Giovanni "Gianni" Musy (3 August 1931 – 7 October 2011) was an Italian actor and voice actor.
Biography Born in Milan, the son of actors Enrico Glori and Gianna Pacetti, he started working as a child actor at eleven years old and studied at the Accademia di Belle Arti in his hometown. Starting from the late 1950s, Musy began an intense activity as a character actor, often being cast in villainous roles. Musy became best known through his television work, notably the RAI TV series La freccia nera, Le inchieste del commissario Maigret, E le stelle stanno a guardare and Dov'è Anna?. Also remembered for playing distinctive characters in some of his film work, in 1993 Musy portrayed Sicilian mafioso Tommaso Buscetta in Giuseppe Ferrara's film Giovanni Falcone; despite panning the end result, critics still praised the actors.
Musy was also very active and appreciated as a voice dubbing artist. He provided the Italian-dubbed voice of Dumbledore (portrayed by Richard Harris and Michael Gambon) in the Harry Potter film franchise as well as Gandalf (portrayed by Ian McKellen) in The Lord of the Rings. He sometimes dubbed actors such as Charlton Heston, Christopher Plummer, and George Peppard. In his animated roles, Musy voiced Giuseppe Garibaldi in the Italian film L'eroe dei due mondi, directed by Guido Manuli in 1994 and served as the Italian voice of Zeus in Hercules and Billy Bones in Treasure Planet.
Musy died before being able to post-synchronize his own dialogue for his final film role, so in The Day of the Siege: September Eleven 1683 Sergio Graziani's voice is heard instead of his.
Personal life From his marriage to actress Rada Rassimov, he had two daughters, Mascia, who works as a stage actress, and Stella, who works as a voice dubbing actress.
Death Musy died in Mentana of a long illness on October 7, 2011 at the age of 80.
Filmography Cinema YearTitleRoleNotes1942Black GoldYoung Nicola1943HarlemTony Rossi1947AngelinaLibero BianchiCredited as "Gianni Glori" 1949Sicilian UprisingCredited as "Gianni Glori" 1950Side Street StoryAmedeo IovineCredited as "Gianni Glori" The Cadets of GasconyNino QuarantaCredited as "Gianni Glori" 1951Strano appuntamentoCredited as "Gianni Glori" Il caimano del PiaveGoffredoCredited as "Gianni Glori" Filumena MarturanoRiccardo1952Toto and the King of RomeGiorgioWho Is Without SinDarioThe Island's SinnerRosarioCredited as "Gianni Glori" Una croce senza nomeThe Man in My LifeAlberto Grino1953Nero and the Burning of RomeSiamo tutti milanesiMarioCredited as "Gianni Glori" 1954La LucianaVincenzo1955Na sera 'e maggioRiccardo1958Caporale di giornataFelice Corradini1959The Facts of MurderRetalliDesert DesperadoesFabiusCredited as "Gianni Glori" 1960Love in Rome1961Mariti a congressoGloriHis WomenNando MarcelliniDuel of the TitansRomolo’s partner1962JessicaFilippo Casabranca1966The Man Who LaughsPaolo Orsini1972Decameron proibitissimoAgilulfoCome fu che Masuccio SalernitanoFrate PartenopeLe notti peccaminose di Pietro l'Aretino Painter1973The BossCarlo Attardi1975Due Magnum 38 per una città di carognePiero TurchiLa verginellaStefanoIl sogno di ZorroGeneral Ruarte1977The Cynic, the Rat and the FistNicola Proietti1979The Gang That Sold AmericaGitto Cardone1981AceAnnouncer1983State buoni se poteteThe PrinceO surdato 'nnammurato1985Bank ClerksPozzi1988Compagni di scuolaPiero's father-in-law1991FaccioneDaniela and Giuseppe's father1993Giovanni FalconeTommaso Buscetta1998Dangerous BeautyJoseph2001Stregati dalla lunaMiria’s father2004Don't MoveElsa’s father2005L'eretico - Un gesto di coraggio2012Piazza Fontana: The Italian ConspiracyConfessor of MoroPosthumous releaseThe Day of the Siege: September Eleven 1683Carlo CristoforiPosthumous release
Television YearTitleRoleNotes1962Angelina miaTV film1964I grandi camaleontiFreronTV miniseries1964–1972Le inchieste del commissario MaigretInspector LapointeMain cast1968La freccia neraWill "Senzalegge"TV miniseries1969I giorni dei TurbinTalbergTV film1971E le stelle stanno a guardareDick JobeyTV miniseries1972La pietra di LunaLukerTV miniseries1973Qui squadra mobile1 episode (season 1x06)1975MuratTV miniseries1978Storie della camorraTV miniseries1979Il signore di BallantraeTam MacmorlandTV miniseries1980L'eredità della prioraAnastasioTV miniseries1984I racconti del marescialloGaragusoTV miniseries1987Aeroporto internazionale1990La piovra 5 - Il cuore del problemaTV miniseries1995Pazza famigliaVictorRecurring role (season 1)1996La tenda neraTV filmIl maresciallo RoccaPassigli1 episode (season 1x02)1998Professione fantasmaCamillo1 episode (season 1x06)2005Elisa di RivombrosaRecurring role (season 2)2007Donna Detective2011Cugino & cugino1 episode (season 1x08)
Voice work YearTitleRoleNotes1993The Secret of the Old WoodsOld OwlVoice-over1994Giuseppe GaribaldiAnimated film2002Radio announcerVoice-over2005Autodidatta, Duilio Cambellotti racconta se stessoNarratorDocumentary2011Oltre la frontieraDocumentary
Dubbing Films (Animation, Italian dub) YearTitleRole(s) Ref1976The Twelve Tasks of AsterixAbraracourcix1997HerculesZeusNeon Genesis Evangelion: Death & RebirthKeel LorenzThe End of Evangelion2001Atlantis: The Lost EmpireKashekim Nedakh2002Treasure PlanetBilly Bones2007Sword of the StrangerByakuranPersepolisGodHighlander: The Search for VengeanceAmergan2010Animals UnitedWinston2011RangoTortoise JohnThe SmurfsPapa Smurf
Films (Live action, Italian dub) YearTitleRole(s)Original actor Ref1968JoannaLord Peter SandersonDonald Sutherland1970Horror of the Blood MonstersDr. RynningJohn Carradine1976Buffalo Bill and the Indians, or Sitting Bull's History LessonNed BuntlineBurt Lancaster1980Atlantic CityLou Pascal1981AgencyTed QuinnRobert MitchumEscape from New YorkBob HaukLee Van Cleef1982Five Days One SummerDouglas MeredithSean Connery1983Local HeroFelix HapperBurt LancasterThe Osterman WeekendMaxwell Danforth1986The Night Is YoungBorisHugo PrattRound MidnightDale TurnerDexter GordonHeartbreak RidgeJ. ChoozhooArlen Dean Snyder1988Young GunsLawrence MurphyJack Palance1989BatmanCarl Grissom1990The Field'Bull' McCabeRichard Harris1991Prospero's BooksProsperoJohn Gielgud1992Christopher Columbus: The DiscoveryTomás de TorquemadaMarlon BrandoUnforgivenEnglish BobRichard HarrisThe Last of the MohicansChingachgookRussell Means1993Wrestling Ernest HemingwayFrankRichard HarrisHomeward Bound: The Incredible JourneyShadowDon Ameche1994True LiesSpencer TrilbyCharlton HestonIntersectionNealMartin LandauNatural Born KillersEarlLanny Flaherty1995Dolores ClaiborneJohn MackeyChristopher PlummerCry, the Beloved CountryJames JarvisRichard HarrisCasinoPat WebbL. Q. Jones1996City HallJudge Walter SternMartin LandauHomeward Bound II: Lost in San FranciscoShadowRalph WaiteHard EightSydneyPhilip Baker Hall1997This Is the SeaOld Man JacobsRichard HarrisThe GameAnson BaerArmin Mueller-StahlBatman & RobinCommissioner GordonPat HingleThe BraveLou Sr.Frederic Forrest1998The Barber of SiberiaDouglas McCrackenRichard HarrisDancing at LughnasaFather Jack MundyMichael Gambon1999Snow Falling on CedarsNels GudmundssonMax von SydowStar Wars: Episode I – The Phantom MenaceKi-Adi-MundiSilas CarsonThe HurricaneH. Lee SarokinRod SteigerAny Given SundayAFFA Football CommissionerCharlton HestonThe 13th WarriorHrothgarSven Wollter2000GladiatorMarcus AureliusRichard HarrisThe KidBob RileyStanley Anderson2001IntactoSamuel "Sam" BergMax von SydowHarry Potter and the Philosopher's StoneAlbus DumbledoreRichard HarrisPlanet of the ApesZaiusCharlton HestonAmélieRaymond DufayelSerge MerlinThe MajesticHarry TrimbleMartin LandauThe Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the RingGandalfIan McKellenDon't Say a WordSydney SimonVictor Argo2002The Count of Monte CristoAbbé FariaRichard HarrisHarry Potter and the Chamber of SecretsAlbus DumbledoreThe Lord of the Rings: The Two TowersGandalfIan McKellenAraratDavidChristopher PlummerStar Wars: Episode II – Attack of the ClonesKi-Adi-MundiSilas CarsonMinority ReportLamar BurgessMax von Sydow2003Cold Creek ManorTheodore MassieChristopher PlummerThe Lord of the Rings: The Return of the KingGandalfIan McKellen2004Harry Potter and the Prisoner of AzkabanAlbus DumbledoreMichael GambonThe Princess Diaries 2: Royal EngagementLord PalimoreTom Poston2005Oliver TwistMr. BrownlowEdward HardwickeMust Love DogsWilliam "Bill" NolanChristopher PlummerThe New WorldChristopher NewportSyrianaDean WhitingStar Wars: Episode III – Revenge of the SithKi-Adi-MundiSilas CarsonThe InterpreterEdmond ZuwanieEarl CameronHarry Potter and the Goblet of FireAlbus DumbledoreMichael GambonManderlayWilhelmDanny Glover2006The Good ShepherdDr. FredericksMichael GambonGoya's GhostsFather GregorioMichael Lonsdale2007StardustNarratorIan McKellenHarry Potter and the Order of the PhoenixAlbus DumbledoreMichael GambonThe Golden CompassFirst High CouncillorChristopher LeeSurviving with WolvesJeanGuy Bedos2009Harry Potter and the Half-Blood PrinceAlbus DumbledoreMichael GambonThe Imaginarium of Doctor ParnassusDoctor ParnassusChristopher Plummer2010I Want to Be a SoldierPrincipalDanny GloverHarry Potter and the Deathly Hallows – Part 1Albus DumbledoreMichael GambonThe WolfmanElderly manMax von SydowShutter IslandDr. NaehringRobin HoodSir Walter LoxleyThe Next Three DaysGeorge BrennanBrian Dennehy2011Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows – Part 2Albus DumbledoreMichael Gambon
Television (Animation, Italian dub) YearTitleRole(s)Notes Ref1997–1998Battle Angel AlitaVectorRecurring role2000–2001Neon Genesis EvangelionKeel LorenzRecurring role2003CédricJules BoudinetRecurring role (2nd voice)2004New Fist of the North StarMasterEpisode 22004The SimpsonsIan McKellen1 episode (season 15x04)
Television (Live action, Italian dub) YearTitleRole(s)NotesOriginal actor Ref1984–1985The A-TeamJohn "Hannibal" SmithMain cast (seasons 1–2)George Peppard1985Mussolini and IBenito MussoliniTV filmBob Hoskins1991The Cave of the Golden RoseKingTV filmMario Adorf1992A Thousand HeroesAl HaynesTV filmCharlton Heston1992–1994The Young Indiana Jones ChroniclesIndiana Jones (aged 93)Main cast George Hall1996Alisea and the Dream PrinceAzaretTV miniseriesChristopher Lee1997The Princess and the PauperEposTV filmMax von Sydow1998MerlinElderly MerlinTV miniseriesSam Neill2002The ApocalypseJohn the ApostleTV filmRichard Harris2003Julius CaesarLucius SullaTV miniseriesAngels in AmericaPrior Walter Ancestor No. 1TV miniseriesMichael Gambon2010Doctor WhoKazran / Elliot Sardick1 episode
Video games (Italian dub) YearTitleRole(s) Ref1997HerculesZeus2003The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the KingGandalf2004SacredNarrator
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