Angelo Nicotra (10 April 1948 – 8 March 2024) was an Italian actor and voice actor.

Biography

Born in

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and the youngest son of the actors Antonio Nicotra and Mariannina Libassi, Nicotra began his career as a child actor with short roles in the 1952 film '' Genoese Dragnet'' and the 1953 film ''

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''. He continued acting on screen as an adult portraying the protagonist's colleague in the 1982 film ''

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''. Additionally, he made at least one appearance in the television shows '' Il maresciallo Rocca'' and ''

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''. Nicotra was best known as a voice actor, dubbing films, television shows and video games into the Italian language. He became the official Italian voice of

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after

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stepped down from the role in 2011. He also dubbed over the voices of

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and other actors in much of their content. Some of his character roles include Ben Parker (performed by

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) in the ''Spider-Man'' trilogy,

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(performed by

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) in the ''

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'' film series and Reuben Tishkoff (performed by

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) in the ''

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'' film series. In Nicotra's animated roles, he performed the voice of

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in the Italian dubbed version of the ''

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'' film franchise as well as the Italian voice of

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in ''

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'' from 1979 until 2021. He also dubbed Brain in ''

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'' and ''

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'' as well as Dr. Zoidberg in the last 19 episodes of the seventh season of ''

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'' following the death of Claudio Fattoretto in 2013. Additionally, Nicotra replaced Massimo Corvo as the Italian voice of

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from 2011 until 2021 when Paolo Marchese took on the role.

Personal life

Nicotra was the younger brother of the television director

Giancarlo Nicotra Giancarlo Nicotra (30 April 1944 – 12 June 2013), sometimes spelled Gian Carlo Nicotra, was an Italian television writer, director and actor. Biography Born in Rome, Nicotra was the son of the actors Mariannina Libassi and Antonio Nicotra. H ...

. He had one daughter, Barbara from his marriage to the actress Olimpia Di Nardo. From his marriage to Fiorella Fiorini, he had one son, Francesco, who is also a voice actor.

Death

Nicotra died in Rome on 8 March 2024, one month before his 76th birthday.

Filmography

Cinema

Television

Voice work

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:Nicotra, Angelo 1948 births 2024 deaths Male actors from Rome People of Sicilian descent Italian male voice actors Italian male film actors Italian male stage actors Italian male television actors Italian male radio actors Italian male child actors Italian voice directors 20th-century Italian male actors 21st-century Italian male actors