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Giorgio Lopez (16 February 1947 – 10 August 2021) was an Italian actor and voice actor.[1]

Giorgio Lopez
Born	(1947-02-16)16 February 1947 Naples, Italy
Died	10 August 2021(2021-08-10) (aged 74) Rome, Italy
Occupation	Actor, voice actor, dialogue writer, theatre director, dubbing director
Years active	1969–2021
Children	Gabriele Lopez Andrea Lopez
Relatives	Massimo Lopez (brother)

Biography

Born in Naples, Lopez began his career during the late 1960s. He was best remembered for his work on stage, acting in and directing theatre adaptations of plays such as Mother Courage and Her Children. He was also widely known as a voice actor. He was the official Italian voice of Danny DeVito, John Cleese and he had also been the official voice of Dustin Hoffman since the death of Ferruccio Amendola in 2001.[2]

Lopez had also dubbed the voices of characters portrayed by Groucho Marx, John Hurt, Ian Holm and Bob Hoskins. His character roles include Garrick Ollivander in the Harry Potter films, Geoffrey Butler in The Fresh Prince of Bel-Air, King Harold in the Shrek movies, Mr. Miyagi in The Karate Kid and he has been the official voice of Scrooge McDuck from 1995 until his death, replacing Gigi Angelillo.

Lopez served as a dubbing director for several of Italian dubbed animated films and cartoons.

Personal life

Lopez was the father of voice actors Gabriele and Andrea Lopez. He was also the older brother of voice actor and Trio member Massimo Lopez.

Death

Lopez died in Rome on the morning of 10 August 2021, at the age of 74, after suffering of an undisclosed illness.[3][4]

Dubbing roles

Animation

• Scrooge McDuck in All Disney Productions (1995–2021)
• King Harold in Shrek 2
• King Harold in Shrek the Third
• King Harold in Shrek Forever After
• Lord Rogers in The Swan Princess
• Lord Rogers in The Swan Princess: Escape from Castle Mountain
• Lord Rogers in The Swan Princess: The Mystery of the Enchanted Kingdom
• McSquizzy in Open Season
• McSquizzy in Open Season 2
• McSquizzy in Open Season 3
• Adventure in The Pagemaster
• Albus Dumbledore in The Lego Movie
• Buck "Ace" Cluck in Chicken Little
• Kekata in Pocahontas
• Reverend Clement Hedges in Wallace & Gromit: The Curse of the Were-Rabbit
• Mayor of Halloween Town in The Nightmare Before Christmas
• Lil' Lightning in 101 Dalmatians II: Patch's London Adventure
• King Gristle Sr. in Trolls
• Ooblar in Jimmy Neutron: Boy Genius
• Narrator in The Land Before Time
• Itchy Itchiford in All Dogs Go to Heaven
• Luong Lao Shi in American Dragon: Jake Long
• Ranger Smith in Yogi's Treasure Hunt
• Scruffy Scruffington in Futurama (seasons 6-7)
• Boulanger in The Boxtrolls
• Grandsanta in Arthur Christmas
• Boris Goosinoff in Balto
• Pretty Boy in Teacher's Pet

Live action

• Frank Stedman in Head Office
• Owen Lift in Throw Momma from the Train
• Vincent Benedict in Twins
• Lawrence Garfield in Other People's Money
• The Penguin in Batman Returns
• Robert Ciaro in Hoffa
• John Leary in Jack the Bear
• Dr. Larry Arbogast in Junior
• Harry Wormwood / Narrator in Matilda
• Rude Gambler in Mars Attacks!
• Sid Hudgens in L.A. Confidential
• Deck Shifflet in The Rainmaker
• Pat Francato in Living Out Loud
• George Shapiro in Man on the Moon
• Chief Wyatt Rash in Drowning Mona
• Max Fairbanks in What's the Worst That Could Happen?
• Mickey Bergman in Heist
• Danny DeVito in Austin Powers in Goldmember
• Harvey Wexler in Anything Else
• Amos Calloway in Big Fish
• Brad in Christmas in Love
• Walter in Even Money
• Frank Menure in Relative Strangers
• Big D in 10 Items or Less
• Buddy Hall in Deck the Halls
• Frank Reynolds in It's Always Sunny in Philadelphia
• Mel in The Good Night
• District attorney in Reno 911!: Miami
• George Gastner in Nobel Son
• Tom Cathkart in House Broken
• Jimmy Marino in Solitary Man
• Al Russo in When in Rome
• Max Medici in Dumbo
• Eddie Gilpin in Jumanji: The Next Level
• Danny Snyder in Sleepers
• Stanley Motss in Wag the Dog
• The Conscience in The Messenger: The Story of Joan of Arc
• Ben Floss in Moonlight Mile
• Winston King in Confidence
• Wendell Rohr in Runaway Jury
• Bernie Focker in Meet the Fockers
• Bernie Focker in Little Fockers
• Critic in Lemony Snicket's A Series of Unfortunate Events
• Meyer Lansky in The Lost City
• Giuseppe Baldini in Perfume: The Story of a Murderer
• Dustin Hoffman in The Holiday
• Jules Hilbert in Stranger than Fiction
• Edward Magorium in Mr. Magorium's Wonder Emporium
• Izzy Panofsky in Barney's Version
• Abraham Simkin in The Cobbler
• Archie Leach in A Fish Called Wanda
• John Langston in Silverado
• Rollo Lee in Fierce Creatures
• Donald P. Sinclair in Rat Race
• R in The World Is Not Enough
• Q in Die Another Day
• Mr. Munday in Charlie's Angels: Full Throttle
• John Cleese's roles in Monty Python's The Meaning of Life (2004 redub)
• James in The Adventures of Pluto Nash
• Grizzled sergeant in Around the World in 80 Days
• Dr. Primkin in Man About Town
• Charles Dreyfus in The Pink Panther 2
• Mr. Miyagi in The Karate Kid
• Mr. Miyagi in The Karate Kid Part II
• Mr. Miyagi in The Karate Kid Part III
• Mr. Miyagi in The Next Karate Kid
• Geoffrey Butler in The Fresh Prince of Bel-Air
• Joseph Yoshinobu Takagi in Die Hard
• Pappy O'Daniel in O Brother, Where Art Thou?
• Garrick Ollivander in Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone
• Garrick Ollivander in Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows – Part 1
• Garrick Ollivander in Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows – Part 2

References

External links

• Giorgio Lopez at IMDb
• Giorgio Lopez at Anime News Network's encyclopedia
• Giorgio Lopez at Behind The Voice Actors

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