Giovanni Musy (3 August 1931 – 7 October 2011) was an Italian actor and voice actor.[1]
Gianni Musy | |
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.JPG) Musy in I giorni dei Turbin (1969) | |
| Born | Giovanni Musy 3 August 1931 Milan, Italy |
| Died | 7 October 2011 (aged 80) Mentana, Italy |
| Other names | Gianni Glori Gianni Musy Glori |
| Occupation(s) | Actor, dubbing artist and director, lyricist |
| Years active | 1942-2011 |
| Spouse | Rada Rassimov |
| Children | Stella Musy Mascia Musy |
Biography edit
Born in Milan, the son of actors Enrico Glori and Gianna Pacetti, he started his career as a child actor at eleven years old.[2] He studied at the Accademia di Belle Arti in his hometown.[2] Starting from the late 1950s, Musy began an intense career as a character actor, being often cast in roles of villain.[2] Musy became best known through his television work, notably the RAI TV-series Le inchieste del commissario Maigret, E le stelle stanno a guardare, Dov'è Anna.[2][3]
Musy was also very active as a voice dubbing artist.[2][3] He was the primary Italian voice of Dumbledore from the Harry Potter film franchise as well as Gandalf from The Lord of the Rings. He sometimes dubbed actors such as Richard Harris, Marlon Brando, Christopher Plummer, Sean Connery, George Peppard, James Coburn and more. He even voice Giuseppe Garibaldi in the Italian animated film L'eroe dei due mondi, directed by Guido Manuli in 1994.
Personal life edit
Musy was the father of voice actress Stella Musy. He also had another daughter, Mascia from his first marriage to actress Rada Rassimov.
Death edit
Musy died in Mentana of a long illness on October 7, 2011 at the age of 80.
Selected filmography edit
- Harlem (1943)
- Sicilian Uprising (1949)
- The Cadets of Gascony (1950)
- Side Street Story (1950)
- Il caimano del Piave (1951)
- Who Is Without Sin (1952)
- La peccatrice dell'isola (1952)
- The Man in My Life (1952)
- Desert Desperadoes (1959)
- His Women (1961)
- Jessica (1962)
- The Man Who Laughs (1966)
- Per amore... per magia... (1967)
- The Boss (1973)
- The Cynic, the Rat and the Fist (1977)
- The Gang That Sold America (1979)
- Asso (1981)
- State buoni se potete (1983)
- Faccione (1991)
- The Secret of the Old Woods (1993) - voice[4]
- Giovanni Falcone (1993)
- L'eroe dei due mondi (film 1994) (1994) - voice[5]
- Piazza Fontana: The Italian Conspiracy (2012)
Dubbing roles edit
Animation edit
- Zeus in Hercules
- Billy Bones in Treasure Planet
- Kashekim Nedakh in Atlantis: The Lost Empire
- Papa Smurf in The Smurfs
- Mayor Tortoise John in Rango
Live action edit
- Albus Dumbledore in Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone, Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets, Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban, Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire, Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix, Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince, Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows – Part 1, Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows – Part 2
- Gandalf in The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring, The Lord of the Rings: The Two Towers, The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King
- Ki-Adi-Mundi in Star Wars: Episode I – The Phantom Menace, Star Wars: Episode II – Attack of the Clones, Star Wars: Episode III – Revenge of the Sith
References edit
- ^ "Gianni Musy's dubbing contributions". Antoniogenna.net. Retrieved 18 October 2018.
- ^ a b c d e Roberto Poppi, Enrico Lancia. Dizionario del cinema italiano : Gli attori dal 1930 ai giorni nostri. Gremese Editore, 2003. pp. 67–68. ISBN 8884402697.
- ^ a b "E' morto Gianni Musy: doppiò Gandalf e Silente". Rai News24. 7 October 2011. Archived from the original on 13 December 2014. Retrieved 12 December 2014.
- ^ "Il segreto del bosco vecchio". vixvocal.it (in Italian).
- ^ "L'eroe dei due mondi". vixvocal.it (in Italian).
External links edit
Media related to Gianni Musy at Wikimedia Commons
- Gianni Musy at IMDb
- Gianni Musy at Anime News Network's encyclopedia
- Gianni Musy at Behind The Voice Actors
- Gianni Musy discography at Discogs
