Gualtiero De Angelis


Gualtiero De Angelis was an Italian actor and voice actor. He was best known for dubbing James Stewart in the Italian language releases of nearly all of his films.

Biography

Born in Rome, De Angelis began his career in 1936. During that time, he starred in over nine films and dubbed over the voices of many famous actors. He was the official Italian voice of James Stewart as well as Cary Grant, Dean Martin and Errol Flynn. He also dubbed over the voices of John Garfield, George Raft, Richard Conte, Kirk Douglas, Paul Henreid, Henry Fonda, Gary Merrill, John Wayne, Arthur Kennedy, William Holden and many more. He has also dubbed over Italian actors such as Vittorio Gassman, Luciano Tajoli and Pietro Germi.
De Angelis was considered to be among the most influential voice dubbers employed with the :it:Cooperativa Doppiatori Cinematografici|Cooperativa Doppiatori Cinematografici along with Emilio Cigoli, Lydia Simoneschi, Lauro Gazzolo, Carlo Romano, Giulio Panicali, Stefano Sibaldi, Bruno Persa and more.

Personal life

De Angelis was the patriarch of the historic De Angelis family which are well known for dubbing voices. He was the father of voice actor Manlio De Angelis, singer Enrico De Angelis and Paola De Angelis. He also had three grandchildren: Vittorio De Angelis, Eleonora De Angelis and Massimiliano Virgilii who are all voice actors.

Death

De Angelis died on June 6, 1980 in Rome at the age of 80. He was later laid to rest at the Campo Verano.

Filmography

Cinema

Live action