Gerald Geoffrey Copleston (18 March 1921 – 6 October 1998[1][2]) was an English actor, voice actor, and translator who worked primarily in Italian genre cinema.[3] He appeared in more than one hundred films beginning in 1956, many of which were English-language dubs of European films.[4]
Geoffrey Copleston | |
|---|---|
| Born | Gerald Geoffrey Copleston 18 March 1921 Manchester, UK |
| Died | 6 October 1998 (age 77) |
| Occupation(s) | Actor, voice actor, translator, screenwriter |
| Years active | 1956–1998 |
Filmography
editLive-action roles
edit| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1956 | War and Peace | French Officer | Uncredited |
| 1965 | War Italian Style | American Colonel | Uncredited |
| James Tont operazione U.N.O. | Secret Service Director | uncredited | |
| 1966 | Me, Me, Me... and the Others | Traveller in restaurant | Uncredited |
| James Tont operazione D.U.E. | Secret Service Director | ||
| The Hills Run Red | Brian Horner | ||
| 7 Golden Women Against Two 07: Treasure Hunt | Martin Borman | ||
| Perry Grant, agente di ferro | Chief Bowles | ||
| Superargo Versus Diabolicus | Conrad, the Council President | ||
| 1967 | Matchless | Arthur | Uncredited |
| Riderà! | J.K. Deline | ||
| 1968 | Il profeta | Bagni | |
| The Girl Who Couldn't Say No | Bald Man | Uncredited | |
| Seven Times Seven | Chief Inspector | Uncredited | |
| 1969 | Detective Belli | Chief of Police | |
| One on Top of the Other | District Attorney | Uncredited | |
| 1971 | Scipio the African | Senator | Uncredited |
| Paid in Blood | Alec Quinter | Uncredited | |
| 1973 | Bread and Chocolate | Paolo Boegli | |
| 1974 | The Night Porter | Kurt Mahler | |
| 1975 | Red Coat | RCMP Chief | |
| 1976 | Salon Kitty | Dinner Guest | Uncredited |
| Mimì Bluette... fiore del mio giardino | |||
| A Matter of Time | Hotel Manager | ||
| The Big Operator | The Texan | ||
| 1977 | A Man Called Magnum | German Boss | |
| Beyond Good and Evil | House Guest | Uncredited | |
| Emanuelle and the Last Cannibals | Wilkes | ||
| Sahara Cross | Colonel | ||
| 1978 | The Greatest Battle | SS General Jürgens | |
| Io tigro, tu tigri, egli tigra | The General | Uncredited | |
| 1979 | Lovers and Liars | Male Bystander | |
| Lobster for Breakfast | Duchamp | ||
| Dr. Jekyll Likes Them Hot | Archibald Gold | ||
| Velvet Hands | Benny | ||
| 1980 | The Pumaman | Sir George Bradley | |
| S*H*E | UN Speaker | ||
| The Warning | Procuratore Vesce | ||
| Savage Breed | Conti | ||
| Mia moglie è una strega | Autista | ||
| 1981 | Bianco, rosso e Verdone | Russian Man | Uncredited |
| The Black Cat | Inspector Flynn | ||
| Bollenti spiriti | Dr. Eric Stainer | ||
| 1982 | Dio li fa poi li accoppia | The Burgomaster of Kellenborg | Uncredited |
| Buona come il pane | Colonel Vittorio Bisceglie | ||
| 1983 | Notturno | Ambassador | Uncredited |
| Stangata napoletana | |||
| Il tassinaro | American Tourist | ||
| 1984 | One Hundred Days in Palermo | Judge | Uncredited |
| Vediamoci chiaro | Mercalli | ||
| 1985 | The Assisi Underground | Police Chief Bertolucci | |
| Madman at War | German Commander | ||
| Wild Team | Harker | ||
| 1986 | Detective School Dropouts | Mr. Hamelfarm | |
| 1987 | The Belly of an Architect | Caspetti | |
| The Sicilian | Pathe Journalist | ||
| 1988 | Big Man | Henry Winterbottom | TV movie |
| 1989 | Robot Jox | Confederation Commissioner | |
| Willy Signori e vengo da lontano | Direttore del giornale | ||
| The Betrothed | Merchant | 3 episodes | |
| 1990 | The Dark Sun | ||
| Black Cobra 3: The Manila Connection | The Senator | Uncredited | |
| The Godfather Part III | Priest | Uncredited | |
| Frankenstein Unbound | Innkeeper | ||
| A Season of Giants | Taddeo Taddei | TV movie | |
| C'è posto per tutti | Americano | ||
| 1991 | The Pit and the Pendulum | Butcher | |
| 1992 | L'amante scomoda | Mr. Manzetti | |
| 1993 | Killer Rules | Chairman of the Board | TV movie |
| 1994 | The Web of Silence - A.I.D.S. | Walter's Father | |
| Klon | |||
| 1995 | The Second Time | Stefano | Uncredited |
| 1996 | Fatal Frames | Mr. Fairbrain | |
| 1998 | Besieged | Sweaty Man | Uncredited |
Partial dubbing roles
editReferences
edit- ^ http://copleston.net/page54.htm
- ^ "Geoffrey Copleston". British Film Institute. Archived from the original on 22 October 2017.
- ^ "Geoffrey Copleston". Archived from the original on 23 September 2015. Retrieved 31 August 2015.
- ^ "Geoffrey Copleston". copleston.net. Retrieved 23 July 2019.
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