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Gianfranco Bellini

{{short description|Italian film actor}}

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{{Infobox person

| name = Gianfranco Bellini

| image =

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| birth_name =

| birth_date = {{birth date|df=yes|1924|7|10}}

| birth_place = Palermo, Kingdom of Italy

| death_date = {{death date and age|df=yes|2006|8|9|1924|7|10}}

| death_place = Rome, Italy

| other_names = Gianfranco Zanchi

| occupation = {{hlist|Actor|voice actor}}

| years_active = 1936–2006

| children = Silvia Bellini

| mother = Celeste Aida Zanchi

| father = Nino Bellini

| relatives = Davide Perino (grandson)
Elena Perino (granddaughter)

}}

Gianfranco Bellini (10 July 1924 – 9 August 2006) was an Italian actor and voice actor.{{cite web |url=http://www.antoniogenna.net/doppiaggio/voci/vocigb.htm |title=Gianfranco Bellini's dubbing contributions |publisher=Antoniogenna.net |date= |accessdate=13 November 2018}}

Biography

Born in Palermo to actor parents, Bellini made his film debut at age 12 alongside his mother in the 1936 film The Two Sergeants. The following year, Bellini starred in Mario Camerini's Il signor Max. He was credited under his mother's maiden name. In 1948, Bellini sought a career in voice dubbing. His first ever Italian dubbing role was in Bambi in which he voiced the title character as an adolescent.[https://www.antoniogenna.net/doppiaggio/speciali/cronologia.htm Cronologia fondamentale dell'epoca d'oro del doppiaggio italiano Dagli albori agli anni 1970] (in Italian)

Bellini's career as a voice actor skyrocketed during the 1950s and 1960s. Through the years, he provided voice acting work for films directed by Federico Fellini, Bruno Bozzetto, Giuliano Cenci, Gibba and Guido Manuli. His most famous Italian dubbing roles included John Bosley (portrayed by David Doyle) in Charlie's Angels and HAL 9000 in the 1968 film 2001: A Space Odyssey. Bellini was the official Italian voice of Donald O'Connor and he also dubbed James Tolkan and Elisha Cook Jr. in some of their films. In his animated roles, Bellini performed the Italian voices of Roger Radcliffe in One Hundred and One Dalmatians, Nutsy in Robin Hood and a Fox in Mary Poppins.[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=M6CQLTFpLic%7C GIANFRANCO BELLINI recita Pascoli "Odi - Il ritorno" (L'Odissea) (2001)]

=Personal life=

Bellini's daughter Silvia previously worked as a voice actress. He was also the maternal grandfather of voice actors Davide and Elena Perino.

Death

Bellini died after a long illness in Rome on 9 August 2006 at the age of 82.{{cite web |url=http://lnx.whipart.it/cinema/1813/gianfranco-bellini-doppiatore.html |title=Ricordo di Gianfranco Bellini |author= |publisher=Inx.whipart.it |language=it |date=30 August 2006 |accessdate=23 February 2019 |archive-date=28 July 2019 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190728084303/http://lnx.whipart.it/cinema/1813/gianfranco-bellini-doppiatore.html |url-status=dead }}

Filmography

=Cinema=

= Television =

  • Qui squadra mobile - TV series, episode 1.5 (1973)
  • Gamma - TV miniseries (1975){{Cite web|url=https://fantascienzaitalia.com/gamma-1975-sceneggiato-rai/|title=Gamma (1975) - Sceneggiato RAI|author=Paolo Prevosto|date=12 January 2022|website=fantascienzaitalia.com|language=it}}

Voice work

  • Narrator in The Flowers of St. Francis{{cite web|url=https://www.cinematografo.it/film/francesco-giullare-di-dio-oslw9on3|title=FRANCESCO GIULLARE DI DIO|website=cinematografo.it|language=it}}
  • The Bearded Undertaker in West and Soda
  • The Pigeon in The Adventures of Pinocchio{{cite web|url=https://www.antoniogenna.net/doppiaggio/film1/unburattinodinomepinocchio.htm|title=Un burattino di nome Pinocchio|website=Il mondo dei doppiatori, antoniogenna.net|language=it}}
  • Circus Owner in Il nano e la strega{{cite web|url=https://www.allmovie.com/movie/il-nano-e-la-strega-am388358/cast-crew|title=Il nano e la strega|website=allmovie.com}}
  • Piemonte in L'eroe dei due mondi{{cite web|url=https://www.antoniogenna.net/doppiaggio/film1/leroedeiduemondi.htm|title=L'eroe dei due mondi|website=Il mondo dei doppiatori, antoniogenna.net|language=it}}

=Dubbing roles=

==Animation==

==Live action==

References

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External links

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Category:1924 births

Category:2006 deaths

Category:Male actors from Palermo

Category:Italian male voice actors

Category:Italian male television actors

Category:Italian male film actors

Category:Italian male stage actors

Category:Italian male child actors

Category:Italian male radio actors

Category:20th-century Italian male actors