Stefano Satta Flores (14 January 1937 – 22 October 1985) was an Italian actor and voice actor.

Biography

Born in

Naples, Italy Naples ( ; ; ) is the Regions of Italy, regional capital of Campania and the third-largest city of Italy, after Rome and Milan, with a population of 908,082 within the city's administrative limits as of 2025, while its Metropolitan City of N ...

, Satta Flores graduated from the Centro Sperimentale di Cinematografia in the Italian capital city of

Rome Rome (Italian language, Italian and , ) is the capital city and most populated (municipality) of Italy. It is also the administrative centre of the Lazio Regions of Italy, region and of the Metropolitan City of Rome. A special named with 2, ...

. He began acting in amateur dramatics at the Piccolo Teatro, where he acted in

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and Sbragia plays. He made his cinema debut in the film '' The Lizards'' (''I basilischi''), premiered by

filmmaker Filmmaking or film production is the process by which a Film, motion picture is produced. Filmmaking involves a number of complex and discrete stages, beginning with an initial story, idea, or commission. Production then continues through screen ...

Lina Wertmüller Arcangela Felice Assunta "Lina" Wertmüller (; 14 August 1928 – 9 December 2021) was an Italian film director and screenwriter. She is best known for her 1970s art film, art house films ''Seven Beauties'',' ''The Seduction of Mimi'', ''Lov ...

in 1963. In 1971, Satta Flores appeared in the film '' Four Flies on Grey Velvet'' but did not really establish himself in cinema until 1974, when he appeared in

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's film '' We All Loved Each Other So Much'' where he shared leading roles with Stefania Sandrelli,

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, Nino Manfredi,

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and Giovanna Ralli. Satta Flores also appeared in the 1973 films '' The Funny Face of the Godfather'' and '' Teresa the Thief''. His last film appearance before his death was in '' One Hundred Days in Palermo''. He was best known for playing a variety of roles in more than 60 films. He was also a voice dubber. His role as the smuggler and rakish hero

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(portrayed by

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) in the Italian dub of the ''Star Wars'' original trilogy was instrumental in establishing the importance of star power in Italian

voice acting Voice acting is the art of performing a character or providing information to an audience with one's voice. Performers are often called voice actors/actresses in addition to other names. Examples of voice work include animated, off-stage, off-sc ...

. He also used his voice talents in '' Alien'', as the fearless Captain Dallas, as well as in '' 10'', as the romantically-obsessed songwriter George Webber. An eloquent spokesman on artistic and social issues of the day, he also was a respected

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and occasionally acted in

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s. A political commitment, he founded the company ''I compagni di scena'' (The Companions of the Scene) with which he devoted himself to research work on alternative tests.

Death

Satta Flores died in Rome on 22 October 1985 at the age of 48, following complications from

leukemia Leukemia ( also spelled leukaemia; pronounced ) is a group of blood cancers that usually begin in the bone marrow and produce high numbers of abnormal blood cells. These blood cells are not fully developed and are called ''blasts'' or '' ...

treatment. In the Italian version of '' Star Wars: The Force Awakens'', the voice of Han Solo was passed on to Harrison Ford's regular Italian dub actor Michele Gammino.

Filmography

Cinema

*''Ginepro fatto uomo'' (1962) *'' The Lizards'' (1963) - Francesco *''

I mostri ''I mostri'' (also known as ''Opiate '67'' or, in a cut version, ''15 from Rome'') is a 1963 commedia all'italiana film by Italian director Dino Risi. It was coproduced with France. The film was a huge success in Italy. It was censored in Spain. ...

'' (1963) *''Gli arcangeli'' (1963) *'' Questa volta parliamo di uomini'' (1965) - Don Fulgencio (segment "Un brav'uomo") *'' The Birds, the Bees and the Italians'' (1966) *'' The Girl with the Pistol'' (1968) - Waiter *''Io non scappo... fuggo'' (1970) *'' Mafia Connection'' (1970) - Sicario *'' Lady Caliph'' (1970) - Un operaio *'' Four Flies on Grey Velvet'' (1971) - Andrea *''

Il generale dorme in piedi ''Il generale dorme in piedi'' (''The general sleeps standing up'') is a 1972 commedia all'italiana. It represents the directorial debut of Francesco Massaro and it is based on a novel with the same name written by Giuseppe D'Agata. It was filmed ...

'' (1972) - Ten. Sogliano *'' The Funny Face of the Godfather'' (1972) - Jimmy Salvozzo *'' Teresa the Thief'' (1973) - Ercoletto *''Il gioco della verità'' (1974) *'' We All Loved Each Other So Much'' (1974) - Nicola Palumbo *'' Paolo Barca, Schoolteacher and Weekend Nudist'' (1974) - Direttore *'' How Wonderful to Die Assassinated'' (1975) - Carlo Pisacane *'' Colpita da improvviso benessere'' (1976) - Gigino Mancuso *'' Salon Kitty'' (1976) - Dino *'' And Agnes Chose to Die'' (1976) - Il comandante *'' Perdutamente tuo... mi firmo Macaluso Carmelo fu Giuseppe'' (1976) - Carmelo Macaluso *'' A Spiral of Mist'' (1977) - Renato Marinoni *'' Il prefetto di ferro'' (1977) - Magg. Spano *''Una donna di seconda mano'' (1977) - Sergio - il camionista *'' L'arma'' (1978) - Luigi Compagna *'' Who Is Killing the Great Chefs of Europe?'' (1978) - Fausto Zoppi *'' Child of the Night'' (1978) - Andrea, le mari *''

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'' (1978) - Avvocato Natale Calia *''Tanto va la gatta al lardo...'' (1978) - Fan from Naples *''Ridendo e scherzando'' (1978) - Michele Sintona *''Riavanti... Marsch!'' (1979) - Alessio *''

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'' (1979) - Orlando Mascarelli *'' The Terrace'' (1980) - Tizzo *'' One Hundred Days in Palermo'' (1984) - Captain Fontana (final film role)

Dubbing roles

Live action

in '' Star Wars: Episode IV – A New Hope'', '' Star Wars: Episode V – The Empire Strikes Back'', '' Star Wars: Episode VI – Return of the Jedi'' *Dallas in '' Alien'' *George Webber in '' 10'' *Tommy Lillard in '' The Frisco Kid'' *

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in '' Time After Time'' *Tripper Harrison in ''

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'' *Hank Stamper in '' Sometimes a Great Notion'' *Fred Mancuso in '' Lady Liberty'' *

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in ''

References

Bibliography

*''Italian cinema and modern European literatures, 1945-2000'' – Carlo Testa. Publisher: Greenwood Publishing Group Incorporated, 2000. Format: Hardcover, 288pp. Language: English. *''The Motion Picture Guide 1986 Annual: The Films of 1985'' – Jay Robert Nash, Stanley Ralph Ross. Publisher: CineBooks, 1987. Format: Hardcover, 450pp. Language: English.

External links

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La Storia di Napoli - Biography
* {{DEFAULTSORT:Satta Flores, Stefano 1937 births 1985 deaths Male actors from Naples Centro Sperimentale di Cinematografia alumni Italian male film actors Italian male voice actors Italian male television actors Italian male dramatists and playwrights Deaths from cancer in Lazio Deaths from leukemia in Italy 20th-century Italian male actors 20th-century Italian male writers 20th-century Italian dramatists and playwrights