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Carlo Romano

Carlo Romano (8 May 1908 – 16 October 1975) was an Italian actor, voice actor and screenwriter.[1]

Carlo Romano
Romano in 1961
Born(1908-05-08)8 May 1908
Livorno, Kingdom of Italy
Died16 October 1975(1975-10-16) (aged 67)
Rome, Italy
Occupations
  • Actor
  • voice actor
  • screenwriter
Years active1927–1975
Spouse(s)Jone Romano (m. 1933; div. 19??)
Liliana de Stefano
Children5
MotherDina Romano
RelativesFelice Romano (brother)
Aleardo Ward (stepson)
Luca Ward (step-grandson)
Andrea Ward (step-grandson)
Monica Ward (step-granddaughter)

Biography

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Born in Livorno, Romano was the son of actress Dina Romano and the younger brother of actor Felice Romano. Romano started his acting career on stage in 1927. During World War II, he committed himself to starring mainly in revues and he still remained active in cinema, theatre, radio and television. In 1939, Romano began his radio acting career. He appeared in 94 films between 1934 and 1975. He also wrote for 14 films between 1955 and 1975. Among his most popular films include Four Steps in the Clouds and he also portrayed composer Ruggero Leoncavallo in the film I pagliacci.[2]

Romano was also a famous voice actor, most notably the Italian voice of Don Camillo (played by French actor Fernandel) and he was the official Italian voice of Jerry Lewis, Bob Hope and Lou Costello.[3] Other actors he dubbed included Louis de Funès, Jack Oakie, Edward Andrews, Fred Astaire, James Cagney, Peter Lorre, Ernest Borgnine, Peter Ustinov, Eli Wallach, Rod Steiger and Lloyd Corrigan. He also teamed up with Lauro Gazzolo in the Italian dubbing of the Abbott and Costello sketches. In his animated film roles, Romano voiced several characters in the Italian dubs of Disney films. These include Jiminy Cricket in Pinocchio, The Mad Hatter in Alice in Wonderland and the Sheriff of Nottingham in Robin Hood.[4]

Personal life

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Through his marriage to actress Jone Romano, he was the stepfather of actor Aleardo Ward and the step-grandfather of voice actors Luca, Andrea and Monica Ward. He also had five children from his second marriage.[5]

Romano died in Rome on 16 October 1975, at the age of 67.[2]

Selected filmography

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Romano in It Happened at the Police Station (1954)

Voice work

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Year Title Role Notes
1949 La Rosa di Bagdad Burk (singing voice) Animated film
1963 La rabbia Voice-over Documentary film[6]
1965 West and Soda The Boss Animated film
1972-1981 SuperGulp! [it] Nick Carter, Patsy TV show[7]
1975 King Dick Magozio Animated film
1976 Mr. Rossi Looks for Happiness Mr. Rossi Animated film (posthumous release)

Dubbing

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Films (Animation, Italian dub)

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Year Title Role(s) Ref
1947 Pinocchio Jiminy Cricket [8]
1950 Cinderella Gus [9]
The King (1967 redub)
1951 Alice in Wonderland The Mad Hatter [10]
1955 Lady and the Tramp Beaver [11]
1964 Hey There, It's Yogi Bear! Ranger Smith
1967 Asterix the Gaul Caius Bonus
The Jungle Book Buzzie [12]
1971 Bedknobs and Broomsticks Secretary Bird [13]
1972 The Three Musketeers in Boots Mayor
1973 Robin Hood Sheriff of Nottingham [14]

Films (Live action, Italian dub)

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Year Title Role(s) Original actor Ref
1946 It's a Wonderful Life Sam Wainwright Frank Albertson [15]
1947 Road to Rio Hot Lips Barton Bob Hope
1952 Little World of Don Camillo Don Camillo Fernandel [16]
1953 The Return of Don Camillo Don Camillo Fernandel [17]
1954 Johnny Guitar Bart Lonergan Ernest Borgnine
1955 Don Camillo's Last Round Don Camillo Fernandel [18]
1961 Don Camillo: Monsignor Don Camillo Fernandel [19]
1965 Don Camillo in Moscow Don Camillo Fernandel [20]
1966 The Good, the Bad and the Ugly Tuco Ramírez Eli Wallach [21]
1968 Don't Raise the Bridge, Lower the River George Lester Jerry Lewis

References

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  1. ^ "Carlo Romano's voice acting and dubbing contributions". Il mondo dei doppiatori, antoniogenna.net (in Italian). Retrieved 29 September 2018.
  2. ^ a b "Carlo Romano". MYmovies. Retrieved 9 April 2019.
  3. ^ CARLO ROMANO, la voce di JERRY LEWIS (1972) | enciclopediadeldoppiaggio.it
  4. ^ Cronologia fondamentale dell'epoca d'oro del doppiaggio italiano Dagli albori agli anni 1970 (in Italian)
  5. ^ LUCA WARD e il doppiaggio (2012) | ilmondodeidoppiatori.it
  6. ^ "LA RABBIA". cinematografo.it (in Italian).
  7. ^ "SuperGulp!". Il mondo dei doppiatori, antoniogenna.net (in Italian).
  8. ^ "Pinocchio Italian voice cast". Antoniogenna.net. Retrieved 22 September 2024.
  9. ^ "Cinderella Italian voice cast". Antoniogenna.net. Retrieved 9 June 2019.
  10. ^ "Alice in Wonderland Italian voice cast". Antoniogenna.net. Retrieved 22 September 2024.
  11. ^ "Lady and the Tramp Italian voice cast". Antoniogenna.net. Retrieved 22 September 2022.
  12. ^ "The Jungle Book Italian voice cast". Antoniogenna.net. Retrieved 22 September 2024.
  13. ^ "Bedknobs and Broomsticks Italian voice cast". Antoniogenna.net. Retrieved 22 September 2024.
  14. ^ "Robin Hood Italian voice cast". Antoniogenna.net. Retrieved 22 September 2024.
  15. ^ "It's a Wonderful Life Italian voice cast". Antoniogenna.net. Retrieved 17 April 2019.
  16. ^ "Little World of Don Camillo voice cast". Antoniogenna.net. Retrieved 17 April 2019.
  17. ^ "The Return of Don Camillo voice cast". Antoniogenna.net. Retrieved 17 April 2019.
  18. ^ "Don Camillo's Last Round Italian voice cast". Antoniogenna.net. Retrieved 17 April 2019.
  19. ^ "Don Camillo: Monsignor Italian voice cast". Antoniogenna.net. Retrieved 17 April 2019.
  20. ^ "Don Camillo in Moscow Italian voice cast". Antoniogenna.net. Retrieved 17 April 2019.
  21. ^ "The Good, the Bad and the Ugly Italian voice cast". Antoniogenna.net. Retrieved 17 April 2019.
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