Valerio Ruggeri
Valerio Ruggeri (February 12, 1934 – July 4, 2015) was an Italian actor and voice actor.[1]
Valerio Ruggeri | |
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Born | Cinisello Balsamo, Italy | February 12, 1934
Died | July 4, 2015 81) Rome, Italy | (aged
Occupation | Actor, voice actor |
Years active | 1957-2015 |
Biography
Born 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
Ruggeri died of a heart attack on July 4th 2015 at the age of 81. The voices of Herbert and Rabbit were passed on to Angelo Nicotra and Mino Caprio respectively.[2]
Filmography
Cinema
- 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)
Dubbing roles
Animation
- Rabbit in The Many Adventures of Winnie the Pooh[3]
- Rabbit in Pooh's Grand Adventure: The Search for Christopher Robin[4]
- Rabbit in The Tigger Movie[5]
- Rabbit in Piglet's Big Movie[6]
- Rabbit in Pooh's Heffalump Movie[7]
- Rabbit in Winnie the Pooh[8]
- Rabbit in The New Adventures of Winnie the Pooh[9]
- Rabbit in The Book of Pooh[10]
- Rabbit in My Friends Tigger & Pooh[11]
- Herbert in Family Guy (episodes 4x25-26 and seasons 10-12)[12]
- Herbert in The Cleveland Show
- Francis Griffin in Family Guy (episode 5x10)
- Secretary in Lucky and Zorba
- 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
- Waldorf in Muppets Most Wanted
- Rudy in Kronk's New Groove
Live action
- 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
References
- "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
- Valerio Ruggeri at IMDb
- Valerio Ruggeri at Anime News Network's encyclopedia