Omero Antonutti (3 August 1935 – 5 November 2019) was an Italian actor and voice actor.
Biography Born in Basiliano, in the province of Udine (in the Northeastern Italian region of Friuli-Venezia Giulia), after having worked in shipyards, Antonutti embraced the acting career, working mainly on stage, especially at the Teatro Stabile di Trieste and at the Teatro Stabile di Genova, in which he often worked under Luigi Squarzina. He made his film debut in the 1966 film Pleasant Nights starring Vittorio Gassman, Gina Lollobrigida and Ugo Tognazzi. His most notable performance was in the Taviani brothers' acclaimed film Padre Padrone. In Spain, he worked with Víctor Erice in El Sur, and Carlos Saura in El Dorado. He also played Noah in Genesis: The Creation and the Flood.
Antonutti was also regularly employed in the dubbing of foreign films into the Italian language. He was a regular Italian voice actor of Christopher Lee and dubbed him in many of his film roles, which include The Lord of the Rings film franchise, The Hobbit film franchise and Star Wars: Episode III – Revenge of the Sith. Other actors he dubbed included John Hurt, Omar Sharif, Michael Gambon, Christopher Plummer, Donald Sutherland, James Cromwell and Robert Duvall.
Death Antonutti died in Udine on 5 November 2019, at the age of 84, after suffering a long cancer-related illness.
Filmography Cinema YearTitleRoleNotes1966Pleasant NightsIl CapitanoBlack Market of LoveLemaire1974KidnapBonsantiItaly: Year OneAltro comunistaProcesso per direttissimaIl commissario Messina1975The Sunday WomanBenito1977Padre PadroneEfisio Ledda1979The Truth on the Savolta AffairSavolta1980Alexander the GreatAlexandros1981The Homeless OneAlfredo Bossi1982The Night of the Shooting StarsGalvano GalvaniGrogEnrico Manzi1983NotturnoSchwabeBasileus QuartetDiegoEl SurAgustín ArenasThe DeserterDon Coi1984KaosLuigi PirandelloSegment: "Colloquio con la madre"1985Golfo de VizcayaLucas1987Good Morning, BabylonBonannoRumbo norteSam1988The Witches' SabbathMedico condottoEl DoradoLope de Aguirre1989BankomattErnesto Soldini1990Doblones de a ochoUlpianoSandinoDon Gregorio Sandino1991A Simple StoryFather CriccoSolitudGaietà1992The Fencing MasterDon Jaime AstarloaAmor e Dedinhos de PéPadillaA Passing SeasonAntonio's father1993The Greek LabyrinthBardón1994FarinelliNicola Porpora1995Un eroe borgheseMichele SindonaNon ci sono più1996The BorderSimeone1997Bajo banderaPadre BrunoLa traduzioneShort filmLa terza lunaElio Sorani1998You Laugh2000Sulla spiaggia e di là dal moloBarsantiTierra del Fuego2002The Bankers of God: The Calvi AffairRoberto Calvi2006Napoleon and MeMaster Fontanelli2007The Girl by the LakeMario's father2008Miracle at St. AnnaLudovico Salducci2010HabibiShort film2012Piazza Fontana: The Italian ConspiracyGiuseppe Saragat2013Welcome Mr. PresidentGeneral Secretary Ranieri2015Burning LoveLeonardo's grandfather2020HammametCraxi's fatherPosthumous release
Television YearTitleRoleNotes1969Il dragoTV film1970Una delle ultime sere del carnevaleSior MomoloTV film1973ESPJaap EnsingTV miniseries1974Carlo GozziFrancesco BartoliTV film1978Le mani sporcheKarskyTV miniseries1979Vestire gli ignudiEmilio GrottiTV film1980Quaderno proibitoMichele CossatiTV miniseries1982The Life of VerdiCarlo VerdiTV miniseries1983Dieci registi italiani, dieci racconti italianiIl padre1 episode (season 1, episode 7)1984Mio figlio non sa leggereUgoTV miniseries1985Los pazos de UlloaDon PedroTV miniseries1986El rey y la reinaRómuloTV film1991Così è (se vi pare)Signor PonzaTV film1993König der letzten TageBernhard KnipperdollingTV miniseries1994Genesis: The Creation and the FloodNoahTV film1996Dopo la tempestaGiacomo RenziTV film1997FatimaFather LuísTV film1998La casa bruciataFerreira GomezTV film1999Pepe CarvalhoPetar Grusin1 episode (season 1, episode 8)OmbreVania WolkoffTV miniseriesCristallo di rocca - Una storia di NataleThomasTV filmEl secreto de la porcelanaTV miniseries2000Come quando fuori pioveUgo JessichTV miniseriesMaria, figlia del suo figlioTV film2001Senza confiniPrefetto PiazzaTV filmKlaras HochzeitEnrico SabatiniTV film2004The Homicide SquadMalatestaTV miniseries2005Sacco e VanzettiThe PriestTV film2007Il Pirata: Marco PantaniRidolfiTV film2008Rebecca, la prima moglieAndrewTV miniseries
Voice work YearTitleRoleNotes1993The Secret of the Old WoodsVento MatteoVoice-overAntonutti also dubs Mario Maniago in the role of a forest ranger, 1997Life Is BeautifulNarratorVoice-over2001The Profession of ArmsVoice-over2003Remember Me, My LoveVoice-over2011Voice-over
Dubbing Films (Animation, Italian dub) YearTitleRole(s) Ref1987The Man Who Planted TreesNarrator2007The Simpsons MovieRuss CargillNoah's ArkGod20099Number 12012FrankenweenieMr. Rzykruski
Films (Live action, Italian dub) YearTitleRole(s)Original actor Ref1982That Night in VarennesNicolas Restif de la BretonneJean-Louis Barrault1988Another WomanMarion Post's fatherJohn Houseman1992The AccompanistCharles BriceRichard Bohringer1993Paris TroutParis TroutDennis HopperWrestling Ernest HemingwayWalterRobert Duvall1995Viva San IsidroPepe GongoraAndrés Pardaye1996City HallPaul ZapattiAnthony Franciosa1997The Education of Little TreeGranpaJames Cromwell1998Tale of the MummySir Richard TurkelChristopher Lee1999Sleepy HollowBurgomasterThe Straight StoryAlvin StraightRichard FarnsworthLyle StraightHarry Dean Stanton2000Space CowboysBob GersonJames CromwellShinerFrank SpeddingMartin LandauMy Dog SkipAdult WillieHarry Connick Jr.2001The Knights of the QuestDelfinello da CoverzanoF. Murray AbrahamAmélieNarratorAndré DussollierThe Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the RingSarumanChristopher Lee2002The Lord of the Rings: The Two Towers2003The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the KingOpen RangeBluebonnet "Boss" SpearmanRobert DuvallCold MountainReverend MonroeDonald SutherlandMonsieur IbrahimMonsieur IbrahimOmar Sharif2004Pontormo – Un amore ereticoPontormoJoe MantegnaNational TreasureJohn Adams GatesChristopher PlummerKill Bill: Volume 2Esteban VihaioMichael Parks2005Star Wars: Episode III – Revenge of the SithCount DookuChristopher LeeV for VendettaAdam SutlerJohn Hurt2006Perfume: The Story of a MurdererNarratorScary Movie 4James Earl Jones2007The Diving Bell and the ButterflyMr. Bauby Sr.Max von Sydow3:10 to YumaByron McElroyPeter FondaEpic MovieNarratorRoscoe Lee BrowneOne Hundred NailsMonsignoreMichele Zattara2008City of EmberSulMartin LandauFool's GoldNigel HoneycuttDonald Sutherland10,000 BCNarratorOmar SharifAustraliaKipling FlynnJack Thompson2009The White RibbonNarratorErnst Jacobi2010The King's SpeechKing George VMichael Gambon2011This Must Be the PlaceAlois LangeHeinz LievenSeason of the WitchCardinal D'AmbroiseChristopher LeeThe Girl with the Dragon TattooHenrik VangerChristopher PlummerThe Cardboard VillageIl SacrestanoRutger Hauer2012Dark ShadowsSilas ClarneyChristopher LeeThe Hobbit: An Unexpected JourneySarumanHaute CuisineThe PresidentJean d'Ormesson2013See You TomorrowMario PalagoniaBurt Young2014The Hobbit: The Battle of the Five ArmiesSarumanChristopher Lee
Television (Live action, Italian dub) YearTitleRole(s)NotesOriginal actor Ref1999RKO 281William Randolph HearstTV filmJames Cromwell2003I ragazzi della via PálJános GálTV miniseriesMario Adorf
Video games (Italian dub) YearTitleRole(s) Ref2004The Lord of the Rings: The Battle for Middle-earthSarumanThe Lord of the Rings: The Third Age
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