Gianni Bonagura
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| Born | Gianfelice Bonagura 27 October 1925 |
| Died | 8 October 2017 (aged 91) Milan, Italy |
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| Years active | 1950–2005 |
Gianfelice "Gianni" Bonagura (27 October 1925 – 8 October 2017) was an Italian actor and voice actor.[1]
Life and career
Born in Milan, Bonagura was active on film, stage, television and radio. He appeared in 40 films between 1950 and 2001. He arrived at the threshold of a degree in philosophy, then in 1946 he abandoned his studies to attend the Silvio d'Amico National Academy of Dramatic Arts.[2] Essentially a stage actor, Bonagura became popular in the second half of the fifties as a radio actor, protagonist of vignettes together with Nino Manfredi and Paolo Ferrari.[2][3] In cinema and television, he was only used as a character actor, with the exception of the role of Dr. Watson in the 1968 RAI television series Sherlock Holmes.[2]
Bonagura also worked as a voice actor.[4] He occasionally dubbed over the voices of Danny DeVito, Mel Brooks and Ian Holm for Italian-language versions of foreign films. One of his most popular dubbing roles includes providing the Italian voice of Palpatine's alter ego, Darth Sidious in Star Wars: Episode I – The Phantom Menace. In his animated roles, he dubbed the voices of Uncle Waldo in The Aristocats and Mr. Snoops in The Rescuers.
Death
Bonagura died in Milan on 8 October 2017, 19 days before his 92nd birthday.[5]
Partial filmography
- Against the Law (1950)
- Fugitive in Trieste (1951)
- Susanna Whipped Cream (1957) - Un complice del ladro
- Femmine tre volte (1957) - Cesare, il sindicalista
- Carmela è una bambola (1958) - The Prosecutor
- The Employee (1959) - Amedeo - Totocalcio Accountant
- Audace colpo dei soliti ignoti (1960) - Pippetto aka Father Filippo
- Le signore (1960)
- Le pillole di Ercole (1960) - Un medico al congresso di gerontologia
- The Passionate Thief (1960)
- Behind Closed Doors (1961) - L'avvocato difensore
- Damon and Pythias (1962) - Phylemon
- Le pillole di Ercole (1962) - Cerrocchi
- I cuori infranti (1963) - Filippini (segment "E vissero felici")
- I soldi (1965)
- Marcia nuziale (1966) - Veterinario Coribaldo
- Che notte ragazzi! (1966) - Direttore dell'albergo
- La notte è fatta per... rubare (1967) - Notaio Jacques Gaspard
- Les cracks (1968) - Pifarelli
- Sherlock Holmes (1968, TV Mini-Series) - Dr. Watson
- The Adventures of Pinocchio (1971) - The Coachman (voice)
- In Prison Awaiting Trial (1971) - Avv. Sallustio Giordana
- La Tosca (1973) - Sciarrone
- My Darling Slave (1973) - Balzarini
- The Great Kidnapping (1973) - Il commissario Zenoni
- Il figlioccio del padrino (1973) - RAI-TV General Manager
- Sex Pot (1975) - Receptionist
- Segni particolari: bellissimo (1983) - Professore
- I Am an ESP (1985) - De Angelis
- Grandi magazzini (1986) - Dott. Gruber
- Mia moglie è una bestia (1988) - Professore di scienze naturali
- Tre colonne in cronaca (1990) - Petroni
- In the Name of the Sovereign People (1990) - Pio IX
- Prestazione straordinaria (1994) - Mercantoni
- Ferdinando and Carolina (1999) - Austrian Ambassador
- Padre Pio: Miracle Man (2000, TV Movie) - Padre Benedetto
References
- ^ "Gianni Bonagura's dubbing contributions". Antoniogenna.net. Retrieved 3 November 2018.
- ^ a b c Roberto Chiti, Roberto Poppi. Dizionario del cinema italiano. Gli attori. Gremese Editore, 2003. ISBN 8884402131.
- ^ Redazione. "Gianni Bonagura". MyMovies. Retrieved 11 November 2013.
- ^ Cronologia fondamentale dell'epoca d'oro del doppiaggio italiano Dagli albori agli anni 1970 (in Italian)
- ^ "Cinema: è morto Gianni Bonagura, il caratterista preso in prestito dal teatro". www.adnkronos.com. 9 October 2017. Retrieved 11 October 2017.
External links
Media related to Gianni Bonagura at Wikimedia Commons
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