Elio Pandolfi

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

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

Life and career

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 8½.^[3]

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

Selected filmography

• In Olden Days (1951)
• Totò lascia o raddoppia? (1956)
• Son of the Red Corsair (1959)
• Tough Guys (1960)
• Obiettivo ragazze (1963)
• The Magnificent Adventurer (1964)
• For a Few Dollars Less (1966)
• The Most Beautiful Couple in the World (1968)
• When Men Carried Clubs and Women Played Ding-Dong (1971)
• Rugantino (1973)
• Too Much Romance... It's Time for Stuffed Peppers (2004)

Voice work

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		[11]
2006	Tormenti - Film disegnato [it]	Tarantinellis, commissioner, porter, La Merz, Spanish guard, English officer		[12]