Elio Zamuto (born 1 May 1941 in

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) is an Italian actor and voice actor.

Life and career

Born in

as Elio Mazzamuto, Zamuto started his career in the mid-1960s, and had a prolific career between television and cinema, especially during the 1970s and mainly playing roles of seducer, gangster or police officer. As voice actor, he is best known as the official Italian dubbing voice of

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Partial filmography

* ' (1969) - Le soldat jobard * ''

Un caso di coscienza ''Un caso di coscienza'' (Italian for ''A matter of conscience'') is a 1970 Italian comedy-drama film written and directed by Giovanni Grimaldi. It is based on the Leonardo Sciascia's short story with the same name, which is part of the collect ...

'' (1970) - Nunzio * ''

The Sicilian Checkmate ''The Sicilian Checkmate'' ( it, La violenza: quinto potere) is a 1972 Italian crime-drama film directed by Florestano Vancini. Plot The construction of a dam in Sicily triggers unspeakable interests and appetites that find immediate repercussio ...

'' (1972) - Verzi * ''

Shadows Unseen ''Abuso di potere'' (internationally released as ''Shadows Unseen'') is a 1972 Italian crime film directed by Camillo Bazzoni. The film, despite the original plot, contains several references to actual events, such as the killing of journalist ...

'' (1972) - Sgt. Mortesi * ''

The Assassin of Rome ''The Assassin of Rome'' ( it, Girolimoni, il mostro di Roma) is a 1972 Italian historical drama film directed by Damiano Damiani. The film tells, with some historical licenses, the story of Gino Girolimoni, wrongfully accused of a series of ch ...

'' (1972) - Italo Balbo * ''

Black Turin ''Black Turin'' ( it, Torino nera) is a 1972 crime film directed by Carlo Lizzani. The film received mixed reviews, but was commercially successful. Cast * Bud Spencer: Rosario Rao * Françoise Fabian: Lucia Rao * Marcel Bozzuffi: Fridda * Gu ...

'' (1972) - Scarcella * '' Shoot First, Die Later'' (1974) - Rio * ''

Silence the Witness ''Silence the Witness'' ( it, Il testimone deve tacere) is a 1974 Italian poliziottesco film written and directed by Giuseppe Rosati. Cast * Bekim Fehmiu: Dr. Giorgio Sironi * Rosanna Schiaffino: Luisa Sironi * Aldo Giuffrè: Inspector Santi ...

'' (1974) - Judge Belli * '' Prostituzione'' (1974) - Michele Esposito * ''

Il trafficone ''Il trafficone'' is a 1974 Italian commedia sexy all'italiana written and directed by Bruno Corbucci and starring Carlo Giuffré. Plot A Neapolitan Vincenzo LoRusso that lives of expedients in Rome, as he tries to sell at an intersection a faux ...

'' (1974) - Vito Macaluso * ''

How to Kill a Judge ''How to Kill a Judge'' ( it, Perché si uccide un magistrato), also known as ''The Murder of a Magistrate'' and ''Why Does One Kill a Magistrate?'', is a 1974 Italian crime-thriller film directed by Damiano Damiani. It is the final chapter in t ...

'' (1975) - Onorevole Ugo Selimi * ''

Calling All Police Cars ''Calling All Police Cars'' ( it, ...a tutte le auto della polizia..., literally "...To All the Police Cars") is a 1975 Italian giallo/poliziottesco film. It stars Antonio Sabàto, Gabrielle Ferzetti and Enrico Maria Salerno. The film is very gra ...

'' (1975) - Professore Giacometti * '' Gamma'' (1975) - Procuratore Forel * '' Werewolf Woman'' (1976) - Psychiatrist * '' Violent Naples'' (1976) - Franco Casagrande * '' Bloody Payroll'' (1976) - Police Commissioner Foschi * '' Destruction Force'' (1977) - Belli * ''Il mammasantissima'' (1979) - Avvocato * '' The Nurse in the Military Madhouse'' (1979) - John - the Thief * '' The Finzi Detective Agency'' (1979) - Commissario Salimbeni * '' Blood Ties'' (1986)

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* 1941 births Italian male film actors Italian male voice actors People from Syracuse, Sicily Actors from Sicily Living people Italian male television actors {{Italy-voice-actor-stub