{{Short description|Italian actor and voice actor (1926–2021)}} {{Use dmy dates|date=October 2021}} {{Infobox person | name = Elio Pandolfi | image = Elio Pandolfi.jpg | caption = Pandolfi in 1954 | birth_date = {{birth date|df=yes|1926|6|17}} | birth_place = Rome, Kingdom of Italy | death_date = {{death date and age|df=yes|2021|10|11|1926|6|17}} | death_place = Rome, Italy | occupation = {{hlist|actor|voice actor|director}} }} '''Elio Pandolfi''' (17 June 1926 – 11 October 2021) was an Italian stage, film and television actor, voice actor, and radio personality.
== Life and career == Born in Rome, Pandolfi got a degree in accounting, and then enrolled at the Silvio d’Amico Academy of Dramatic Arts graduating in 1948.<ref name=Lancia>{{cite book|last=Roberto Poppi, Enrico Lancia|title=Dizionario del cinema italiano. Gli attori|publisher=Gremese Editore, 2003|pages=95–96|isbn=8884402697}}</ref> He debuted on stage the same year, and was mainly active in theater, including operetta, musical theatre and revue.<ref name="Lancia"/> Pandolfi appeared as a character actor in a number of films, mainly in humorous roles,<ref name="Lancia"/> and was known for his skills as an impressionist, imitating other people (both men and women), foreign accents, and languages.<ref name=Rai>{{cite video|author=RAI|url=https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=rMcnK8G5T2k|title=ELIO PANDOLFI, un attore, mille voci|website=YouTube|date=14 February 1991|language=it}}</ref> Pursuing a career as a voice actor and dubber,<ref name="Lancia"/> he was renowned for his ability in dubbing even female roles effectively, which sometimes led him to provide post-syncronized dialogue of a few Italian actresses.<ref name=Rai /><ref name=interview>{{cite video|url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=b-ZWfupObPk|title=ELIO PANDOLFi e il DOPPIAGGIO (2011)|author=Andrea Razza|website=YouTube|date=9 September 2011|language=it}}</ref><ref>{{cite video|url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tvFl01xRj5k|title=Elio Pandolfi ricorda Luchino Visconti|website=YouTube|language=it}}</ref> With some help from Marcello Mastroianni, later described by Pandolfi as "the best friend I've ever had", he met and got to work with Federico Fellini, who hired him to voice many characters in films such as ''La dolce vita'' and ''8½''.<ref name=interview />
Pandolfi died on 11 October 2021, at the age of 95.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.repubblica.it/spettacoli/teatro-danza/2021/10/11/news/e_morto_elio_pandolfi-321722170/?ref=RHTP-BH-I319608174-P2-S5-F|title=È morto Elio Pandolfi, una vita tra radio e palcoscenico |publisher=La Repubblica |date=11 October 2021|accessdate=11 October 2021}}</ref><ref>{{Citation|title=Morto l'attore Elio Pandolfi, una lunga carriera tra palco, radio e doppiaggio - Cultura & Spettacoli|date=2021-10-11|url=https://www.ansa.it/sito/notizie/cultura/2021/10/11/morto-lattore-elio-pandolfi-_606d2ef5-ced2-4b40-bfd2-8ad59e3a530e.html|language=it|access-date=2021-10-14}}</ref>
==Selected filmography== * ''In Olden Days'' (1951) * ''Totò lascia o raddoppia?'' (1956) * ''Son of the Red Corsair'' (1959) * ''Tough Guys'' (1960) * ''Obiettivo ragazze'' (1963) * ''The Magnificent Adventurer'' (1964) * ''For a Few Dollars Less'' (1966) * ''The Most Beautiful Couple in the World'' (1968) * ''When Men Carried Clubs and Women Played Ding-Dong'' (1971) * ''Rugantino'' (1973) * ''Too Much Romance... It's Time for Stuffed Peppers'' (2004)
== Voice work == {| class="wikitable plainrowheaders sortable" !scope="col"|Year !scope="col"|Title !scope="col"|Role !scope="col"|Notes !scope="col" class="unsortable" | Ref |- |1963 |''Black Sabbath'' |Voice on the phone |Horror film, voice-over |<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.antoniogenna.net/doppiaggio/voci/vociepan.htm|title=Elio Pandolfi's voice acting and dubbing works|website=Il mondo dei doppiatori, antoniogenna.net|language=it}}</ref> |- |1981 |''{{ill|Che casino... con Pierino!|it}}'' |rowspan=2|Narrator |Comedy film |<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.allmovie.com/movie/che-casino-con-pierino%21-am353817/cast-crew|title=Che casino... con Pierino! (1982) - Bitto Albertini - Cast & Crew|website=allmovie.com}}</ref> |- |1989 |''{{ill|12 registi per 12 città|it}}'' |Documentary ("Verona" segment) |<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.allmovie.com/movie/12-directors-for-12-cities-am323926/cast-crew|title=12 directors for 12 cities|website=allmovie.com}}</ref> |- |2004 |''Leo the Lion'' |Camea |Rowspan=3|Animated film |<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.cinemaitaliano.info/lastoriadileo|title=La storia di Leo (2004), di Mario Cambi|website=cinemaitaliano.info|language=it}}</ref> |- |2005 |''{{ill|Yo-Rhad - Un amico dallo spazio|it}}'' |Merope |<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.allmovie.com/movie/yo-rhad-un-amico-dallo-spazio-am542555/cast-crew|title=Yo-rhad, un amico dallo spazio (2006) - Camillo Teti, Vittorio Rambaldi|website=allmovie.com}}</ref> |- |2006 |''{{ill|Tormenti - Film disegnato|it}}'' |Tarantinellis, commissioner, porter, La Merz, Spanish guard, English officer |<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.antoniogenna.net/doppiaggio/film1/tormenti.htm|title=Tormenti - Film disegnato|website=Il mondo dei doppiatori, antoniogenna.net|language=it}}</ref> |}
== References == {{Reflist}}
== External links == *{{official|http://www.eliopandolfi.it/}} *{{IMDb name|0659275}}
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{{DEFAULTSORT:Pandolfi, Elio}} Category:1926 births Category:2021 deaths Category:Male actors from Rome Category:Italian male stage actors Category:Italian male film actors Category:Italian male television actors Category:Italian male voice actors Category:Accademia Nazionale d'Arte Drammatica Silvio D'Amico alumni Category:Mass media people from Rome