Omero Antonutti


Omero Antonutti was an Italian actor and voice actor.

Biography

Born in Basiliano, in the province of Udine, Antonutti often appeared regularly in films and theatre performances. He made his film debut in the 1966 film Pleasant Nights starring Vittorio Gassman, Gina Lollobrigida and Ugo Tognazzi. His most notable performance to date was in the Taviani brothers' acclaimed film Padre Padrone. In Spain, he worked with Víctor Erice in El Sur, and Carlos Saura in El Dorado. He also played Noah in '.
Antonutti was also regularly employed in the dubbing of foreign films into the Italian language. He was the official Italian voice actor of Christopher Lee and dubbed many of his film roles, which include The Lord of the Rings film franchise, The Hobbit film franchise and '. Other actors he dubbed included John Hurt, Omar Sharif, Michael Gambon, Christopher Plummer, Donald Sutherland, James Cromwell and Robert Duvall.

Death

Antonutti died in Udine on 5 November 2019, at the age of 84, after suffering a long cancer-related illness.

Filmography

Cinema

Animation