Giampiero Albertini (20 December 1927 – 14 May 1991) was an Italian actor and voice actor.

Biography

Born in Muggiò, Albertini started his career as stage actor at the Piccolo Teatro in

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, under the guidance of

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. In 1962, he made his film debut with Dino Risi's '' La marcia su Roma'', and later worked with

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. He also acted in

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and

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films, in which he was sometimes credited as Al Albert. During the 1970s, Albertini was featured in the

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commercials as a disgruntled customer struggling to find the items he is searching for. As a voice actor, Albertini was best known as the official Italian dubbing voice of

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as the

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in ''

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''. He also occasionally dubbed other actors such as

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, Phil Brown,

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and

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. One of his final dubbing works was the voice of

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in his interview with

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. He also dubbed J. Audubon Woodlore in '' Hooked Bear'', ''

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'' and ''Grin and Bear It''.

Death

Albertini died of a

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, at his home in

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in Rome, on 14 May 1991 at the age of 63. The dubbing voice of

was passed on to Antonio Guidi in the remaining seasons of the show.

Filmography

Cinema

*''

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'' (1962) – Cristoforo *''

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'' (1963) – Porro *'' La vita agra'' (1964) – Libero Fornaciari *'' Thrilling'' (1965) – Il "Rosso" (segment "L'autostrada del sole") *'' Seven Golden Men'' (1965) – August (le portugais) *''

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'' (1965) – Immigrant (segment "6 Final episode") *''

Seven Golden Men Strike Again ''Seven Golden Men Strike Again'' () is a 1966 film directed by Marco Vicario. It is the sequel of '' Seven Golden Men''. Plot The Seven Golden Men successfully pull off their gold heist at the Commercial Bank of Italy, but just as they are abo ...

'' (1966) – August *''

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'' (1967) – Joe *'' Tiffany Memorandum'' (1967) – Callaghan's Agent / Doctor *'' The Head of the Family'' (1967) *'' Italian Secret Service'' (1968) – Ottone *''

Days of Fire ''Days of Fire'' () is a 1968 Italian crime-thriller film written and directed by Mino Guerrini. Premise After being released from prison, elderly Destil plans a heist to secure a peaceful retirement. He forms a gang and attempts to steal a bri ...

'' (1968) – Sempresi *'' A Minute to Pray, a Second to Die'' (1968) – Fred Duskin *''Summit'' (1968) *'' The Black Sheep'' (1968) – Senator Santarini *''

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'' (1968) – Aldo *''Eat It'' (1968) – Farmer *''

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'' (1969) – Henry Thompson *''Bolidi sull'asfalto – A tutta birra!'' (1970) – Albertarelli *'' Many Wars Ago'' (1970) – Capt. Abbati *'' Return of Sabata'' (1971) – Joe McIntock *''

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'' (1971) –

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*''

The Case of the Bloody Iris ''The Case of the Bloody Iris'' ( Italian: ''Perché quelle strane gocce di sangue sul corpo di Jennifer?'', lit. "Why those strange drops of blood on Jennifer's body?", originally released in the UK as ''Erotic Blue'') is a 1972 Italian giallo f ...

'' (1972) – Commissioner Enci *''Partirono preti, tornarono... curati'' (1973) – Gen. Miguel *'' Seven Hours of Violence'' (1973) – Police Commissioner *''La rosa rossa'' (1973) * '' The Suspects'' (1974) – Matteo Gallone *''E cominciò il viaggio nella vertigine'' (1974) – Train's escort officer *''

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'' (1975) – Brother Francisco *'' Mark of the Cop'' (1975) – Brigadiere Bonetti *'' The Tough Ones'' (1976) – Commissioner Caputo *''L'Année sainte'' (1976) – Commissaire Mazzola *'' A Matter of Time'' (1976) – Mr. De Perma *'' Mark Strikes Again'' (1976) – Montelli *''

The Last Round ''The Last Round'' () is a 1976 Italian crime film directed by Stelvio Massi. Cast *Carlos Monzón: Marco Russo * Luc Merenda: Rico Manzetti * Leonora Fani: Nina *Mariangela Giordano: Lisa's Mother *Gianni Dei: Beny Manzetti * Giampiero Albertin ...

'' (1976) – Sapienza *''

Le Gang ''Le Gang'' () is a 1977 French-Italian neo-noir crime film directed by Jacques Deray and starring Alain Delon, Xavier Depraz, Roland Bertin, Adalberto Maria Merli, Maurice Barrier and Raymond Bussières. It recorded admissions of 1,190,355 in ...

'' (1977) – Léon *''Tre soldi e la donna di classe'' (1977) *''

Return of the 38 Gang ''Return of the 38 Gang'' (, also known as ''Gangsters'') is a 1977 Italian poliziottesco film directed by Giuseppe Vari. The film is an in-name-only sequel to Massimo Dallamano's '' Colt 38 Special Squad'' with different plot, characters and cast. ...

'' (1977) – Folco Bordoni *''

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'' (1977) – Istevene's father *''Non sparate sui bambini'' (1978) – Sign. Settimi *'' Suggestionata'' (1978) – Francesco / Rachele's father *'' The Life of Verdi'' (1982) *'' The Betrothed'' (1989) *''Saremo felici'' (1989)

Dubbing roles

Animation

*Smoke in ''

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Live action

* Lieutenant Colombo in ''

'' (seasons 1–8) *Sam Diamond in ''

Murder by Death ''Murder by Death'' is a 1976 American comedy mystery film directed by Robert Moore and written by Neil Simon. The film stars Eileen Brennan, Truman Capote, James Coco, Peter Falk, Alec Guinness, Elsa Lanchester, David Niven, Peter Sellers, M ...

'' *Lou Peckinpaugh in ''

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'' *

in ''

Wings of Desire ''Wings of Desire'' (, ; ) is a 1987 romantic fantasy film written by Wim Wenders, Peter Handke and Richard Reitinger, and directed by Wenders. The film is about invisible, immortal angels who populate Berlin and listen to the thoughts of its hu ...

'' *Ray Calhoun in ''

Hang 'Em High ''Hang 'Em High'' is a 1968 American revisionist Western film directed by Ted Post and written by Leonard Freeman and Mel Goldberg. It stars Clint Eastwood as Jed Cooper, an innocent man who survives a lynching; Inger Stevens as a widow who ...

'' *Tang Wu in ''

The Love Bug ''The Love Bug'' (also known as Herbie the Love Bug) is a 1968 American sports film, sports adventure film, adventure comedy film directed by Robert Stevenson (director), Robert Stevenson from a screenplay by Bill Walsh (producer), Bill Walsh a ...

'' *Owen Lars in '' Star Wars: Episode IV – A New Hope'' *Sheriff Jellicol in ''

The Big Gundown ''The Big Gundown'' () is a 1967 spaghetti Western film directed by Sergio Sollima, and starring Lee Van Cleef and Tomas Milian. It was followed by Run, Man, Run in 1968. Plot Possessing a reputation for bringing criminals to justice, ready-to- ...

'' *Mel Sharples in ''

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'' *

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in ''

The Wind and the Lion ''The Wind and the Lion'' is a 1975 American epic historical adventure film written and directed by John Milius, and starring Sean Connery, Candice Bergen, Brian Keith, and John Huston. The film is loosely based on the real-life Perdicaris affa ...

'' *Bennett Cross in ''

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'' *Sanchez in ''

Mackenna's Gold ''Mackenna's Gold'' is a 1969 American Western film directed by J. Lee Thompson, starring an ensemble cast featuring Gregory Peck, Omar Sharif, Telly Savalas, Ted Cassidy, Camilla Sparv and Julie Newmar in lead roles. It was photographed in Sup ...

'' *

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in '' You Only Live Twice'' * Sir Bedevere in ''

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References

External links

* {{DEFAULTSORT:Albertini, Giampiero 1927 births 1991 deaths People from Muggiò Male actors from Lombardy Italian male stage actors Italian male film actors Italian male voice actors Italian male television actors Italian television personalities 20th-century Italian male actors