Tonino Accolla
Tonino Accolla | |
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| Born | Antonio Accolla 6 April 1949 Syracuse, Italy |
| Died | 14 July 2013 (aged 64) Rome, Italy |
| Occupation(s) | Actor, voice actor, dubbing director |
| Years active | 1978–2013 |
| Children | Lorenzo Accolla |
| Relatives | Natalia Accolla (niece) |
Antonio "Tonino" Accolla (6 April 1949 – 14 July 2013) was an Italian actor and voice actor.[1]
Biography
Antonino Accolla began his career in the early 1970s acting in theatre, film and radio shows, making his very first dubbing contribution in the 1979 film Apocalypse Now. He was notable for providing the Italian voice of Eddie Murphy in all his live-action roles until 2009, as well as dubbing over the voice of Homer Simpson in the animated sitcom The Simpsons until his death in 2013.[2]
Other actors he dubbed over are
Léon and The Fifth Element), as well as the voice of Timon in the animated film The Lion King and Mike Wazowski in Monsters, Inc.
.
Death
Accolla died on 14 July 2013, at the age of 64, after suffering a long illness.[3] The voice of Homer Simpson was passed on to voice actor and comedian Massimo Lopez.
Filmography
Cinema
- L'eredità dello zio buonanima (1974)
- Hidden Love (2007)
- Sandrine in the Rain (2008)
Television
- Napoleone a Sant'Elena - TV miniseries, first episode (1973)
- La famiglia Barrett - TV play (1973)
- Sotto il placido Don - TV miniseries, first episode (1974)
- Tommaso d'Aquino - TV film (1975)
- Lo scandalo della Banca Romana - TV miniseries (1977)
- Giovanni Episcopo - TV play (1977)
- La grande rabbia di Philipp Hotz - TV play (1979)
- Tre ore dopo le nozze - TV play (1979).
- Antonio e Cleopatra - TV play (1979).
- Le tre capitali - TV film (1982)
- Tornerai - TV miniseries (1989)
- Il maresciallo Rocca - TV series, 2 episodes (2001)
Dubbing roles
Animation
- Snake Jailbird (episode 11x05) and Krusty the Clown (ep. 17x08, singing parts) in The Simpsons,[4] Homer Simpson and Fat Tony in The Simpsons Movie[5]
- Cacofonix and narrator in Asterix and the Vikings
- Timon in The Lion King,[6] The Lion King 1½[7]
- Papa Smurf (3rd voice) in The Smurfs
- Mike Wazowski in Monsters, Inc.,[8] Mike Car in Cars
- Goemon Ishikawa XIII in The Castle of Cagliostro (1st Italian dub)
- Astarotte in Opopomoz
- King Sabu in Noah's Ark
Live action
- Detective Axel Foley in Beverly Hills Cop,[11] Beverly Hills Cop II,[12] Beverly Hills Cop III[13]
- Detective Nordberg in The Naked Gun: From the Files of Police Squad!, The Naked Gun 2½: The Smell of Fear, Naked Gun 33+1⁄3: The Final Insult
- Professor Sherman Klump / Buddy Love / Lance Perkins / Papa Cletus Klump / Mama Anna Pearl Jensen Klump / Granny Ida Mae Jensen / Ernie Klump Senior in The Nutty Professor,[14] Nutty Professor II: The Klumps[15]
- Reggie Hammond in 48 Hrs.,[18] Another 48 Hrs.[19]
- Ace Ventura in Ace Ventura: Pet Detective, Ace Ventura: When Nature Calls
- Leonardo in Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles II: The Secret of the Ooze, Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles III
- Miggs, Roden, and Officer Murray in The Silence of the Lambs
- Prince Akeem Joffer / Clarence / Randy Watson / Saul in Coming to America
- Norbit / Rasputia Latimore / Mister Wong in Norbit
- Kit Ramsey / Jeffernson "Jiff" Ramsey in Bowfinger
- John Gray in 9½ Weeks
- Pluto Nash in The Adventures of Pluto Nash
- Harry Angel in Angel Heart
- Marcus Graham in Boomerang
- Bruce Nolan in Bruce Almighty
- Mitch Robbins in City Slickers
- Wadsworth the Butler in Clue
- Jack Bonner in Cocoon
- Charlie Hinton in Daddy Day Care
- Mike Church in Dead Again
- Michael Bosworth in Desperate Hours
- Thomas Jefferson Johnson in The Distinguished Gentleman
- White Goodman in Dodgeball: A True Underdog Story
- Detective Pep Streebeck in Dragnet
- James "Thunder" Early in Dreamgirls
- Jean-Baptiste Emanuel Zorg in The Fifth Element
- Evan Danielson in Imagine That
- Cyrus Paice in Get Carter
- Bill Paxton in Ghosts of the Abyss
- Chandler Jarrell in The Golden Child
- Quick in Harlem Nights
- Jim Evers in The Haunted Mansion
- Henry V in Henry V
- G in Holy Man
- Kelly Robinson in I Spy
- Joe Banks in Joe Versus the Volcano
- President Thomas J. Whitmore in Independence Day
- Stuart Dunmeyer in Mrs. Doubtfire
- Little Junior Brown in Kiss of Death
- Norman Stansfield in Léon
- Rayford Gibson in Life
- Mister Jigsaw in Loaded Weapon 1
- LeVar Burton in Reading Rainbow
- Willie Mays Hayes in Major League
- Charlie Baileygates / Hank Evans in Me, Myself & Irene
- Inspector Scott Roper in Metro
- Walter Fielding Junior in The Money Pit
- Buddy Young Junior in Mr. Saturday Night
- Benedick in Much Ado About Nothing
- Samuel Faulkner in Nine Months
- Andrew Benson in Peter's Friends
- General Thade in Planet of the Apes
- Arnold Billings in Power
- Joel Goodson in Risky Business
- Officer Trey Sellars in Showtime
- Dennis Cleg in Spider
- Allen Bauer in Splash
- Lenny Nero in Strange Days
- Cadet Captain Alex Dwyer in Taps
- Mister White in That Thing You Do!
- Trevor Reznik in The Machinist
- Ted Stroehmann in There's Something About Mary
- Michael Kellam in Three Men and a Baby
- Brock Lovett in Titanic
- Billy Ray Valentine in Trading Places[20]
- Bill Firpo in Trapped in Paradise
- Simon in True Lies
- Detective Scott Turner in Turner & Hooch
- Maximillian in Vampire in Brooklyn
- Harry Burns in When Harry Met Sally...
- Sidney Deane in White Men Can't Jump
- James Wheeler in Wild Orchid
Video games
References
- ^ "Tonino Accolla's dubbing contributions". Antoniogenna.net. Retrieved 15 December 2018.
- ^ Intervista a TONINO ACCOLLA (2007) | enciclopediadeldoppiaggio.it
- ^ "È morto Tonino Accolla, voce italiana di Homer Simpson e Eddie Murphy". Antoniogenna.net (in Italian). 14 July 2013. Retrieved 15 December 2018.
- ^ "The Simpsons Italian voice cast". Antoniogenna.net. Retrieved 30 May 2019.
- ^ "The Simpsons Movie Italian voice cast". Antoniogenna.net. Retrieved 31 May 2019.
- ^ "The Lion King Italian voice cast". Antoniogenna.net. Retrieved 31 May 2019.
- ^ "The Lion King 1½ Italian voice cast". Antoniogenna.net. Retrieved 31 May 2019.
- ^ "Monsters, Inc. Italian voice cast". Antoniogenna.net. Retrieved 31 May 2019.
- ^ "Mulan II Italian voice cast". Antoniogenna.net. Retrieved 31 May 2019.
- ^ "Disney's House of House Italian voice cast". Antoniogenna.net. Retrieved 31 May 2019.
- ^ "Beverly Hills Cop Italian voice cast". Antoniogenna.net. Retrieved 31 May 2019.
- ^ "Beverly Hills Cop II Italian voice cast". Antoniogenna.net. Retrieved 31 May 2019.
- ^ "Beverly Hills Cop III Italian voice cast". Antoniogenna.net. Retrieved 31 May 2019.
- ^ "The Nutty Professor Italian voice cast". Antoniogenna.net. Retrieved 31 May 2019.
- ^ "Nutty Professor II: The Klumps Italian voice cast". Antoniogenna.net. Retrieved 31 May 2019.
- ^ "Dr. Dolittle Italian voice cast". Antoniogenna.net. Retrieved 31 May 2019.
- ^ "Dr. Dolittle 2 Italian voice cast". Antoniogenna.net. Retrieved 31 May 2019.
- ^ "48 Hrs. Italian voice cast". Antoniogenna.net. Retrieved 31 May 2019.
- ^ "Another 48 Hrs. Italian voice cast". Antoniogenna.net. Retrieved 31 May 2019.
- ^ "Trading Places Italian voice cast". Antoniogenna.net. Retrieved 3 June 2019.
External links
- Tonino Accolla at IMDb
- Tonino Accolla at Anime News Network's encyclopedia
- Tonino Accolla at Behind The Voice Actors
