Gianni Musy
Giovanni "Gianni" Musy (August 3, 1931 – October 7, 2011) was an Italian actor and voice actor.[1]
Gianni Musy | |
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Musy in I giorni dei Turbin (1969) | |
Born | Giovanni Musy August 3, 1931 Milan, Italy |
Died | October 7, 2011 80) Mentana, Italy | (aged
Other names | Gianni Glori Gianni Musy Glori |
Occupation | Actor, voice actor, dubbing director, lyricist |
Years active | 1942-2011 |
Spouse(s) | Rada Rassimov |
Children | Stella Musy Mascia Musy |
Biography
Born in Milan, the son of actors Enrico Glori and Gianna Pacetti, he started his career as a child actor at eleven years old.[2] He studied at the Accademia di Belle Arti in his hometown.[2] Starting from the late 1950s, Musy began an intense career as a character actor, being often cast in roles of villain.[2] Musy became best known through his television work, notably the RAI TV-series Le inchieste del commissario Maigret, E le stelle stanno a guardare, Dov'è Anna.[2][3]
Musy was also very active as a voice actor and a dubber.[2][3] He was the primary Italian voice of Dumbledore from the Harry Potter film franchise as well as Gandalf from The Lord of the Rings. He sometimes dubbed actors such as Richard Harris, Marlon Brando, Christopher Plummer, Sean Connery, George Peppard, James Coburn and more.
Personal life
Musy was the father of voice actress Stella Musy. He also had another daughter, Mascia from his first marriage to actress Rada Rassimov.
Death
Musy died in Mentana of a long illness on October 7th 2011 at the age of 80.
Selected filmography
- Harlem (1943)
- Sicilian Uprising (1949)
- Side Street Story (1950)
- Il caimano del Piave (1951)
- Who Is Without Sin (1952)
- La peccatrice dell'isola (1952)
- The Man in My Life (1952)
- Desert Desperadoes (1959)
- His Women (1961)
- Jessica (1962)
- The Man Who Laughs (1966)
- Per amore... per magia... (1967)
- The Boss (1973)
- The Cynic, the Rat and the Fist (1977)
- The Gang That Sold America (1979)
- Asso (1981)
- State buoni se potete (1983)
- Faccione (1991)
- Giovanni Falcone (1993)
- Piazza Fontana: The Italian Conspiracy (2012)
Dubbing roles
Animation
- Zeus in Hercules
- Billy Bones in Treasure Planet
- Kashekim Nedakh in Atlantis: The Lost Empire
- Papa Smurf in The Smurfs
- Mayor Tortoise John in Rango
Live action
- Albus Dumbledore in Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone
- Albus Dumbledore in Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets
- Albus Dumbledore in Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban
- Albus Dumbledore in Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire
- Albus Dumbledore in Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix
- Albus Dumbledore in Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince
- Albus Dumbledore in Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows – Part 1
- Albus Dumbledore in Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows – Part 2
- Gandalf in The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring
- Gandalf in The Lord of the Rings: The Two Towers
- Gandalf in The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King
- Ki-Adi-Mundi in Star Wars: Episode I – The Phantom Menace
- Ki-Adi-Mundi in Star Wars: Episode II – Attack of the Clones
- Ki-Adi-Mundi in Star Wars: Episode III – Revenge of the Sith
References
- "Gianni Musy's dubbing contributions". Antoniogenna.net. Retrieved 18 October 2018.
- Roberto Poppi, Enrico Lancia. Dizionario del cinema italiano : Gli attori dal 1930 ai giorni nostri. Gremese Editore, 2003. pp. 67–68. ISBN 8884402697.
- "E' morto Gianni Musy: doppiò Gandalf e Silente". Rai News24. 7 October 2011. Archived from the original on 13 December 2014. Retrieved 12 December 2014.
External links
Media related to Gianni Musy at Wikimedia Commons
- Gianni Musy at IMDb
- Gianni Musy at Anime News Network's encyclopedia
- Gianni Musy at Behind the Voice Actors
- Gianni Musy discography at Discogs