Emilio Cigoli
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Emilio Cigoli was an Italian
film actor and voice actor.
He appeared in 41 films between 1935 and 1980, mostly in supporting roles. However, he found great success as a dubber, eventually doing voice work for over 7000 films. He was the Italian voice of nearly every major Hollywood star from the 1940s
through the 1960s
, including John Wayne
, Gary Cooper
, Clark Gable
, William Holden
, Charlton Heston
, Burt Lancaster
, Steve Reeves
, Vincent Price
, Lee Van Cleef
, and Orson Welles
.
He was born in Livorno
, Italy
and died in Rome
, Italy
.
Cinema of Italy
The history of Italian cinema began just a few months after the Lumière brothers had patented their Cinematographe, when Pope Leo XIII was filmed for a few seconds in the act of blessing the camera.-Early years:...
film actor and voice actor.
He appeared in 41 films between 1935 and 1980, mostly in supporting roles. However, he found great success as a dubber, eventually doing voice work for over 7000 films. He was the Italian voice of nearly every major Hollywood star from the 1940s
1940s
File:1940s decade montage.png|Above title bar: events which happened during World War II : From left to right: Troops in an LCVP landing craft approaching "Omaha" Beach on "D-Day"; Adolf Hitler visits Paris, soon after the Battle of France; The Holocaust occurred during the war as Nazi Germany...
through the 1960s
1960s
The 1960s was the decade that started on January 1, 1960, and ended on December 31, 1969. It was the seventh decade of the 20th century.The 1960s term also refers to an era more often called The Sixties, denoting the complex of inter-related cultural and political trends across the globe...
, including John Wayne
John Wayne
Marion Mitchell Morrison , better known by his stage name John Wayne, was an American film actor, director and producer. He epitomized rugged masculinity and became an enduring American icon. He is famous for his distinctive calm voice, walk, and height...
, Gary Cooper
Gary Cooper
Frank James Cooper, known professionally as Gary Cooper, was an American film actor. He was renowned for his quiet, understated acting style and his stoic, but at times intense screen persona, which was particularly well suited to the many Westerns he made...
, Clark Gable
Clark Gable
William Clark Gable , known as Clark Gable, was an American film actor most famous for his role as Rhett Butler in the 1939 Civil War epic film Gone with the Wind, in which he starred with Vivien Leigh...
, William Holden
William Holden
William Holden was an American actor. Holden won the Academy Award for Best Actor in 1954 and the Emmy Award for Best Actor in 1974...
, Charlton Heston
Charlton Heston
Charlton Heston was an American actor of film, theatre and television. Heston is known for heroic roles in films such as The Ten Commandments, Ben-Hur for which he won the Academy Award for Best Actor, El Cid, and Planet of the Apes...
, Burt Lancaster
Burt Lancaster
Burton Stephen "Burt" Lancaster was an American film actor noted for his athletic physique and distinctive smile...
, Steve Reeves
Steve Reeves
Stephen L. Reeves was an American bodybuilder and actor. At the peak of his career, he was the highest-paid actor in Europe.-Childhood:...
, Vincent Price
Vincent Price
Vincent Leonard Price, Jr. was an American actor, well known for his distinctive voice and serio-comic attitude in a series of horror films made in the latter part of his career.-Early life and career:Price was born in St...
, Lee Van Cleef
Lee Van Cleef
Lee Van Cleef was an American film actor who appeared mostly in Western and action pictures. His sharp features and piercing eyes led to his being cast as a villain in scores of films such as High Noon, The Man Who Shot Liberty Valance and The Good The Bad and the Ugly.-Early life:Van Cleef was...
, and Orson Welles
Orson Welles
George Orson Welles , best known as Orson Welles, was an American film director, actor, theatre director, screenwriter, and producer, who worked extensively in film, theatre, television and radio...
.
He was born in Livorno
Livorno
Livorno , traditionally Leghorn , is a port city on the Tyrrhenian Sea on the western edge of Tuscany, Italy. It is the capital of the Province of Livorno, having a population of approximately 160,000 residents in 2009.- History :...
, Italy
Italy
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and died in Rome
Rome
Rome is the capital of Italy and the country's largest and most populated city and comune, with over 2.7 million residents in . The city is located in the central-western portion of the Italian Peninsula, on the Tiber River within the Lazio region of Italy.Rome's history spans two and a half...
, Italy
Italy
Italy , officially the Italian Republic languages]] under the European Charter for Regional or Minority Languages. In each of these, Italy's official name is as follows:;;;;;;;;), is a unitary parliamentary republic in South-Central Europe. To the north it borders France, Switzerland, Austria and...
.
Selected filmography
- I Love You OnlyI Love You OnlyI Love You Only is a 1935 Italian comedy film directed by Mario Mattoli.-Cast:*Milly as Grace*Vittorio De Sica as Prof. Giovanni Agano*Enrico Viarisio as Avvocato Piccoli*Giuditta Rissone as Aunt Giuditta*Renato Cialente as Baron...
(1935) - Love StoryLove Story (1942 film)Love Story is a 1942 Italian drama film directed by Mario Camerini.-Cast:* Assia Noris - Anna Roberti* Piero Lulli - Gianni Castelli* Carlo Campanini - Agostino* Guido Notari - Ferreri* Osvaldo Genazzani* Emilio Cigoli* Celeste Almieri* Emma Baron...
(1942) - The Children Are Watching UsThe Children Are Watching UsThe Children Are Watching Us is a 1944 Italian drama film directed by Vittorio De Sica.-Plot:As the movie begins the viewer is introduced to Pricò, a young Italian boy who lives with his parents in a middle-class household...
(1944) - Shoeshine (1946)
- The LoversThe Lovers (1946 film)The Lovers is a 1946 Italian drama film directed by Giacomo Gentilomo. It was entered into the 1946 Cannes Film Festival.-Cast:* Gino Bechi - Alessandro Stradella* Annette Bach - Ortenzia Foscarini* Ernesto Bianchi - Furlan...
(1946) - Domenica d'agostoDomenica d'agostoSunday in August is a 1950 Italian comedy film directed by Luciano Emmer. The film was nominated for a BAFTA.-Cast:*Anna Baldini ... Marcella Meloni*Vera Carmi ... Adriana*Emilio Cigoli ... Alberto Mantovani*Andrea Compagnoni ... Cesare Meloni...
(1950) - The Most Wonderful MomentThe Most Wonderful MomentThe Most Wonderful Moment is a 1957 Italian drama film directed by Luciano Emmer.This drama deals with natural childbirth, and was described as "clinically pure, informative, edifying and, on occasion, tenderly dramatic". Pietro, a young champion of natural childbirth, is in love with a nurse;...
(1957)