Adalberto Maria Merli (born 14 January 1938) is an Italian actor and voice actor.

Biography

Born in

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, Merli is active on film and television and he has appeared in over 27 films since 1965. He had his breakout role in the 1968

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television series ''La freccia nera''. After some further television success through the TV series ''Le terre di Sacramento'' and ''

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'' Merli made his film debut in the 1971

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's drama film ''La tecnica e il rito'', then he became quite active in films of " poliziottesco" or

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genre, often in leading roles. Merli is also active as a voice actor. He is known for having dubbed over the voices of

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, Brian Cox,

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and

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in some of their films. In his Italian dubbed animation roles, he voiced James P. Sullivan in '' Monsters, Inc.'',

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in ''

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'', The Spirit of the West in '' Rango'', and Pacha in ''

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''.

Filmography

* ''

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'' (1972) - Narrator (voice, uncredited) * ''

The Hassled Hooker ''The Hassled Hooker'' ( it, Il vero e il falso, also known as ''The True and the False'') is a 1972 Italian crime-drama film co-written and directed by Eriprando Visconti. Plot In Latina, 100 kilometers from Rome, Luisa Santini is said to ha ...

'' (1972) - Claudio Santini * ''

La prima notte di quiete ''La prima notte di quiete'' is a 1972 romantic drama film directed by Valerio Zurlini. It stars Alain Delon, Sonia Petrovna, Renato Salvatori, Alida Valli, Adalberto Maria Merli, Salvo Randone and Lea Massari. The version released in France and ...

'' (1972) - Gerardo Favani * ''

Black Holiday ''Black Holiday'' ( it, La villeggiatura) is a 1973 Italian political drama film directed by Marco Leto and starring Adolfo Celi. Cast * Adolfo Celi as Commissioner Rizzuto * Adalberto Maria Merli as Franco Rossini * John Steiner as Scagnett ...

'' (1973) - Franco Rossini * '' Flatfoot'' (1973) - Police Commissioner Tabassi * ''

Processo per direttissima ''Processo per direttissima'' is a 1974 Italian poliziottesco film. It stars actor Gabriele Ferzetti. Cast * Princess Ira von Fürstenberg as Cristina Visconti * Michele Placido as Stefano Baldini *Gabriele Ferzetti as Lawyer Finaldi * Mario Ador ...

'' (1974) - Brigadiere Pendicò * ''La femme aux bottes rouges'' (1974) - Man * ''

Peur sur la ville ''Fear Over the City'' (French: ''Peur sur la ville'') is a 1975 French crime film directed by Henri Verneuil and starring Jean-Paul Belmondo. It was the first time Belmondo played a police officer. It was released in the United States and the Un ...

'' (1975) - Pierre Valdeck / Minos * ''

Faccia di spia ''Faccia di spia'' (also known as ''C.I.A. Secret Story'') is a 1975 Italian political drama film written and directed by Giuseppe Ferrara. Cast * Adalberto Maria Merli as captain Felix Ramos * Mariangela Melato as Tania *Francisco Rabal as Mehd ...

'' (1975) - Captain Felix Ramos * '' Le Gang'' (1977) - Manu * ''Per questa notte'' (1977) - Ossorio * '' Sciopèn'' (1982) - Andrea Serano * '' Cento giorni a Palermo'' (1984) - Mafioso * '' Let's Hope It's a Girl'' (1986) - Cesare Molteni (uncredited) * ''L'orchestre rouge'' (1989) - Berg * ''

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'' (1991, TV Movie) - Grimaldi * '' State Secret'' (1995) - Ermes Ravida * ''Stupor mundi'' (1997) - The Pope * '' The Dinner'' (1998) - Bricco * ''Crimine contro crimine'' (1998) - Monzi * ''

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'' (2004) - Police Commissioner

Dubbing roles

Animation

* Pacha in ''

'' * James P. Sullivan in '' Monsters, Inc.'' * James P. Sullivan in ''

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'' * Bob Parr / Mr. Incredible in ''

'' * Sulley Car in ''

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'' * Spirit of the West in '' Rango''

Live action

* Frankie Dunn in ''

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'' *

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in ''

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'' *Randle Patrick McMurphy in ''

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'' *Christof in ''

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'' *Eric "Rick" Masters in '' To Live and Die in L.A.'' *The Big Man in '' Dogville'' * Alex DeLarge in ''

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'' *Bill in '' Kill Bill: Volume 1'' *Bill in '' Kill Bill: Volume 2'' *Dušan Gavrić in '' The Peacemaker'' *Jonathan Lansdale in '' The Hand'' *

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in ''

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'' *Mark Hunter in ''

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'' *Ed Crane in '' The Man Who Wasn't There'' *Lieutenant Riker in '' The Secret of the Sahara'' *Sam Quint in ''

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'' *Stephen Malley in ''

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'' *Harman Sullivan in '' Charley Varrick'' *Jack Sclavino in '' Live Free or Die Hard'' *Harry Bailey in ''

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'' *Veteran Gangster in ''

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'' *Sam Lawson in '' Too Late the Hero'' *Thomas Fowler in '' The Quiet American'' *Joaquin Manero in '' The Morning After''

Video games

*Bob Parr / Mr. Incredible in ''

'' *Bob Parr / Mr. Incredible in '' The Incredibles: Rise of the Underminer''

References

External links

* * {{DEFAULTSORT:Merli, Adalberto Maria 1938 births Living people Italian male film actors Italian male voice actors Italian male stage actors Italian male television actors Italian male video game actors Male actors from Rome Nastro d'Argento winners 20th-century Italian male actors 21st-century Italian male actors