Franco Chillemi

Italian voice actor
Franco Chillemi
Born(1942-07-19)19 July 1942
Catania, Italy
Died5 November 2011(2011-11-05) (aged 69)
Rome, Italy
Occupation(s)Actor, voice actor, dialogue writer
Years active1970–2011
ParentGrazia Di Marzà

Franco Chillemi (19 July 1942 – 5 November 2011) was an Italian actor and voice actor.[1]

Biography

Born in Catania, Chillemi began his career in the early 1970s making appearances in at least two films but he was more known to the Italian public as a voice dubber. He was best known for dubbing characters for Italian dubbed Disney films, most notably Governor Ratcliffe in Pocahontas and the 1998 sequel as well as the Archdeacon in The Hunchback of Notre Dame.

In Chillemi's live action roles, he dubbed Oliver Ford Davies, Vittorio Duse, Robert Loggia and James Earl Jones in at least one their movies.

Personal life

Chillemi was the son of film actress Grazia Di Marzà.

Death

Chillemi passed away in Rome on 5 November 2011 at the age of 69.

Dubbing roles

Animation

  • Governor Ratcliffe in Pocahontas
  • Governor Ratcliffe in Pocahontas II: Journey to a New World
  • Archdeacon in The Hunchback of Notre Dame
  • Don Ira Feinberg in Shark Tale
  • Cassim in Aladdin and the King of Thieves
  • Ranjan's father in The Jungle Book 2
  • "Vlad" in Anastasia
  • Tony in Lady and the Tramp (1997 redub)
  • Forte in Beauty and the Beast: The Enchanted Christmas

Live action

  • Sio Bibble in Star Wars: Episode I – The Phantom Menace
  • Don Tommasino in The Godfather Part III
  • Jim Kalla in The Second Civil War
  • Father Monet in Joan of Arc
  • Arresting Officer in 101 Dalmatians
  • Master at Arms in Titanic
  • Frenchy in Goodfellas
  • Frank Costello in Bugsy
  • Dog Kelly in The Quick and the Dead

References

  1. ^ "Franco Chillemi's dubbing contributions". Antoniogenna.net. Retrieved March 9, 2019.
  • Franco Chillemi at IMDb
  • Franco Chillemi discography at Discogs Edit this at Wikidata