Gualtiero De Angelis (22 November 1899 – 6 June 1980) was an Italian actor and voice actor.
He was best known for dubbing
James Stewart in the Italian language releases of nearly all of his films.
Biography
Born in Rome, De Angelis began his career in 1936. During that time, he starred in over nine films and dubbed over the voices of many famous actors. He was the official Italian voice of
James Stewart as well as
Cary Grant,
Dean Martin and
Errol Flynn
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. He also dubbed over the voices of
John Garfield,
George Raft
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,
Richard Conte,
Kirk Douglas,
Paul Henreid,
Henry Fonda,
Gary Merrill,
John Wayne
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,
Arthur Kennedy,
William Holden and many more. He has also dubbed over Italian actors such as
Vittorio Gassman,
Luciano Tajoli and
Pietro Germi
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.
De Angelis was considered to be among the most influential voice dubbers employed with the
Cooperativa Doppiatori Cinematografici along with
Emilio Cigoli,
Lydia Simoneschi,
Lauro Gazzolo,
Carlo Romano,
Giulio Panicali,
Stefano Sibaldi, Bruno Persa and more.
Cronologia fondamentale dell'epoca d'oro del doppiaggio italiano Dagli albori agli anni 1970
(in Italian)
Personal life
De Angelis was the patriarch of the historic De Angelis family which are well known for dubbing voices. He was the father of voice actor Manlio De Angelis (1935–2017), singer Enrico De Angelis (1920–2018) and Paola De Angelis. He also had three grandchildren: Vittorio De Angelis (1962–2015; via Manlio), Eleonora De Angelis (born 1967; via Manlio) and Massimiliano Virgilii (born 1967; via Paola) who are all voice actors.
Death
De Angelis died on June 6, 1980, in Rome at the age of 80. He was later laid to rest at the Cimitero Flaminio.
Filmography
Cinema
* ''Arditi civili'' (1940)
* ''Piccolo re'' (1940)
* ''Vento di milioni'' (1940)
* '' Big Shoes'' (1940)
* '' The Secret of Villa Paradiso'' (1940)
* '' Beatrice Cenci'' (1941)
* '' Love Story'' (1942)
* '' Vortice'' (1953)
* ''La grande avventura'' (1954)
Dubbing roles
Live action
References
External links
*
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1899 births
1980 deaths
Male actors from Rome
Italian male voice actors
Italian male film actors
Italian male television actors
Burials at the Cimitero Flaminio
20th-century Italian male actors