Antonio Guidi (28 October 1927 – 17 October 2013) was an Italian actor and voice actor.

Biography

Born in

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, Guidi began a career of acting in the 1950s. He originally wanted to become an architect but he did not pursue that vocation. He worked for two years at the Piccolo Teatro in

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, then he became a stage actor. In addition, he also worked on radio and screen. He made his first ever film appearance in '' The Archangel'' starring

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and on television, he made his debut on '' I legionari dello spazio''. Guidi was also a professional voice actor. He was the official Italian voice of

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as well as dubbing

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and

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in most of their work. He was internationally renowned for performing the Italian voice of Lieutenant Colombo (portrayed by Peter Falk) in the last two seasons of ''

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'' since the death of

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in 1991. He also voiced Prince John in the Italian-Language version of the 1973 animated film ''

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''. After finishing his voice work on ''Colombo'', Guidi retired in 2004, effectively ending his career.

Death

Guidi died in

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on 17 October 2013, eleven days before his 86th birthday.

Filmography

Cinema

*'' The Archangel'' (1969) *'' The Killer Is on the Phone'' (1972) *'' At Last, at Last'' (1975) *''

Young, Violent, Dangerous ''Young, Violent, Dangerous'' () is a 1976 Italian ''poliziottesco'' film directed by Romolo Guerrieri. It is based on the short stories ''Bravi ragazzi bang bang'' and ''In pineta si uccide meglio'', both included in Giorgio Scerbanenco's short st ...

'' (1976) *''Hanno ucciso un altro bandito'' (1976) *''

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'' (1980)

Television

*'' I legionari dello spazio'' (1966) *'' Delitto di regime - Il caso Don Minzoni'' (1973) *'' La commediante veneziana'' (1979)

Dubbing roles

Animation

* Prince John in ''

Live action

* Lieutenant Colombo in ''

'' (seasons 9-11) * Fred G. Sanford in ''

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'' *Fred G. Sanford in '' Sanford'' *

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in ''

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'' *Hercule Poirot in ''

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'' *The Old Man in ''

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'' *

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in ''

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'' *Rowlie in ''

Lassie Come Home ''Lassie Come Home'' is a 1943 Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer Technicolor feature film starring Roddy McDowall and canine actor Pal, in a story about the profound bond between Yorkshire boy Joe Carraclough and his rough collie, Lassie. The film was d ...

'' (1975 redub) *President in ''

Being There ''Being There'' is a 1979 American satirical comedy-drama film starring Peter Sellers, Shirley MacLaine, and Melvyn Douglas. Directed by Hal Ashby, it is based on the 1971 novel '' Being There'' by Jerzy Kosiński, and adapted for the scr ...

'' *Gloves Malloy / Spats Baxter in ''

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'' *Alonzo A. Hawk in ''

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'' *Ed Hocken in '' The Naked Gun: From the Files of Police Squad!'' *Roy Bensinger in ''

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'' *Chiz in ''

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Video games

*Alexandre Valembois in ''

Amerzone ''Amerzone'' (also known as ''Amerzone: The Explorer's Legacy'', ) is a first-person fantasy graphic adventure game published by Microïds and designed by Benoît Sokal, who based it on his 1986 '' Inspector Canardo'' comic strip ''L'Amerzone'' ...

References

External links

* * {{DEFAULTSORT:Guidi, Antonio 1927 births 2013 deaths Actors from Ferrara Male actors from Emilia-Romagna Italian male film actors Italian male stage actors Italian male television actors Italian male voice actors Italian male radio actors 20th-century Italian male actors 21st-century Italian male actors