Franco Latini
Latini in The Black Maid (1976)
Born(1927-09-12)September 12, 1927
Pomezia, Italy
DiedFebruary 2, 1991(1991-02-02) (aged 63)
Rome, Italy
Occupation(s)Actor, voice actor, dubbing director
Years active1953–1991
ChildrenLaura Latini
Fabrizio Vidale
Ilaria Latini

Franco Latini (September 12, 1927 – February 2, 1991) was an Italian actor and voice actor.[1] He was considered to be one of the top voice dubbers for many animated films and cartoons for audiences across Italy.[2]

Biography

Born in Pomezia, which is in Rome, Latini started out working as a singer in nightclubs in the early 1950s, then he went on to work in the theatre and star in the 1953 film The World Condemns Them. Among Latini's most popular filmography includes the 1966 musical-comedy film Mondo pazzo... gente matta! starring Silvana Pampanini and the 1976 film The Black Maid starring Carla Brait.

Despite Latini's popularity working as an actor, he was also heavily active as a voice actor.[3] He dubbed Stan Laurel in several redubs of Laurel and Hardy shorts and films in which he was paired up with Carlo Croccolo.[4] He also dubbed characters in many animated productions. He was the first voice of Skeletor in Masters of the Universe and from 1983 until 1988, he was the primary Italian voice of Donald Duck and he even dubbed Tom from Tom & Jerry and various characters from Looney Tunes and The Muppet Show.

Latini founded his own dubbing company in the late 1970s, which was active until some point during the 1980s. In 1981, he lost one of his legs in an accident, which rendered him unable to perform on screen. After that, he devoted himself exclusively to dubbing.[5]

Personal life

Latini had three children, daughters Laura and Ilaria from his marriage with dialogue writer Maria Pinto and son Fabrizio from his relationship with actress Piera Vidale. All three followed in Latini's footsteps.

Death

Latini died of a stroke at the Agostino Gemelli University Polyclinic in Rome around the evening of 2 February 1991, at the age of 63, it was also the 21st birthday of his son Fabrizio Vidale.[6] He was later interred at Campo Verano.

Filmography

Latini (left) with Silvana Pampanini in Mondo pazzo... gente matta! (1966)

Cinema

Television

Dubbing roles

Animation

Live action

References

  1. ↑ "Franco Latini's dubbing contributions". Antoniogenna.net. Retrieved 18 September 2018.
  2. ↑ "Franco Latini". MYmovies. Retrieved 31 July 2019.
  3. ↑ Cronologia fondamentale dell'epoca d'oro del doppiaggio italiano Dagli albori agli anni 1970 (in Italian)
  4. ↑ "STORIA DEL DOPPIAGGIO IN ITALIA (DI LORENZO BASSI)" (in Italian). laurel-e-hardy.it. Retrieved 15 April 2020.
  5. ↑ "Franco Latini – Mille voci nell'ombra". looneyverse.altervisita.org. Retrieved 11 April 2019.
  6. ↑ "Morto Latini, voce di Paperino". Stampa Sera. 4 February 1991. Retrieved 18 September 2018.

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