Ferruccio Amendola (22 July 1930 – 3 September 2001) was an Italian actor and voice actor.
Biography Born in Turin to actors Federico Amendola and Amelia Ricci and the nephew of director and screenwriter Mario Amendola, he was among Italy's most accomplished actors who worked for cinema and television and also did extensive voice dubbing work. Amendola moved to Rome with his family at a young age and he made his film debut at age 13 in Gian Burrasca directed by Sergio Tofano and continued working on cinema, television and theatre in his later years.
In 1945, Amendola made his voice-over debut dubbing over Vito Annicchiarico's role in the film Rome, Open City. By 1968, Amendola began devoting most of his time to voice-over acting and eventually became well known as an Italian voice dubbing pioneer.Cronologia fondamentale dell'epoca d'oro del doppiaggio italiano Dagli albori agli anni 1970 (in Italian) He was best known as the Italian voice of famous actors including Al Pacino, Sylvester Stallone, Dustin Hoffman, Robert De Niro and Tomas Milian in a majority of their movies. He also dubbed Peter Falk as well as Bill Cosby in the television series The Cosby Show as well as Cosby. In addition, he has done the voice over in commercials and TV dramas with great success.
Personal life From his relationship with his ex-wife Rita Savagnone who is a voice-over actress, he had two sons, Federico, who was named after his father and Claudio, who is also an actor. He also had a daughter, Silvia from his second marriage. Through Claudio, his granddaughter Alessia Amendola is a voice actress.
Death Amendola died of throat cancer in Rome on 3 September 2001 at the age of 71. He was interred at the Campo Verano.
Filmography Cinema YearTitleRoleNotes1943Gian BurrascaCollegiate1948Eleven Men and a BallAlfredo’s friend1954Avanzi di galeraMaffei1955Le signorine dello 04Bruna’s brotherLand of the PharaohsEgyptian architectUncreditedLa ragazza di Via VenetoSeppia's friend1957Sette canzoni per sette sorelleGastoneI drittiRoberto1958La zia d'America va a sciareGino MoliconiNapoli, sole mio!AgostinoThe BulliesAlfredo PinelliGagliardi e pupeRomoletto1959Fantasmi e ladriCipollaMore Bullies Than BeforeAlfredo PinelliThe Great WarPrivate De ConciniLa cento chilometriElena’s brotherSimpatico mascalzonePirola1960La banda del bucoAlfredo1962Those Two in the Legion GérardUncredited1963Follie d'estateGallettoVino, whisky e acqua salataCalò1964The Thief of DamascusTisbaThe Terror of Rome Against the Son of HerculesDammatius1966Honeymoon, Italian StylePasquale1967Marinai in copertaFerruccioRideràSandroMad Heart... Mad as a HatterSandroLa vuole lui... lo vuole lei1968Donne... botte e bersaglieriFabrizioVacanze sulla Costa SmeraldaNando Nardini1970Lacrime d'amoreGiampiero Maroschi1977Three Tigers Against Three TigersControl Tower OfficerThird segment1980Everything Happens to MePhil Howard
Television YearTitleRoleNotes1956Lui e leiVariety show1958La via del successoVariety show1967TuttoTotò1 episode1975Processo per l'uccisione di Raffaele Sonzogno giornalista romanoTV miniseries1976ExtraJonesTV miniseries1982Storia d'amore e d'amiciziaSettimioTV miniseries1984Quei trentasei gradiniPietroTV miniseries1987Little RomaUlisseTV miniseries1990–1992Pronto soccorsoDr. AiaceMain cast
Voice work YearTitleRoleNotes1965West and SodaThe Boss's HorseAnimated film1969RinaldoAnimated film1971The Adventures of PinocchioPunchAnimated filmThe Innkeeper1985NarratorComedy1999The Legend of the TitanicIcetoothAnimated film
Dubbing Films (Animation, Italian dub) YearTitleRole(s) Ref1961The Orphan BrotherYakkogashira No Gonroku1967CinderellaGus (1967 redub)1968Asterix and CleopatraTournevis197030,000 Miles Under the SeaTail1998AntzCorporal Weaver2004The Adventures of Ichabod and Mr. ToadBrom Bones (2004 redub)
Films (Live action, Italian dub)