Massimo Venturiello Explained

Massimo Venturiello
Birth Date:1957 8, df=yes
Years Active:1982–present

Massimo Venturiello (born 4 August 1957) is an Italian actor and voice actor.[1]

Biography

Born in Roccadaspide, Province of Salerno, in 1982 Venturiello graduated at the Silvio D'Amico Academy of dramatic Arts in Rome and the same year he made his stage debut in an adaptation of William Shakespeare's Titus Andronicus directed by Gabriele Lavia.[2] From then, he started an intense theatrical activity, which includes experimental and avant-garde works and a long collaboration with the director Giampiero Solari.[2] Particularly, Venturiello was critically acclaimed for his performances in The Rose Tattoo, alongside Valeria Moriconi, and in Masaniello directed by Armando Pugliese.[2] Also active in films and on television, he is well known for the role of Rudy in Gabriele Salvatores' Marrakech Express.[2]

As a voice actor, Venturiello performed the Italian voice of Gary Oldman as Sirius Black in his first three appearances in the Harry Potter film franchise and as Commissioner James Gordon in Batman Begins. In his animated roles, he dubbed Hades in the 1997 film Hercules and Dr. Phillium Benedict in the 2001 film .

Personal life

In 2024, Venturiello married the singer Tosca after 21 years of dating.[3]

Filmography

Cinema

YearTitleRoleNotes
1983Where's Picone?
1987The FamilyArmando
The Strangeness of LifeMario
My First Forty YearsRoberto D'Angelo
Good Morning, BabylonDuccio Bonanno
1988RorretCarl
1989Rosso di seraAlex
RebusMiriam’s secretary
Marrakech ExpressRudy
1990L'autostopSandro
1991The WickedEnrico Carossi
BaroccoAttilio Morelli
1992Forbidden to MinorsThomas Parker
In viaggio verso estAlessandro Manetti
Lia, rispondi
1993Caccia alle moscheRocco
L'amore dopoLeone Aloisi
1994Una notte che pioveGuido
2001Ravanello pallidoClaudio Pignatti
2006Our LandAldo Di Santo

Television

YearTitleRoleNotes
1981I ragazzi di celluloideAllievo C.S.C.TV miniseries
1982Il caso MurriFrancesco BonmartiniTV miniseries
L'indizioIl ricattatoreTV miniseries
1990AquileAltieriTV series
1992Gli anni d'oroNicolaTV series
Assunta SpinaTV miniseries
1993L'ispettore anticrimineGiuseppe AnastasiaTV miniseries
2000Giochi pericolosiGabriele LanzaTV miniseries
Prigioniere del cuoreCommissario GiovannettiTV miniseries
2001Una lunga notteAlbertoTV film
2002Il giovane CasanovaFoscariniTV miniseries
PadriMassimoTV miniseries
2006Distretto di PoliziaCesare Carrano1 episode
2007Il Capo dei CapiAngelo ManganoTV miniseries
ChelidoniusTV film
2008Mogli a pezziGianni NeroTV miniseries
Inspector De LucaCarneraTV miniseries
2009Intelligence – Servizi & segretiColonel Carlo FulgeriTV series
2010Il peccato e la vergognaDilmo DurantiRecurring role (season 1)
2012Né con te né senza di teGuglielmo CestraTV miniseries
2015L'onore e il rispettoDante GiordanoRecurring role (season 4)
2016Il sistemaGuido AlcamoRecurring role

Voice work

Dubbing

Films (animation, Italian dub)

YearTitleRole(s)Ref
1997HerculesHades[4]
1999The Tale of Tsar SaltanPrince
2001Dr. Phillium Benedict[5]

Films (Live action, Italian dub)

YearTitleRole(s)Original actorRef
1985To Live and Die in L.A.Richard ChanceWilliam Petersen
A Room with a ViewGeorge EmersonJulian Sands
1986The MissionFather John FieldingLiam Neeson
1995CasinoLester DiamondJames Woods
JadeDavid CorelliDavid Caruso
1996DragonheartSir BowenDennis Quaid
Ghosts of MississippiByron De La BeckwithJames Woods
Escape from L.A.Snake PlisskenKurt Russell
The Stendhal SyndromeAlfredo GrossiThomas Kretschmann
1997The JackalThe JackalBruce Willis
1998Les MisérablesJean ValjeanLiam Neeson
1999GloriaKevinJeremy Northam
They Called Them... Brigands!Carmine CroccoEnrico Lo Verso
2000Billy ElliotJackie ElliotGary Lewis
Gangster No. 1Freddie MaysDavid Thewlis
2003Girl with a Pearl EarringJohannes VermeerColin Firth
2004Harry Potter and the Prisoner of AzkabanSirius BlackGary Oldman[6]
2005Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire[7]
Batman BeginsJames Gordon[8]
2007Harry Potter and the Order of the PhoenixSirius Black[9]
2011Red Riding HoodFather Solomon
2013ParanoiaNicholas Wyatt
2023The MarvelsEmperor Dro'geGary Lewis

Television (animation, Italian dub)

YearTitleRole(s)NotesRef
1982Cyborg 009002 Jet LinkMain cast
1987C-3POMain cast[10]
1998–1999Hercules: The Animated SeriesHadesMain cast[11]
2001–2003House of MouseRecurring role (1st voice)[12]

Television (Live action, Italian dub)

YearTitleRole(s)NotesOriginal actorRef
1983–1986Knight RiderKITTMain cast (seasons 2–4)William Daniels[13]
1996NostromoCharles GouldTV miniseriesColin Firth

Video games (Italian dub)

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Massimo Venturiello's dubbing contributions. Antoniogenna.net . 20 December 2018.
  2. Book: Roberto Chiti . Roberto Poppi . Enrico Lancia . Dizionario del cinema italiano : Gli attori dal 1930 ai giorni nostri. Gremese Editore, 2002. 8884402697.
  3. Web site: La cantante Tosca si è sposata, ecco le foto del matrimonio . Mediaset. it. 21 June 2024. 19 August 2024.
  4. Web site: Hercules Italian voice cast. Antoniogenna.net . 2024-08-19.
  5. Web site: Recess: School's Out Italian voice cast. Antoniogenna.net . 2024-08-19.
  6. Web site: Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban Italian voice cast. Antoniogenna.net . 2024-08-19.
  7. Web site: Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire Italian voice cast. Antoniogenna.net . 2024-08-19.
  8. Web site: Batman Begins Italian voice cast. Antoniogenna.net . 2024-08-19.
  9. Web site: Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix Italian voice cast. Antoniogenna.net . 2024-08-19.
  10. Web site: Star Wars: Droids Italian voice cast. Antoniogenna.net . 2024-08-19.
  11. Web site: Hercules: The Animated Series Italian voice cast. Antoniogenna.net . 2024-08-19.
  12. Web site: House of Mouse Italian voice cast. Antoniogenna.net . 2024-08-19.
  13. Web site: Knight Rider Italian voice cast. Antoniogenna.net . 2024-08-19.
  14. Web site: Hercules Italian voice cast. Antoniogenna.net . 2024-08-19.

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