| Massimo Foschi | |
| Birthname: | Massimo Quinto Foschi |
| Birth Date: | 2 January 1938 |
| Birth Place: | Forlì, Italy |
| Occupation: | Actor, voice actor |
| Yearsactive: | 1964–present |
| Children: | Marco Foschi |
Massimo Quinto Foschi (born 2 January 1938) is an Italian actor and voice actor.[1]
Born in Forlì, Foschi began his career as an actor at some point during the 1960s. He appeared in over 22 films since 1966 and also worked extensively as a theatre actor alongside colleagues such as Lamberto Puggelli and Ottavia Piccolo. On screen, his major role was in the 1977 film Jungle Holocaust and he often made collaborations with Gian Maria Volonté.[2]
Foschi also works as a voice actor.[3] He is famous locally and worldwide for voicing Darth Vader in the Italian dub of the Star Wars film franchise. One of his earliest appearances as a voice actor is in the 1965 redub of Orson Welles' Citizen Kane, in which he dubbed several background characters. Foschi dubbed Gregory Peck, Alan Rickman, Donald Sutherland, Rutger Hauer, Laurence Olivier and Lance Henriksen in a select number of their movies.
Foschi is the father of actor Marco Foschi (born 1977).