Stefano De Sando
 | This biographical article is written like a résumé. (October 2024) |
Stefano De Sando | |
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| Born | Giuseppe De Sando 31 July 1954 |
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| Years active | 1979–present |
Giuseppe "Stefano" De Sando (born 31 July 1954) is an Italian actor and voice actor.[1]
Biography
[edit]Born in Pizzo Calabro, De Sando began his acting career during the mid-1970s, when he was mentored on stage by Vittorio Gassman.[2][3] He later made several appearances on film and television, acting in Alberto Negrin's docudrama Mussolini and I[2] and working multiple times with director Lamberto Bava. In 2007 he played the role of Apuleius in Giulio Base's Imperium: Pompeii (2007).[4] De Sando is well known as a voice dubber as he is the official Italian voice of Robert De Niro,[4][5] dubbing over him for the first time in The Mission,[3] later taking on the role definitively since Ferruccio Amendola’s death in 2001.[2] Other actors De Sando dubs include James Gandolfini, Ciarán Hinds, Ben Kingsley, John Goodman and many more.[6]
Some of De Sando’s popular character dubbing roles include Walter White (portrayed by Bryan Cranston) in Breaking Bad, Tony Soprano (portrayed by James Gandolfini) in The Sopranos and Théoden (portrayed by Bernard Hill) in The Lord of the Rings film franchise. His animated dubbing roles include Clayton in Tarzan, Don Lino in Shark Tale, Buck Strickland in King of the Hill and various characters in The Simpsons.
Filmography
[edit]Cinema
[edit]| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1979 | Atsalut pader | Mutilato | [7] |
| 1986 | Il ragazzo del Pony Express | Ospite Cena | [8] |
| 1989 | Scugnizzi | Prison Director | [9] |
| 1995 | Carogne - Ciro and Me | ||
| 1997 | Gli inaffidabili | Rino | [10] |
| Ma Shamal - Ritorno al deserto | |||
| 2001 | Blek Giek | Ferrante | [11] |
| 2002 | Kidnapped | Police Inspector | Alternate edit of Rabid Dogs[2] |
| 2019 | A mano disarmata | General Bertelli | [12] |
| 2020 | D.N.A. - Decisamente non adatti | Rodomonti | [13] |
Television
[edit]| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1982 | La bisbetica domata | TV play[14] | |
| 1985 | Mussolini and I | Dino Grandi | TV miniseries |
| Caccia al ladro d'autore | Pino | TV miniseries | |
| 1986 | Strada senza uscita | TV miniseries | |
| 1987–1988 | Night Shift | Argentini | TV series |
| 1988 | Until Death | Maresciallo | TV film[15] |
| 1989 | School of Fear | Vice Principal | TV film[16] |
| Rally | TV miniseries | ||
| 1990 | Non aprite all'uomo nero | TV film | |
| 1991 | L'ispettore Sarti | Casolato | TV series (season 1; episode 3) |
| 1992 | Pronto soccorso | Enzo's father | 4 episodes (season 2) |
| 1998 | Una donna per amico | Alessio Beltrami | 2 episodes (season 1)[17] |
| 2001 | Il maresciallo Rocca | Rocco Cafiero | 2 episodes (season 3)[18] |
| 2002 | Valeria medico legale | 1 episode (season 2)[19] | |
| Commesse | User | 1 episode (season 2) | |
| Amici miei | TV play | ||
| 2003 | Enchantment | Augusto Conti | 4 episodes (season 6) |
| 2004 | Elisa di Rivombrosa | Giovanni Conforti | 4 episodes (season 1) |
| 2007 | Imperium: Pompeii | Appuleius | TV film |
| 2008 | Quo vadis, baby? | TV miniseries[20] | |
| 2010 | Two Cheaters and a Half | TV miniseries | |
| 2014 | Lobby Girls | TV web-series |
Voice work
[edit]| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2002 | Johan Padan a la descoverta de le Americhe | Captain Gonzalo Narvaez | Animated film |
| 2011 | L'era legale | Narrator | Voice-over[21] |
| 2012 | Pinocchio | The Ringmaster | Animated film |
| 2016 | L'uomo che non cambiò la storia | Narrator | Voice-over[22] |
| 2022 | Dante | Voice-over |
Dubbing
[edit]Films (Animation, Italian dub)
[edit]Films (Live action, Italian dub)
[edit]Television (Animation, Italian dub)
[edit]| Year | Title | Role(s) | Notes | Ref |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1992–1993 | The Addams Family | Gomez Addams | Main cast | |
| 1994–present | The Simpsons | Superintendent Chalmers | 1 episode (season 4) | [34] |
| Fat Tony | Recurring role (seasons 33+) | |||
| Various characters | Recurring role | |||
| 1997–1998 | Spawn | Jason Wynn | Recurring role | |
| 2001–2008 | Evil Con Carne | Hector Con Carne | Main cast | |
| 2002–2004 | Grim & Evil | Recurring role | [35] | |
| 2003–2017 | King of the Hill | Buck Strickland | Recurring role (seasons 1–6, 8–9) | [36] |
| 2005 | The Muppets' Wizard of Oz | Johnny Fiama | TV film | |
| 2006–2016 | Family Guy | James Woods | Recurring role (seasons 4–14) | [37] |
| 2007–2011 | Legend of the Dragon | The Zodiac Master | Main cast | |
| 2008 | Armitage III | Gordon | TV series | |
| 2015–2020 | BoJack Horseman | Lenny Turteltaub | Recurring role | [38] |
| 2016–2018 | Trollhunters: Tales of Arcadia | Vendel | Recurring role |
Television (Live action, Italian dub)
[edit]| Year | Title | Role(s) | Notes | Original actor | Ref |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1996 | Undertow | Lyle Yates | TV film | Charles Dance | |
| 2001–2008 | The Sopranos | Tony Soprano | Main cast | James Gandolfini | [39] |
| 2005 | Shadows in the Sun | Andrew Benton | TV film | John Rhys-Davies | |
| 2006 | Pope John Paul I: The Smile of God | Jean-Marie Villot | TV film | José María Blanco | |
| 2008–2013 | Breaking Bad | Walter White | Main cast | Bryan Cranston | [40] |
| 2012 | 30 Rock | Robert De Niro | 1 episode (season 5x12) | Robert De Niro | |
| 2015 | The Eichmann Show | Leo Hurwitz | TV film | Anthony LaPaglia | |
| 2022 | Better Call Saul | Walter White | 2 episodes (season 6) | Bryan Cranston |
Video games (Italian dub)
[edit]| Year | Title | Role(s) | Ref |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1999 | Tarzan | Clayton |
References
[edit]- ^ "Stefano De Sando's voice acting and dubbing contributions". Il mondo dei doppiatori, antoniogenna.net (in Italian). Retrieved 31 December 2019.
- ^ a b c d Lucia Resta (17 July 2021). "Stefano De Sando: scopri tutta la biografia e la carriera". elle.com.
- ^ a b Eduardo Sirignano (11 October 2021). "La voce di De Niro De Sando ricorda Gigi Proietti con un video inedito di Nun je dà retta Roma" (in Italian).
- ^ a b "Stefano De Sando - The Shakespeare Collection 2012". repubblica.it (in Italian).
- ^ "The Irishman doppiaggio italiano: Netflix arruola Giancarlo Giannini, Leo Gullotta e Stefano De Sando" (in Italian). madmass.it. 23 October 2019. Retrieved 10 March 2020.
- ^ Intervista a STEFANO DE SANDO (2012) | enciclopediadeldoppiaggio.it
- ^ "Atsalut pader". cinematografo.it (in Italian).
- ^ Giordano Lupi (26 August 2020). "Il ragazzo del Pony Express (Film, 1986) - Futuro Europa". futuro-europa.it (in Italian).
- ^ "Per sempre - Cast". mymovies.it (in Italian).
- ^ "Gli inaffidabili". archiviodelcinemaitaliano.it.
- ^ "Blek Giek". cinematografo.it.
- ^ Antonio Scali (7 June 2021). "A mano disarmata, cast film con Claudia Gerini, Rai 1: attori e personaggi". tipi.it.
- ^ "D.N.A. - Decisamente non adatti". cinematografo.it.
- ^ A performance of William Shakespeare's The Taming of the Shrew streamed on Italian television at RAI, "Teatro 1982-1983".
- ^ "Per sempre". cinematografo.it., "Per sempre - Cast". mymovies.it (in Italian).
- ^ Film credits, "Il gioko". movieplayer.it.
- ^ "Una donna per amico". repubblica.it (in Italian). 17 June 2022.
- ^ "Il maresciallo Rocca". repubblica.it (in Italian). 12 February 2020.
- ^ "Il maresciallo Rocca". repubblica.it (in Italian). 12 February 2020.
- ^ "Quo vadis, baby?". movieplayer.it.
- ^ "L'era legale". cinematografo.it.
- ^ "L'uomo che non cambiò la storia". cinematografo.it.
- ^ "The Prince of Egypt Italian voice cast". Antoniogenna.net. Retrieved 18 October 2024.
- ^ "Pocahontas II: Journey to a New World Italian voice cast". Antoniogenna.net. Retrieved 18 October 2024.
- ^ "Mulan Italian voice cast". Antoniogenna.net. Retrieved 18 October 2024.
- ^ "Tarzan Italian voice cast". Antoniogenna.net. Retrieved 18 October 2024.
- ^ "The Jungle Book 2 Italian voice cast". Antoniogenna.net. Retrieved 18 October 2024.
- ^ "Shark Tale Italian voice cast". Antoniogenna.net. Retrieved 18 October 2024.
- ^ "Madagascar: Escape 2 Africa Italian voice cast". Antoniogenna.net. Retrieved 18 October 2024.
- ^ "Planes: Fire & Rescue Italian voice cast". Antoniogenna.net. Retrieved 18 October 2024.
- ^ "Rock Dog Italian voice cast". Antoniogenna.net. Retrieved 18 October 2024.
- ^ "Isle of Dogs Italian voice cast". Antoniogenna.net. Retrieved 18 October 2024.
- ^ "El Camino: A Breaking Bad Movie Italian voice cast". Antoniogenna.net. Retrieved 18 October 2024.
- ^ "The Simpsons Italian voice cast". Antoniogenna.net. Retrieved 18 October 2024.
- ^ "Grim & Evil Italian voice cast". Antoniogenna.net. Retrieved 18 October 2024.
- ^ "King of the Hill Italian voice cast". Antoniogenna.net. Retrieved 18 October 2024.
- ^ "Family Guy Italian voice cast". Antoniogenna.net. Retrieved 18 October 2024.
- ^ "BoJack Horseman Italian voice cast". Antoniogenna.net. Retrieved 18 October 2024.
- ^ "The Sopranos Italian voice cast". Antoniogenna.net. Retrieved 18 October 2024.
- ^ "Breaking Bad Italian voice cast". Antoniogenna.net. Retrieved 18 October 2024.
External links
[edit]- Stefano De Sando at IMDb
- Stefano De Sando at Anime News Network's encyclopedia
- Stefano De Sando at Behind The Voice Actors