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

E le stelle stanno a guardare ''E le stelle stanno a guardare'' is a 1971 Italian adaptation of A. J. Cronin's 1935 novel ''The Stars Look Down''. It was written and directed by Anton Giulio Majano and was produced by Radiotelevisione Italiana. The miniseries was a massive su ...

'' Merli made his film debut in the 1971 Miklós Jancsó'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 Clint Eastwood, Ed Harris, Robert Redford, Jack Nicholson, David Carradine, Brian Cox, Malcolm McDowell and Michael Caine in some of their films. In his Italian dubbed animation roles, he voiced

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in '' Monsters, Inc.'',

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in ''

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'', The Spirit of the West in '' Rango'', and Pacha in '' The Emperor's New Groove''.

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 W ...

'' (1972) - Gerardo Favani * '' Black Holiday'' (1973) - Franco Rossini * ''

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'' (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'' (1975) - Pierre Valdeck / Minos * '' Faccia di spia'' (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 ''Let's Hope It's a Girl'' ( it, Speriamo che sia femmina) is a 1986 Italian comedy film directed by Mario Monicelli. For this film Monicelli was awarded with a David di Donatello for Best Director and a Nastro d'Argento in the same category. Th ...

'' (1986) - Cesare Molteni (uncredited) * ''L'orchestre rouge'' (1989) - Berg * ''

Duel of Hearts ''Duel of Hearts'' is a 1991 romantic television film directed by John Hough. Terence Feely penned the screenplay, based on the 1949 Barbara Cartland novel, ''A Duel of Hearts''. The film stars Alison Doody, Michael York, Geraldine Chaplin ...

'' (1991, TV Movie) - Grimaldi * '' State Secret'' (1995) - Ermes Ravida * ''Stupor mundi'' (1997) - The Pope * '' The Dinner'' (1998) - Bricco * ''Crimine contro crimine'' (1998) - Monzi * '' The Card Player'' (2004) - Police Commissioner

Dubbing roles

Animation

* Pacha in '' The Emperor's New Groove'' * James P. Sullivan in '' Monsters, Inc.'' * James P. Sullivan in '' Mike's New Car'' * Bob Parr / Mr. Incredible in ''

'' * Sulley Car in '' Cars'' * Spirit of the West in '' Rango''

Live action

* Frankie Dunn in '' Million Dollar Baby'' *

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in ''

Troy Troy ( el, Τροία and Latin: Troia, Hittite: 𒋫𒊒𒄿𒊭 ''Truwiša'') or Ilion ( el, Ίλιον and Latin: Ilium, Hittite: 𒃾𒇻𒊭 ''Wiluša'') was an ancient city located at Hisarlik in present-day Turkey, south-west of Çan ...

'' *Randle Patrick McMurphy in ''

One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest may refer to: * ''One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest'' (novel), a 1962 novel by Ken Kesey * ''One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest'' (play), a 1963 stage adaptation of the novel starring Kirk Douglas * ''One Flew Over the ...

'' *Christof in '' The Truman Show'' *Eric "Rick" Masters in '' To Live and Die in L.A.'' *The Big Man in '' Dogville'' * Alex DeLarge in '' A Clockwork Orange'' *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 '' The League of Extraordinary Gentlemen'' *Mark Hunter in ''

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'' *Ed Crane in '' The Man Who Wasn't There'' *Lieutenant Riker in ''

The Secret of the Sahara ''The Secret of the Sahara'' is an Italian television miniseries directed by Alberto Negrin and broadcast in 1988 in four episodes of approximately 90 minutes each. A version comprising seven approximately 50-minute episodes also exists. Produced ...

'' *Sam Quint in '' Black Moon Rising'' *Stephen Malley in '' Lions for Lambs'' *Harman Sullivan in '' Charley Varrick'' *Jack Sclavino in '' Live Free or Die Hard'' *Harry Bailey in ''

Getting Straight ''Getting Straight'' is a 1970 American comedy film motion picture directed by Richard Rush, released by Columbia Pictures. The story centered upon student politics at a university in the early 1970s, seen through the eyes of non-conformist gra ...

'' *Veteran Gangster in '' Gangster No. 1'' *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