Silvio Spaccesi
Silvio Spaccesi was an Italian actor and voice actor.
Biography
Born in Macerata, Spaccesi studied in a Salesians of Don Bosco School, and made his official theatrical debut with the stage company held by Angelo Perugini. After moving to Rome, he formed at the Silvio d’Amico Academy of Dramatic Arts. He was best known for the musical comedy Forza venite gente, in which he played the role of Pietro di Bernardone, Francis of Assisi's father.Spaccesi was also active as a voice actor and a dubber. He voiced Yoda in the Italian versions of the Star Wars original trilogy and Santa Claus in The Nightmare Before Christmas. He was also the Italian voice of Orville in the 1977 Disney film The Rescuers and the second voice of Barney Rubble in The Flintstones. Spaccesi often dubbed actors such as Gustav Knuth, Charles Durning, Frank Oz and Jack Warden in a select number of their films.
Death
Spaccesi died in Rome on June 2, 2015, at the age of 88 just a few days after the death of his partner Rosaura Marchi.Filmography
Cinema
Adriana Lecouvreur In Prison Awaiting Trial - MarescialloAretino's Blue Stories - CeccoAretino's Stories of the Three Lustful Daughters - Cecco Come fu che Masuccio Salernitano, fuggendo con le brache in mano, riuscì a conservarlo sano - SwindlerThey Were Called Three Musketeers But They Were Four - King Louis XIIIIl colonnello Buttiglione diventa generale - General DamigianiLa minorenne - The Uncle PriestThe Immortal Bachelor - LawyerCafé Express - Giuseppe SanguignoIl carabiniere - Don SaverioSegni particolari: bellissimo - PriestMezzo destro mezzo sinistro - 2 calciatori senza pallone - President BeccaceciItalians in Rio - Romolo CococciaAnni 90: Parte II - Bastiano CicconePackage, Double Package and Counterpackage - Nicola SettimelliKeys in Hand - JudgeDubbing roles
Animation
- Orville in The Rescuers
- Santa Claus in The Nightmare Before Christmas
- Barney Rubble in The Flintstones
- Bashful in Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs
- Puggsy in Tom and Jerry: The Movie
- Bonan in Dog of Flanders
- James Bloggs in When the Wind Blows
- Larry in ''The New Three Stooges''
Live action
- Yoda in Star Wars: Episode V – The Empire Strikes Back
- Yoda in Star Wars: Episode VI – Return of the Jedi
- Doc Hopper in The Muppet Movie
- Glenn Purcell in Airport 1975
- Oren Trask in Working Girl
- King of Swamp Castle in Monty Python and the Holy Grail
- Ed Traxler in The Terminator
- Colonel Erhardt To Be or Not to Be
- Mickey Morrissey in The Verdict
- Big Ben Healy in Problem Child
- Blindman in Young Frankenstein
- Mr. Tarkanian in The Great Muppet Caper
- Mr. Wing in Gremlins
- Mr. Wing / Janitor in Gremlins 2: The New Batch
- Ghost of Christmas Present in The Muppet Christmas Carol
- Gilbert of Glockenspur in Dragonheart
- Gale Snoats in Raising Arizona
- James Gordon in Batman
- Charles Dreyfus in Revenge of the Pink Panther
- Brett in Alien
- Sergeant Hulka in Stripes
- Uncle Walt in Twilight Zone: The Movie
- Hoagy in Pete's Dragon
- Jacobs in Alice Doesn't Live Here Anymore
- Eli Sands in The Concorde... Airport '79
- Christie in The Quatermass Xperiment
- Mr. Emerson in A Room with a View
- Frank Alexander in A Clockwork Orange
- Saburo Kurusu in Tora! Tora! Tora!
- Miracle Max in The Princess Bride
- Mr. Mushnik in Little Shop of Horrors
- Thomas Davies in ''Roots''