Carlo Valli


Carlo Valli is an Italian actor and voice actor.

Biography

Born in Asti, Valli started his career as a child in the radio industry. In 1965 he graduated at the Accademia Nazionale di Arte Drammatica Silvio D'Amico and then began performing at the Teatro Stabile d'Abruzzo, which marked the beginning of his long career as a stage actor. Valli also had key roles on stage and television. In the 1970s, he acted in the science fiction-drama miniseries Gamma as well as the detective fiction show La donna di picche, the politically-tinged crime film Chronicle of a Homicide, and more.
Valli later became well known to the Italian public as a voice actor and dubber, especially as the main Italian voice dubbing actor of Robin Williams. He is also renowned for dubbing Jim Broadbent, Colm Meaney, Richard Dreyfuss, Ken Stott, Martin Sheen, John Heard, Robert Duvall, Richard Jenkins and Kurt Russell in some of their movies. Some of the Italian dubbing roles that Valli is best known for includes Ghostface from the Scream film series and Horace Slughorn from the Harry Potter franchise.
In animation, Valli dubbed List of [Toy Story characters#Rex|Rex] in the Toy Story film series and Monsters, Inc., Gobber the Belch in the How to Train Your Dragon franchise, Pops in The Secret Life of Pets franchise and Merlin Ambrosius in Tales of Arcadia; he also took over as Bender's Italian voice in Futurama starting from season 8.

Personal life

Valli was once married to actress Claudia Giannotti. He is now married to voice actress Cristina Giachero. In 1998, Valli became a father for the first time at the age of 54 to voice actor Ruggero Valli. In 2000 he had another son, Arturo, who is also a voice actor.

Filmography

Cinema

Chronicle of a Homicide - Alfio RicciSpecial Cop in Action - RocchiViens chez moi, j'habite chez une copine Le leggi del desiderio - Alfio CantonThe Nest - EttoreDer Doktor - L'ombra della morte - Cardinal Tavi

Television

Jack e Jill – TV miniseries Ed egli si nascose – TV play - A soldierI giusti – TV play - FokaUn certo Harry Brent - TV miniseries - Young photographerLa donna di picche – TV miniseries - CorrellÈ stata una bellissima partita – TV miniseries, fourth episode - TaninoOrlando Furioso – TV miniseries - FerragutSenza uscita – TV miniseries, episode Mia cara Anna, addio La contessa Lara – TV miniseries - PierantoniTracce sulla neve – TV film Gamma – TV miniseries - dr. PiantoniTatort – TV series, episode Wohnheim Westendstraße - Romano DarfuL'assassinio di Federico Garcia Lorca – TV miniseries - José RosalesAbramo Lincoln in Illinois – TV play - Billy HerndonChi? – TV mystery/quiz - Various rolesIl povero soldato – TV miniseries - Don De LucaUn amore di Dostoevskij – TV miniseries Così per gioco – TV miniseries - Architect Gaetano MarziLa bugiarda – TV play - AlbinoQuell'antico amore – TV miniseries - CarraGiallo sera - TV mystery/quiz Piccolo mondo antico – TV miniseries - PedragliaUn delitto – TV miniseries Disperatamente Giulia – TV miniseries Un figlio a metà – TV miniseries - Goffredo, Sandro's coworkerUn figlio a metà - Un anno dopo – TV miniseries - Goffredo, Sandro's coworkerItalian Restaurant – TV series, episode Figlio, figlio... mio? - Tony MessinaIl maresciallo Rocca – TV series, episode 1.2 - Augusto MeroliIncantesimo – soap opera - Francesco Masi

Short films

Wind Back - Old ManTOB.IA - DirectorOur Good Hands - Italian storyteller

Voice work

Live action

Animation

Video games