Emilio Cardi Cigoli (18 November 1909 – 7 November 1980) was an Italian actor and voice actor.

Biography

Cigoli was born in

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to actress Giovanna Cigoli. His grandfather worked as a silent film actor. He began his career on stage at the age of 18 under the guidance of Alfredo De Sanctis and later did work for the

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. Cigoli appeared in more than 40 films and 20 television shows between 1935 and 1980, mostly in supporting roles. One of his major appearances was in the 1943 film ''

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'' as well as the 1950 film '' Sunday in August''. Between 1943 and 1945, he worked in Spain with several colleagues to star in two Spanish-Italian films. Cigoli found great success as a voice dubber, eventually doing voice work for over seven thousand films. He was the Italian voice of nearly every major Hollywood star from the 1940s through the 1960s, including Gregory Peck, John Wayne,

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, Charlton Heston,

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. He also dubbed some Italian actors such as

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. Cigoli has dubbed the voice of the narrator in several documentaries, films and animated productions such as ''

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'', '' The Sword in the Stone'' and ''

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''. Cigoli married twice and had two children from his first marriage. He died in

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on 7 November 1980 just 11 days before his 71st birthday.

Partial filmography

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* '' I Love You Only'' (1936) * '' Departure'' (1938) - L'impiegato dell'agenzia marittima * ''La sposa dei re'' (1938) - Giuseppe Bonaparte * ''L'eredità in Corsa'' (1939) * '' Dora Nelson'' (1939) - Il finto tresoriere * ''

One Hundred Thousand Dollars ''One Hundred Thousand Dollars'' (Italian: ''Centomila dollari'') is a 1940 Italian " white-telephones" comedy film directed by Mario Camerini and starring Assia Noris, Amedeo Nazzari and Lauro Gazzolo.Gundle p.169 It was shot at the Palatino Stu ...

'' (1940) - Oldham * '' Beyond Love'' (1940) - Ippoliti * ''L'imprevisto'' (1940) - Il giovane * ''

The Hero of Venice ''The Hero of Venice'' (Italian: ''Il bravo di Venezia'') is a 1941 Italian historical adventure film directed by Carlo Campogalliani and starring Gustav Diessl, Paola Barbara, Rossano Brazzi and Valentina Cortese.Damiani p.256-257 It was shot ...

'' (1941) - Alvise Guoro * ''

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'' (1942) - Il maggiore John Williams * '' Love Story'' (1942) - L'avvocato difensore * ''

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'' (1942) - Pavel Sjerov * ''

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'' (1942) - Miniato - lo scudiero * ''La carica degli eroi'' (1943) * ''Il matrimonio segreto'' (1943) * ''Dora la espía'' (1943) * ''

'' (1943) - Andrea - il padre * ''Fuga nella tempesta'' (1945) - Scienziato * '' Shoeshine'' (1946) - Staffera * '' The Lovers'' (1946) * ''

The Opium Den ''The Opium Den'' (Italian: ''Fumeria d'oppio'') is a 1947 Italian crime film directed by Raffaello Matarazzo and starring Emilio Ghione Jr., Mariella Lotti, and Emilio Cigoli. It was an unsuccessful attempt to revive the Za La Mort character ...

'' (1947) - De Rossi * ''L'altra'' (1947) - Commissario * ''

The Charterhouse of Parma ''The Charterhouse of Parma'' (french: La Chartreuse de Parme, links=no) is a novel by Stendhal published in 1839. Telling the story of an Italian nobleman in the Napoleonic era and later, it was admired by Balzac, Tolstoy, André Gide, di Lam ...

'' (1948) - (uncredited) * '' Sunday in August'' (1950) - Alberto Mantovani * ''

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'' (1950) * ''

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, whic ...

'' (1952) - Narrator (voice, uncredited) * ''

Article 519, Penal Code ''Article 519, Penal Code'' (Italian: ''Art. 519 codice penale'', French: ''Violence charnelle'') is a 1952 French-Italian crime film directed by Leonardo Cortese and starring Henri Vidal, Cosetta Greco and Paolo Stoppa.Domenico p.280 The film' ...

'' (1952) - Padre di Clara * ''

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 ...

'' (1953) - Narrator (voice, uncredited) * '' Verdi, the King of Melody'' (1953) - Gaetano Donizetti * ''

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) - Narrator in the prologue (uncredited) * ''

Pietà per chi cade ''Pietà per chi cade'' (i. e. ''Compassion for those who fall'') is a 1954 Italian melodrama film written and directed by Mario Costa and starring Amedeo Nazzari, Antonella Lualdi and Nadia Gray.Arturo Lanocita. "Pietà per chi cade" (review). ' ...

'' (1954) - Attorney Marsi * ''

Guai ai vinti ''Guai ai vinti'' (''Woe to the Vanquished Ones'') is a 1954 Italian melodrama film directed by Raffaello Matarazzo. It is based on the novel ''Vae Victis'' by Annie Vivanti. Plot During the First World War the Italian front at Caporetto is ...

'' (1954) - Pietro, marito di Teresa * ''

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'' (1954) - Ammiraglio * '' The White Angel'' (1955) - Il direttore della prigione * ''

Don Camillo's Last Round ''Don Camillo's Last Round'' (French: ''La grande bagarre de Don Camillo'', Italian: ''Don Camillo e l'onorevole Peppone'') is a 1955 French-Italian comedy film directed by Carmine Gallone and starring Fernandel, Gino Cervi and Leda Gloria. It was ...

'' (1955) - Voce narrante (uncredited) * ''Giuramento d'amore'' (1955) - L'editore Edoardo Rufino * ''

I giorni più belli ''I giorni più belli'' ( ''The Best Days'' or ''The Most Beautiful Days'') is a 1956 Italian comedy film directed by Mario Mattoli and starring Franco Interlenghi. Cast * Franco Interlenghi * Vittorio De Sica * Mario Carotenuto * Valeria Mori ...

'' (1956) - Uno degli ex alunni * '' Noi siamo le colonne'' (1956) - Narrator (voice, uncredited) * ''

The Most Wonderful Moment ''The Most Wonderful Moment'' ( it, Il momento più bello) is a 1957 Italian drama film directed by Luciano Emmer. This drama deals with natural childbirth, and was described as "clinically pure, informative, edifying and, on occasion, tenderly ...

'' (1957) - Morelli * ''

Melancholic Autumn ''Melancholic Autumn'' (Italian:''Malinconico autunno'') is a 1958 Italian-Spanish melodrama film directed by Raffaello Matarazzo and starring Amedeo Nazzari, Yvonne Sanson and Mercedes Monterrey. It was part of a popular series of romantic dram ...

'' (1958) - Medico in contatto radio (uncredited) * ''Lettere di una novizia'' (1960) - Publico Ministero * ''

Erik the Conqueror ''Erik the Conqueror'' ( it, Gli invasori, lit. "The invaders") is a 1961 Italian-French epic swashbuckling film directed by Mario Bava and starring George Ardisson and Cameron Mitchell as long-lost Viking brothers in the 9th century, one of w ...

'' (1961) - Narrator (voice, uncredited) * ''

Il solco di pesca ''Il solco di pesca'' (translates in English to "The Furrow of the Peach" although often mis-translated as "Groove Fishing" or "Fishing Hole" due to the word "pesca" ("peach" in Italian) is "fishing" in Spanish)) is a 1976 Italian erotic-drama fil ...

'' (1975) - Uncle of Davide

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* * {{DEFAULTSORT:Cigoli, Emilio 1909 births 1980 deaths People from Livorno Italian male film actors Italian male voice actors Italian male stage actors Italian male television actors Italian voice directors 20th-century Italian male actors