Elio Pandolfi
{{Short description|Italian actor and voice actor (1926–2021)}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=October 2021}}
{{Infobox person
| name = Elio Pandolfi
| image = Elio Pandolfi.jpg
| caption = Pandolfi in 1954
| birth_date = {{birth date|df=yes|1926|6|17}}
| birth_place = Rome, Kingdom of Italy
| death_date = {{death date and age|df=yes|2021|10|11|1926|6|17}}
| death_place = Rome, Italy
| occupation = {{hlist|actor|voice actor|director}}
}}
Elio Pandolfi (17 June 1926 – 11 October 2021) was an Italian stage, film and television actor, voice actor, and radio personality.
Life and career
Born in Rome, Pandolfi got a degree in accounting, and then enrolled at the Silvio d’Amico Academy of Dramatic Arts graduating in 1948.{{cite book|last=Roberto Poppi, Enrico Lancia|title=Dizionario del cinema italiano. Gli attori|publisher=Gremese Editore, 2003|pages=95–96|isbn=8884402697}} He debuted on stage the same year, and was mainly active in theater, including operetta, musical theatre and revue. Pandolfi appeared as a character actor in a number of films, mainly in humorous roles, and was known for his skills as an impressionist, imitating other people (both men and women), foreign accents, and languages.{{cite video|author=RAI|url=https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=rMcnK8G5T2k|title=ELIO PANDOLFI, un attore, mille voci|website=YouTube|date=14 February 1991|language=it}} Pursuing a career as a voice actor and dubber, he was renowned for his ability in dubbing even female roles effectively, which sometimes led him to provide post-syncronized dialogue of a few Italian actresses.{{cite video|url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=b-ZWfupObPk|title=ELIO PANDOLFi e il DOPPIAGGIO (2011)|author=Andrea Razza|website=YouTube|date=9 September 2011|language=it}}{{cite video|url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tvFl01xRj5k|title=Elio Pandolfi ricorda Luchino Visconti|website=YouTube|language=it}} With some help from Marcello Mastroianni, later described by Pandolfi as "the best friend I ever had", he met and got to work with Federico Fellini, who hired him to voice many characters in films such as La dolce vita and 8½.
Pandolfi died on 11 October 2021, at the age of 95.{{cite web |url=https://www.repubblica.it/spettacoli/teatro-danza/2021/10/11/news/e_morto_elio_pandolfi-321722170/?ref=RHTP-BH-I319608174-P2-S5-F|title=È morto Elio Pandolfi, una vita tra radio e palcoscenico |publisher=La Repubblica |date=11 October 2021|accessdate=11 October 2021}}{{Citation|title=Morto l'attore Elio Pandolfi, una lunga carriera tra palco, radio e doppiaggio - Cultura & Spettacoli|date=2021-10-11|url=https://www.ansa.it/sito/notizie/cultura/2021/10/11/morto-lattore-elio-pandolfi-_606d2ef5-ced2-4b40-bfd2-8ad59e3a530e.html|language=it|access-date=2021-10-14}}
Selected filmography
- In Olden Days (1951)
- Totò lascia o raddoppia? (1956)
- Son of the Red Corsair (1959)
- Tough Guys (1960)
- Obiettivo ragazze (1963)
- The Magnificent Adventurer (1964)
- For a Few Dollars Less (1966)
- The Most Beautiful Couple in the World (1968)
- When Men Carried Clubs and Women Played Ding-Dong (1971)
- Rugantino (1973)
- Too Much Romance... It's Time for Stuffed Peppers (2004)
Voice work
| class="wikitable plainrowheaders sortable"
!scope="col"|Year !scope="col"|Title !scope="col"|Role !scope="col"|Notes !scope="col" class="unsortable" | Ref |
| 1963
|Voice on the phone |Horror film, voice-over |
| 1981
|{{ill|Che casino... con Pierino!|it}} |rowspan=2|Narrator |Comedy film |
| 1989
|{{ill|12 registi per 12 città|it}} |Documentary ("Verona" segment) |
| 2004
|La storia di Leo |Camea |Rowspan=3|Animated film |
| 2005
|{{ill|Yo-Rhad - Un amico dallo spazio|it}} |Merope |
| 2006
|{{ill|Tormenti - Film disegnato|it}} |Tarantinellis, commissioner, porter, La Merz, Spanish guard, English officer |
References
{{Reflist}}
External links
- {{official|http://www.eliopandolfi.it/}}
- {{IMDb name|0659275}}
{{Authority control}}
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Category:Male actors from Rome
Category:Italian male stage actors
Category:Italian male film actors
Category:Italian male television actors
Category:Italian male voice actors
Category:Accademia Nazionale di Arte Drammatica Silvio D'Amico alumni