Oreste Rizzini
Oreste Rizzini (27 March 1940 – 18 March 2008) was an Italian actor and voice actor.[1]
Oreste Rizzini | |
|---|---|
| Born | 27 March 1940 Milan, Italy |
| Died | 18 March 2008 (aged 67) Rome, Italy |
| Occupation(s) | Actor, voice actor, dialogue writer, dubbing director |
| Years active | 1960–2008 |
| Spouse(s) | Viviana Toniolo (m. ?-?) Fiorina Piscopo (m. ?-2008) |
| Children | 2 |
Biography
Born in Milan, Rizzini began his career working as an actor on stage at some point during the early 1960s. He also narrated the documentary film Succede in Quarantotto or Italy After the War released in 1994.[2][3]
As a voice actor, Rizzini was best known for working on various American films' Italian language versions. He was most well known for dubbing the voice of Michael Douglas in many of his films. He was also well known for providing the Italian voices of Bill Murray, Jon Voight, Gene Hackman, Dustin Hoffman and Christopher Walken in some of their films. In his animated roles, he voiced Lord Farquaad in the Italian dub of Shrek as well as Skeletor in He-Man and the Masters of the Universe.
Death
Rizzini died of stomach cancer in Rome on 18 March 2008, nine days before his 68th birthday.[4] He was later interred in a cemetery in Capalbio.
Dubbing roles
Animation
- Lord Farquaad in Shrek
- Lord Farquaad in Shrek 4-D
- Lord Farquaad in Shrek the Third
- Seti I in The Prince of Egypt
- Narrator in Hercules
- Skeletor in He-Man and the Masters of the Universe (3rd voice)
- Jean-Claude in Rugrats in Paris: The Movie
- The Falcon in Stuart Little 2
- Lord Qin in Mulan II
- Scooter / Joe Snow in It's a Very Merry Muppet Christmas Movie
- Peter Venkman in The Real Ghostbusters
Live action
- Nathan R. Conrad in Don't Say a Word
- Jack Colton in Romancing the Stone
- Jack Colton in The Jewel of the Nile
- Zach in A Chorus Line
- Oliver Rose in The War of the Roses
- Ed Leland in Shining Through
- Nick Curran in Basic Instinct
- Charles Remington in The Ghost and the Darkness
- Nicholas van Orton in The Game
- Robert Wakefield in Traffic
- Mr. Burmeister in One Night at McCool's
- Steve Tobias in The In-Laws
- Alex Gromberg in It Runs in the Family
- Pete Garrison in The Sentinel
- Bob Thompson in You, Me and Dupree
- Peter Venkman in Ghostbusters
- Peter Venkman in Ghostbusters II
- Mick Dundee in Crocodile Dundee
- Mick Dundee in Crocodile Dundee II
- Oscar "Manny" Manheim in Runaway Train
- Leo F. Drummond in The Rainmaker
- Thomas Brian Reynolds in Enemy of the State
- John McClane in Die Hard 2
- Denethor in The Lord of the Rings: The Two Towers
- Denethor in The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King
- Alex Gates in Blood and Wine
- William Cleary in Wedding Crashers
- William Earle in Batman Begins
- James Braddock in Missing in Action 2: The Beginning
- James Braddock in Braddock: Missing in Action III
- Bud Newman in The Santa Clause 3: The Escape Clause
- Isador "Machete" Cortez in Spy Kids
- Isador "Machete" Cortez in Spy Kids 2: The Island of Lost Dreams
- Lando Calrissian in Star Wars: Episode VI – Return of the Jedi
- Tion Medon in Star Wars: Episode III – Revenge of the Sith
- Kreacher in Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix
- Bob Harris in Lost in Translation
- Don Johnston in Broken Flowers
- Elmer C. Robinson in Lonely Hearts
References
- "Oreste Rizzini's dubbing contributions". Antoniogenna.net. Retrieved 9 March 2019.
- Italy After the War - Trailer - Cast - Showtimes - The New York Times
- Italy After the War Review - Read Variety's Analysis Of The Movie Italy After the War
- "È morto l'attore e doppiatore Oreste Rizzini". Antoniogenna.net. 18 March 2008. Retrieved 9 March 2019.
External links
- Oreste Rizzini at IMDb
- Oreste Rizzini at Anime News Network's encyclopedia
- Oreste Rizzini at Behind The Voice Actors