Eros Pagni (born 28 August 1939) is an Italian actor and voice actor.

Biography

Born in

La Spezia La Spezia (, or ; ; , in the local ) is the capital city of the province of La Spezia and is located at the head of the Gulf of La Spezia in the southern part of the Liguria region of Italy. La Spezia is the second-largest city in the Liguria ...

, at the age of 17, Pagni started attending the Silvio d'Amico National Academy of Dramatic Arts in

Rome Rome (Italian language, Italian and , ) is the capital city and most populated (municipality) of Italy. It is also the administrative centre of the Lazio Regions of Italy, region and of the Metropolitan City of Rome. A special named with 2, ...

and then went back to

Genoa Genoa ( ; ; ) is a city in and the capital of the Italian region of Liguria, and the sixth-largest city in Italy. As of 2025, 563,947 people live within the city's administrative limits. While its metropolitan city has 818,651 inhabitan ...

and played roles in works by

William Shakespeare William Shakespeare ( 23 April 1564 – 23 April 1616) was an English playwright, poet and actor. He is widely regarded as the greatest writer in the English language and the world's pre-eminent dramatist. He is often called England's nation ...

Molière Jean-Baptiste Poquelin (; 15 January 1622 (baptised) – 17 February 1673), known by his stage name Molière (, ; ), was a French playwright, actor, and poet, widely regarded as one of the great writers in the French language and world liter ...

Eugene O'Neill Eugene Gladstone O'Neill (October 16, 1888 – November 27, 1953) was an American playwright. His poetically titled plays were among the first to introduce into the U.S. the drama techniques of Realism (theatre), realism, earlier associated with ...

Luigi Pirandello Luigi Pirandello (; ; 28 June 1867 – 10 December 1936) was an Italians, Italian dramatist, novelist, poet, and short story writer whose greatest contributions were his plays. He was awarded the 1934 Nobel Prize in Literature "for his bold and ...

and more. As a film actor, Pagni has appeared in more than 30 films since 1964. He is well known for his collaboration with

Lina Wertmüller Arcangela Felice Assunta "Lina" Wertmüller (; 14 August 1928 – 9 December 2021) was an Italian film director and screenwriter. She is best known for her 1970s art film, art house films ''Seven Beauties'',' ''The Seduction of Mimi'', ''Lov ...

in films such as '' Love and Anarchy'', '' Swept Away'' and '' All Screwed Up'' and for his minor role in

Dario Argento Dario Argento (; born 7 September 1940) is an Italian film director, screenwriter and producer. His influential work in the horror film, horror and giallo genres during the 1970s and 1980s has led him to being referred to as the "Master of the ...

's '' Deep Red''. He and all the cast of

Ettore Scola Ettore Scola (; 10 May 1931 – 19 January 2016) was an Italian screenwriter and film director. He received a Golden Globe Award for Best Foreign Language Film, Golden Globe for Best Foreign Film in 1978 for his film ''A Special Day'' and over ...

's '' The Dinner'' received the Nastro d'Argento Award for Best Supporting Actor. Occasionally, Pagni also serves as a voice actor. He is notable for having dubbed in Italian actors like

R. Lee Ermey Ronald Lee Ermey (March 24, 1944 – April 15, 2018) was an American actor and United States Marine Corps, U.S. Marine drill instructor. He achieved fame for his role as Gunnery sergeant, Gunnery Sergeant Hartman in the 1987 film ''Full Met ...

in ''

Full Metal Jacket ''Full Metal Jacket'' is a 1987 war film directed and produced by Stanley Kubrick from a screenplay he co-wrote with Michael Herr and Gustav Hasford. The film is based on Hasford's 1979 autobiographical novel '' The Short-Timers''. It stars ...

'' and Christopher Lee in '' Gremlins 2: The New Batch'' and animated characters such as Judge Claude Frollo from '' The Hunchback of Notre Dame'' and

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in the ''

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'' film series.

Selected filmography

* '' Pleasant Nights'' (1966) * '' Il generale dorme in piedi'' (1972) * '' Love and Anarchy'' (1973) * '' Swept Away'' (1974) * '' All Screwed Up'' (1974) * ''

Processo per direttissima ''Processo per direttissima'' is a 1974 Italian poliziottesco film. It stars actor Gabriele Ferzetti. Cast * Princess Ira von Fürstenberg as Cristina Visconti * Michele Placido as Stefano Baldini *Gabriele Ferzetti as Lawyer Finaldi * Mario ...

'' (1974) * '' Deep Red'' (1975) * '' Soldier of Fortune'' (1976) * '' I nuovi mostri'' (1977) * '' Goodnight, Ladies and Gentlemen'' (1978) * '' Liquirizia'' (1979) * '' Hypochondriac'' (1979) * '' Odd Squad'' (1981) * ''

Sweet Pea The sweet pea, ''Lathyrus odoratus'', is a flowering plant in the genus '' Lathyrus'' in the family Fabaceae ( legumes), native to Sicily, southern Italy and the Aegean Islands. It is an annual climbing plant, growing to a height of , where ...

'' (1981) * ''

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'' (1982) * '' Flirt'' (1983) * ''

Teresa Teresa (also Theresa, Therese; ) is a feminine given name. It originates in the Iberian Peninsula in late antiquity. Its derivation is uncertain, it may be derived from Classical Greek, Greek θερίζω (''therízō'') "to harvest or rea ...

'' (1987) * '' Red American'' (1991) * '' The Storm Is Coming'' (1993) * '' The Dinner'' (1998) * '' Love Returns'' (2004) * '' Family Game'' (2007) * '' Amici miei – Come tutto ebbe inizio'' (2011) * '' It's All About Karma'' (2017) * '' Put Grandma in the Freezer'' (2018)

Dubbing roles

Animation

* Claude Frollo in '' The Hunchback of Notre Dame'' *Tzekel-Kan in ''

The Road to El Dorado ''The Road to El Dorado'' is a 2000 American animated musical adventure comedy film directed by Eric "Bibo" Bergeron and Don Paul, from a screenplay by Ted Elliott and Terry Rossio, as well as additional sequences directed by Will Finn and ...

'' *Master Shifu in ''

'', '' Kung Fu Panda 2'', '' Kung Fu Panda 3''

Live action

* Sgt. Muldoon in '' The Green Berets'' * Gunnery Sergeant Hartman in ''

'' * The Governor in '' A Violent Life'' *Doctor Cushing Catheter and "Brain" Gremlin in '' Gremlins 2: The New Batch'' *Maître Martin in ''Les Rois maudits'' *Ezra Goldman in ''

Ray Donovan ''Ray Donovan'' is an American crime drama television series created by Ann Biderman for Showtime. The drama, starring Liev Schreiber in the title role, is set primarily in Los Angeles (during seasons 1–5) and in New York City (during seaso ...

References

External links

* * {{DEFAULTSORT:Pagni, Eros 1939 births Living people Actors from La Spezia Male actors from Liguria Italian male film actors Italian male stage actors Italian male television actors Italian male voice actors Accademia Nazionale di Arte Drammatica Silvio D'Amico alumni Nastro d'Argento winners 20th-century Italian male actors