{{Short description|Italian voice actor (1923–2017)}} {{Infobox person | name = Mario Milita | birth_date = {{birth date|1923|6|26|df=y}} | birth_place = Cori, Italy | death_date = {{death date and age|2017|8|22|1923|6|26|df=y}} | death_place = Rome, Italy | occupation = {{hlist|Actor|voice actor}} | years_active = 1946–2012 }}
'''Mario Milita''' (26 June 1923 – 22 August 2017) was an Italian actor and voice actor.<ref name=genna>{{cite web|url=https://www.antoniogenna.net/doppiaggio/voci/vocimmil.htm |title=Mario Milita's voice acting and dubbing contributions|website=Il mondo dei doppiatori, antoniogenna.net |date= |accessdate=18 June 2024|language=it}}</ref>
==Biography== An actor with a career spanning over 65 years, performing for the theatre, films, television, and radio shows, he became well known to the audiences for his voice work in animation.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.mymovies.it/biografia/?a=58705 |title=Mario Milita|author= |publisher=MYmovies |date= |accessdate= 22 March 2020}}</ref> Because of his coarse, raspy voice, he was typically known for voicing elderly characters in cartoons, movies and other entertainment.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.antoniogenna.net/doppiaggio/speciali/cronologia.htm|title=Cronologia fondamentale dell'epoca d'oro del doppiaggio italiano Dagli albori agli anni 1970|website=Il mondo dei doppiatori, antoniogenna.net|language=it}}</ref> He was known for being the official Italian voice of Grampa Simpson<ref>When the character appears, in ending credits, under "Doppiaggio" (i.e. "Dubbing").</ref> in ''The Simpsons'' from 1991 until his retirement in 2012 (except for the young Abraham, for which he alternated with the official Italian Homer voice, Tonino Accolla).<ref>From season 1 to season 22 (until Accolla's death), in ending credits, under "Doppiaggio".</ref> He has also been the first Italian voice of Herbert from ''Family Guy'' and dubbed Fred Flintstone for many years.<ref name=":0">{{cite web|url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mdGzr-O6xfY|title=Intervista a MARIO MILITA (2011) <nowiki>|</nowiki> enciclopediadeldoppiaggio.it|website=YouTube|date=9 October 2011 |language=it}}</ref>
In Italian dubs of live action films, Milita dubbed actors such as Desmond Llewelyn, Ed Williams and Brian Doyle-Murray. He provided the voice of Amos Tupper (portrayed by Tom Bosley) in a few episodes of ''Murder, She Wrote'' and Old Man Peabody (portrayed by Will Hare) in ''Back to the Future''.
Since 2004,<ref name=":0" /> however, his voice had begun to weaken over time, causing it to become feeble and almost unrecognizable in his last years of activity. After Milita retired in 2012, he passed on the roles of Grampa Simpson and Herbert to Mino Caprio<ref>New official voice actor of Grampa Simpson after Milita's retirement</ref> and Valerio Ruggeri<ref>In a few episodes, when Mino Caprio doesn't dub him.</ref> respectively. In 2011, a year before his retirement, he released an interview.<ref name=":0" />
==Death== Milita died in Rome on 22 August 2017 at the age of 94, of natural causes.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://video.repubblica.it/spettacoli-e-cultura/addio-a-mario-milita-la-voce-di-nonno-simpson/283221/283836?refresh_ce/|website=video.repubblica.it|title=Addio a Mario Milita, la voce di nonno Simpson|date= 24 August 2017|access-date=9 October 2018}}</ref>
==Filmography== ===Cinema=== *''Montecassino'' (1946)<ref name=genna /> *''Non ho paura di vivere'' (1952)<ref name= genna/> *''{{ill|Ultimatum alla vita|it}}'' (1962)<ref name=genna /> * ''The Hyena of London'' (1964) * ''I criminali della metropoli'' (1967) * ''{{ill|Non ho tempo|it}}'' (1973) === Television === * ''Diagnosi'' - TV miniseries (1975)<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.repubblica.it/serietv/schede/diagnosi/1916/|title=Diagnosi - Serie TV|website=repubblica.it|date=12 February 2020 |language=it}}</ref> * ''Gente tutto cuore'' - TV play (1965)<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.teche.rai.it/teatro-1964-1965/|title=Teatro 1964-1965|website=teche.rai.it|language=it}}</ref> * ''La scalata'' - TV miniseries (1993) * ''Lo zio d'America'' - TV series (2002)<ref name=genna /> * ''{{ill|Stiamo bene insieme|it}}'' - TV series, episode 11 (2002)<ref name=genna /> * ''Il mondo è meraviglioso'' - TV film (2005)
== Voice work == === Animation === * ''{{ill|Alan Ford e il gruppo TNT contro Superciuk|it}}'' - Geremia Lettiga<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.antoniogenna.net/doppiaggio/film/alanfordcontrosuperciuk.htm|title=Alan Ford e il gruppo TNT contro Superciuk|website=Il mondo dei doppiatori, antoniogenna.net|language=it}}</ref> * ''Pimpa'' - Additional voices * ''{{ill|L'eroe dei due mondi (film 1994)|it}}'' - Quarto<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.antoniogenna.net/doppiaggio/film1/leroedeiduemondi.htm|title=L'eroe dei due mondi|website=vixvocal.it|language=it}}</ref> * ''Kate - the Taming of the Shrew'' - Gremio<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.antoniogenna.net/doppiaggio/film/kate.htm|title=Kate - La bisbetica domata|website=Il mondo dei doppiatori, antoniogenna.net|language=it}}</ref> ==== Italian-dubbed animated roles ==== * Fred Flintstone in ''The Flintstones'' (3rd voice),<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.antoniogenna.net/doppiaggio/anim/iflintstones.htm |title=The Flintstones Italian voice cast|publisher=Antoniogenna.net |date= |accessdate=2019-05-30}}</ref> ''The Jetsons Meet the Flintstones'',<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.antoniogenna.net/doppiaggio/film1/ipronipotiincontranogliantenati.htm |title=The Jetsons Meet The Flintstones Italian voice cast|publisher=Antoniogenna.net |date= |accessdate=2019-05-30}}</ref> ''The New Fred and Barney Show''<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.antoniogenna.net/doppiaggio/anim/ilnuovofredebarneyshow.htm |title=The New Fred and Barney Show Italian voice cast|publisher=Antoniogenna.net |date= |accessdate=2019-05-30}}</ref> * Grandpa Lou Pickles in ''The Rugrats Movie'', ''Rugrats in Paris: The Movie'', ''Rugrats Go Wild''<ref name=genna /> * Grampa Simpson and The Pope in ''The Simpsons'' (seasons 1-22),<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.antoniogenna.net/doppiaggio/anim/isimpson.htm |title=The Simpsons Italian voice cast|website=Il mondo dei doppiatori, antoniogenna.net|date= |accessdate=18 June 2024|language=it}}</ref> Grampa Simpson in ''The Simpsons Movie''<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.antoniogenna.net/doppiaggio/film1/isimpson-ilfilm.htm |title=The Simpsons Movie Italian voice cast|website=Il mondo dei doppiatori, antoniogenna.net|language=it}}</ref> * Narrator and Doctor Harada in ''Captain Tsubasa''<ref name=genna /> * Marvin Marsh and Harold Cartman in ''South Park'' (1st Italian dub)<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.antoniogenna.net/doppiaggio/anim/southpark.htm|title=South Park|website=Il mondo dei doppiatori, antoniogenna.net|language=it}}</ref> * Herbert (seasons 1–9) and Francis Griffin (episodes 2x02, 4x18) in ''Family Guy''<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.antoniogenna.net/doppiaggio/anim/igriffin.htm |title=Family Guy Italian voice cast|publisher=Antoniogenna.net |date= |accessdate=2019-05-29}}</ref> * Treebeard in ''The Lord of the Rings''<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.antoniogenna.net/doppiaggio/film/ilsignoredeglianelli-ani.htm|title=The Lord of the Rings|website=Il mondo dei doppiatori, antoniogenna.net|language=it}}</ref> * Ebeneezer Scrooge (Scrooge McDuck) in ''Mickey's Christmas Carol'' (1st Italian dub)<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.antoniogenna.net/doppiaggio/film/cantodinataleditopolino.htm|title=Canto di Natale di Topolino|website=Il mondo dei doppiatori, antoniogenna.net|language=it}}</ref> * Mumm-Ra in ''ThunderCats''<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.antoniogenna.net/doppiaggio/anim/thundercats.htm |title=ThunderCats Italian voice cast|publisher=Antoniogenna.net |date= |accessdate=2019-05-30}}</ref> * The Old Heretic in ''The Hunchback of Notre Dame'' * Laughing Bull in ''Cowboy Bebop'' * Old Theban in ''Hercules'' * Gennai in ''Digimon Adventure'' * Sparky in ''Lady and the Tramp II: Scamp's Adventure''
===Live action=== * ''Fantozzi va in pensione'' - Additional voices ==== Italian-dubbed live action roles ==== *George "Miles" Jergens in ''Rocky''<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.antoniogenna.net/doppiaggio/film/rocky1.htm |title=Rocky Italian voice cast|publisher=Antoniogenna.net |date= |accessdate=2019-05-30}}</ref> *Mickey Goldmill in ''Rocky V''<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.antoniogenna.net/doppiaggio/film/rocky5.htm |title=Rocky V Italian voice cast|publisher=Antoniogenna.net |date= |accessdate=2019-05-30}}</ref> *Old Man Peabody in ''Back to the Future''<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.antoniogenna.net/doppiaggio/film/ritornoalfuturo1.htm |title=Back to the Future Italian voice cast|publisher=Antoniogenna.net |date= |accessdate=2019-05-30}}</ref> *Amos Tupper in ''Murder, She Wrote'' (episodes 1x01, 2x07, 2x14, 3x03, 3x06) *Monsignor Fargo in ''True Confessions'' *The Ancient One in ''Santa Claus: The Movie'' *Ted Olsen in ''The Naked Gun 2½: The Smell of Fear'',<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.antoniogenna.net/doppiaggio/film/unapallottolaspuntata2.htm |title=The Naked Gun 2½: The Smell of Fear Italian voice cast|publisher=Antoniogenna.net |date= |accessdate=2019-05-30}}</ref> ''Naked Gun {{frac|33|1|3}}: The Final Insult''<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.antoniogenna.net/doppiaggio/film/unapallottolaspuntata3.htm |title=Naked Gun 33 1/3: The Final Insult Italian voice cast|publisher=Antoniogenna.net |date= |accessdate=2019-05-30}}</ref> *Q in ''Moonraker'', ''A View to a Kill'' *Orderly Turkle in ''One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest'' *Doc Wallace in ''The Quick and the Dead'' *Grandpa Sam in ''...And Justice for All'' *Rabbi Ben Lewis in ''Keeping the Faith'' *Frank Slater in ''Last Action Hero'' *Man in Airport in ''Home Alone''<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.antoniogenna.net/doppiaggio/film/mammahopersolaereo.htm |title=Home Alone Italian voice cast|publisher=Antoniogenna.net |date= |accessdate=2019-05-30}}</ref> *Cliff in ''Home Alone 2: Lost in New York''<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.antoniogenna.net/doppiaggio/film/mammahoripersolaereo.htm |title=Home Alone 2: Lost in New York Italian voice cast|publisher=Antoniogenna.net |date= |accessdate=2019-05-30}}</ref> *Ernie in ''Snow Dogs'' *Bud Beckett in ''Philadelphia'' *Rudolf Smuntz in ''Mouse Hunt'' *Priest in ''Bedazzled'' *Bradley Tozer in ''High Road to China'' *Mr. Finkle in ''Ace Ventura: Pet Detective'' *Acme Vice President in ''Looney Tunes: Back in Action'' *Abdul Ben Hassan in ''Blade Runner''
===Video games=== *Fakir in ''Disney's Aladdin in Nasira's Revenge'' *Grampa Simpson in ''The Simpsons Game''
==References== {{Reflist}}
==External links== * {{IMDb name|id=1700810|name=Mario Milita}} * {{anime News Network|people|26155}} * {{BTVA person}}
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