# Elio Pandolfi > Mediated Wiki article. Canonical URL: https://mediated.wiki/source/Elio_Pandolfi > Markdown URL: https://mediated.wiki/source/Elio_Pandolfi.md > Source: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Elio_Pandolfi > Source revision: 1353810174 > License: Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 International (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/) {{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](/source/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](/source/Silvio_d%E2%80%99Amico_Academy_of_Dramatic_Arts) graduating in 1948.{{cite book|last=Roberto Poppi, Enrico Lancia|title=Dizionario del cinema italiano. Gli attori|publisher=Gremese Editore, 2003|pages=95–96|isbn=8884402697}} He debuted on stage the same year, and was mainly active in theater, including [operetta](/source/operetta), [musical theatre](/source/musical_theatre) and [revue](/source/revue). Pandolfi appeared as a [character actor](/source/character_actor) in a number of films, mainly in humorous roles, and was known for his skills as an impressionist, imitating other people (both men and women), foreign accents, and languages.{{cite video|author=[RAI](/source/RAI)|url=https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=rMcnK8G5T2k|title=ELIO PANDOLFI, un attore, mille voci|website=YouTube|date=14 February 1991|language=it}} Pursuing a career as a voice actor and dubber, he was renowned for his ability in dubbing even female roles effectively, which sometimes led him to provide [post-syncronized](/source/Dubbing) dialogue of a few Italian actresses.{{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}}{{cite video|url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tvFl01xRj5k|title=Elio Pandolfi ricorda Luchino Visconti|website=YouTube|language=it}} With some help from [Marcello Mastroianni](/source/Marcello_Mastroianni), later described by Pandolfi as "the best friend I've ever had", he met and got to work with [Federico Fellini](/source/Federico_Fellini), who hired him to voice many characters in films such as ''[La dolce vita](/source/La_dolce_vita)'' and ''[8½](/source/8%C2%BD)''. Pandolfi died on 11 October 2021, at the age of 95.{{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](/source/La_Repubblica) |date=11 October 2021|accessdate=11 October 2021}}{{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}} ==Selected filmography== * ''[In Olden Days](/source/In_Olden_Days)'' (1951) * ''[Totò lascia o raddoppia?](/source/Tot%C3%B2_lascia_o_raddoppia%3F)'' (1956) * ''[Son of the Red Corsair](/source/Son_of_the_Red_Corsair_(film))'' (1959) * ''[Tough Guys](/source/Tough_Guys_(1960_film))'' (1960) * ''[Obiettivo ragazze](/source/Obiettivo_ragazze)'' (1963) * ''[The Magnificent Adventurer](/source/The_Magnificent_Adventurer)'' (1964) * ''[For a Few Dollars Less](/source/For_a_Few_Dollars_Less)'' (1966) * ''[The Most Beautiful Couple in the World](/source/The_Most_Beautiful_Couple_in_the_World)'' (1968) * ''[When Men Carried Clubs and Women Played Ding-Dong](/source/When_Men_Carried_Clubs_and_Women_Played_Ding-Dong)'' (1971) * ''[Rugantino](/source/Rugantino_(film))'' (1973) * ''[Too Much Romance... It's Time for Stuffed Peppers](/source/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](/source/Black_Sabbath_(film))'' |Voice on the phone |Horror film, voice-over |{{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}} |- |1981 |''{{ill|Che casino... con Pierino!|it}}'' |rowspan=2|Narrator |Comedy film |{{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}} |- |1989 |''{{ill|12 registi per 12 città|it}}'' |Documentary ("Verona" segment) |{{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}} |- |2004 |''[Leo the Lion](/source/Leo_the_Lion_(2005_film))'' |Camea |Rowspan=3|Animated film |{{cite web|url=https://www.cinemaitaliano.info/lastoriadileo|title=La storia di Leo (2004), di Mario Cambi|website=cinemaitaliano.info|language=it}} |- |2005 |''{{ill|Yo-Rhad - Un amico dallo spazio|it}}'' |Merope |{{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}} |- |2006 |''{{ill|Tormenti - Film disegnato|it}}'' |Tarantinellis, commissioner, porter, La Merz, Spanish guard, English officer |{{cite web|url=https://www.antoniogenna.net/doppiaggio/film1/tormenti.htm|title=Tormenti - Film disegnato|website=Il mondo dei doppiatori, antoniogenna.net|language=it}} |} == References == {{Reflist}} == External links == *{{official|http://www.eliopandolfi.it/}} *{{IMDb name|0659275}} {{Authority control}} {{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 --- Adapted from the Wikipedia article [Elio Pandolfi](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Elio_Pandolfi) by Wikipedia contributors ([contributor history](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Elio_Pandolfi?action=history)). 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