Paolo Poiret (29 September 1945 – 1 November 2015) was an Italian

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and

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Biography

Poiret began working on stage in 1972 and entered a career of film, television and voice acting in 1975. He was mostly active as a voice dubber during the 1980s and he dubbed over the voices of

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, Craig T. Nelson,

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and Arnold Schwarzenegger in some of their films. He was also the Italian voice of Leonard "Bones" McCoy (portrayed by

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) in '' Star Trek III: The Search for Spock''. In Poiret's animated roles, he was renowned locally and internationally for providing the Italian dubbed voice of The Horned King (originally voiced by

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) in the 1985 Disney film '' The Black Cauldron''. He also voiced Venger in the Italian version of ''

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''.

Death

After a long illness, Poiret died on 1 November 2015 in

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at the age of 70.

Filmography

Cinema

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'' (1975) *''

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'' (1980) *''Cartoline da Roma'' (1980)

Television

*''Una tranquilla coppia di killer'' (1982) *''Vuoto di memoria'' (1983) *'' A viso coperto'' (1985) *''

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'' (2009)

Dubbing roles

Animation

*The Horned King in '' The Black Cauldron'' *Venger in ''

Live action

*Neal Page in ''

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'' *Louis Cyphre in ''

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'' *Steve Freeling in ''

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'' *Edward R. Rooney in ''

Ferris Bueller's Day Off ''Ferris Bueller's Day Off'' is a 1986 American teen comedy film written, co-produced, and directed by John Hughes and co-produced by Tom Jacobson. The film stars Matthew Broderick, Mia Sara, and Alan Ruck with supporting roles by Jennifer G ...

'' *Roger Murdock in ''

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'' *

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in '' Star Trek III: The Search for Spock'' *

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in '' The Last Temptation of Christ'' *Lord Kalidor in ''

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'' *

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's roles in ''

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'' *Herman Dietrich in ''

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'' *Andrew Bogomil in ''

Beverly Hills Cop ''Beverly Hills Cop'' is a 1984 American buddy cop action comedy film directed by Martin Brest, screenplay by Daniel Petrie Jr., story by Danilo Bach and Daniel Petrie Jr., and starring Eddie Murphy as Axel Foley, a street-smart Detroit cop ...

'' *Andrew Bogomil in ''

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'' *Wylie Cooper in ''

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'' *

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in '' The Right Stuff''

References

External links

* * {{DEFAULTSORT:Poiret, Paolo 1945 births 2015 deaths Italian male voice actors Italian male television actors Italian male film actors Italian male stage actors Italian voice directors Male actors from Milan 20th-century Italian male actors 21st-century Italian male actors Disease-related deaths in Abruzzo