Omero Antonutti (3 August 1935 – 5 November 2019) was an Italian

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and

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Biography

Born in

Basiliano Basiliano is a ''comune'' (municipality) in the Italian region Friuli-Venezia Giulia, located about northwest of Trieste and about southwest of Udine. Basiliano borders the following municipalities: Campoformido, Codroipo, Fagagna, Lestizza ...

, in the

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(in the Northeastern Italian region of

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), after having worked in

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s Antonutti embraced the acting career, working mainly on stage, especially at the Teatro Stabile di Trieste and at the Teatro Stabile di Genova, in which he often worked under

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. He made his film debut in the 1966 film ''

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'' starring

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and

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. His most notable performance was in the

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' acclaimed film ''

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''. In Spain, he worked with

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in ''

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'', and

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in ''

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''. He also played

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in '' Genesis: The Creation and the Flood''. Antonutti was also regularly employed in the dubbing of foreign films into the Italian language. He was the official Italian voice actor of

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and dubbed many of his film roles, which include ''

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'' film franchise, ''

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'' film franchise and '' Star Wars: Episode III – Revenge of the Sith''. Other actors he dubbed included

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and

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Death

Antonutti died in

Udine Udine ( , ; fur, Udin; la, Utinum) is a city and ''comune'' in north-eastern Italy, in the middle of the Friuli Venezia Giulia region, between the Adriatic Sea and the Alps (''Alpi Carniche''). Its population was 100,514 in 2012, 176,000 with t ...

on 5 November 2019, at the age of 84, after suffering a long

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-related illness.

Filmography

Cinema

*''

'' (1966) – Il Capitano *''

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'' (1966) – Lemaire *'' Processo per direttissima'' (1974) – il commissario Messina *'' The Sunday Woman'' (1975) – Benito *''

'' (1977) – Efisio Ledda *''

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'' (1980) – Alexandros *''

The Night of the Shooting Stars ''The Night of the Shooting Stars'' (UK: ''The Night of San Lorenzo'', it, La Notte di San Lorenzo) is a 1982 Italian fantasy war drama film directed by Paolo Taviani and Vittorio Taviani. It was written by Giuliani G. De Negri, Paolo Taviani, Ton ...

'' (1982) – Galvano *''

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'' (1982) – Enrico *'' The South'' (1983) – Agustín Arenas *'' Quartetto Basileus'' (1983) – Diego *''

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'' (1983) – Don Coi *''

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'' (1984) – Luigi Pirandello *''

Good Morning, Babylon ''Good Morning, Babylon'' ( it, Buongiorno Babilonia) is a 1987 drama film written and directed by Paolo and Vittorio Taviani, starring Vincent Spano, Joaquim de Almeida, Greta Scacchi, Désirée Nosbusch, Omero Antonutti, and Charles Dance. The fi ...

'' (1987) – Bonanno *''

'' (1988) –

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*''

The Witches' Sabbath ''The Witches' Sabbath'' ( it, La visione del sabba, french: La sorcière, also known as ''The Sabbath'') is a 1988 Italian-French drama film written and directed by Marco Bellocchio. It is a pagan film and shows the rituals of witches. Cast * B ...

'' (1988) – Medico condotto *''

Bankomatt ''Bankomatt'' is a 1989 Italian-Swiss drama film directed by Villi Hermann. It was entered into the 39th Berlin International Film Festival. The story follows a man planning and conducting a bank robbery. It is revealed he was formerly an emplo ...

'' (1989) – Ernesto Soldini *'' Sandino'' (1990) – Don Gregorio Sandino *'' Una storia semplice'' (1991) – Father Cricco *'' Amor e Dedinhos de Pé'' (1992) – Padilla *'' The Fencing Master'' (1992) – Don Jaime Astarloa *''

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'' (1994) –

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*''

Un eroe borghese ''Un eroe borghese'' (also known as ''Ordinary Hero'' and ''An Ordinary Hero'') is a 1995 Italian historical drama film directed by Michele Placido. It is a dramatization of the downfall of the Michele Sindona's financial empire and of the subseque ...

'' (1995) –

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*'' The Border'' (1996) – Simeone *''

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'' (2000) *'' The Bankers of God: The Calvi Affair'' (2002) –

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*''

Napoleon and Me ''Napoleon and Me'' ( it, N (Io e Napoleone), french: Napoléon (et moi), es, N. Napeleón y yo) is a 2006 Italian-French-Spanish historical comedy-drama directed by Paolo Virzì. It is loosely based on the novel ''N.'' by Ernesto Ferrero. Plot ...

'' (2006) – Master Fontanelli *''

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'' (2007) – Mario's father *''

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'' (2008) – Ludovico Salducci *'' Piazza Fontana: The Italian Conspiracy'' (2012) –

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Welcome Mr. President ''Welcome Mr. President'' ( it, Benvenuto Presidente!) is a 2013 Italian comedy film directed by Riccardo Milani and starring Claudio Bisio. Plot Giuseppe Garibaldi is a modest librarian in a small town in Piedmont. He loves to read, transmit cu ...

'' (2013) – General Secretary Ranieri *''

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'' (2015) – Leonardo's grandfather *'' Hammamet'' (2020) – Craxi's father (posthumous release)

Television

*'' The Life of Verdi'' (1982) *'' El rey y la reina'' (1986) *'' Genesis: The Creation and the Flood'' (1994) * '' Il Pirata: Marco Pantani'' (2007)

Dubbing roles

Animation

*Russ Cargill in ''

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'' *Mr. Rzykruski in '' Frankenweenie'' *

in ''

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'' *Number 1 in '' 9'' *Narrator in ''

The Man Who Planted Trees ''The Man Who Planted Trees'' (French title: ''L'homme qui plantait des arbres'') is a short story published in 1953 by French author Jean Giono. An allegorical tale, it tells the story of one shepherd's long and successful single-handed effort to ...

Live action

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in '' The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring'' *Saruman in '' The Lord of the Rings: The Two Towers'' *Saruman in '' The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King'' *Saruman in '' The Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey'' *Saruman in '' The Hobbit: The Battle of the Five Armies'' *Sir Richard Turkel in ''

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'' *

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in '' Sleepy Hollow'' *

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in '' Star Wars: Episode III – Revenge of the Sith'' *Cardinal D'Ambroise in '' Season of the Witch'' *Silas Clarney in ''

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'' *Bob Gerson in ''

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'' *

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RKO 281 ''RKO 281'' is a 1999 American historical drama film directed by Benjamin Ross and starring Liev Schreiber, James Cromwell, Melanie Griffith, John Malkovich, Roy Scheider, and Liam Cunningham. The film depicts the troubled production behind the 1 ...

'' *John Adams Gates in ''

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'' *Henrik Vanger in ''

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'' *Walter in ''

Wrestling Ernest Hemingway ''Wrestling Ernest Hemingway'' is a 1993 American romantic drama film written by Steve Conrad and directed by Randa Haines, starring Richard Harris, Robert Duvall, Sandra Bullock, Shirley MacLaine, and Piper Laurie. The film is about two elder ...

'' *Boss Spearman in ''

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'' *Monsieur Ibrahim in ''

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'' *King

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in ''

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'' * Adam Sutler in ''

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'' *Reverend Monroe in '' Cold Mountain'' *Nigel Honeycutt in ''

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'' *Sul in ''

City of Ember ''City of Ember'' is a 2008 American science fantasy adventure film based on the 2003 novel ''The City of Ember'' by Jeanne DuPrau. Directed by Gil Kenan in his live-action directorial debut, the film stars Saoirse Ronan, Harry Treadaway, Bill ...

'' *Esteban Vihaio in '' Kill Bill: Volume 2'' *Charles Brice in ''

The Accompanist ''The Accompanist'' (French: ''L'Accompagnatrice'') is a 1992 French film directed by Claude Miller from a novel by Nina Berberova, and starring Romane Bohringer, Yelena Safonova and Richard Bohringer. Plot In 1942 Nazi-occupied Paris, a young ...

'' *Narrator in ''

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'' *Narrator in ''

Epic Movie ''Epic Movie'' is a 2007 American parody film written and directed by Jason Friedberg and Aaron Seltzer and produced by Paul Schiff. It stars Kal Penn, Adam Campbell, Jayma Mays, Jennifer Coolidge, Faune A. Chambers, Crispin Glover, Tony Cox ...

'' *Narrator in ''

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'' *Delfinello in '' The Knights of the Quest'' *Marion Post's father in '' Another Woman'' *Alvin Straight / Lyle Straight in ''

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Video games

in '' The Lord of the Rings: The Two Towers'' *Saruman in '' The Lord of the Rings: The Battle for Middle-earth'' *Saruman in '' The Lord of the Rings: The Third Age''

References

External links

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