Claudio Sorrentino (18 July 1945 – 16 February 2021) was an Italian actor, voice actor and television presenter.
Biography Born in Rome and the second child of Arduino and Anna Sorrentino, Sorrentino began his career at the age of five acting at the "Grand Hotel di Roma", singing the song O mese de Rose, composed by Roberto Murolo. After his performance, Lilly D'Eramo (Nanni Eramo's wife) asked Claudio's mother to take him and his sisters to a specialized school. At the age of six, he portrayed the role of Zi Dima in Luigi Pirandello's Giara and Medoro in Eduardo De Filippo's Sik Sik. Sorrentino performed in several theatres in Rome.
He later acted in the TV play Vita col padre e con la madre with Paolo Stoppa, Rina Morelli and Corrado Pani. During that time, Sorrentino started his career as a voice actor, dubbing a role in Italian in Delmer Daves' 1956 film The Last Wagon. As a dubbing artist, Sorrentino was the official Italian voice of John Travolta and Mel Gibson.Intervista a CLAUDIO SORRENTINO (2015) | enciclopediadeldoppiaggio.it Other actors he dubbed include Bruce Willis, Sylvester Stallone, Willem Dafoe, Ryan O'Neal, Ron Howard, Jeff Bridges, Mickey Rourke and many more. In his animated roles, he voiced Dodger in the Italian dub of Oliver & Company, Gargamel in The Smurfs, and Mickey Mouse from 1978 to 1981.
Sorrentino also worked as a host for Italian TV programs such as È permesso?, Tandem and Troppo forti.
Personal life At the age of 23, Sorrentino married Manuela Artari, to whom he was married until her death in 2010. He also had three sisters, including voice actress Liliana Sorrentino.
Sorrentino died on 16 February 2021, at the age of 75, after contracting COVID-19 during the pandemic in Italy.
Filmography Cinema YearTitleRole(s) Notes1971La ragazza dalle mani di corallo1974Spogliati, protesta, uccidi - Quando la preda è l'uomo1978Il giorno dei cristalliDusan Polajac1979L'anno dei gattiLeopoldo1980MasochArmand1981Storia senza paroleShort film2001MomoCommissioner (voice)Animated film
Television YearTitleRole(s)Network Notes1960WhitneyRai 1TV miniseries1975DiagnosisDoctor MartinoRai 1TV miniseries1980HarryRai 2TV series1981FregoliVirgilio CrescenziRai 1TV miniseries1984I ragazzi di celluloide 2GianniRai 2TV miniseries
Dubbing Films (Animation, Italian dub) YearTitleRole(s) Ref1970The White Snake EnchantressXu Xian (1970 dubbing)1981The Fox and the HoundDinky1988Oliver & CompanyDodger
Films (Live action, Italian dub) YearTitleRole(s)Original actor Ref1969Alice's RestaurantArlo GuthrieArlo Guthrie1970Brewster McCloudBrewster McCloudBud CortThe Strawberry StatementSimonBruce DavisonLove StoryOliver Barrett IVRyan O'Neal1971Harold and MaudeHarold Parker ChasenBud Cort1972Godzilla vs. GiganAnguirusKoetsu Omiya1973Bang the Drum SlowlyBruce PearsonRobert De NiroThe Day of the JackalForgerRonald Pickup1977Saturday Night FeverBobby C.Barry MillerTony Manero (2002 redub)John Travolta1978Animal HouseEric "Otter" StrattonTim MathesonGreaseSonny LaTierriMichael TucciDanny Zuko (2002 redub)John Travolta1979The Black HoleLieutenant Charlie PizerJoseph Bottoms1980PopeyeCastor OylDonovan ScottNorth Sea HijackLord Privy Seal TippingJeremy ClydeLa ripetente fa l'occhietto al presideCarlo LucignaniLeo ColonnaLa dottoressa ci sta col colonnelloLieutenant LancettiBruno MinnitiFriday the 13thNed RubensteinMark Nelson1982TronKevin FlynnJeff Bridges1983The Right StuffGordon CooperDennis QuaidTwo of a KindZack MelonJohn TravoltaStaying AliveTony Manero1984Streets of FireRaven ShaddockWillem Dafoe1985Sid and NancySid ViciousGary Oldman1987Lethal WeaponMartin RiggsMel GibsonJulia and JuliaPaoloGabriel ByrneLove & PassionCiroLuigi Laezza1988Tequila SunriseDale "Mac" McKussicMel GibsonThe Unbearable Lightness of BeingTomasDaniel Day-LewisThe Last Temptation of ChristJesusWillem DafoeHomeboyJohnny WalkerMickey RourkeTucker: The Man and His DreamPreston TuckerJeff Bridges1989Triumph of the SpiritSalamo ArouchWillem DafoeLethal Weapon 2Martin RiggsMel GibsonTime to KillLieutenant Enrico SilvestriNicolas CageScenes from the Class Struggle in Beverly HillsJuanRobert Beltran1990Bird on a WireRichard "Rick" JarminMel Gibson1992Lethal Weapon 3Martin RiggsForever YoungDaniel McCormickWhite SandsGorman LennoxMickey Rourke1993FearlessMax KleinJeff BridgesThe Man Without a FaceJustin McLeodMel GibsonBody of EvidenceFrank DulaneyWillem Dafoe1994Pulp FictionVincent VegaJohn TravoltaMaverickBret MaverickMel GibsonThe River WildTom HartmanDavid Strathairn1995Get ShortyChili PalmerJohn TravoltaBraveheartWilliam WallaceMel GibsonDie Hard with a VengeanceJohn McClaneBruce Willis1996BogusBogusGérard DepardieuStrangled LivesFrancesco De LucaVincent LindonBroken ArrowMajor Vic "Deak" DeakinsJohn TravoltaMichaelMichaelLast Man StandingJohn SmithBruce WillisRansomTom MullenMel GibsonJane EyreEdward RochesterWilliam Hurt1997She's So LovelyJoey GiamontiJohn TravoltaMad CitySam BailyCop LandFreddy HeflinSylvester StalloneConspiracy TheoryJerry FletcherMel Gibson1998Lethal Weapon 4Martin RiggsPrimary ColorsGovernor Jack StantonJohn TravoltaThe Thin Red LineHoward QuintardA Civil ActionJan Schlichtmann1999PaybackParkerMel GibsonThe General's DaughterPaul BrennerJohn Travolta2000Beautiful JoeJoeBilly ConnollyThe PatriotBenjamin MartinMel GibsonThe Million Dollar HotelDetective SkinnerWhat Women WantNick MarshallQuillsMarquis de SadeGeoffrey RushBattlefield EarthTerlJohn TravoltaLucky NumbersRuss Richards2001SwordfishGabriel ShearDomestic DisturbanceFrank Morrison2002Austin Powers in GoldmemberJohn TravoltaWe Were SoldiersHal MooreMel GibsonSignsFather Graham Hess2003DaredevilJack MurdockDavid KeithBasicTom HardyJohn TravoltaRunaway JuryDurwood CableBruce Davison2004A Love Song for Bobby LongBobby LongJohn Travolta2005Be CoolChili PalmerAngel-AFranckGilbert Melki2006CandyCasperGeoffrey RushNotes on a ScandalBrian BangsPhil DavisAlpha DogSonny TrueloveBruce WillisRocky BalboaL.C. LucoA. J. BenzaTristan & IsoldeAragonRichard Dillane2007HairsprayEdna TurnbladJohn TravoltaThe HideoutFather AmyTreat WilliamsPathfinderIndian fatherWayne Charles BakerThe ComebacksFreddie WisemanCarl WeathersPlanet TerrorLieutenant MuldoonBruce WillisLive Free or Die HardJohn McClane2009The Taking of Pelham 123Dennis 'Ryder' Ford / Mr. BlueJohn TravoltaAll About SteveHartman HughesThomas Haden ChurchThe Smell of SuccessPatrick FitzpatrickBilly Bob Thornton2010Edge of DarknessThomas CravenMel GibsonThe ExpendablesMr. ChurchBruce WillisMy Name Is KhanBarack ObamaChristopher B. DuncanAs Good as DeadReverend KahalanBrian Cox2011The BeaverWalter BlackMel GibsonThe MechanicArthur BishopJason StathamWater for ElephantsAugust RosenbluthChristoph Waltz2012Alex CrossRichard BrookwellJohn C. McGinleyThe Expendables 2Mr. ChurchBruce WillisPrometheusPeter WeylandGuy Pearce2013Killing SeasonEmil KovačJohn TravoltaBroken CityMayor Nicholas HostetlerRussell CroweA Good Day to Die HardJohn McClaneBruce WillisParklandAcme Brick SupervisorLarry Jack Dotson2014PompeiiMarcus Cassius SeverusJared Harris2015The Second Best Exotic Marigold HotelTy BurleyDavid StrathairnCriminal ActivitiesEddieJohn Travolta2016Blood FatherJohn LinkMel GibsonI Am WrathStanley Hill / WrathJohn Travolta2018Speed KillsBen AronoffDragged Across ConcreteBrett RidgemanMel GibsonActs of ViolenceDetective James AveryBruce Willis2019The FanaticMooseJohn Travolta2020Force of NatureRay BarrettMel GibsonFatmanChris Cringle
Television (Animation, Italian dub) YearTitleRole(s)Notes Ref1978–1981Mickey Mouse cartoonsMickey Mouse1978–1981 redubs1980Mazinger ZKoji Kabuto1980–1999 editions1983The SmurfsGargamelRecurring role (season 2)2000The SimpsonsRon Howard, Mel Gibson, John Travolta2 episodes
Television (Live action, Italian dub) YearTitleRole(s)NotesOriginal actor Ref1977–1981Happy DaysRichie CunninghamMain cast (seasons 1–7)Ron Howard1981–1992DallasBobby EwingMain castPatrick Duffy1985A.D.NeroTV miniseriesAnthony Andrews1992–1993Step by StepFrank LambertMain cast (season 1)Patrick Duffy1994–1995ERDr. John 'Tag' Taglieri11 episodesRick Rossovich1996Samson and DelilahSamsonTV miniseriesEric Thal1998MerlinKing VortigernTV miniseriesRutger HauerDallas: War of the EwingsBobby EwingTV filmPatrick Duffy1999Alice in WonderlandThe Mock TurtleTV filmGene Wilder2016The People v. O. J. Simpson: American Crime StoryRobert ShapiroMain castJohn Travolta
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