Silvio Spaccesi

{{Infobox person

| name = Silvio Spaccesi

| image = Silvio Spaccesi - no watermark.jpg

| caption = Spaccesi in 1997

| birth_date = {{birth date|1926|08|1|df=y}}

| birth_place = Macerata, Kingdom of Italy

| death_date = {{death date and age|2015|06|2|1926|08|1|df=y}}

| death_place = Rome, Italy

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

| yearsactive = 1955–2015

| domesticpartner = Rosaura Marchi
(1985–2015)

}}

Silvio Spaccesi (1 August 1926 – 2 June 2015) was an Italian actor and voice actor.

Biography

Born in Macerata, Spaccesi studied in a Salesians of Don Bosco School, and made his official theatrical debut with the stage company held by Angelo Perugini.{{cite news|last= Lorenzo Monachesi |title=Addio a Spaccesi, attore genuino: indimenticabile tra cinema e teatro|url=http://www.ilrestodelcarlino.it/macerata/silvio-spaccesi-morto-attore-roma-1.1022689|accessdate=June 7, 2015|date=June 3, 2015|work=Il Resto del Carlino}}{{cite news|last1=Maurizio Verdenelli|title=I "ragazzi" di viale don Bosco ricordano Silvio Spaccesi|url=http://www.cronachemaceratesi.it/2015/06/07/i-ragazzi-di-viale-don-bosco-ricordano-silvio-spaccesi/666540/|accessdate=June 7, 2015|work=Cronache Maceratesi|date=June 7, 2015}} After moving to Rome, he formed at the Silvio d’Amico Academy of Dramatic Arts. He was best known for the musical comedy Forza venite gente, in which he played the role of Pietro di Bernardone, Francis of Assisi's father.{{cite news|title=Macerata, è morto Silvio Spaccesi "Forza venite gente" lo rese famoso|url=http://www.ilmessaggero.it/MARCHE/silvio_spaccesi_morto_lutto_macerata/notizie/1388724.shtml|accessdate=June 7, 2015|work=Il Messaggero|date=June 2, 2015}}

Spaccesi was also active as a voice actor and a dubber. He voiced Yoda in the Italian versions of the Star Wars original trilogy and Santa Claus in The Nightmare Before Christmas.{{cite news|last1=Andrea Francesco Berni|title=Addio a Silvio Spaccesi, iconica voce di Yoda negli Star Wars originali|url=http://www.badtaste.it/2015/06/02/addio-a-silvio-spaccesi-iconica-voce-di-yoda-negli-star-wars-originali/130328/|accessdate=June 7, 2015|work=Bad Taste|date=June 2, 2015}} He was also the Italian voice of Orville in the 1977 Disney film The Rescuers and the second voice of Barney Rubble in The Flintstones. Spaccesi often dubbed actors such as Gustav Knuth, Charles Durning, Frank Oz and Jack Warden in a select number of their films.{{cite web|url=https://www.antoniogenna.net/doppiaggio/voci/vocisspa.htm|title=Silvio Spaccesi's voice acting and dubbing contributions|website=Il mondo dei doppiatori, antoniogenna.net |date= |accessdate=12 September 2018|language=it}}