Lauro Gazzolo (born Ilario Gazzolo; 15 October 1900 – 2 October 1970) was an Italian actor and voice actor.

Biography

Born in

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, Gazzolo began his career on screen in 1938 starring in the comedy film ''

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'' and became more successful after the end of

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. A popular character actor, he appeared in at least 106 films and played many roles between 1939 and 1966. Among his most popular filmography included '' The Jester's Supper'', ''

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 ''

The Band of Honest Men ''The Band of Honest Men'' (original title: ''La banda degli onesti'') is a 1956 black and white Italian comedy film. The film is known as ''Die Bande der Ehrlichen'' in West Germany, and ''Totó e as Notas Falsas'' in Portugal. It was filmed in R ...

''. In his later films, he appeared alongside his son

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in the 1961 film '' Constantine and the Cross''. This would mark Nando's film debut. As a voice actor, Gazzolo dubbed foreign films into the Italian language.Cronologia fondamentale dell'epoca d'oro del doppiaggio italiano Dagli albori agli anni 1970
(in Italian) He was the official Italian voice actor of

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and

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. He even dubbed over the voices of

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, George Hayes,

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, Arthur Malet,

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and

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in either most of or their iconic film appearances. He was best known for dubbing elderly characters in

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and he was partnered up with his colleague

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(

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's official dubber) in the

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sketches. In his animated roles, Gazzolo was renowned for dubbing characters in Walt Disney films such as Bashful in ''

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'', Dandy (Jim) Crow in ''

Dumbo ''Dumbo'' is a 1941 American animated fantasy film produced by Walt Disney Productions and released by RKO Radio Pictures. The fourth Disney animated feature film, it is based upon the storyline written by Helen Aberson and Harold Pearl, a ...

'',

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in '' Alice in Wonderland'', Archimedes in '' The Sword in the Stone'' and Jock in ''

Lady and the Tramp ''Lady and the Tramp'' is a 1955 American animated musical romance film produced by Walt Disney and released by Buena Vista Film Distribution. The 15th Disney animated feature film, it was directed by Clyde Geronimi, Wilfred Jackson, and ...

''.

Selected filmography

Domani è troppo tardi - Gazzolo Solbelli

* ''Duetto vagabondo'' (1939) * ''

At Your Orders, Madame ''At Your Orders, Madame'' ( it, Ai vostri ordini, signora) is a 1939 Italian " white-telephones" comedy film directed by Mario Mattoli and starring Antonio Gandusio. Cast * Elsa Merlini as Manon * Vittorio De Sica as Pietro Haguet * Giuditt ...

'' (1939) - Il cameriere all'albergo * '' I, His Father'' (1939) - Sardella * ''La grande luce - Montevergine'' (1939) - Bartolomeo * ''

Two Million for a Smile ''Two Million for a Smile'' (Italian: ''Due milioni per un sorriso'') is a 1939 Italian " white-telephones" comedy film directed by Carlo Borghesio and Mario Soldati and starring Enrico Viarisio, Giuseppe Porelli and Elsa De Giorgi.Curti p.22 It w ...

'' (1939) - L'ufficiale giudiziario * ''

Defendant, Stand Up! ''Defendant, Stand Up!'' (Italian: ''Imputato, alzatevi!'') is a 1939 Italian comedy film directed by Mario Mattoli and starring Erminio Macario, Ernesto Almirante and Greta Gonda.Laura p.10 It was shown as part of a retrospective on Italian com ...

'' (1939) - L'uomo dagli schiaffi * '' Unjustified Absence'' (1939) - Il preside * ''

'' (1939) - Uno dei lestofani * ''Cose dell'altro mondo'' (1939) - Sam Raymond, un detenuto * ''Scandalo per bene'' (1940) - Il procuratore Contarini, suo padre * ''Il segreto di Villa Paradiso'' (1940) - Joe * ''

Red Tavern ''Red Tavern'' (Italian: ''Taverna rossa'') is a 1940 Italian " white-telephones" comedy film directed by Max Neufeld and starring Alida Valli, André Mattoni, and Lauro Gazzolo. It was made at Cinecittà in Rome. A young woman eventually marries ...

'' (1940) - Il marchese Domenico Torresi, suo zio * ''

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) - Stefano Zilay * ''Mare'' (1940) - Perasso * ''Incanto di mezzanotte'' (1940) - Martino * '' Beyond Love'' (1940) - Il conte Sabelli-Catanzaro, ministro di polizia * ''

Big Shoes ''Big Shoes'' (Italian: ''Scarpe grosse'') is a 1940 Italian " white-telephones" comedy film directed by Dino Falconi and starring Amedeo Nazzari, Lilia Silvi and Elena Altieri.Pruzzo & Lancia p.63 It is based on a play by Sándor Hunyady which h ...

'' (1940) - Giancola * ''

Inspector Vargas ''Inspector Vargas'' (Italian: ''L'ispettore Vargas'', Spanish: ''El inspector Vargas'') is a 1940 Italian-Spanish crime film directed by Gianni Franciolini and Félix Aguilera and starring Giulio Donadio, Olga Solbelli and Mariella Lotti.Hochkof ...

'' (1940) - Dedè, il landrucolo * ''La leggenda azzurra'' (1940) * ''

Eternal Melodies ''Eternal Melodies'' (Italian: ''Melodie eterne'') is a 1940 Italian historical drama film directed by Carmine Gallone and starring Gino Cervi, Conchita Montenegro and Luisella Beghi. It was one of several musical biopics directed by Gallone.Moli ...

'' (1940) - Il locandiere Deiner * ''

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'' (1941) - Zio Nello * ''

L'attore scomparso ''L'attore scomparso'' ("The Actor Died") is a 1941 Italian film directed by Luigi Zampa and starring Vivi Gioi. It is a remake of the German film ''Was wird hier gespielt?'' (1940) based on the eponymous play by Theo Lingen. Cast * Vivi Gioi a ...

'' (1941) - L'impresario * ''Con le donne non si scherza'' (1941) - Il professor Ferri * ''Pia de' Tolomei'' (1941) - Fra' Martino * '' The Betrothed'' (1941) - Ambrogio Fusella * '' The Jester's Supper'' (1942) - Il Trinca * ''

Headlights in the Fog ''Headlights in the Fog'' (Italian: ''Fari nella nebbia'') is a 1942 Italian drama film directed by Gianni Franciolini and starring Fosco Giachetti, Luisa Ferida and Antonio Centa. The film's art direction was by Camillo Del Signore. It was made a ...

'' (1942) - Egisto * ''Giungla'' (1942) - Will Rubber, il giornalista * ''La pantera nera'' (1942) - L'ispettore Stefano Hegeduz * ''Soltanto un bacio'' (1942) - Il professore Giorgi * ''

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) - Battista, padre di Catina * ''

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'' (1942) - Il fedele servo di Spina * ''

'' (1942) - Il controllore sul treno * ''Notte di fiamme'' (1942) * ''Sucedió en Damasco'' (1943) - Cadi Al-Mon * '' Redemption'' (1943) - Tonio * ''Incontri di notte'' (1943) - Il professore Lauro Renzi * ''

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'' (1943) - L'editore Isidoro Storch * '' A Living Statue'' (1943) - Raffaele * ''Enrico IV'' (1943) - Giovanni * ''Grazia'' (1943) * '' The Last Wagon'' (1943) - Andrea, il portiere * ''In cerca di felicità'' (1944) - Peppino * ''Vietato ai minorenni'' (1944) - Il professore di storia naturale * ''La resa di Titì'' (1945) * ''Lettere al sottotenente'' (1945) * ''

The Innocent Casimiro ''The Innocent Casimiro'' (Italian: ''L'innocente Casimiro'') is a 1945 Italian comedy film directed by Carlo Campogalliani and starring Erminio Macario, Lea Padovani and Olinto Cristina. It is based on a play ''Scandalo al Collegio'' by Mario Am ...

'' (1945) - Pietro * ''

Down with Misery ''Down with Misery'' ( it, Abbasso la miseria!) is a 1945 Italian comedy drama film directed by Gennaro Righelli and starring Anna Magnani, Nino Besozzi and Marisa Vernati. It was shot at the Farnesina Studios in Rome during the autumn of 1945. T ...

'' (1945) - Il commandattore Trombetti * '' The Models of Margutta'' (1946) - Federico * ''

The Ways of Sin ''The Ways of Sin'' (Italian: ''Le vie del peccato'') is a 1946 Italian historical melodrama film directed by Giorgio Pastina and starring Jacqueline Laurent, Leonardo Cortese and Carlo Ninchi. The film is a melodrama set in Sardinia at the begi ...

'' (1946) - Il farmacista * ''

Peddlin' in Society ''Peddlin' in Society'' or ''Down With Riches!'' ( it, Abbasso la ricchezza!) is a 1946 Italian romance-drama film directed by Gennaro Righelli. it was a loose sequel to the 1945 film ''Down with Misery'' by the same director and also starring Ma ...

'' (1946) - Il commandatore Bardacò * ''Trepidazione'' (1946) * ''Il mondo vuole così'' (1946) - Carla's father * ''Biraghin'' (1946) * ''Shamed'' (1947) - Valentino * ''Man with the Grey Glove'' (1948) - Critico d'arte * ''

La Rosa di Bagdad ''La Rosa di Bagdad'' (English: ''The Rose of Baghdad'') is a 1949 Italian animated film by Anton Gino Domeneghini. In 1952, the film was dubbed into English, retitled ''The Singing Princess'' and dubbed by Julie Andrews as her first venture into v ...

'' (1949) - The Grand Kadi (voice) * ''Il cielo è rosso'' (1950) - Shoemaker * ''

Ring Around the Clock ''Ring Around the Clock'' (Italian: ''Vogliamoci bene!'') is a 1950 Italian comedy film directed by Paolo William Tamburella and starring Nando Bruno, Lauro Gazzolo, and Peppino Spadaro.Paietta p.162 The film's sets were designed by Arrigo Equin ...

'' (1950) - Guerrieri * ''

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'' (1950) - Paolo * ''

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) - Cliente che compro l'uovo pasquale * ''

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 Giusti * ''Strano appuntamento'' (1950) * ''Sambo'' (1950) - Conte Orsetto Orseolo * ''Canzone di primavera'' (1951) - Parodi * ''Fiamme sulla laguna'' (1952) - Antonio * '' Ha da venì... don Calogero'' (1952) - Evaristo, il farmacista * ''

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) - Don Camillo * '' The Woman Who Invented Love'' (1952) - Marchese Doria * '' Il romanzo della mia vita'' (1952) - Cavalier Marchetti * ''

La figlia del diavolo ''La figlia del diavolo'' or ''La fille du diable'' is a 1952 Italian historical drama film directed by Primo Zeglio and starring Massimo Serato, Paola Barbara, and Marina Vlady. Plot Garibaldi, after landing in Marsala, moves on to Naples. The ...

'' (1952) - Il farmacista * ''

Lo sai che i papaveri ''Poppy'' (Italian: ''Lo sai che i papaveri'') is a 1952 Italian comedy film by Vittorio Metz and Marcello Marchesi and starring Walter Chiari, Anna Maria Ferrero and Carlo Campanini.Brunetta p.120 It was sot at the Ponti-De Laurentis Studios in ...

'' (1952) - Il preside * '' La colpa di una madre'' (1952) - Il pescatore * '' Il tallone di Achille'' (1952) - Ing, Felix * ''Riscatto'' (1953) - L'oste * ''

Sul ponte dei sospiri ''Sul ponte dei sospiri'' is a 1953 Italian adventure film. Cast * Frank Latimore as Captain Vessillo * Maria Frau as Bianca Spada * Massimo Girotti as Marco Spada * Françoise Rosay as Dama di Sant'Agata * Eduardo Ciannelli as Inquisitore ...

'' (1953) - Il banchiere * '' Too Young for Love'' (1953) - Vicepresidente del tribunale * ''

Martin Toccaferro ''Martin Toccaferro'' is a 1953 Italian comedy film directed by Leonardo De Mitri and starring Peppino De Filippo, Titina De Filippo and Wanda Osiris.Goble p.270 Cast * Peppino De Filippo as Martino Lazzari * Titina De Filippo as Miss Costanz ...

'' (1953) - Commendatore * ''

Past Lovers ''Past Lovers'' (Italian: ''Amanti del passato'') is a 1953 Italian melodrama film that was directed by Adelchi Bianchi and starring Lia Amanda, Vittorio Sanipoli and Irene Genna."Amanti del passato". ''Segnalazioni Cinematografiche''. Vol. XXXI ...

'' (1953) * ''

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) - The administrator (segment "Marsina Stretta") * ''

Mid-Century Loves ''Mid-Century Loves'' ( it, Amori di mezzo secolo) is a 1954 Italian Anthology film, anthology historical melodrama film consisting of five segments directed by Glauco Pellegrini, Pietro Germi, Mario Chiari, Roberto Rossellini and Antonio Pietrang ...

'' (1954) - The Teacher (segment "Guerra 1915-18") * ''

The Three Thieves ''The Three Thieves'' (Italian: ''I tre ladri'') is a 1954 Italian-French comedy film directed by Lionello De Felice and starring Totò, Jean-Claude Pascal and Simone Simon Simone Thérèse Fernande Simon (23 April 1910 or 1911 – 22 Febru ...

'' (1954) - The Prosecutor * ''Pellegrini d'amore'' (1954) - Capitano peschereccio * ''

House of Ricordi ''House of Ricordi'' ( it, Casa Ricordi) is a 1954 French-Italian historical melodrama film based on the early history of the Italian music publishing house Casa Ricordi. It is directed by Carmine Gallone and stars Märta Torén, Marcello Mastr ...

'' (1954) - Carlotti * '' Casta Diva'' (1954) - Signor Monti * ''Accadde tra le sbarre'' (1955) - Leonida Dei - the jeweller refugee * ''

La ladra ''La ladra'' (french: Les anges aux mains noires) is a 1955 Italian-French crime-melodrama film co-written and directed by Mario Bonnard and starring Lise Bourdin and Fausto Tozzi. Plot Whistle is an orphaned boy, raised in an environment unsu ...

'' (1955) - Il Maggiordomo * ''Io sono la Primula Rossa'' (1955) - Chiffon * ''Dramma nel porto'' (1955) * ''Incatenata dal destino'' (1956) * ''

'' (1956) - Andrea * ''Mai ti scorderò'' (1956) - Don Vincenzo * ''I miliardari'' (1956) - Il medico * ''Due sosia in allegria'' (1956) * ''Londra chiama Polo Nord'' (1956) - Colonel Richardson * '' Noi siamo le colonne'' (1956) - Signor Bonci * ''Saranno uomini'' (1957) * ''

Goha ''Goha'' is a 1958 French-Tunisian film. It starred Omar Sharif and it was the cinema debut of Claudia Cardinale. At the 1958 Cannes Film Festival it was awarded with the Jury Prize and it had been nominated for the Palme d'Or. It was shown as pa ...

'' (1958) - Taj-el-Ouloum * ''

Adorabili e bugiarde ''Adorabili e bugiarde'' (also known as ''Adorable and a Liar'') is a 1958 Italian comedy film directed by Nunzio Malasomma. Plot Three beautiful girls, a model, a journalist and a painter, eager for celebrity at all costs, decide to stage a fa ...

'' (1958) - President of the Court * ''Il bacio del sole (Don Vesuvio)'' (1958) - Il vescovo * ''Le confident de ces dames'' (1959) - Le président * ''Avventura in città'' (1959) * '' Constantine and the Cross'' (1961) - Amodius (uncredited) * ''Blood Feud'' (1961) - Burlando * ''Un figlio d'oggi'' (1961) - Orafo * ''Un marito in condominio'' (1963) - Enea * ''La volpe e le camelie'' (1966) * '' On My Way to the Crusades, I Met a Girl Who...'' (1967) - Eremita * ''

The Adventures of Pinocchio ''The Adventures of Pinocchio'' ( ; it, Le avventure di Pinocchio ; commonly shortened to ''Pinocchio'') is a children's fantasy novel by Italian author Carlo Collodi. It is about the mischievous adventures of an animated marionette named Pinocc ...

'' (1971) - The Talking Cricket (voice)

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* * * {{DEFAULTSORT:Gazzolo, Lauro 1900 births 1970 deaths Actors from Genoa Italian male film actors Italian male voice actors Italian male stage actors Italian male television actors Italian male radio actors 20th-century Italian male actors