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

Biography

Born in

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, Romano was the son of actress

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and the younger brother of actor Felice Romano. Romano started his acting career on stage in 1927. During

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, 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 ''Four Steps in the Clouds'' () is a 1942 Italian comedy-drama film directed by Alessandro Blasetti, starring Gino Cervi and Adriana Benetti. It tells the story of a married man who agrees to act as the husband of a young pregnant woman who has ...

'' and he also portrayed composer

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in the film ''I pagliacci''. 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

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and Lou Costello. Other actors he dubbed included Louis de Funès, Jack Oakie, Edward Andrews, Fred Astaire,

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, Peter Lorre, Ernest Borgnine,

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, Eli Wallach,

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and Lloyd Corrigan. He also teamed up with Lauro Gazzolo in the Italian dubbing of the

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sketches. In his animated film roles, Romano voiced several characters in the Italian dubs of

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. These include Jiminy Cricket in '' Pinocchio'',

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in ''

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'' and the Sheriff of Nottingham in '' Robin Hood''.

Personal life

Through his marriage to actress

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, he was the stepfather of actor Aleardo Ward and the step-grandfather of voice actors

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, Andrea and

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. He also had five children from his second marriage. Romano died in

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on 16 October 1975, at the age of 67.

Selected filmography

* '' The Last Adventure'' (1932) - Don Gaetano - il notaio * ''

Everybody's Woman ''Everybody's Woman'' (Italian: ''La signora di tutti'') is a 1934 Italian drama film directed by Max Ophüls and starring Isa Miranda, Memo Benassi and Tatyana Pavlova. It is the only film Max Ophüls made in Italy. The film was a success an ...

'' (1934) - Un autista di taxi (uncredited) * ''L'avvocato difensore'' (1935) * ''Il re Burlone'' (1936) * ''Thirteen Men and a Cannon'' (1936) - Uomo #4 * '' Under the Southern Cross'' (1938) - Un altro operaio della piantagione * ''

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'' (1938) - L'uomo dei soldi * '' Departure'' (1938) - Giulio * ''L'argine'' (1938) - L'avvocato di John * ''

La voce senza volto ''La voce senza volto'' () is a 1939 Italian " white-telephones" comedy film directed by Gennaro Righelli. It is part of the tradition of ''telefoni bianchi'' () comedies, popular in Italy at the time. Cast :Cast adapted from ''Riccardo Freda: The ...

'' (1939) - Maurizio Sala, il tenore * ''

The Sons of the Marquis Lucera ''The Sons of the Marquis Lucera'' (Italian: ''I figli del marchese Lucera'') is a 1939 Italian comedy film directed by Amleto Palermi and starring Armando Falconi, Caterina Boratto and Sergio Tofano. It is based on a play of the same name by Gh ...

'' (1939) - Il 'terzo' figlio * ''

I, His Father ''I, His Father'' (Italian: ''Io, suo padre'') is a 1939 Italian sports drama film directed by Mario Bonnard and starring Erminio Spalla, Mariella Lotti and Clara Calamai. It was shot at the Scalera Studios in Rome. The film's sets were designed ...

'' (1939) - Giorgio * ''Le sorprese del divorzio'' (1939) - Champeaux * '' Father For a Night'' (1939) - Agostino * ''Follie del secolo'' (1939) - Carlo Benac * ''Cavalleria rusticana'' (1939) - Bammulu * '' The Silent Partner'' (1939) - Prado * ''

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'' (1940) - Leone * ''

The Hussar Captain ''The Hussar Captain'' or ''Captain of the Hussars'' (Italian: ''Il capitano degli ussari'') is a 1940 Italian comedy film directed by Sándor Szlatinay and starring Clara Tabody, Enrico Viarisio and Pina Gallini. It was made at the Fert Studios ...

'' (1940) * ''Senza cielo'' (1940) - Roberto Giannini * ''Il sogno di tutti'' (1940) - Aldo * ''

A Husband for the Month of April ''A Husband for the Month of April'' (Italian: ''Un marito per il mese di aprile'') is a 1941 Italian " white-telephones" comedy film directed by Giorgio Simonelli and starring Vanna Vanni, Carlo Romano and Pina Renzi.Brunetta p.96 It was shot ...

'' (1941) - Giovanni * ''L'elisir d'amore'' (1941) - Belcore * ''Pia de' Tolomei'' (1941) - Leone * ''

Scampolo ''Scampolo'' is a 1958 German film directed by Alfred Weidenmann and starring Romy Schneider, Paul Hubschmid, and Georg Thomalla. Schneider plays the title role. Plot Scampolo is a young, poor girl who lives on the island of Ischia. She falls ...

'' (1941) - Gerardo Bernini * ''Oro nero'' (1942) * ''

The Adventures of Fra Diavolo ''The Adventures of Fra Diavolo'' ( it, Fra' Diavolo) is a 1942 Italian adventure film directed by Luigi Zampa and starring Enzo Fiermonte. Cast * Enzo Fiermonte - Michele Pezza detto " Fra' Diavolo" * Elsa De Giorgi - Fortunata Consiglio * La ...

'' (1942) - Tiburzio * ''Arriviamo noi!'' (1942) - Il secondo gestorio del "castello delle streghe" * ''

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'' (1942) - Il maresciallo Romano * ''Perdizione'' (1942) - Augusto * ''M.A.S.'' (1942) - Un marinaio nella taverna * ''

The Taming of the Shrew ''The Taming of the Shrew'' is a comedy by William Shakespeare, believed to have been written between 1590 and 1592. The play begins with a framing device, often referred to as the induction, in which a mischievous nobleman tricks a drunken ...

'' (1942) - Remo * ''

Forbidden Music ''Forbidden Music'' (Italian: ''Musica proibita'') is a 1942 Italian drama film directed by Carlo Campogalliani and starring Tito Gobbi, María Mercader and Giuseppe Rinaldi.Bayman p.138 An elderly composer recalls his youthful romance with a wo ...

'' (1942) - Otello * ''Sette anni di felicità'' (1942) - José, l'allevatore di tori * ''

'' (1942) - Antonio - l'autista della corriera * ''Piazza San Sepolcro'' (1942) * ''I pagliacci'' (1943) - Ruggero Leoncavallo * ''Redenzione'' (1943) * ''Il treno crociato'' (1943) - Stefano Pucci, l'attendente * ''

Anything for a Song ''Anything for a Song'' ( it, Ho tanta voglia di cantare) is a 1943 Italian " white-telephones" musical film directed by Mario Mattoli and starring Ferruccio Tagliavini, Vera Carmi and Luisa Rossi.Chiti & Poppi p.176 It was shot at the Palati ...

'' (1943) * ''

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'' (1945) - (segment "Non rubare") * ''

Life Begins Anew ''Life Begins Anew'' ( it, La vita ricomincia) is a 1945 Italian melodrama film directed by Mario Mattoli and starring Alida Valli, Fosco Giachetti and Eduardo De Filippo. It was the second most popular Italian film during 1945-46 after Roberto ...

'' (1945) - Croci * ''Lettere al sottotenente'' (1945) * ''La casa senza tempo'' (1945) - Giovanni * ''Fuga nella tempesta'' (1945) * '' The Adulteress'' (1946) - Il fattore * ''Il mondo vuole così'' (1946) - Avvocato Verdini * ''

Fatal Symphony ''Fatal Symphony'' (Italian: ''Sinfonia fatale'') is a 1947 Italian war-melodrama film directed by Victor Stoloff and starring Douglass Montgomery, Marina Berti and Sarah Churchill. It was screened and awarded a prize at the Lugano Festival.Love ...

'' (1947) * ''When Love Calls'' (1947) - Maestro Marconi * ''

Alarm Bells ''Alarm Bells'' (Italian: ''Campane a martello'') is a 1949 Italian drama film directed by Luigi Zampa and starring Gina Lollobrigida, Yvonne Sanson and Eduardo De Filippo. Location shooting took place on Ischia in the Gulf of Naples. The film's ...

'' (1949) - Il maresciallo * '' La Rosa di Bagdad'' (1949) - Burk - the Magician (singing voice) * ''Ho sognato il paradiso'' (1950) * ''

Cavalcade of Heroes ''Cavalcade of Heroes'' ( it, Cavalcata d'eroi) is a 1950 Italian historical melodrama film directed by Mario Costa and starring Cesare Danova, Carla Del Poggio and Vittorio Sanipoli. It depicts the events around the founding of the short-lived ...

'' (1950) - Paolo Tassoni * ''

Father's Dilemma ''Father's Dilemma'' ( it, Prima comunione) is a 1950 Italian comedy film directed by Alessandro Blasetti. It won an award at the Venice Film Festival. Details * The voice of the narrator is Alberto Sordi. When Sordi worked on the film he had ju ...

'' (1950) - Il tassista * ''

Tomorrow Is Too Late ''Domani è troppo tardi'' (internationally released as ''Tomorrow Is Too Late'') is a 1950 Italian melodrama film directed by Léonide Moguy. For this film Pier Angeli won the Silver Ribbon for best actress. The film was also awarded Best Ital ...

'' (1950) - Signor Berardi * ''Strano appuntamento'' (1950) * ''

Variety Lights ''Variety Lights'' ( it, Luci del varietà) is a 1951 Italian romantic drama film produced, directed and written by Federico Fellini and Alberto Lattuada and starring Peppino De Filippo, Carla Del Poggio, and Giulietta Masina. The film is about a ...

'' (1950) - Enzo La Rosa * '' Beauties on Bicycles'' (1951) - Darelli - direttore fabbrica bicicletta * ''

Arrivano i nostri ''Arrivano i nostri'' is a 1951 Italian comedy film directed by Mario Mattoli and starring Mario Riva. Cast * Mario Riva * Riccardo Billi as The showman playing Carmen Miranda * Franca Marzi as Gloria Chelli — Garlandi's lover * Lisett ...

'' (1951) - Comm. Garlandi * '' Toto the Third Man'' (1951) - Il commendatore Buttafava Borelli * ''

My Heart Sings ''My Heart Sings'' ( it, Anema e core) is a 1951 Italian comedy film directed by Mario Mattoli and starring Ferruccio Tagliavini. Cast * Ferruccio Tagliavini - Marco * Franca Marzi - Gina * Riccardo Billi - Riccardo * Mario Riva - Mario * Car ...

'' (1951) - Commendator Russo * ''

What Price Innocence? ''What Price Innocence?'' is a 1933 American pre-Code drama film written and directed by, and co-starring, Willard Mack. Produced on a low budget for Columbia Pictures, it has been classed as an exploitation film and " sex hygiene film" because ...

'' (1952) - Don Settimio * ''

Torment of the Past ''Torment of the Past'' (Italian:''Tormento del passato'') is a 1952 Italian melodrama film co-written and directed by Mario Bonnard. Cast * Hélène Rémy as Luisa *Marc Lawrence as Andrea Rossi *Raffaella Carrà as Graziella (credited as Raf ...

'' (1952) - Marco Ferretti * ''

Beauties in Capri ''Beauties in Capri'' (Italian: ''Bellezze a Capri'') is a 1951 Italian comedy film directed by Adelchi Bianchi and starring Nando Bruno, Ave Ninchi and Tamara Lees.Miccichè p. 107 Cast * Nando Bruno as Don Violante * Ave Ninchi as Cornelia * ...

'' (1952) - Vittorio * ''

Five Paupers in an Automobile ''Five Paupers in an Automobile'' ( it, Cinque poveri in automobile) is a 1952 Italian comedy film directed by Mario Mattoli and starring Eduardo De Filippo. Cast * Eduardo De Filippo as Eduardo Moschettone * Aldo Fabrizi as Cesare Baroni * Ti ...

'' (1952) - Rodolfo * '' Melody of Love'' (1952) - Commendator Ferrario * '' Primo premio: Mariarosa'' (1952) * '' Cats and Dogs'' (1952) - Don Saverio * '' La domenica della buona gente'' (1953) - Malesci * ''

Le infedeli ''The Unfaithfuls'' ( it, Le infedeli) is a 1953 Italian comedy drama film directed by Mario Monicelli and Steno and starring Gina Lollobrigida. Cast * Gina Lollobrigida as Lulla Possenti * May Britt as Liliana Rogers * Pierre Cressoy as Osval ...

'' (1953) - Commendator Giovanni Azzali * ''Jeunes mariés'' (1953) - Virgile, le coiffeur * '' I vitelloni'' (1953) - Michele Curti * ''Fermi tutti... arrivo io!'' (1953) - Commissario Benni * ''

Via Padova 46 ''Via Padova 46'' is a 1953 Italian comedy film directed by Giorgio Bianchi and starring Peppino De Filippo, Alberto Sordi, Giulietta Masina and Arlette Poirier. The film's sets were designed by the art director Saverio D'Eugenio. It earned ar ...

'' (1953) - Narrator (uncredited) * ''

The Most Wanted Man The Most Wanted Man or ''Public Enemy Number One'' (french: L'ennemi public n° 1, it, Il nemico pubblico n° 1) is a 1953 French-Italian comedy film directed by Henri Verneuil and starring Fernandel, Zsa Zsa Gabor and Louis Seigner.Higbee & Leah ...

'' (1953) - (uncredited) * ''Siamo ricchi e poveri'' (1953) - Mr. Fortini * ''

Of Life and Love ''Of Life and Love'' ( it, Questa è la vita) is a 1954 Italian comedy film directed by Aldo Fabrizi, Giorgio Pastina, Mario Soldati and Luigi Zampa. Plot The film tells four episodes from stories written by Luigi Pirandello (from the work: '' ...

'' (1954) - Carlo Migri (segment "Marsina Stretta") * '' The Beach'' (1954) - Luigi * '' It Happened at the Police Station'' (1954) - Thief's victim * ''

A Parisian in Rome ''A Parisian in Rome'' (Italian: ''Una parigina a Roma'', German: ''Begegnung in Rom'') is a 1954 Italian-German comedy film directed by Erich Kobler and starring Barbara Laage, Alberto Sordi and Anna Maria Ferrero.Fava p.80-81 The film's sets wer ...

'' (1954) - Narrator (uncredited) * '' Cardinal Lambertini'' (1954) - Goffredo di Pietramelara * '' Tears of Love'' (1954) * ''Accadde al penitenziario'' (1955) - Capo degli agenti di custodia * ''Addio per sempre!'' (1958) * '' The Friend of the Jaguar'' (1959) - Il commendatore * ''

Ciao, ciao bambina! ''Ciao, ciao bambina!'' is a 1959 Italian comedy film directed by Sergio Grieco and starring Elsa Martinelli and Antonio Cifariello. It grossed 220 million lire at the Italian box office. Cast * Elsa Martinelli as Diana * Antonio Cifariello a ...

'' (1959) - Remigio Marchetti - la moglie di Marchetti * ''Le cameriere'' (1959) - Zio di Monica * ''

Wolves of the Deep ''Wolves of the Deep'' ( it, Lupi nell'abisso) is a 1959 Italian drama film directed by Silvio Amadio. It was entered into the 9th Berlin International Film Festival. Cast * Massimo Girotti as Comandante * Folco Lulli as Nostromo * Alberto Lupo ...

'' (1959) * ''

Le ambiziose ''Le Ambiziose '' is a 1961 Italian film, directed by Antonio Amendola. Cast * Marisa Merlini as Letizia Proietti * Memmo Carotenuto as the police marshall * Ave Ninchi as Ines * Raffaele Pisu as Nando Moriconi * Aroldo Tieri as Goffredo Innamo ...

'' (1961) - Il presidente della giuria * ''

Carmen di Trastevere ''Carmen di Trastevere'' is a 1962 Italian drama film directed by Carmine Gallone and starring Giovanna Ralli. It is a loosely based on the novella ''Carmen'' by Prosper Mérimée and on the relevant opera by Georges Bizet. Cast * Giovanna R ...

'' (1962) - Police Commissioner * ''

I due toreri ''I due toreri'' ( es, Dos toreros de aúpa) is a 1965 Italian-Spanish comedy film directed by Giorgio Simonelli starring the comic duo Franco and Ciccio. Plot In Sicily Franco and Ciccio are empowered by a local mafia man to guard for a wide ra ...

'' (1964) - Joe Ragusa * '' West and Soda'' (1965) - Il Cattivissimo (voice) * ''

Indovina chi viene a merenda? ''Indovina chi viene a merenda?'' (i.e. "Guess who's coming to tea?") is a 1969 Italian war-comedy film written and directed by Marcello Ciorciolini and starring the comic duo Franco and Ciccio. Plot Sicily 1943: to avoid war, Franco and Ciccio hi ...

'' (1969) - Otto Bauer * ''

The Balloon Vendor ''The Balloon Vendor'' ( it, Il venditore di palloncini, also released as ''Last Moments'' and ''The Last Circus Show'') is a 1974 Italian drama film directed by Mario Gariazzo and starring James Whitmore. Cast * Renato Cestiè as Giacomino * ...

'' (1974) - Security Guard * '' Il nano e la strega'' (1975) - Magozio (voice) * ''

Mr. Rossi Looks for Happiness ''Mr. Rossi Looks for Happiness'' (Italian language, Italian: ''Il signor Rossi cerca la felicità'') is a 1976 traditional animation, traditionally animated Italian feature film directed by Bruno Bozzetto. It is the first feature film of Mr. Ro ...

'' (1976) - Signor Rossi (voice)

Dubbing roles

Animation

* Jiminy Cricket in '' Pinocchio'' *

in ''

'' * Sheriff of Nottingham in '' Robin Hood'' *Buzzie the Vulture in ''

The Jungle Book ''The Jungle Book'' (1894) is a collection of stories by the English author Rudyard Kipling. Most of the characters are animals such as Shere Khan the tiger and Baloo the bear, though a principal character is the boy or "man-cub" Mowgli, ...

Live action

* Don Camillo in ''

Little World of Don Camillo ''The Little World of Don Camillo'' ( it, Don Camillo; french: Le Petit Monde de don Camillo) is a 1952 Italian-French film directed by Julien Duvivier, starring Fernandel and Gino Cervi. It was the first film in the ''"Don Camillo"'' series, which ...

'' *Don Camillo in ''

The Return of Don Camillo ''The Return of Don Camillo'' (Italian: ''Il ritorno di Don Camillo''; French: ''Le Retour de don Camillo'') is a 1953 French-Italian comedy film directed by Julien Duvivier and starring Fernandel, Gino Cervi and Édouard Delmont. The film's sets ...

'' *Don Camillo in '' Don Camillo's Last Round'' *Don Camillo in '' Don Camillo: Monsignor'' *Don Camillo in ''

Don Camillo in Moscow ''Don Camillo in Moscow'' ( it, Il compagno Don Camillo, "Comrade Don Camillo"; french: Don Camillo en Russie, "Don Camillo in Russia") is a 1965 Italian comedy film directed by Luigi Comencini. It was the fifth film in the Don Camillo series. ...

'' *Tuco Ramírez in '' The Good, the Bad and the Ugly'' *Sam Wainwright in '' It's a Wonderful Life''

References

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* * * * {{DEFAULTSORT:Romano, Carlo 1908 births 1975 deaths Italian male film actors Italian male screenwriters Italian male stage actors Italian male television actors Italian male radio actors Italian male voice actors People from Livorno 20th-century Italian male actors 20th-century Italian screenwriters 20th-century Italian male writers