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Giovanni Musy (August 3, 1931 – October 7, 2011) was an Italian actor and dubbing artist.[1]

Gianni Musy
Musy in I giorni dei Turbin (1969)
Born	Giovanni Musy (1931-08-03)3 August 1931 Milan, Italy
Died	7 October 2011(2011-10-07) (aged 80) Mentana, Italy
Other names	Gianni Glori Gianni Musy Glori
Occupation	Actor, dubbing artist and director, lyricist
Years active	1942-2011
Spouse	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 7, 2011 at the age of 80.

Selected filmography

• Harlem (1943)
• Sicilian Uprising (1949)
• The Cadets of Gascony (1950)
• 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

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

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