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Italian voice actor (1948–2024)
Angelo Nicotra
Born(1948-04-10)10 April 1948
Rome, Italy
Died8 March 2024(2024-03-08) (aged 75)
Rome, Italy
Occupations
  • Actor
  • voice actor
  • dubbing director
Years active1952–2021
Spouse(s)Olimpia Di Nardo (divorced)
Fiorella Fiorini
Children2
Parents
  • Antonio Nicotra (father)
  • Mariannina Libassi (mother)
RelativesGiancarlo Nicotra (brother)

Angelo Nicotra (10 April 1948 – 8 March 2024) was an Italian actor and voice actor.

Biography

Born in Rome and the youngest son of the actors Antonio Nicotra and Mariannina Libassi, Nicotra began his career as a child actor with short roles in the 1952 film Genoese Dragnet and the 1953 film Good Folk's Sunday. He continued acting on screen as an adult portraying the protagonist's work colleague in the 1982 film The Haunted House. Additionaly, he made at least one appearance in the television shows Il maresciallo Rocca and Carabinieri.

Nicotra was best known as a voice actor, dubbing films, television shows and video games into the Italian language. He became the official Italian voice of Morgan Freeman after Renato Mori stepped down from the role in 2011. He also dubbed over the voices of Danny Glover, Forest Whitaker, Jeffrey Tambor, Brendan Gleeson, Paul Guilfoyle, John Goodman, Richard Jenkins and other actors in much of their content. Some of his character roles include Ben Parker (performed by Cliff Robertson) in the Spider-Man trilogy, Ratchet (performed by Robert Foxworth) in the Transformers film series and Reuben Tishkoff (performed by Elliott Gould) in the Ocean's film series.

In Nicotra's animated roles, he performed the voice of Mr. Potato Head in the Italian dubbed version of the Toy Story film franchise as well as the Italian voice of Gonzo in The Muppets from 1979 until 2021. He also dubbed Brain in Animaniacs and Pinky and the Brain as well as Dr. Zoidberg in the last 19 episodes of the seventh season of Futurama following the death of Claudio Fattoretto in 2013. Additionally, Nicotra replaced Massimo Corvo as the Italian voice of Pete from 2011 until 2021 when Paolo Marchese took on the role.

Personal life

Nicotra was the younger brother of the television director Giancarlo Nicotra. He had one daughter, Barbara from his marriage to the actress Olimpia Di Nardo. From his marriage to Fiorella Fiorini, he had one son, Francesco, who is also a voice actor.

Death

Nicotra died in Rome on 8 March 2024, one month before his 76th birthday.

Filmography

Cinema

Year Title Role Notes
1952 Genoese Dragnet Carabinieri Marshal's son
1953 Good Folk's Sunday
1982 The Haunted House Work colleague
2011 The Arrival of Wang The General

Television

Year Title Role Notes
1961 Graziella Beppo TV miniseries
1965 Scaramouche TV miniseries
1973 Qui squadra mobile Messenger 1 episode (season 1, episode 1)
1991 Come una mamma Mr. Giacometti TV miniseries
1993 La scalata Morgue doctor TV miniseries
1996 Il maresciallo Rocca Santini 3 episodes (season 1)
2004 Carabinieri Luciano Sapio 1 episode (season 3, episode 15)
2009 Inspector Coliandro Communications Company Director 1 episode (season 2, episode 2)

References

  1. "Angelo Nicotra's voice acting and dubbing contributions". Il mondo dei doppiatori, antoniogenna.net (in Italian). Retrieved 20 December 2024.
  2. "Angelo Nicotra". MYmovies. Retrieved 20 December 2024.
  3. "Intervista a ANGELO NICOTRA (2008) | enciclopediadeldoppiaggio.it". Retrieved December 20, 2024 – via YouTube.
  4. "Morto Angelo Nicotra, doppiatore di Morgan Freeman". Sky tg24 (in Italian). 8 March 2024. Retrieved 20 December 2024.
  5. "È morto l'attore e doppiatore Angelo Nicotra". La Repubblica (in Italian). 8 March 2024. Retrieved 20 December 2024.
  6. "Addio al doppiatore Angelo Nicotra, la voce italiana di Morgan Freeman". tgtourism.tv (in Italian). 8 March 2024. Retrieved 20 December 2024.
  7. "È morto Angelo Nicotra, lo storico doppiatore di Morgan Freeman e John Travolta". Fq Magazine (in Italian). 8 March 2024. Retrieved 20 December 2024.

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