Stefano Satta Flores (14 January 1937 – 22 October 1985) was an Italian

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and

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Biography

Born in

Naples, Italy Naples (; it, Napoli ; nap, Napule ), from grc, Νεάπολις, Neápolis, lit=new city. is the regional capital of Campania and the third-largest city of Italy, after Rome and Milan, with a population of 909,048 within the city's adminis ...

, Satta Flores graduated from the Centro Sperimentale di Cinematografia in the Italian capital city of

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. He began acting in amateur dramatics at the Piccolo Teatro, where he acted in

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and Sbragia plays. He made his cinema debut in the film '' The Lizards'' (''I basilischi''), premiered by

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in 1963. In 1971, Satta Flores appeared in the film ''

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'' but did not really establish himself in cinema until 1974, when he appeared in

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's film '' We All Loved Each Other So Much'' where he shared leading roles with

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and

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. Satta Flores also appeared in the 1973 films ''

The Funny Face of the Godfather ''L'altra faccia del padrino'' (internationally released as ''The Funny Face of the Godfather'') is a 1973 Italian parody film directed by Franco Prosperi. It is a spoof of Francis Ford Coppola's 1972 film ''The Godfather''. Plot The film partial ...

'' and ''

Teresa the Thief ''Teresa the Thief'' ( it, Teresa la ladra) is a 1973 commedia all'italiana film directed by Carlo Di Palma. It is based on the novel ''Memorie di una ladra'' written by Dacia Maraini in 1972. Cast *Monica Vitti: Teresa *Stefano Satta Flores: E ...

''. His last film appearance before his death was in ''

One Hundred Days in Palermo ''One Hundred Days in Palermo'' ( it, Cento giorni a Palermo) is a 1984 non-fiction film directed by Giuseppe Ferrara with Giuseppe Tornatore as screenplay writer. The film is a France/Italy coproduction and tells about the last hundred days in th ...

''. He was best known for playing a variety of roles in more than 60 films. He was also a voice dubber. His role as the smuggler and rakish hero

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(portrayed by

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) in the Italian dub of the ''Star Wars'' original trilogy was instrumental in establishing the importance of star power in Italian

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. He also used his voice talents in ''

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'', as the fearless Captain Dallas, as well as in '' 10'', as the romantically-obsessed songwriter George Webber. An eloquent spokesman on artistic and social issues of the day, he also was a respected

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and occasionally acted in

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s. A political commitment, he founded the company ''I compagni di scena'' (The Companions of the Scene) with which he devoted himself to research work on alternative tests.

Death

Satta Flores died in Rome on 22 October 1985 at the age of 48, following complications from

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treatment. In the Italian version of '' Star Wars: The Force Awakens'', the voice of Han Solo was passed on to Harrison Ford's regular Italian dub actor

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Filmography

Cinema

*''Ginepro fatto uomo'' (1962) *''

I basilischi ''I basilischi'' (also known as ''The Basilisks'' and ''The Lizards'') is a 1963 Italian drama film. It is the directorial debut of Lina Wertmüller. It was shown as part of a retrospective "Questi fantasmi: Cinema italiano ritrovato" at the 65t ...

'' (1963) - Francesco *''

I mostri ''I mostri'' (also known as ''Opiate '67'' or, in a cut version, ''15 from Rome'') is a 1963 commedia all'italiana film by Italian director Dino Risi. It was coproduced with France. The film was a huge success in Italy. It was censored in Spain. ...

'' (1963) *''Gli arcangeli'' (1963) *'' Questa volta parliamo di uomini'' (1965) - Don Fulgencio (segment "Un brav'uomo") *''

The Birds, the Bees and the Italians ''The Birds, the Bees and the Italians'' is a 1966 Italian film directed by Pietro Germi. Its original Italian title is ''Signore & Signori'', which means 'Ladies and Gentlemen'. The anthology film is a sex comedy that presents three storylines, ...

'' (1966) *''

The Girl with the Pistol ''The Girl with the Pistol'' ( it, La ragazza con la pistola) is a 1968 Italian comedy film directed by Mario Monicelli. It was nominated for the Academy Award for Best Foreign Language Film. Monica Vitti won the David di Donatello as Best Actr ...

'' (1968) - Waiter *''Io non scappo... fuggo'' (1970) *''

Mafia Connection ''Mafia Connection'' ( it, E venne il giorno dei limoni neri, also known as ''Black Lemons'') is a 1970 Italian crime film written and directed by Camillo Bazzoni and starring Antonio Sabàto, Peter Carsten and Florinda Bolkan. Plot Cast * ...

'' (1970) - Sicario *''

La califfa ''La califfa'' (English: ''Lady Caliph'') is a 1970 Franco-Italian social drama film written and directed by Alberto Bevilacqua. It was entered into the 1971 Cannes Film Festival. Plot In the Emilia province of Italy, out of solidarity with t ...

'' (1970) - Un operaio *''

'' (1971) - Andrea *''

Il generale dorme in piedi ''Il generale dorme in piedi'' (''The general sleeps standing up'') is a 1972 commedia all'italiana. It represents the directorial debut of Francesco Massaro and it is based on a novel with the same name written by Giuseppe D'Agata. It was filmed ...

'' (1972) - Ten. Sogliano *''

'' (1972) - Jimmy Salvozzo *''

'' (1973) - Ercoletto *''Il gioco della verità'' (1974) *'' We All Loved Each Other So Much'' (1974) - Nicola Palumbo *'' Paolo Barca, Schoolteacher and Weekend Nudist'' (1974) - Direttore *'' How Wonderful to Die Assassinated'' (1975) - Carlo Pisacane *''

Colpita da improvviso benessere ''Colpita da improvviso benessere'' ("''Struck by sudden wealth''") is a 1976 Italian comedy film directed by Franco Giraldi. Plot Elisabetta is a fishwife with petty-bourgeois aspirations who lives more uxorio with Luiso Malerba, an anarchist ...

'' (1976) - Gigino Mancuso *''

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'' (1976) - Dino *''

And Agnes Chose to Die ''L'Agnese va a morire'', internationally released as ''And Agnes Chose to Die'', is a 1976 Italian drama film In film and television, drama is a category or genre of narrative fiction (or semi-fiction) intended to be more serious than hum ...

'' (1976) - Il comandante *'' Perdutamente tuo... mi firmo Macaluso Carmelo fu Giuseppe'' (1976) - Carmelo Macaluso *'' A Spiral of Mist'' (1977) - Renato Marinoni *''

Il prefetto di ferro ''Il prefetto di ferro'' (internationally released as ''I Am the Law'' and ''The Iron Prefect'') is a 1977 Italian drama film directed by Pasquale Squitieri. The film tells the story of Cesare Mori, an Italian prefect that before and during the ...

'' (1977) - Magg. Spano *''Una donna di seconda mano'' (1977) - Sergio - il camionista *''

L'arma ''L'arma'' (released in English as ''The Gun'' and on home video as ''Sniper'') is a 1978 Italian film. It stars Claudia Cardinale and Stefano Satta Flores, and was directed by Pasquale Squitieri. Cast *Stefano Satta Flores: Luigi *Claudia Card ...

'' (1978) - Luigi Compagna *''

Who Is Killing the Great Chefs of Europe? ''Who Is Killing the Great Chefs of Europe?'' (released in the UK as ''Too Many Chefs'') is a 1978 black comedy mystery film directed by Ted Kotcheff and starring George Segal, Jacqueline Bisset and Robert Morley. It is based on the 1976 novel '' ...

'' (1978) - Fausto Zoppi *'' Child of the Night'' (1978) - Andrea, le mari *''

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'' (1978) - Avvocato Natale Calia *''Tanto va la gatta al lardo...'' (1978) - Fan from Naples *''Ridendo e scherzando'' (1978) - Michele Sintona *''Riavanti... Marsch!'' (1979) - Alessio *''

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'' (1979) - Orlando Mascarelli *''

The Terrace ''The Terrace'' ( es, La terraza) is a 1963 Argentine drama film directed by Leopoldo Torre Nilsson and starring Graciela Borges, Leonardo Favio, Marcela López Rey and Héctor Pellegrini. It was entered into the 13th Berlin International Film ...

'' (1980) - Tizzo *''

'' (1984) - Captain Fontana (final film role)

Dubbing roles

Live action

in '' Star Wars: Episode IV – A New Hope'' *Han Solo in '' Star Wars: Episode V – The Empire Strikes Back'' *Han Solo in '' Star Wars: Episode VI – Return of the Jedi'' *Dallas in ''

'' *George Webber in '' 10'' *Tommy Lillard in ''

The Frisco Kid ''The Frisco Kid'' is a 1979 American Western comedy film directed by Robert Aldrich, starring Gene Wilder as Avram Belinski, a Polish rabbi who is traveling to San Francisco, and Harrison Ford as a bank robber who befriends him. Plot Rabbi ...

'' *

H. G. Wells Herbert George Wells"Wells, H. G."
Revised 18 May 2015. ''

Time After Time'' *Tripper Harrison in '' Meatballs'' *Hank Stamper in ''

Sometimes a Great Notion ''Sometimes a Great Notion'' is the second novel by American author Ken Kesey, published in 1964. While ''One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest'' (1962) is more famous, many critics consider ''Sometimes a Great Notion'' Kesey's magnum opus. The story i ...

'' *Fred Mancuso in '' Lady Liberty'' *

Christopher Columbus Christopher Columbus * lij, Cristoffa C(or)ombo * es, link=no, Cristóbal Colón * pt, Cristóvão Colombo * ca, Cristòfor (or ) * la, Christophorus Columbus. (; born between 25 August and 31 October 1451, died 20 May 1506) was a ...

in ''

References

Bibliography

*''Italian cinema and modern European literatures, 1945-2000'' – Carlo Testa. Publisher: Greenwood Publishing Group Incorporated, 2000. Format: Hardcover, 288pp. Language: English. *''The Motion Picture Guide 1986 Annual: The Films of 1985'' – Jay Robert Nash, Stanley Ralph Ross. Publisher: CineBooks, 1987. Format: Hardcover, 450pp. Language: English.

External links

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