Franco Latini (12 September 1927 – 2 February 1991) was an Italian actor and voice actor. He was considered one of the top voice dubbers for animated films and cartoons in Italy.

Biography

Born in

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, which is in

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, Latini started out working as a singer in nightclubs in the early 1950s, then he went on to act in radio comedies and theatre plays. In 1953 he starred in the film '' The World Condemns Them''. Latini's filmography includes comedies such as the 1966 musical film '' Mondo pazzo... gente matta!'' starring

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, the 1976 film '' The Black Maid'' starring Carla Brait and

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s such as '' Blue Summer'' and '' Johnny Hamlet''. Latini was heavily active as a voice actor. He dubbed

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in several redubs of ''

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'' shorts and films in which he was paired up with

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. He also dubbed characters in many animated productions: he was the Italian voice of

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and other characters in the first season of ''

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'' and from 1983 until 1988 he was the primary Italian voice of

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. Latini voiced most of the characters in the Italian editions of the ''

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'' series. Latini founded his own dubbing company in the late 1970s, which was active until the end of the '80s. In 1981 he lost one of his legs in an accident, which rendered him unable to perform on screen. After that, he devoted himself exclusively to dubbing.

Personal life

Latini had three children, daughters Laura and Ilaria from his marriage with dialogue writer Maria Pinto and son

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from his relationship with actress Piera Vidale. All three followed in Latini's footsteps.

Death

Latini died of a

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at the

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around the evening of 2 February 1991, at the age of 63, it was also the 21st birthday of his son Fabrizio Vidale. He was later interred at

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Filmography

Cinema

Television

Voice work

Miscellaneous

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