Carlo Romano
Carlo Romano | |
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![]() Romano in 1961 | |
Born | Livorno, Italy | 8 May 1908
Died | 16 October 1975 Rome, Italy | (aged 67)
Occupation(s) | Actor, screenwriter, voice actor |
Years active | 1934-1975 |
Spouse(s) | Jone Romano (m. 1933-?) Liliana de Stefano (m. ?-1975) |
Children | 5 |
Parent(s) | Giuseppe Romano Dina Romano |
Relatives | Felice Romano (brother) Aleardo Ward (stepson) Luca Ward (step-grandson) Andrea Ward (step-grandson) Monica Ward (step-granddaughter) |
Carlo Romano (8 May 1908 – 16 October 1975) was an Italian actor, screenwriter and voice actor.
Biography
Romano was the son of actress Dina Romano and the younger brother of actor Felice Romano. He appeared in 94 films between 1934 and 1975. He also wrote for 14 films between 1955 and 1975. He was also a famous voice actor, most notably the Italian voice of Don Camillo (played by French actor Fernandel) and the Italian voice of Jerry Lewis, Bob Hope, Lou Costello and Edward Andrews.[1]
In his animated film roles, Romano voiced several characters in the Italian dubs of Disney films. These include Jiminy Cricket in Pinocchio, The Mad Hatter in Alice in Wonderland and the Sheriff of Nottingham in Robin Hood.
Personal life
Through his marriage to actress Jone Romano, he was the stepfather of actor Aleardo Ward and the step-grandfather of voice actors Luca, Andrea and Monica Ward. He also had five children from his second marriage.[2]
Death
Romano died in Rome on 16 October 1975 at the age of 67.
Selected filmography
- The Last Adventure (1932)
- Everybody's Woman (1934)
- Departure (1938)
- The Silent Partner (1939)
- Bridge of Glass (1940)
- The Hussar Captain (1940)
- The Adventures of Fra Diavolo (1942)
- Four Steps in the Clouds (1942)
- Giarabub (1942)
- Forbidden Music (1942)
- The Ten Commandments (1945)
- Life Begins Anew (1945)
- The Adulteress (1946)
- Alarm Bells (1949)
- Cavalcade of Heroes (1950)
- Beauties on Bicycles (1951)
- Arrivano i nostri (1951)
- My Heart Sings (1951)
- Beauties in Capri (1952)
- I vitelloni (1953)
- Le infedeli (1953)
- It Happened at the Police Station (1954)
- Ciao, ciao bambina! (1959)
- Wolves of the Deep (1959)
- Carmen di Trastevere (1962)
- West and Soda (1965)
- Indovina chi viene a merenda? (1969)
References
- ^ "Carlo Romano's dubbing contributions". Antoniogenna.net. Retrieved 29 September 2018.
- ^ LUCA WARD e il doppiaggio (2012) | ilmondodeidoppiatori.it
External links
- Carlo Romano at IMDb
- Carlo Romano at AllMovie