Pino Locchi

Pino Locchi
Born	Giuseppe Locchi (1925-11-10)November 10, 1925 Rome, Italy
Died	November 21, 1994(1994-11-21) (aged 69) Rome, Italy
Occupation(s)	Actor, voice actor, dubbing director
Years active	1932–1994
Children	Marina Locchi

Giuseppe "Pino" Locchi (November 10, 1925 – November 21, 1994) was an Italian actor and voice actor. After starting his screen career as a child actor in the 1930s, he later became a very prominent voice actor dubbing foreign films for release in the Italian market.

Biography

Locchi began his acting career in 1932 starring in the film The Last Adventure and he continued his acting career as a child until 1942. As a voice actor, he dubbed the voices of many actors. He was the official Italian voice of Sean Connery until his death in 1994. Other actors he dubbed included Tony Curtis, Roger Moore, Charles Bronson, Terence Hill, Sidney Poitier, Jean-Paul Belmondo and many more.

Because Locchi was Sean Connery's official voice actor, he was the primary Italian voice of James Bond. Locchi continued to dub Bond while he was portrayed by George Lazenby and Roger Moore. In his animated film roles, he performed the Italian voices of characters in Disney Animated feature films. He was the voice of Baloo the Bear in the 1967 film The Jungle Book and Little John in the 1973 film Robin Hood (Both characters were voiced by Phil Harris). He also voiced King Triton in the Italian dub of The Little Mermaid.

Death

In the summer of 1994, Locchi suffered a heart attack followed by a stroke. He died in November later that year.

Dubbing Roles

Animation

• Wise Owl in So Dear to My Heart
• Sir Kay in The Sword in the Stone
• Baloo in The Jungle Book
• Little John in Robin Hood
• King Triton in The Little Mermaid
• Toughy in Lady and the Tramp
• Gus in Cinderella (1967 redub)
• Bear in Bedknobs and Broomsticks
• Grifter Chizzling in Hey There, It's Yogi Bear!
• Ringo Starr in Yellow Submarine

Selected filmography

• Zaganella and the Cavalier (1932)
• The Last Adventure (1932)
• Black Shirt (1933)
• Mr. Desire (1934)
• The Canal of the Angels (1934)
• The Joker King (1935)
• God's Will Be Done (1936)
• Who Are You? (1939)
• VIP my Brother Superman (1968)

Bibliography

• Roberto Curti. Italian Crime Filmography, 1968–1980. McFarland, 2013.

External links

• Pino Locchi at IMDb