Gianfranco Bellini (10 July 1924 – 9 August 2006) was an Italian actor and voice actor.

Biography

Born in

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to actor parents, Bellini made his film debut at age 12 alongside his mother in the 1936 film '' The Two Sergeants.'' The following year, Bellini starred in

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''. He was credited under his mother's maiden name. In 1948, Bellini sought a career in voice dubbing. His first ever Italian dubbing role was in ''

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'' in which he voiced the title character as an adolescent. Bellini's career as a voice actor skyrocketed during the 1950s and 1960s. Through the years, he provided voice acting work for films directed by

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and

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. His most famous Italian dubbing roles included John Bosley (portrayed by David Doyle) in ''

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'' and

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in the 1968 film '' 2001: A Space Odyssey''. Bellini was the official Italian voice of

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and he also dubbed

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and Elisha Cook Jr. in some of their films. In his animated roles, Bellini performed the Italian voices of Roger Radcliffe in ''

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'', Nutsy in ''

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'' and a Fox in ''

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''.

Personal life

Bellini's daughter Silvia previously worked as a voice actress. He was also the maternal grandfather of voice actors Davide and Elena Perino.

Death

Bellini died after a long illness in

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on 9 August 2006 at the age of 82.

Filmography

Cinema

* ''Think It Over Jack'' (1936) *'' The Two Sergeants'' (1936) *''

'' (1937) - Credited as "Gianfranco Zanchi" *''

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'' (1950) *''

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'' (1974)

Television

* '' Qui squadra mobile'' - TV series, episode 1.5 (1973) * ''

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'' - TV miniseries (1975)

Voice work

* Narrator in ''

'' * The Bearded Undertaker in ''

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'' * The Pigeon in ''

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'' * Circus Owner in ''

Il nano e la strega (Translation: ''The dwarf and the witch'', French title: ''Zizi PanPan'', English title: ''King Dick'') is a 1975 Italian-French adult animated film directed by Gibba (although credited to Gioacchino Libratti) and was a co-production between Mont ...

'' * Piemonte in ''L'eroe dei due mondi''

Dubbing roles

Animation

*Adult Bambi in ''

'' *Roger Radcliffe in ''

'' *Nutsy in ''

'' *

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in ''

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'' *Fox in ''

'' *Bookseller in ''

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Live action

*Jefferson Yorke in ''

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'' *

in '' 2001: A Space Odyssey'' *Dr. Noah / Jimmy Bond in '' Casino Royale'' * John Bosley in ''

'' *Peter Stirling in ''

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'' *Mr. Strickland in ''

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'' *Sheriff Strickland in '' Back to the Future Part III'' *Marvin Acme in ''

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'' *

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in ''

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'' *Hans Beckert in '' M'' *Abu in '' The Thief of Bagdad'' *Jonathan Forbes in ''

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References

External links

* {{DEFAULTSORT:Bellini, Gianfranco 1924 births 2006 deaths Male actors from Palermo Italian male voice actors Italian male television actors Italian male film actors Italian male stage actors Italian male child actors Italian male radio actors 20th-century Italian male actors