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Gualtiero De Angelis

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Gualtiero De Angelis
Born(1899-11-22)22 November 1899
Died6 June 1980(1980-06-06) (aged 80)
Rome, Italy
Occupations
  • Actor
  • voice actor
Years active1936–1980
Children3, including Manlio and Enrico
RelativesVittorio De Angelis (grandson)
Eleonora De Angelis (granddaughter)
Massimiliano Virgilii (grandson)

Gualtiero De Angelis (22 November 1899 – 6 June 1980) was an Italian actor and voice actor.[1] He was best known for dubbing James Stewart in the Italian language releases of nearly all of his films.[2][3]

Biography

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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.[4] He also dubbed over the voices of John Garfield, George Raft, Richard Conte, Kirk Douglas, Paul Henreid, Henry Fonda, Gary Merrill, John Wayne, Arthur Kennedy, William Holden and many more. He has also dubbed over Italian actors such as Vittorio Gassman, Luciano Tajoli and Pietro Germi.

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.[5]

Personal life

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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

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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

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Cinema

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Dubbing roles

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Live action

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References

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  1. ^ "Gualtiero De Angelis' voice acting and dubbing contributions". Il mondo dei doppiatori, antoniogenna.net (in Italian). Retrieved September 15, 2018.
  2. ^ "Gualtiero De Angelis". MYmovies. Retrieved May 12, 2020.
  3. ^ The Hollywood Reporter. Hollywood Reporter Incorporated. 2006. p. 22. Retrieved October 15, 2018.
  4. ^ Segreti e bizzarrie del mondo del doppiaggio in formato quiz (in Italian)
  5. ^ Cronologia fondamentale dell'epoca d'oro del doppiaggio italiano Dagli albori agli anni 1970 (in Italian)
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