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Carlo Romano (8 May 1908 – 16 October 1975) was an Italian actor, voice actor and screenwriter.[1]

Carlo Romano
Romano in 1961
Born	(1908-05-08)8 May 1908 Livorno, Italy
Died	16 October 1975(1975-10-16) (aged 67) Rome, Italy
Occupation	Actor, voice actor, screenwriter
Years active	1927–1975
Spouse(s)	Jone Romano (m. 1933-?) Liliana de Stefano (m. ?-1975)
Children	5
Parent(s)	Giuseppe Romano Dina Romano
Relatives	Felice Romano (brother) Aleardo Ward (stepson) Luca Ward (step-grandson) Andrea Ward (step-grandson) Monica Ward (step-granddaughter)

Biography

Born in Livorno, Romano was the son of actress Dina Romano and the younger brother of actor Felice Romano. Romano started his acting career on stage in 1927. During World War II, he committed himself to starring mainly in revues and he still remained active in cinema, theatre, radio and television. In 1939, Romano began his radio acting career. He appeared in 94 films between 1934 and 1975. He also wrote for 14 films between 1955 and 1975. Among his most popular films include Four Steps in the Clouds and he also portrayed composer Ruggero Leoncavallo in the film I pagliacci.[2]

Romano was also a famous voice actor, most notably the Italian voice of Don Camillo (played by French actor Fernandel) and he was the official Italian voice of Jerry Lewis, Bob Hope and Lou Costello.[3] Other actors he dubbed included Louis de Funès, Jack Oakie, Edward Andrews, Fred Astaire, James Cagney, Peter Lorre, Ernest Borgnine, Peter Ustinov, Eli Wallach, Rod Steiger and Lloyd Corrigan. He also teamed up with Lauro Gazzolo in the Italian dubbing of the Abbott and Costello sketches. In his animated film roles, Romano voiced several characters in the Italian dubs of Disney films. These include Jiminy Cricket in Pinocchio, The Mad Hatter in Alice in Wonderland and the Sheriff of Nottingham in Robin Hood.[4]

Personal life

Through his marriage to actress Jone Romano, he was the stepfather of actor Aleardo Ward and the step-grandfather of voice actors Luca, Andrea and Monica Ward. He also had five children from his second marriage.[5]

Romano died in Rome on 16 October 1975, at the age of 67.[2]

Selected filmography

Dubbing roles

Animation

• Jiminy Cricket in Pinocchio[6]
• The Mad Hatter in Alice in Wonderland[7]
• Sheriff of Nottingham in Robin Hood[8]
• Buzzie the Vulture in The Jungle Book[9]

Live action

• Don Camillo in Little World of Don Camillo[10]
• Don Camillo in The Return of Don Camillo[11]
• Don Camillo in Don Camillo's Last Round[12]
• Don Camillo in Don Camillo: Monsignor[13]
• Don Camillo in Don Camillo in Moscow[14]
• Tuco Ramírez in The Good, the Bad and the Ugly[15]
• Sam Wainwright in It's a Wonderful Life[16]

References

External links

Media related to Carlo Romano at Wikimedia Commons

• Carlo Romano at IMDb 
• Carlo Romano at AllMovie
• Carlo Romano at Anime News Network's encyclopedia
• Carlo Romano at Behind The Voice Actors

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Carlo Romano (Livorno, 8 de mayo de 1908-Roma, 16 de octubre de 1975) fue un actor, actor de voz y guionista italiano.[1]

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