Emilio Cardi Cigoli (18 November 1909 – 7 November 1980) was an Italian actor and voice actor.

Biography

Cigoli was born in

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to actress Giovanna Cigoli. His grandfather worked as a silent film actor. He began his career on stage at the age of 18 under the guidance of Alfredo De Sanctis and later did work for the EIAR. Cigoli appeared in more than 40 films and 20 television shows between 1935 and 1980, mostly in supporting roles. One of his major appearances was in the 1943 film '' The Children Are Watching Us'' as well as the 1950 film '' Sunday in August''. Between 1943 and 1945, he worked in Spain with several colleagues to star in two Spanish-Italian films. Cigoli found great success as a voice dubber, eventually doing voice work for over seven thousand films. He was the Italian voice of nearly every major Hollywood star from the 1940s through the 1960s, including

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, Henry Fonda,

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. He also dubbed some Italian actors such as Andrea Checchi, Mino Doro, Alberto Farnese, Massimo Serato and

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. Cigoli has dubbed the voice of the narrator in several documentaries, films and animated productions such as ''

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''. Cigoli married twice and had two children from his first marriage. He died in

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on 7 November 1980 just 11 days before his 71st birthday.

Partial filmography

* '' I Love You Only'' (1936) * '' Departure'' (1938) - L'impiegato dell'agenzia marittima * ''La sposa dei re'' (1938) - Giuseppe Bonaparte * ''L'eredità in Corsa'' (1939) * '' Dora Nelson'' (1939) - Il finto tresoriere * '' One Hundred Thousand Dollars'' (1940) - Oldham * '' Beyond Love'' (1940) - Ippoliti * ''L'imprevisto'' (1940) - Il giovane * '' The Hero of Venice'' (1941) - Alvise Guoro * '' Giarabub'' (1942) - Il maggiore John Williams * '' Love Story'' (1942) - L'avvocato difensore * ''

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'' (1942) - Pavel Sjerov * '' The Gorgon'' (1942) - Miniato - lo scudiero * ''La carica degli eroi'' (1943) * ''Il matrimonio segreto'' (1943) * ''Dora la espía'' (1943) * '' The Children Are Watching Us'' (1943) - Andrea - il padre * ''Fuga nella tempesta'' (1945) - Scienziato * '' Shoeshine'' (1946) - Staffera * '' The Lovers'' (1946) * '' The Opium Den'' (1947) - De Rossi * '' The Other'' (1947) - Commissario * '' The Charterhouse of Parma'' (1948) - (uncredited) * '' Sunday in August'' (1950) - Alberto Mantovani * ''

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'' (1950) * ''

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'' (1952) - Narrator (voice, uncredited) * '' Article 519, Penal Code'' (1952) - Padre di Clara * '' The Return of Don Camillo'' (1953) - Narrator (voice, uncredited) * '' Verdi, the King of Melody'' (1953) - Gaetano Donizetti * '' Of Life and Love'' (1954) - Narrator in the prologue (uncredited) * '' Pietà per chi cade'' (1954) - Attorney Marsi * '' Guai ai vinti'' (1954) - Pietro, marito di Teresa * '' Human Torpedoes'' (1954) - Ammiraglio * '' The White Angel'' (1955) - Il direttore della prigione * '' Don Camillo's Last Round'' (1955) - Voce narrante (uncredited) * ''Giuramento d'amore'' (1955) - L'editore Edoardo Rufino * '' I giorni più belli'' (1956) - Uno degli ex alunni * '' Noi siamo le colonne'' (1956) - Narrator (voice, uncredited) * '' The Most Wonderful Moment'' (1957) - Morelli * '' Melancholic Autumn'' (1958) - Medico in contatto radio (uncredited) * ''Lettere di una novizia'' (1960) - Publico Ministero * '' Erik the Conqueror'' (1961) - Narrator (voice, uncredited) * '' Il solco di pesca'' (1975) - Uncle of Davide

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* {{DEFAULTSORT:Cigoli, Emilio 1909 births 1980 deaths Actors from Livorno Male actors from Tuscany Italian male film actors Italian male voice actors Italian male stage actors Italian male television actors Italian voice directors 20th-century Italian male actors