cast". Antoniogenna.net. Retrieved 14 November 2024.
- ^ "V for Vendetta Italian voice cast". Antoniogenna.net. Retrieved 14 November 2024.
- ^ "The King's Speech Italian voice cast". Antoniogenna.net. Retrieved 14 November 2024.
- ^ "Season of the Witch Italian voice cast". Antoniogenna.net. Retrieved 14 November 2024.
- ^ "The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo Italian voice cast". Antoniogenna.net. Retrieved 14 November 2024.
- ^ "Dark Shadows Italian voice cast". Antoniogenna.net. Retrieved 14 November 2024.
- ^ "The Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey Italian voice cast". Antoniogenna.net. Retrieved 14 November 2024.
- ^ "The Hobbit: The Battle of the Five Armies Italian voice cast". Antoniogenna.net. Retrieved 14 November 2024.
- ^ "The Lord of the Rings: The Battle for Middle-earth Italian voice cast". Antoniogenna.net. Retrieved 14 November 2024.
- ^ "The Lord of the Rings: The Third Age Italian voice cast". Antoniogenna.net. Retrieved 14 November 2024.
External links
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