Flavio Bucci (25 May 1947 – 18 February 2020) was an Italian actor, voice actor and film producer.

Biography

Born in Turin, Bucci began appearing in film and television in 1971, making his debut appearance in the film '' The Working Class Goes to Heaven''. He is known for playing Daniel, the blind pianist, in

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's ''

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'' and for playing the thuggish Blackie in Aldo Lado's 1975 '' Night Train Murders''.The New York Times
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, with whom he made several film collaborations with. On stage, Bucci appeared in adaptations of ''

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''; '' The Clown'' and more. He also recited poems written by

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. Bucci had a rare career as a voice dubber during the 1970s and 1980s. He dubbed

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in his earlier films as well as

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in ''

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''. His character dubbing roles for television include Potsie Weber in the first two seasons of ''

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'' and Luke Duke in the first five seasons of ''

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''.

Personal life

Bucci had two children from his marriage to actress Micaela Pignatelli, Alessandro and Lorenzo. He also had a son, Ruben from his second marriage to Dutch film producer Loes Kamsteeg. On 18 February 2020, Bucci died of a

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, at the age of 72.

Filmography

Cinema

* '' The Working Class Goes to Heaven'' (1971) - Operaio * '' Lover of the Great Bear'' (1971) * ''

Il generale dorme in piedi ''Il generale dorme in piedi'' (''The general sleeps standing up'') is a 1972 commedia all'italiana. It represents the directorial debut of Francesco Massaro and it is based on a novel with the same name written by Giuseppe D'Agata. It was filmed ...

'' (1972) - Bucci (uncredited) * '' Property Is No Longer a Theft'' (1973) - Total * '' Last Stop on the Night Train'' (1975) - Blackie * ''I giorni della chimera'' (1975) * '' And Agnes Chose to Die'' (1976) - Il pugliese * '' Strange Occasion'' (1976) - Réné Bernard - the director (segment "Italian superman") * '' La Orca'' (1976) - Gino * ''

'' (1977) - Daniel * '' A Spiral of Mist'' (1977) - Vittorio Conte - The Doctor * '' Dove volano i corvi d'argento'' (1977) - Simula * '' Closed Circuit'' (1978, TV Movie) - Sociologist * '' Gegè Bellavita'' (1978) - Gennarino Amato * ''Ammazzare il tempo'' (1979) - Igor * '' To Love the Damned'' (1980) - Riccardo 'Svitol' * '' Men or Not Men'' (1980) - Enne 2 * '' The Homeless One'' (1981) - Il matlosa * '' Il Marchese del Grillo'' (1981) - Fra' Bastiano * ''

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'' (1982) - Ludovico Settembrini * '' Dream of a Summer Night'' (1983) - Oberon * '' The Incinerator'' (1984) - Hunchback * '' The Two Lives of Mattia Pascal'' (1985) - Terenzio Papiano * '' Tex and the Lord of the Deep'' (1985) - Kanas * ''

Woman of Wonders ''Woman of Wonders'' () is a 1985 Italian film directed by Alberto Bevilacqua and based on a novel with the same name by him. It entered the competition at the 1985 Venice International Film Festival. Cast *Ben Gazzara as Alberto * Lina Sastri ...

'' (1985) - Astolfo * ''Il giorno prima'' (1987) - Herman Pundt * '' Freckled Max and the Spooks'' (1987) - Mr. Talbot - the Werewolf * '' Secondo Ponzio Pilato'' (1987) - Erode * ''Com'è dura l'avventura'' (1987) - Padre Ribaldo * '' Control'' (1987, TV Movie) - Pietro Brisani * ''La posta in gioco'' (1988) - Gulli * '' Anni 90'' (1992) - Professor Moira ("Terapia di gruppo") * ''Pierino Stecchino'' (1992) * '' Amami'' (1993) - Piero Pagani * ''Teste rasate'' (1993) - Riccardo * ''Quando le montagne finiscono'' (1994) - Bepi Zomegnan * ''Fratelli coltelli'' (1997) - Vannino * '' My Dearest Friends'' (1998) - Botanico * ''Frigidaire - Il film'' (1998) - Nat Krylov * '' Lucignolo'' (1999) - Padre di Lucio * ''Muzungu'' (1999) - Bishop * ''Volesse il cielo!'' (2002) - Uomo Angelo * ''Hotel Dajti'' (2002) - Andrea anziano * ''Lettere al vento'' (2003) * '' Caterina in the Big City'' (2003) - Lorenzo Rossi Chaillet * ''Il silenzio dell'allodola'' (2005) - Direttore del carcere * '' Flying Lessons'' (2007) - Leone, padre di Pollo * ''La morte di pietra'' (2008) - Pierre * ''

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'' (2008) - Franco Evangelisti * ''Fly Light'' (2009) - Barbone * ''Border Line'' (2010) * ''La scomparsa di Patò'' (2010) - Capitano Arturo Bosisio * ''La grande rabbia'' (2016) - Virgilio,Padre Matteo * ''Tutto può accadere nel villaggio dei miracoli'' (2016) - Armando Lucchi * ''Il vangelo secondo Mattei'' (2016) - Franco Gravela * ''Borghi e Demoni'' (2017) - Padre Superiore * ''Agadah'' (2017) - Vecchio Moreno * ''Il grande passo'' (2017) - Umberto Cavalieri * ''Credo in un solo padre'' (2019) - Zio Domenico Bianco * ''La Cornice'' (2019) - Il pittore

Dubbing roles

Live action

*Danny Zuko in '' Grease'' *Tony Manero in ''

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'' *Stanley Rosiello in ''

'' *Stuart Richards in '' Cruising'' * Potsie Weber in ''

'' (seasons 1–2) * Luke Duke in ''

'' (seasons 1–5)

References

External links

* {{DEFAULTSORT:Bucci, Flavio 1947 births 2020 deaths Film people from Turin Italian male film actors Italian male television actors Italian male stage actors Italian male voice actors Italian film producers Male actors from Turin Nastro d'Argento winners 20th-century Italian male actors 21st-century Italian male actors