Renato Mori
Renato Mori | |
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| Born | Renato Pietro Mori May 29, 1935 Milan, Italy |
| Died | August 22, 2014 (aged 79) Rome, Italy |
| Occupation(s) | Actor, voice actor |
| Years active | 1962–2011 |
| Children | Simone Mori |
Renato Pietro Mori (May 29, 1935 – August 22, 2014) was an Italian actor and voice actor.
Biography
Born in Milan, Mori started his career in the 1950s, appearing on several television series and acting on stage. Starting from the 1970s, he was often cast in roles of inspectors, police commissioners and men in uniform in poliziotteschi and crime films and TV-series, notably Il marsigliese and La piovra.[1][2]
Mori was also very active as a voice actor and a dubber.[3] A co-founder of Sefit, the largest Italian company of dubbing, he was the official voice of Gene Hackman, James Earl Jones, John Rhys-Davies and Morgan Freeman, among other actors.[1] His son Simone is also a voice actor.[1][4]
Death
Mori died on 22 August 2014 at the age of 79 of a very long illness which caused him to retire from his career since 2011.[1]
Partial filmography
- Sword of the Conqueror (1961)
- Uno dei tre (1972)
- E cominciò il viaggio nella vertigine (1974) – Lepa
- Bruciati da cocente passione (1976)
- Free Hand for a Tough Cop (1976)
- Lobster for Breakfast (1979) – Sommelier
- Assassinio sul Tevere (1979) – commissioner Galbiati
- I Hate Blondes (1980) – Literary Agent
- Delitti, amore e gelosia (1982)
- Pizza Connection (1985) – Commissioner Giovanni Astarita
- Voyage à Rome (1992) – Le contrôleur (uncredited)
- Power and Lovers (1994) – Turi
- Banditi (1995) – Karl
Dubbing Roles
Animation
- John Silver in Treasure Planet
- Colonel Hathi in The Jungle Book 2, Jungle Cubs
- Looking Glass in Happily Ever After
- Robot Santa in Futurama: Bender's Big Score
- Gordy in Open Season
- Long John Silver in The Pagemaster
- Wylie Burp in An American Tail: Fievel Goes West
- Chef in South Park
- Zed in Men in Black: The Series
Live Action
- A.Z. Drones in Johnny Handsome
- Eddie "Scrap-Iron" Dupris in Million Dollar Baby
- God in Bruce Almighty
- William Somerset in Seven
- James Greer in The Hunt for Red October
- James Greer in Patriot Games
- James Greer in Clear and Present Danger
- Quint in Jaws
- Sallah in Indiana Jones and the Raiders of the Lost Ark
- Sallah in Indiana Jones and the Last Crusade
- Harry Caul in The Conversation
- Roy Tucker in The Domino Principle
- William Sherman Foster in March or Die
- Johnny Gallagher in The Package
- Gimli in The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring
- Gimli in The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King
- Harry Stevenson in Feast of Love
- William Cabot in The Sum of All Fears
- Carter Chambers in The Bucket List
- John Rawlins in Glory
- Nelson Mandela in Invictus
- Sam Baines in Back to the Future
- George C. Marshall in Saving Private Ryan
- Bookseller in Oliver Twist
- Aragog in Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets
- Agent Bilkins in The Fast and the Furious
- Agent Bilkins in 2 Fast 2 Furious
- Hulk in The Incredible Hulk
- Crowning in Once Upon a Time in America
References
- ^ a b c d "Addio a Renato Mori, recitò ne "La Piovra" e con Vittorio Gassman". La Repubblica (in Italian). 22 August 2014. Retrieved 24 September 2018.
- ^ Alberto Pallotta. Quel fenomeno der Monnezza. Un Mondo A Parte, 2005. ISBN 8889481048.
- ^ "Renato Mori's dubbing contributions". Antoniogenna.net. Retrieved 1 October 2018.
- ^ Andrea Barsanti (22 August 2014). "Addio a Renato Mori, storica voce di Morgan Freeman". Yahoo! Cinema. Archived from the original on 28 August 2014. Retrieved 28 August 2014.
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External links
- Renato Mori at IMDb
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