Ruggero Alessandro Rossi (born 12 October 1955) is an Italian actor and voice actor.

Biography

Rossi was born in Rome and began his career on stage in 1976 when he spent four years as a member of Teatro Il Politecnico. He subsequently worked in other theatre companies across Italy. As an actor on screen, he played the role of Commissioner De Zan in the television series ''

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'', which began in 2006 and ended in 2021. Rossi is known to the Italian public as a voice actor. He is the Italian voice dubber of

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and

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. He also provided the Italian voice of Samuel L. Jackson,

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and

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in some of their works. Some of Rossi's notable film dubbing roles include

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(performed by

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) in the ''

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'' film franchise, Alex Murphy (performed by

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and

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) in the ''

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'' film franchise and

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(performed by Thomas F. Wilson) in the ''

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'' film franchise. He also dubbed

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(performed by

) in '' Star Trek: The Next Generation''. In Rossi's animated roles, he has dubbed Goliath in '' Gargoyles'',

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in ''

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'' and Speed in '' The Swan Princess''.

Filmography

Dubbing

Films (Animation, Italian dub)

Films (Live action, Italian dub)

Television (Animation, Italian dub)

Television (Live action, Italian dub)

Video games (Italian dub)

References

External links

* * * {{DEFAULTSORT:Rossi, Alessandro 1955 births Living people Male actors from Rome Italian male voice actors Italian male television actors Italian male stage actors Italian male radio actors Italian voice directors 20th-century Italian male actors 21st-century Italian male actors