Dario Penne

Dario Penne (17 February 1938 – 15 February 2023) was an Italian voice actor. He dubbed the voices of Anthony Hopkins and Michael Caine in most of their performances, as well as Bender in Futurama.[1]

Dario Penne
Penne in 2013
Born(1938-02-17)17 February 1938
Trieste, Italy
Died15 February 2023(2023-02-15) (aged 84)
Rome, Italy
Occupations
  • Voice actor
  • dubbing director
Years active1957–2023
SpouseIvana Fedele (m. ?)

Biography

Born in Trieste, Penne usually dubbed characters into the Italian language. One of the roles he is best known for is Bender Bending Rodríguez in the Italian-Language version of Futurama. He also dubbed Emmett "Doc" Brown in Back to the Future Part II and Back to the Future Part III, replacing Ferruccio Amendola. Among the most popular actors he dubbed include Michael Caine, Anthony Hopkins, Christopher Lloyd, Tommy Lee Jones and Ben Kingsley.[2]

His most other popular dubbing roles include Agent K in the Men in Black movies, Judge Doom in Who Framed Roger Rabbit, Alfred Pennyworth in the Dark Knight trilogy films, Hannibal Lecter in the Hannibal Lecter trilogy from 1991 to 2002, and Sentinel Prime in Transformers: Dark of the Moon. He was the speaker of Goofy's shorts in Tomorrow We Diet and Teachers Are People.

Penne died on 15 February 2023, two days before his 85th birthday. The cause of the death is still unknown and unspecified and there is no record that he was in any way ill.[3][4]

Dubbing roles

Animation

Live action

Video games

References
  1. "Dario Penne's dubbing contributions". Antoniogenna.net. Retrieved 23 August 2018.
  2. Intervista a DARIO PENNE (2012) | enciclopediadeldoppiaggio.it
  3. "Dario Penne è morto: addio al grande attore, doppiatore di Anthony Hopkins e Michael Caine". badtaste.it. 15 February 2023. Retrieved 15 February 2023.
  4. Redazione (15 February 2023). "Dario Penne: causa morte, malattia, moglie, figli e biografia". TAG24 (in Italian). Retrieved 20 July 2023.
  5. "The Animals of Farthing Wood: italian cast". Antoniogenna.net. Retrieved 25 February 2022.

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