Carlo Sabatini (actor)

Carlo Sabatini (7 April 1932 – 10 April 2020) was an Italian actor and voice actor.[1]

Carlo Sabatini
Sabatini in 1990
Born(1932-04-07)7 April 1932
Rome, Italy
Died10 April 2020(2020-04-10) (aged 88)
Rome, Italy
Occupation(s)Actor, voice actor
Years active1954–2020
ChildrenGabriele Sabatini

Biography

Carlo Sabatini was born in Rome on April 7 1932, Sabatini began his career on film and television during the 1950s but he is perhaps best known as a voice actor.[2] The many actors he dubbed included Ian McKellen, Morgan Freeman, Clint Eastwood, Donald Sutherland, Harvey Keitel, Bruce Lee, Kris Kristofferson, Alain Delon, Paul Newman, John Mahoney, Robert Duvall, Leonard Nimoy, and Marlon Brando.

In Sabatini’s character dubbing roles, he famously dubbed over the voice of Magneto (portrayed by Ian McKellen) in the X-Men film franchise as well as Morgan Freeman’s role as "Red" in the 1994 film The Shawshank Redemption. On television, Sabatini dubbed Josiah Bartlet (portrayed by Martin Sheen) in The West Wing and Philip Banks (portrayed by James Avery) in The Fresh Prince of Bel-Air. In Sabatini’s animated roles, he voiced Chilkoot in the Italian dub of Brother Bear 2.

In 2003, he acted in the mini-series Soraya, directed by Lodovico Gasparini.

Personal life

Sabatini was the father of voice actor Gabriele Sabatini.

Death

Sabatini died in Rome on 10 April 2020 just three days after his 88th birthday.[3][4]

Filmography

Cinema

Television
  • La gatta (1978)
  • Il sottoscritto Giuseppe Donati all'alta corte di giustizia (1983) - TV Film
  • Una fredda mattina di maggio (1990) - TV Film
  • Soraya (2003)

Dubbing roles

Animation

Live action

References
  1. "Carlo Sabatini's dubbing contributions". Antoniogenna.net. Retrieved 8 May 2020.
  2. "Carlo Sabatini". MYmovies. Retrieved 8 May 2020.
  3. "Carlo Sabatini, morto il doppiatore di Morgan Freeman e Ian McKellen". Movieplayer (in Italian). 11 April 2020.
  4. "Morto Carlo Sabatini, addio al doppiatore di Ian McKellen". La Scimmia Pensa (in Italian). 11 April 2020.

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