Giampiero Albertini (20 December 1927 – 14 May 1991) was an Italian film, television and voice actor.

Biography

Born in Muggiò, Albertini started his career as stage actor at the Piccolo Teatro in

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, under the guidance of

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. In 1962, he made his film debut with Dino Risi's '' La marcia su Roma'', and later worked with, among others,

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. Albertini also was active in

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and

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films, in which he was sometimes credited as Al Albert. During the 1970s, Albertini was featured in the Ignis commercials as a disgruntled customer struggling to find the items he is searching for. As a voice actor, Albertini was best known as the official Italian dubbing voice of

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as the

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in ''

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''. He has also occasionally dubbed other actors such as

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, Phil Brown,

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and

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. One of his final dubbing works was the voice of

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in his interview with Bruno Vespa on

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Death

Albertini died of a

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, at his home in

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in Rome, on 14 May 1991 at the age of 63. The dubbing voice of

was passed on to

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in the remaining seasons of the show.

Filmography

Cinema

*''

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'' (1962) - Cristoforo *''

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'' (1963) - Porro *'' La vita agra'' (1964) - Libero Fornaciari *''

Thrilling ''Thrilling'' is a 1965 Italian comedy film. The film is split into three distinct segments, each directed by a different director; namely Carlo Lizzani, Ettore Scola and Gian Luigi Polidoro. Cast Il vittimista * Directed by Ettore Scola * Nin ...

'' (1965) - Il "Rosso" (segment "L'autostrada del sole") *'' Seven Golden Men'' (1965) - August (le portugais) *''

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'' (1965) - Immigrant (segment "6 Final episode") *'' Seven Golden Men Strike Again'' (1966) - August *''

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'' (1967) - Joe *''

Tiffany Memorandum ''Tiffany Memorandum'' (also known as ''The Tiffany Memorandum'') is a 1967 Eurospy film directed by Sergio Grieco. It is an international co-production between Italy, France (where the film is known as ''Coup de force à Berlin'') and West Germa ...

'' (1967) - Callaghan's Agent / Doctor *'' The Head of the Family'' (1967) *''

Italian Secret Service ''Italian Secret Service'' (also known as ''Il nostro agente Natalino Tartufato'') is a 1968 Italian comedy film directed by Luigi Comencini. For his performance in this film and in '' Il padre di famiglia'', Nino Manfredi was awarded with a Go ...

'' (1968) - Ottone *''

Days of Fire ''Days of Fire'' ( it, Gangsters '70) is a 1968 Italian crime-thriller film written and directed by Mino Guerrini. Plot Cast * Joseph Cotten as Fabio Destil * Franca Polesello as Franca * Giulio Brogi as Rudy * Giampiero Albertini as Se ...

'' (1968) - Sempresi *'' A Minute to Pray, a Second to Die'' (1968) - Fred Duskin *''Summit'' (1968) *''

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'' (1968) - Senator Santarini *''

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'' (1968) - Aldo *''Eat It'' (1968) - Farmer *'' Burn!'' (1969) - Henry Thompson *''Bolidi sull'asfalto - A tutta birra!'' (1970) - Albertarelli *''

Many Wars Ago ''Many Wars Ago'' ( it, Uomini contro, lit=Men Against) is a 1970 anti-war film set on the Alpine Front of the First World War. Directed, produced, and co-written by Francesco Rosi, the film is based on Emilio Lussu's memoir ''Un anno sull'alt ...

'' (1970) - Capt. Abbati *''

Return of Sabata ''Return of Sabata'' ( it, È tornato Sabata ... hai chiuso un'altra volta, lit=Sabata is back ... you're finished again) is a 1971 Spaghetti Western film directed by Gianfranco Parolini. The third film in '' The Sabata Trilogy'', it features the ...

'' (1971) - Joe McIntock *''

The Life of Leonardo da Vinci ''La Vita di Leonardo Da Vinci'' — in English, ''The Life of Leonardo da Vinci '' — is a 1971 Italian television miniseries dramatizing the life of the Italian Renaissance genius Leonardo da Vinci (1452–1519). The Golden Globe-winning min ...

'' (1971) -

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*''

The Case of the Bloody Iris ''The Case of the Bloody Iris'' (Italian: ''Perché quelle strane gocce di sangue sul corpo di Jennifer?'', lit. "Why those strange drops of blood on Jennifer's body?", originally released in the UK as ''Erotic Blue'') is a 1972 Italian giallo film ...

'' (1972) - Commissioner Enci *''Partirono preti, tornarono... curati'' (1973) - Gen. Miguel *'' Seven Hours of Violence'' (1973) - Police Commissioner *''La rosa rossa'' (1973) * ''

The Suspects ''The Suspects'' (French: ''Les suspects'') is a 1974 French-Italian crime drama film directed by Michel Wyn and starring Mimsy Farmer, Paul Meurisse and Michel Bouquet.Rège p.1021 Cast * Mimsy Farmer as Candice Strasberg * Paul Meurisse as ...

'' (1974) - Matteo Gallone *''E cominciò il viaggio nella vertigine'' (1974) - Train's escort officer *''

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'' (1975) - Brother Francisco *'' Mark of the Cop'' (1975) - Brigadiere Bonetti *''

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'' (1976) - Commissioner Caputo *''L'Année sainte'' (1976) - Commissaire Mazzola *'' A Matter of Time'' (1976) - Mr. De Perma *'' Mark Strikes Again'' (1976) - Montelli *'' The Last Round'' (1976) - Sapienza *'' Le Gang'' (1977) - Léon *''Tre soldi e la donna di classe'' (1977) *'' Return of the 38 Gang'' (1977) - Folco Bordoni *''

Dove volano i corvi d'argento ''Dove volano i corvi d'argento'' ( Italian for "Where The Silver Crows Fly") is a 1977 Italian crime-drama film written and directed by Piero Livi and starring Corrado Pani, Jenny Tamburi, Flavio Bucci and Renzo Montagnani. Plot A young Itali ...

'' (1977) - Istevene's father *''Non sparate sui bambini'' (1978) - Sign. Settimi *'' Suggestionata'' (1978) - Francesco / Rachele's father *'' The Life of Verdi'' (1982) *'' The Betrothed'' (1989) *''Saremo felici'' (1989)

Dubbing roles

Animation

*Smoke in '' Cartoon All-Stars to the Rescue''

Live action

* Lieutenant Colombo in ''

'' (seasons 1-8) *Sam Diamond in '' Murder by Death'' *Lou Peckinpaugh in ''

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'' *

in ''

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'' *Ray Calhoun in ''

Hang 'Em High ''Hang 'Em High'' is a 1968 American DeLuxe Color revisionist Western film directed by Ted Post and written by Leonard Freeman and Mel Goldberg. It stars Clint Eastwood as Jed Cooper, an innocent man who survives a lynching; Inger Stevens a ...

'' *Tang Wu in ''

The Love Bug ''The Love Bug'' is a 1968 American comedy film directed by Robert Stevenson (director), Robert Stevenson and the first in a Herbie, franchise by Walt Disney Pictures, Walt Disney Productions and distributed by Buena Vista Distribution that star ...

'' *Owen Lars in '' Star Wars: Episode IV – A New Hope'' *Sheriff Jellicol in ''

The Big Gundown ''The Big Gundown'' ( it, La resa dei conti, lit=The Settling of Scores) is a 1966 Spaghetti Western film directed by Sergio Sollima, and starring Lee Van Cleef and Tomas Milian. Plot Possessing a reputation for bringing criminals to justice, r ...

'' *Mel Sharples in ''

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'' *

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in ''

The Wind and the Lion ''The Wind and the Lion'' is a 1975 American epic adventure film written and directed by John Milius and starring Sean Connery, Candice Bergen, Brian Keith, and John Huston. Made in Panavision and Metrocolor and produced by Herb Jaffe and ...

'' *Bennett Cross in ''

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'' *Sanchez in '' Mackenna's Gold'' *

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in '' You Only Live Twice'' *

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in '' Monty Python and the Holy Grail''

References

External links

* * {{DEFAULTSORT:Albertini, Giampiero 1927 births 1991 deaths Italian male stage actors Italian male film actors Italian male voice actors Italian television personalities People from the Province of Monza e Brianza 20th-century Italian male actors