Lauro Gazzolo Explained

Lauro Gazzolo
Birth Name:Ilario Gazzolo
Birth Date:1900 10, df=yes
Birth Place:Nervi, Kingdom of Italy
Death Place:Rome, Italy
Yearsactive:1938–1970

Lauro Gazzolo (born Ilario Gazzolo; 15 October 1900  - 2 October 1970) was an Italian actor and voice actor.[1]

Biography

Born in Nervi, Gazzolo began his career on screen in 1938 starring in the comedy film The Document and became more successful after the end of World War II.[2] A popular character actor, he appeared in at least 106 films and played many roles between 1939 and 1966. Among his most popular filmography included The Jester's Supper, Four Steps in the Clouds and The Band of Honest Men.[3] In his later films, he appeared alongside his son Nando Gazzolo in the 1961 film Constantine and the Cross. This would mark Nando's film debut.

As a voice actor, Gazzolo dubbed foreign films into the Italian language.[4] [5] He was the official Italian voice actor of Walter Brennan and Bud Abbott. He even dubbed over the voices of Sam Jaffe, George Hayes, Peter Lorre, Alan Napier, Joseph Egger, Arthur Malet, H. B. Warner, Gary Cooper, Charlie Chaplin, Charley Grapewin and Fernandel in either most of or their iconic film appearances. He was best known for dubbing elderly characters in western films and he was partnered up with his colleague Carlo Romano (Lou Costello's official dubber) in the Abbott and Costello sketches.

In Gazzolo's animated roles, he was renowned for dubbing characters in Walt Disney films such as Bashful in Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs, Dandy Crow in Dumbo, The White Rabbit in Alice in Wonderland, Archimedes in The Sword in the Stone, Jock in Lady and the Tramp, Rabbit from 1968 to 1970, Speaker of Goofy's shorts in Californy 'er Bust, Professor Owl, Ludwig Von Drake from 1963 to 1970 and Goofy from 1950s to 1960s.

Personal life

Gazzolo had one son, Nando, from his marriage to Aida Ottaviani Piccolo, who was a radio announcer for EIAR. He also had another son, Virginio, from his marriage to Maria Natalina Robino. Both his sons were voice actors.[6]

Gazzolo died in Rome on 2 October 1970, thirteen days before his 70th birthday.[7]

Filmography

Cinema

YearTitleRoleNotes
1938Duetto vagabondo
1939At Your Orders, MadameIl cameriere all'albergo
I, His FatherSardella
O sole mio
La grande luce - MontevergineBartolomeo
Two Million for a SmileL'ufficiale giudiziario
Defendant, Stand Up!L'uomo dagli schiaffi
Unjustified AbsenceDean
The DocumentUno dei lestofani
Cose dell'altro mondoSam Raymond
1940The Secret of Villa ParadisoJoe
Red TavernDomenico Torresi
One Hundred Thousand DollarsStefano Zilay
MarePerasso
Incanto di mezzanotteMartino
Beyond LoveCount Sabelli-Catanzaro
Big ShoesGiancola
Inspector VargasDedè
La leggenda azzurra
Eternal MelodiesIl locandiere Deiner
1941Caravaggio Zio Nello
The Actor Who Disappeared L'impresario
Con le donne non si scherza Il professor Ferri
Pia de' TolomeiFra' Martino
The BetrothedAmbrogio Fusella
1942The Jester's Supper Il Trinca
Headlights in the FogEgisto
GiunglaWill Rubber
The Black PantherStefano Hegeduz
Soltanto un bacioIl professore Giorgi
The Taming of the ShrewBattista
The GorgonIl fedele servo di Spina
Four Steps in the CloudsIl controllore sul treno
Notte di fiamme
1943It Happened in DamascusCadi Al-Mon
RedemptionTonio
Incontri di notteIl professore Lauro Renzi
Short CircuitIsidoro Storch
A Living StatueRaffaele
Enrico IVGiovanni
Grazia
The Last WagonAndrea
1944In cerca di felicitàPeppino
Vietato ai minorenniIl professore di storia naturale
1945La resa di Titì
Lettere al sottotenente
The Innocent CasimiroPietro
Down with MiseryIl commandattore Trombetti
1946The Models of MarguttaFederico
The Ways of SinIl farmacista
Peddlin' in SocietyIl commandatore Bardacò
Trepidazione
Il mondo vuole cosìCarla's father
BiraghinBiraghin's father
1947ShamedValentino
1948Man with the Grey GloveCritico d'arte
1950Il cielo è rossoShoemaker
Ring Around the ClockGuerrieri
AlinaPaolo
Father's DilemmaCliente che compro l'uovo pasquale
Tomorrow Is Too LateSignor Giusti
Strano appuntamento
SamboConte Orsetto Orseolo
1951Canzone di primaveraParodi
1952Fiamme sulla lagunaAntonio
Ha da venì... don CalogeroEvaristo, il farmacista
Beauties in CapriDon Camillo
The Woman Who Invented LoveMarchese Doria
Il romanzo della mia vitaCavalier Marchetti
La figlia del diavoloIl farmacista
PoppyIl preside
La colpa di una madreIl pescatore
Il tallone di AchilleIng, Felix
1953RiscattoL'oste
Sul ponte dei sospiriIl banchiere
Too Young for LoveVicepresidente del tribunale
Martin ToccaferroCommendatore
Past Lovers
1954Of Life and LoveThe administratorSegment "Marsina Stretta"
Mid-Century LovesThe TeacherSegment "Guerra 1915-18"
The Three ThievesThe Prosecutor
Pellegrini d'amoreCapitano peschereccio
House of RicordiCarlotti
Casta DivaSignor Monti
1955Accadde tra le sbarreLeonida Dei
La ladraIl Maggiordomo
Io sono la Primula RossaChiffon
Dramma nel porto
1956Incatenata dal destino
The Band of Honest MenAndrea
Mai ti scorderòDon Vincenzo
I miliardariIl medico
Due sosia in allegria
Londra chiama Polo NordColonel Richardson
Noi siamo le colonneSignor Bonci
1957Saranno uomini
1958GohaTaj-el-Ouloum
Adorabili e bugiardePresident of the Court
Il bacio del sole (Don Vesuvio)Il vescovo
1959Le confident de ces damesLe président
Avventura in città
1961Constantine and the CrossAmodiusUncredited
Blood FeudBurlando
Un figlio d'oggiOrafo
1963Un marito in condominioEnea
1966La volpe e le camelie
1967On My Way to the Crusades, I Met a Girl Who...Eremita

Voice work

YearTitleRoleNotes
1949The Rose of BaghdadThe Grand KadiAnimated film
1972The Adventures of PinocchioTalking CricketAnimated film (posthumous release)

Dubbing

Films (Animation, Italian dub)

YearTitleRole(s)Ref
1938Snow White and the Seven DwarfsBashful[8]
1948DumboDandy Crow[9]
1951Alice in WonderlandWhite Rabbit[10]
1955Lady and the TrampJock[11]
1961One Hundred and One DalmatiansScottie[12]
1962Arabian Nights: Sinbad's AdventuresCaptain
1963The Sword in the StoneArchimedes[13]
1966Winnie the Pooh and the Honey TreeRabbit
1967Asterix the GaulCacofonix
1968Winnie the Pooh and the Blustery DayRabbit
BambiFriend Owl (1968 redub)[14]

Films (Live action, Italian dub)

YearTitleRole(s)Original actorRef
1946It's a Wonderful LifeMr. Emil GowerH. B. Warner[15]
1964Mary PoppinsMr. Dawes Jr.Arthur Malet

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Lauro Gazzolo's voice acting and dubbing contributions. Il mondo dei doppiatori, antoniogenna.net . 25 September 2018. it.
  2. Web site: Lauro Gazzolo . MYmovies . 17 May 2019.
  3. Web site: A. W.. 22 November 1948. The Screen in Review; Gino Cervi Quits for a Time a Boring Life in the Film '4 Steps in the Clouds'. The New York Times. 21 May 2019.
  4. News: Once upon a time in dubbing #4 . 6 September 2018 . 3cycle.it. 15 April 2020.
  5. https://www.antoniogenna.net/doppiaggio/speciali/cronologia.htm Cronologia fondamentale dell'epoca d'oro del doppiaggio italiano Dagli albori agli anni 1970
  6. https://www.teatro.it/notizie/teatro/la-famiglia-gazzolo La famiglia Gazzolo e il passione per il teatro
  7. http://www.archiviolastampa.it/component/option,com_lastampa/task,search/mod,libera/action,viewer/Itemid,3/page,8/articleid,0133_01_1970_0211_0008_6478582/ È morto Lauro Gazzolo, la "voce" dei Western - La Stampa
  8. Web site: Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs Italian voice cast. Antoniogenna.net . 20 September 2024.
  9. Web site: Dumbo Italian voice cast. Antoniogenna.net . 20 September 2024.
  10. Web site: Alice in Wonderland Italian voice cast. Antoniogenna.net . 20 September 2024.
  11. Web site: Lady and the Tramp Italian voice cast. Antoniogenna.net . 20 September 2024.
  12. Web site: One Hundred and One Dalmatians Italian voice cast. Antoniogenna.net . 20 September 2024.
  13. Web site: The Sword in the Stone Italian voice cast. Antoniogenna.net . 20 September 2024.
  14. Web site: Bambi Italian voice cast. Antoniogenna.net . 20 September 2024.
  15. Web site: It's a Wonderful Life Italian voice cast. Antoniogenna.net . 7 October 2024.

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