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Ferruccio Amendola
Italian voice actor (1930–2001) From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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Ferruccio Amendola (22 July 1930 – 3 September 2001) was an Italian actor and voice actor.
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Ferruccio Amendola | |
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Amendola in 1985 | |
| Born | (1930-07-22)22 July 1930 |
| Died | 3 September 2001(2001-09-03) (aged 71) |
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| Years active | 1943–2001 |
| Height | 1.69 m (5 ft 7 in) |
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| Children | 3, including Claudio Amendola |
| Relatives | Mario Amendola (uncle) Alessia Amendola (granddaughter) |
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Born in Turin to actors Federico Amendola and Amelia Ricci and the nephew of director and screenwriter Mario Amendola, he was among Italy's most accomplished actors who worked for cinema and television and also did extensive voice dubbing work. Amendola moved to Rome with his family at a young age and he made his film debut at age 13 in Gian Burrasca directed by Sergio Tofano and continued working on cinema, television and theatre in his later years.[1]
In 1945, Amendola made his voice-over debut dubbing over Vito Annicchiarico's role in the film Rome, Open City. By 1968, Amendola began devoting most of his time to voice-over acting and eventually became well known as an Italian voice dubbing pioneer.[2] He was best known as the Italian voice of famous actors including Al Pacino, Sylvester Stallone, Dustin Hoffman, Robert De Niro and Tomas Milian in a majority of their movies.[3] He also dubbed Peter Falk as well as Bill Cosby in the television series The Cosby Show as well as Cosby. In addition, he has done the voice over in commercials and TV dramas with great success.[4]
Personal life
From his relationship with his ex-wife Rita Savagnone who is a voice-over actress, he had two sons, Federico, who was named after his father and Claudio, who is also an actor. He also had a daughter, Silvia from his second marriage. Through Claudio, his granddaughter Alessia Amendola is a voice actress.
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Death
Amendola died of throat cancer in Rome on 3 September 2001 at the age of 71.[5] He was interred at the Campo Verano.[6]
Filmography
Cinema
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| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1943 | Gian Burrasca | Collegiate | |
| 1948 | Eleven Men and a Ball | Alfredo’s friend | |
| 1954 | Avanzi di galera | Maffei | |
| 1955 | Le signorine dello 04 | Bruna’s brother | |
| Land of the Pharaohs | Egyptian architect | Uncredited | |
| La ragazza di Via Veneto | Seppia's friend | ||
| 1957 | Sette canzoni per sette sorelle | Gastone | |
| I dritti | Roberto | ||
| 1958 | La zia d'America va a sciare | Gino Moliconi | |
| Napoli, sole mio! | Agostino | ||
| The Bullies | Alfredo Pinelli | ||
| Gagliardi e pupe | Romoletto | ||
| 1959 | Fantasmi e ladri | Cipolla | |
| More Bullies Than Before | Alfredo Pinelli | ||
| The Great War | Private De Concini | ||
| La cento chilometri | Elena’s brother | ||
| Simpatico mascalzone | Pirola | ||
| 1960 | La banda del buco | Alfredo | |
| 1962 | Those Two in the Legion | Gérard | Uncredited |
| 1963 | Follie d'estate | Galletto | |
| Vino, whisky e acqua salata | Calò | ||
| 1964 | The Thief of Damascus | Tisba | |
| The Terror of Rome Against the Son of Hercules | Dammatius | ||
| 1966 | Honeymoon, Italian Style | Pasquale | |
| 1967 | Marinai in coperta | Ferruccio | |
| Riderà | Sandro | ||
| Mad Heart... Mad as a Hatter | Sandro | ||
| La vuole lui... lo vuole lei | |||
| 1968 | Donne... botte e bersaglieri | Fabrizio | |
| Vacanze sulla Costa Smeralda | Nando Nardini | ||
| 1970 | Lacrime d'amore | Giampiero Maroschi | |
| 1977 | Three Tigers Against Three Tigers | Control Tower Officer | Third segment |
| 1980 | Everything Happens to Me | Phil Howard |
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Television
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| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
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| 1956 | Lui e lei | Variety show | |
| 1958 | La via del successo | Variety show | |
| 1967 | TuttoTotò | 1 episode | |
| 1975 | Processo per l'uccisione di Raffaele Sonzogno giornalista romano | TV miniseries | |
| 1976 | Extra | Jones | TV miniseries |
| 1982 | Storia d'amore e d'amicizia | Settimio | TV miniseries |
| 1984 | Quei trentasei gradini | Pietro | TV miniseries |
| 1987 | Little Roma | Ulisse | TV miniseries |
| 1990–1992 | Pronto soccorso | Dr. Aiace | Main cast |
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Voice work
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| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
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| 1965 | West and Soda | The Boss's Horse | Animated film |
| 1969 | Il cavaliere inesistente (film) [it] | Rinaldo | Animated film[7] |
| 1971 | The Adventures of Pinocchio | Punch | Animated film |
| The Innkeeper | |||
| 1985 | Amici più di prima [it] | Narrator | Comedy |
| 1999 | The Legend of the Titanic | Icetooth | Animated film[8] |
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Dubbing
Films (Animation, Italian dub)
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| Year | Title | Role(s) | Ref |
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| 1961 | The Orphan Brother | Yakkogashira No Gonroku | |
| 1967 | Cinderella | Gus (1967 redub) | |
| 1968 | Asterix and Cleopatra | Tournevis | |
| 1970 | 30,000 Miles Under the Sea | Tail | |
| 1998 | Antz | Corporal Weaver | [9] |
| 2004 | The Adventures of Ichabod and Mr. Toad | Brom Bones (2004 redub) | [10] |
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Films (Live action, Italian dub)
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| Year | Title | Role(s) | Original actor | Ref |
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| 1948 | Yellow Sky | Bull Run | Robert Arthur | |
| 1954 | Papa, Mama, the Maid and I | Neighbor | René-Jean Chauffard | |
| 1955 | Mister Roberts | Mannion | Philip Carey | |
| 1956 | The Fastest Gun Alive | Dink Wells | Noah Beery Jr. | |
| Never Say Goodbye | Andy Leonard | Max Showalter | ||
| Will | Clint Eastwood | |||
| 1957 | Holiday Island | Franco | Maurizio Arena | |
| Three Violent People | Rafael Ortega | Robert Blake | ||
| Doctor at Large | Police Constable | Cyril Chamberlain | ||
| The Midnight Story | Frank Wilkins | James Hyland | ||
| 1958 | Marinai, donne e guai | Raffaele Menotti | Giampiero Littera | |
| Too Much, Too Soon | Charlie Snow | Murray Hamilton | ||
| 1959 | A Private's Affair | Mike Conroy | Gary Crosby | |
| Holiday for Lovers | Paul Gattling | |||
| Never So Few | John Danforth | Charles Bronson | ||
| 1960 | The Ladies | Maurotto | Giampiero Littera | |
| I Aim at the Stars | Dr. Neumann | Peter Capell | ||
| 1961 | The Canadians | Billy | Richard Alden | |
| 1962 | The Gentleman from Epsom | Charly | Jean Lefebvre | |
| The Longest Day | John Steele | Red Buttons | ||
| 1963 | Implacable Three | Hombre de Bardon | Aldo Sambrell | |
| Little Caesar | Arnie Lorch (1963 dubbing) | Maurice Black | ||
| 1964 | The Escape | Alberto | Maurizio Arena | |
| The Gallant Musketeer | Henri III | Jacques Castelot | ||
| 1965 | The Relentless Four | Comisario | Cris Huerta | |
| Gendarme in New York | Lucien Fougasse | Jean Lefebvre | ||
| The Slender Thread | Judd Ridley | Ed Asner | ||
| Morituri | Donkeyman | Hans Christian Blech | ||
| 1966 | Django | Miguel | Simón Arriaga | |
| Navajo Joe | Monkey | |||
| Alfie | Harry Clamacraft | Alfie Bass | ||
| 1967 | Golden Chameleon | Cassaforte | Giampiero Littera | |
| Chuka | Otto Hansbach | Ernest Borgnine | ||
| Il ragazzo che sapeva amare | Vittorio | Vittorio Congia | ||
| The Dirty Dozen | Robert T. Jefferson | Jim Brown | ||
| In the Heat of the Night | Sam Wood | Warren Oates | ||
| 1968 | The Boston Strangler | Frank McAfee | Murray Hamilton | |
| No Way to Treat a Lady | Bartender | Val Avery | ||
| Greetings | Jon Rubin | Robert De Niro | ||
| Dark of the Sun | Sergeant Ruffo | Jim Brown | ||
| Ice Station Zebra | Leslie Anders | |||
| Train for Durango | Captain of Mexican Army | Aldo Sambrell | ||
| Never a Dull Moment | Bobby Macoon | Richard Bakalyan | ||
| The Biggest Bundle of Them All | Benny Brownstead | Godfrey Cambridge | ||
| Blue | Jess Parker | Anthony Costello | ||
| Chitty Chitty Bang Bang | Mr. Coggins | Desmond Llewelyn | ||
| Second Spy | Bernard Spear | |||
| 1969 | Midnight Cowboy | Enrico Salvatore "Ratso" Rizzo | Dustin Hoffman | |
| 100 Rifles | Sheriff Lyedecker | Jim Brown | ||
| The Extraordinary Seaman | W.J. Oglethorpe | Mickey Rooney | ||
| The Reivers | Ned McCaslin | Rupert Crosse | ||
| 1970 | Hi, Mom! | Jon Rubin | Robert De Niro | |
| Little Big Man | Jack Crabb | Dustin Hoffman | ||
| Le Gendarme en balade | Jérôme Gerber | Michel Galabru | ||
| Husbands | Gus Demetri | John Cassavetes | ||
| They Call Me Mister Tibbs! | Lieutenant Kenner | David Sheiner | ||
| Tora! Tora! Tora! | Harold Kaminski | Neville Brand | ||
| The Out-of-Towners | Barney Polaczek | Ron Carey | ||
| M*A*S*H | Walter "The Painless Pole" Waldowski | John Schuck | ||
| 1971 | Straw Dogs | David Sumner | Dustin Hoffman | |
| Who Is Harry Kellerman? | Georgie Soloway | |||
| The Panic in Needle Park | Bobby | Al Pacino | [11] | |
| Er Più – storia d'amore e di coltello | Bartolo Di Lorenzo | Maurizio Arena | ||
| Two Males for Alexa | Max | Eduardo Calvo | ||
| 1972 | Alfredo, Alfredo | Alfredo Sbisà | Dustin Hoffman | |
| The Godfather | Michael Corleone | Al Pacino | [12] | |
| Pete 'n' Tillie | Pete Seltzer | Walter Matthau | ||
| What Am I Doing in the Middle of a Revolution? | Mendoza | Simón Arriaga | ||
| Storia di fifa e di coltello - Er seguito der Più | Bartolo Di Lorenzo | Maurizio Arena | ||
| Ben and Charlie | Alan Smith | Vittorio Congia | ||
| God in Heaven... Arizona on Earth | Duffy | Roberto Camardiel | ||
| Man of La Mancha | Sancho Panza / Cervantes' manservant | James Coco | ||
| 1973 | No Place to Hide | Jerry Savage | Sylvester Stallone | |
| Serpico | Frank Serpico | Al Pacino | ||
| Papillon | Louis Dega | Dustin Hoffman | ||
| The Godson of the Godfather | Don Vincenzo Russo | Maurizio Arena | ||
| A Story of Brothers and Knives | Nino Romagnoli | |||
| Società a responsabilità molto limitata | Gaetano Stipoli | |||
| Storia di karatè, pugni e fagioli | Piccolo | Cris Huerta | ||
| The Stone Killer | Guido Lorenz | David Sheiner | ||
| The Three Musketeers | Porthos | Frank Finlay | ||
| 1974 | Busting | Patrick Farrell | Robert Blake | |
| The Godfather Part II | Michael Corleone | Al Pacino | [13] | |
| Almost Human | Giulio Sacchi | Tomas Milian | ||
| A Woman Under the Influence | Nick Longhetti | Peter Falk | ||
| Charleston | Barabas Smith | Dominic Barto | ||
| To Love Ophelia | Spartaco | Maurizio Arena | ||
| The Front Page | Walter Burns | Walter Matthau | ||
| The Great Gatsby | George Wilson | Scott Wilson | ||
| 1975 | Silent Action | Mario Sperli | Tomas Milian | |
| Syndicate Sadists | Rambo | |||
| The Return of the Pink Panther | Pepi | Graham Stark | ||
| Loaded Guns | Padre Best | Maurizio Arena | ||
| Hallucination Strip | Buscemi "The Sicilian" | |||
| Cry, Onion! | Petrus Lamb | Martin Balsam | ||
| The Gypsy | Jacques Helman | Maurice Barrier | ||
| A Genius, Two Partners and a Dupe | Steam Train Bill | Robert Charlebois | ||
| 1976 | All the President's Men | Carl Bernstein | Dustin Hoffman | [14] |
| Taxi Driver | Travis Bickle | Robert De Niro | [15] | |
| 1900 | Alfredo Berlinghieri | |||
| Pure as a Lily | Detective Mike | Graham Stark | ||
| The Tough Ones | Vincenzo Moretto | Tomas Milian | ||
| The Cop in Blue Jeans | Nico Giraldi | |||
| Hit Squad | ||||
| The Twist | Detective | |||
| Free Hand for a Tough Cop | Sergio Marazzi | |||
| Young, Violent, Dangerous | Commissioner | |||
| The Con Artists | Belle Duke Henchman | Sal Borgese | ||
| The Marquise of O | The Count | Bruno Ganz | ||
| Assault on Precinct 13 | Special Officer Starker | Charles Cyphers | ||
| 1977 | New York, New York | Jimmy Doyle | Robert De Niro | |
| The Cat | Commissioner Francisci | Michel Galabru | ||
| The Cynic, the Rat and the Fist | Luigi "The Chinaman" Maietto | Tomas Milian | ||
| Destruction Force | Luigi "The Chinaman" Maietto | |||
| Messalina, Messalina! | Baba | |||
| * Swindle | Nico Giraldi | |||
| Brothers Till We Die | Sergio Marazzi / Vincenzo Marazzi | |||
| The Son of the Sheik | Luigi Abdulio Panacchioni | |||
| Hitch-Hike | Adam Konitz | David Hess | ||
| Bobby Deerfield | Bobby Deerfield | Al Pacino | ||
| Rene the Cane | René Bornier | Gérard Depardieu | ||
| Double Game | Danieli | Emanuel Cannarsa | ||
| The Domino Principle | Oscar Spiventa | Mickey Rooney | ||
| Airport '77 | Bob Chambers | Robert Foxworth | ||
| 1978 | Odds and Evens | Ninfus | Sal Borgese | |
| Paradise Alley | Cosmo Carboni | Sylvester Stallone | ||
| Straight Time | Max Dembo | Dustin Hoffman | ||
| The Brink's Job | Tony Pino | Peter Falk | ||
| The Deer Hunter | Mikhail "Mike" Vronsky | Robert De Niro | [16] | |
| Little Italy | Nico Giraldi | Tomas Milian | ||
| 1979 | Rocky II | Rocky Balboa | Sylvester Stallone | [17] |
| Nosferatu the Vampyre | Jonathan Harker | Bruno Ganz | ||
| The Gang That Sold America | Nico Giraldi | Tomas Milian | ||
| Assassination on the Tiber | ||||
| ...And Justice for All | Arthur Kirkland | Al Pacino | [18] | |
| The In-Laws | Vince Ricardo | Peter Falk | ||
| Agatha | Wally Stanton | Dustin Hoffman | ||
| Kramer vs. Kramer | Ted Kramer | [19] | ||
| 1980 | The House on the Edge of the Park | Alex | David Hess | |
| Raging Bull | Jake LaMotta | Robert De Niro | ||
| Tony: Another Double Game | Tony | Emanuel Cannarsa | ||
| The Wolf and the Lamb | Cuckoo | Tomas Milian | ||
| Crime at Porta Romana | Nico Giraldi | |||
| Le Guignolo | Achille Sureau | Michel Galabru | ||
| 1981 | Who Finds a Friend Finds a Treasure | Anulu | Sal Borgese | |
| Manolesta | Gino Quirino | Tomas Milian | ||
| Against Each Other, Practically Friends | Quinto Cecioni | |||
| Crime at the Chinese Restaurant | Nico Giraldi / Ciu Ci Ciao | |||
| The Woman Next Door | Bernard Coudray | Gérard Depardieu | ||
| Nighthawks | Deke DaSilva | Sylvester Stallone | ||
| Escape to Victory | Robert Hatch | |||
| Buddy Goes West | Girolamo | Amidou | ||
| 1982 | The King of Comedy | Rupert Pupkin | Robert De Niro | |
| Rocky III | Rocky Balboa | Sylvester Stallone | [20] | |
| First Blood | John Rambo | [21] | ||
| Tootsie | Michael Dorsey / Dorothy Michaels | Dustin Hoffman | ||
| Crime on the Highway | Nico Giraldi | Tomas Milian | ||
| Trail of the Pink Panther | Hercule Lajoy | Graham Stark | ||
| 1983 | Scarface | Tony Montana | Al Pacino | [22] |
| The Devil and Holy Water | Bruno Marangoni | Tomas Milian | ||
| 1984 | Rhinestone | Nick Martinelli | Sylvester Stallone | |
| Love Streams | Robert Harmon | John Cassavetes | ||
| Crime in Formula One | Nico Giraldi | Tomas Milian | ||
| Cop in Drag | ||||
| Once Upon a Time in America | David "Noodles" Aaronson | Robert De Niro | [23] | |
| Falling in Love | Frank Raftis | |||
| Birdy | Mr. Columbato | Sandy Baron | ||
| 1985 | Revolution | Tom Dobb | Al Pacino | |
| Rocky IV | Rocky Balboa | Sylvester Stallone | [24] | |
| Rambo: First Blood Part II | John Rambo | [25] | ||
| Back to the Future | Dr. Emmett "Doc" Brown | Christopher Lloyd | [26] | |
| 1986 | Salvador | Richard Boyle | James Woods | |
| Ishtar | Chuck Clarke | Dustin Hoffman | ||
| Cobra | Marion "Cobra" Cobretti | Sylvester Stallone | ||
| 1987 | They Call Me Renegade | Moose | Norman Bowler | |
| The Untouchables | Al Capone | Robert De Niro | ||
| Over the Top | Lincoln "Linc" Hawk | Sylvester Stallone | ||
| Best Seller | Cleve | James Woods | ||
| 1988 | Midnight Run | Jack Walsh | Robert De Niro | |
| Rain Man | Raymond Babbitt | Dustin Hoffman | [27] | |
| Rambo III | John Rambo | Sylvester Stallone | [28] | |
| Vibes | Harry Buscafusco | Peter Falk | ||
| Camille Claudel | Auguste Rodin | Gérard Depardieu | ||
| 1989 | Jacknife | Joseph "Megs" Megessey | Robert De Niro | |
| We're No Angels | Ned | |||
| Tango & Cash | Raymond "Ray" Tango | Sylvester Stallone | [29] | |
| Lock Up | Frank Leone | |||
| Sea of Love | Frank Keller | Al Pacino | ||
| Family Business | Vito McMullen | Dustin Hoffman | ||
| 1990 | Tune in Tomorrow | Pedro Carmichael | Peter Falk | |
| Awakenings | Leonard Lowe | Robert De Niro | [30] | |
| Goodfellas | Jimmy "The Gent" Conway | [31] | ||
| Stanley & Iris | Stanley Cox | |||
| Ghost Dad | Elliot Hopper | Bill Cosby | ||
| Dick Tracy | Alphonse "Big Boy" Caprice | Al Pacino | ||
| The Godfather Part III | Michael Corleone | [32] | ||
| Rocky V | Rocky Balboa | Sylvester Stallone | [33] | |
| Two Evil Eyes | Roderick Usher | Harvey Keitel | ||
| 1991 | Billy Bathgate | Dutch Schultz | Dustin Hoffman | [34] |
| Hook | Captain Hook | [35] | ||
| Guilty by Suspicion | David Merrill | Robert De Niro | ||
| Cape Fear | Max Cady | [36] | ||
| Backdraft | Donald "Shadow" Rimgale | |||
| Frankie and Johnny | Johnny | Al Pacino | ||
| Oscar | Angelo "Snaps" Provolone | Sylvester Stallone | ||
| 1992 | Mistress | Evan Wright | Robert De Niro | |
| Night and the City | Harry Fabian | |||
| Stop! Or My Mom Will Shoot | Joseph Andrew "Joe" Bomowski | Sylvester Stallone | [37] | |
| Hero | Bernie LaPlante | Dustin Hoffman | ||
| 1993 | Demolition Man | John Spartan | Sylvester Stallone | [38] |
| Cliffhanger | Gabriel "Gabe" Walker | |||
| A Bronx Tale | Lorenzo Anello | Robert De Niro | [39] | |
| This Boy's Life | Dwight Hansen | |||
| Mad Dog and Glory | Wayne "Mad Dog" Dobie | |||
| 1994 | The Specialist | Ray Quick | Sylvester Stallone | |
| Mary Shelley's Frankenstein | The Creation | Robert De Niro | ||
| Timecop | Aaron McComb | Ron Silver | ||
| 1995 | Outbreak | Sam Daniels | Dustin Hoffman | |
| Heat | Neil McCauley | Robert De Niro | ||
| Roommates | Rocky Holzcek | Peter Falk | ||
| Judge Dredd | Judge Joseph Dredd | Sylvester Stallone | ||
| Assassins | Robert Rath / Joseph Rath | |||
| Two Bits | Grandpa | Al Pacino | ||
| 1996 | Sleepers | Robert "Bobby" Carillo | Robert De Niro | |
| Marvin's Room | Dr. Wally | |||
| The Fan | Gil Renard / Curly | |||
| Daylight | Kit Latura | Sylvester Stallone | ||
| American Buffalo | Teach | Dustin Hoffman | ||
| 1997 | Cop Land | Moe Tilden | Robert De Niro | |
| Jackie Brown | Louis Gara | |||
| Wag the Dog | Conrad Brean | |||
| Mad City | Max Brackett | Dustin Hoffman | ||
| An Alan Smithee Film: Burn Hollywood Burn | Sylvester Stallone | Sylvester Stallone | ||
| 1998 | Sphere | Dr. Norman Goodman | Dustin Hoffman | |
| 1999 | Analyze This | Paul Vitti | Robert De Niro | [40] |
| Flawless | Walter Koontz | |||
| 2000 | Men of Honor | Leslie "Billy" Sunday | ||
| Get Carter | Jack Carter | Sylvester Stallone |
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Television (Animation, Italian dub)
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| Year | Title | Role(s) | Notes | Ref |
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| 1968 | Wacky Races | Narrator | 14 episodes | |
| 1995 | The Simpsons | Raymond Babbitt | 1 episode |
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Television (Live action, Italian dub)
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| Year | Title | Role(s) | Notes | Original actor | Ref |
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| 1966–1971 | Zorro | Corporal Reyes | Recurring role (4th voice) | Don Diamond | [41] |
| 1971 | Columbo: Ransom for a Dead Man | Lieutenant Columbo | TV film | Peter Falk | |
| 1984–1992 | The Cosby Show | Cliff Huxtable | Main cast | Bill Cosby | [42] |
| 1985 | Death of a Salesman | Willy Loman | TV film | Dustin Hoffman | |
| 1993 | Tequila and Bonetti | Tequila | Main cast | Brad Sanders | |
| 1994–1995 | The Cosby Mysteries | Guy Hanks | Main cast | Bill Cosby | [43] |
| 1996–2000 | Cosby | Hilton Lucas | Main cast | [44] | |
| 1999 | Alice in Wonderland | The White Knight | TV film | Christopher Lloyd |
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