Valerio Ruggeri (12 February 1934 – 4 July 2015) was an Italian actor and voice actor.[1]
Valerio Ruggeri | |
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| Born | 12 February 1934 |
| Died | 4 July 2015 (aged 81) |
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| Years active | 1957–2015 |
Biography
editBorn in Cinisello Balsamo, which is located in the city centre of Milan, Ruggeri began his career on stage with Dario Fo and Franca Rame in the early 1960s and worked as a voice actor since the late 1950s. He was best known for dubbing characters mainly in anime and animation, being primarily known for being the Italian voice of Rabbit in the Winnie the Pooh franchise and the second voice of Herbert from Family Guy, replacing Mario Milita who retired in 2012.
In Ruggeri's live action dubbed roles, he voiced Grandpa Joe (portrayed by David Kelly) in the Italian version of the 2005 film Charlie and the Chocolate Factory as well as Nels Oleson (portrayed by Richard Bull) in the Italian version of Little House on the Prairie. He also made cameo appearances in the Italian cinema, appearing in such films as A Quiet Place in the Country and The Leopard.
Death
editRuggeri died of a heart attack on July 4, 2015, at the age of 81. The voices of Herbert and Rabbit were passed on to Angelo Nicotra and Mino Caprio respectively.[2]
Filmography
editCinema
edit- The Leopard (1963)
- A Quiet Place in the Country (1968)
- Dirty Weekend (1973)
- The Assassination of Matteotti (1973)
- A Genius, Two Partners and a Dupe (1975)
- Fantozzi (1975)
- Last Touch of Love (1978)
- Lucky and Zorba (1998) - voice
Dubbing roles
editAnimation
edit- Rabbit in The Many Adventures of Winnie the Pooh,[3] Pooh's Grand Adventure: The Search for Christopher Robin,[4] The Tigger Movie,[5] Piglet's Big Movie,[6] Pooh's Heffalump Movie,[7] Winnie the Pooh,[8] The New Adventures of Winnie the Pooh,[9] The Book of Pooh,[10] My Friends Tigger & Pooh[11]
- Herbert (episodes 4x25-26 and seasons 10–12) and Francis Griffin (episode 5x10) in Family Guy,[12] Herbert in The Cleveland Show
- Elder Gutknecht in Corpse Bride[13]
- Sam McKeane in Atlantis: Milo's Return
- Abner in Home on the Range
- Grimsby in The Little Mermaid II: Return to the Sea[14]
- Waldorf in The Muppets, Muppets Most Wanted
- Rudy in Kronk's New Groove
- Bishop in Shrek
Live action
edit- Grandpa Joe in Charlie and the Chocolate Factory[15]
- Chief Steward in Herbie Goes Bananas
- Father Time in The Santa Clause 3: The Escape Clause
- Bogrod in Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows – Part 2[16]
- Nels Oleson in Little House on the Prairie[17]
- Taxi Driver in Delicatessen
Video games
editReferences
edit- ^ "Valerio Ruggeri's dubbing contributions". Antoniogenna.net. Retrieved 23 August 2018.
- ^ "Addio al doppiatore Valerio Ruggeri" (in Italian). animeclick.it. 13 July 2015. Retrieved 9 October 2018.
- ^ "The Many Adventures of Winnie the Pooh Italian voice cast". Antoniogenna.net. Retrieved 2019-05-06.
- ^ "Pooh's Grand Adventure: The Search for Christopher Robin Italian voice cast". Antoniogenna.net. Retrieved 2019-05-06.
- ^ "The Tigger Movie Italian voice cast". Antoniogenna.net. Retrieved 2019-05-06.
- ^ "Piglet's Big Movie Italian voice cast". Antoniogenna.net. Retrieved 2019-05-06.
- ^ "Pooh's Heffalump Movie Italian voice cast". Antoniogenna.net. Retrieved 2019-05-07.
- ^ "Winnie the Pooh Italian voice cast". Antoniogenna.net. Retrieved 2019-05-07.
- ^ "The New Adventures of Winnie the Pooh Italian voice cast". Antoniogenna.net. Retrieved 2019-05-07.
- ^ "The Book of Pooh Italian voice cast". Antoniogenna.net. Retrieved 2019-05-07.
- ^ "My Friends Tigger & Pooh Italian voice cast". Antoniogenna.net. Retrieved 2019-05-07.
- ^ "Family Guy Italian voice cast". Antoniogenna.net. Retrieved 2019-05-07.
- ^ "Corpse Bride Italian voice cast". Antoniogenna.net. Retrieved 2019-05-07.
- ^ "The Little Mermaid II: Return to the Sea Italian voice cast". Antoniogenna.net. Retrieved 2019-04-11.
- ^ "Charlie and the Chocolate Factory Italian voice cast". Antoniogenna.net. Retrieved 2019-05-07.
- ^ "Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows - Part 2 Italian voice cast". Antoniogenna.net. Retrieved 2019-04-11.
- ^ "Little House on the Prairie Italian voice cast". Antoniogenna.net. Retrieved 2019-05-07.
External links
edit- Valerio Ruggeri at IMDb
- Valerio Ruggeri at Anime News Network's encyclopedia