Massimo Venturiello (born 4 August 1957) is an Italian actor and voice actor.[1]
Massimo Venturiello | |
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| Born | 4 August 1957 |
| Occupations |
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| Years active | 1982–present |
| Spouse | |
Biography
editBorn in Roccadaspide, Province of Salerno, in 1982 Venturiello graduated at the Silvio D'Amico Academy of dramatic Arts in Rome and the same year he made his stage debut in an adaptation of William Shakespeare's Titus Andronicus directed by Gabriele Lavia.[2] From then, he started an intense theatrical activity, which includes experimental and avant-garde works and a long collaboration with the director Giampiero Solari.[2] Particularly, Venturiello was critically acclaimed for his performances in The Rose Tattoo, alongside Valeria Moriconi, and in Masaniello directed by Armando Pugliese.[2] Also active in films and on television, he is well known for the role of Rudy in Gabriele Salvatores' Marrakech Express.[2]
As a voice actor, Venturiello performed the Italian voice of Gary Oldman as Sirius Black in his first three appearances in the Harry Potter film franchise and as Commissioner James Gordon in Batman Begins. In his animated roles, he dubbed Hades in the 1997 film Hercules and Dr. Phillium Benedict in the 2001 film Recess: School's Out.
Personal life
editIn 2024, Venturiello married the singer Tosca after 21 years of dating.[3]
Filmography
editCinema
edit| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1983 | Where's Picone? | ||
| 1987 | The Family | Armando | |
| The Strangeness of Life | Mario | ||
| My First Forty Years | Roberto D'Angelo | ||
| Good Morning, Babylon | Duccio Bonanno | ||
| 1988 | Rorret | Carl | |
| 1989 | Rosso di sera | Alex | |
| Rebus | Miriam’s secretary | ||
| Marrakech Express | Rudy | ||
| 1990 | L'autostop | Sandro | |
| 1991 | The Wicked | Enrico Carossi | |
| Barocco | Attilio Morelli | ||
| 1992 | Forbidden to Minors | Thomas Parker | |
| In viaggio verso est | Alessandro Manetti | ||
| Lia, rispondi | |||
| 1993 | Caccia alle mosche | Rocco | |
| L'amore dopo | Leone Aloisi | ||
| 1994 | Una notte che piove | Guido | |
| 2001 | Ravanello pallido | Claudio Pignatti | |
| 2006 | Our Land | Aldo Di Santo |
Television
edit| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1981 | I ragazzi di celluloide | Allievo C.S.C. | TV miniseries |
| 1982 | Il caso Murri | Francesco Bonmartini | TV miniseries |
| L'indizio | Il ricattatore | TV miniseries | |
| 1990 | Aquile | Altieri | TV series |
| 1992 | Gli anni d'oro | Nicola | TV series |
| Assunta Spina | TV miniseries | ||
| 1993 | L'ispettore anticrimine | Giuseppe Anastasia | TV miniseries |
| 2000 | Giochi pericolosi | Gabriele Lanza | TV miniseries |
| Prigioniere del cuore | Commissario Giovannetti | TV miniseries | |
| 2001 | Una lunga notte | Alberto | TV film |
| 2002 | Il giovane Casanova | Foscarini | TV miniseries |
| Padri | Massimo | TV miniseries | |
| 2006 | Distretto di Polizia | Cesare Carrano | 1 episode |
| 2007 | Il Capo dei Capi | Angelo Mangano | TV miniseries |
| Imperium: Pompeii | Chelidonius | TV film | |
| 2008 | Mogli a pezzi | Gianni Nero | TV miniseries |
| Inspector De Luca | Carnera | TV miniseries | |
| 2009 | Intelligence – Servizi & segreti | Colonel Carlo Fulgeri | TV series |
| 2010 | Il peccato e la vergogna | Dilmo Duranti | Recurring role (season 1) |
| 2012 | Né con te né senza di te | Guglielmo Cestra | TV miniseries |
| 2015 | L'onore e il rispetto | Dante Giordano | Recurring role (season 4) |
| 2016 | Il sistema | Guido Alcamo | Recurring role |
Voice work
editDubbing
editFilms (Animation, Italian dub)
edit| Year | Title | Role(s) | Ref |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1997 | Hercules | Hades | [4] |
| 1999 | The Tale of Tsar Saltan | Prince | |
| 2001 | Recess: School's Out | Dr. Phillium Benedict | [5] |
Films (Live action, Italian dub)
editTelevision (Animation, Italian dub)
edit| Year | Title | Role(s) | Notes | Ref |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1982 | Cyborg 009 | 002 Jet Link | Main cast | |
| 1987 | Star Wars: Droids | C-3PO | Main cast | [10] |
| 1998–1999 | Hercules: The Animated Series | Hades | Main cast | [11] |
| 2001–2003 | House of Mouse | Recurring role (1st voice) | [12] |
Television (Live action, Italian dub)
edit| Year | Title | Role(s) | Notes | Original actor | Ref |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1983–1986 | Knight Rider | KITT | Main cast (seasons 2–4) | William Daniels | [13] |
| 1996 | Nostromo | Charles Gould | TV miniseries | Colin Firth |
Video games (Italian dub)
edit| Year | Title | Role(s) | Ref |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1997 | Hercules | Hades | [14] |
References
edit- ^ "Massimo Venturiello's dubbing contributions". Antoniogenna.net. Retrieved 20 December 2018.
- ^ a b c d Roberto Chiti; Roberto Poppi; Enrico Lancia. Dizionario del cinema italiano : Gli attori dal 1930 ai giorni nostri. Gremese Editore, 2002. ISBN 8884402697.
- ^ "La cantante Tosca si è sposata, ecco le foto del matrimonio". Mediaset (in Italian). 21 June 2024. Retrieved 19 August 2024.
- ^ "Hercules Italian voice cast". Antoniogenna.net. Retrieved 19 August 2024.
- ^ "Recess: School's Out Italian voice cast". Antoniogenna.net. Retrieved 19 August 2024.
- ^ "Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban Italian voice cast". Antoniogenna.net. Retrieved 19 August 2024.
- ^ "Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire Italian voice cast". Antoniogenna.net. Retrieved 19 August 2024.
- ^ "Batman Begins Italian voice cast". Antoniogenna.net. Retrieved 19 August 2024.
- ^ "Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix Italian voice cast". Antoniogenna.net. Retrieved 19 August 2024.
- ^ "Star Wars: Droids Italian voice cast". Antoniogenna.net. Retrieved 19 August 2024.
- ^ "Hercules: The Animated Series Italian voice cast". Antoniogenna.net. Retrieved 19 August 2024.
- ^ "House of Mouse Italian voice cast". Antoniogenna.net. Retrieved 19 August 2024.
- ^ "Knight Rider Italian voice cast". Antoniogenna.net. Retrieved 19 August 2024.
- ^ "Hercules Italian voice cast". Antoniogenna.net. Retrieved 19 August 2024.
External links
edit- Massimo Venturiello at IMDb
- Massimo Venturiello at AllMovie
- Massimo Venturiello at Behind The Voice Actors
