Carlo Romano (9 May 1908 – 16 October 1975) was an Italian actor, voice actor and screenwriter.

Biography Born in Livorno, Romano was the son of actress Dina Romano and the younger brother of actor Felice Romano. Romano started his acting career on stage in 1927. During World War II, he committed himself to starring mainly in revues, and he remained active in cinema, theatre, radio and television. In 1939, Romano began his radio acting career. He appeared in 94 films between 1934 and 1975. He also wrote for 14 films between 1955 and 1975. Among his most popular films include Four Steps in the Clouds and he also portrayed composer Ruggero Leoncavallo in the film I pagliacci.

Romano was also a famous voice actor, most notably the Italian voice of Don Camillo (played by French actor Fernandel), and he was the official Italian voice of Jerry Lewis, Bob Hope and Lou Costello.CARLO ROMANO, la voce di JERRY LEWIS (1972) | enciclopediadeldoppiaggio.it Other actors he dubbed included Louis de Funès, Jack Oakie, Edward Andrews, Fred Astaire, James Cagney, Peter Lorre, Ernest Borgnine, Peter Ustinov, Eli Wallach, Rod Steiger and Lloyd Corrigan. He also teamed up with Lauro Gazzolo in the Italian dubbing of the Abbott and Costello sketches. In his animated film roles, Romano voiced several characters in the Italian dubs of Disney films. These include Jiminy Cricket in Pinocchio, The Mad Hatter in Alice in Wonderland and the Sheriff of Nottingham in Robin Hood.Cronologia fondamentale dell'epoca d'oro del doppiaggio italiano Dagli albori agli anni 1970 (in Italian)

Personal life Through his marriage to actress Jone Romano, he was the stepfather of actor Aleardo Ward and the step-grandfather of voice actors Luca, Andrea and Monica Ward. He also had five children from his second marriage.LUCA WARD e il doppiaggio (2012) | ilmondodeidoppiatori.it

Romano died in Rome on 16 October 1975, at the age of 67.

Selected filmography

The Last Adventure (1932) - Don Gaetano - il notaio Everybody's Woman (1934) - Un autista di taxi (uncredited) L'avvocato difensore (1935) Il re Burlone (1936) (1936) - Uomo #4 Under the Southern Cross (1938) - Un altro operaio della piantagione Giuseppe Verdi (1938) - L'uomo dei soldi Departure (1938) - Giulio L'argine (1938) - L'avvocato di John La voce senza volto (1939) - Maurizio Sala, il tenore The Sons of the Marquis Lucera (1939) - Il 'terzo' figlio I, His Father (1939) - Giorgio Le sorprese del divorzio (1939) - Champeaux Father For a Night (1939) - Agostino Follie del secolo (1939) - Carlo Benac Cavalleria rusticana (1939) - Bammulu The Silent Partner (1939) - Prado Bridge of Glass (1940) - Leone The Hussar Captain (1940) Senza cielo (1940) - Roberto Giannini Il sogno di tutti (1940) - Aldo A Husband for the Month of April (1941) - Giovanni L'elisir d'amore (1941) - Belcore Pia de' Tolomei (1941) - Leone Scampolo (1941) - Gerardo Bernini Oro nero (1942) The Adventures of Fra Diavolo (1942) - Tiburzio Arriviamo noi! (1942) - Il secondo gestorio del "castello delle streghe" Giarabub (1942) - Il maresciallo Romano Perdizione (1942) - Augusto M.A.S. (1942) - Un marinaio nella taverna The Taming of the Shrew (1942) - Remo Forbidden Music (1942) - Otello Sette anni di felicità (1942) - José, l'allevatore di tori Four Steps in the Clouds (1942) - Antonio - l'autista della corriera Piazza San Sepolcro (1942) Laugh, Pagliacci (1943) - Ruggero Leoncavallo Redenzione (1943) Il treno crociato (1943) - Stefano Pucci, l'attendente Anything for a Song (1943) The Ten Commandments (1945) - (segment "Non rubare") Life Begins Anew (1945) - Croci Lettere al sottotenente (1945) La casa senza tempo (1945) - Giovanni Fuga nella tempesta (1945) The Adulteress (1946) - Il fattore Il mondo vuole così (1946) - Avvocato Verdini Fatal Symphony (1947) When Love Calls (1947) - Maestro Marconi Alarm Bells (1949) - Il maresciallo Ho sognato il paradiso (1950) Cavalcade of Heroes (1950) - Paolo Tassoni Father's Dilemma (1950) - Il tassista Tomorrow Is Too Late (1950) - Signor Berardi Strano appuntamento (1950) Variety Lights (1950) - Enzo La Rosa Beauties on Bicycles (1951) - Darelli - direttore fabbrica bicicletta Arrivano i nostri (1951) - Comm. Garlandi Toto the Third Man (1951) - Il commendatore Buttafava Borelli My Heart Sings (1951) - Commendator Russo What Price Innocence? (1952) - Don Settimio Torment of the Past (1952) - Marco Ferretti Beauties in Capri (1952) - Vittorio Five Paupers in an Automobile (1952) - Rodolfo Melody of Love (1952) - Commendator Ferrario Primo premio: Mariarosa (1952) Cats and Dogs (1952) - Don Saverio La domenica della buona gente (1953) - Malesci Le infedeli (1953) - Commendator Giovanni Azzali Jeunes mariés (1953) - Virgile, le coiffeur I vitelloni (1953) - Michele Curti Fermi tutti... arrivo io! (1953) - Commissario Benni Via Padova 46 (1953) - Narrator (uncredited) The Most Wanted Man (1953) - (uncredited) Siamo ricchi e poveri (1953) - Mr. Fortini Of Life and Love (1954) - Carlo Migri (segment "Marsina Stretta") The Beach (1954) - Luigi It Happened at the Police Station (1954) - Thief's victim A Parisian in Rome (1954) - Narrator (uncredited) Cardinal Lambertini (1954) - Goffredo di Pietramelara Tears of Love (1954) Accadde al penitenziario (1955) - Capo degli agenti di custodia Addio per sempre! (1958) The Friend of the Jaguar (1959) - Il commendatore Ciao, ciao bambina! (1959) - Remigio Marchetti - la moglie di Marchetti Le cameriere (1959) - Zio di Monica Wolves of the Deep (1959) Le ambiziose (1961) - Il presidente della giuria Carmen di Trastevere (1962) - Police Commissioner I due toreri (1964) - Joe Ragusa Indovina chi viene a merenda? (1969) - Otto Bauer The Balloon Vendor (1974) - Security Guard

Voice work YearTitleRoleNotes1949La Rosa di BagdadBurk (singing voice)Animated film1963La rabbiaVoice-overDocumentary film1965West and SodaThe BossAnimated film1972-1981Nick Carter, PatsyTV show1975King DickMagozioAnimated film1976Mr. Rossi Looks for HappinessMr. RossiAnimated film (posthumous release)

Dubbing Films (Animation, Italian dub) YearTitleRole(s) Ref1947PinocchioJiminy Cricket1950CinderellaGusThe King (1967 redub)1951Alice in WonderlandThe Mad Hatter1955Lady and the TrampBeaver1964Hey There, It's Yogi Bear!Ranger Smith1967Asterix the GaulCaius BonusThe Jungle BookBuzzie1971Bedknobs and BroomsticksSecretary Bird1972The Three Musketeers in BootsMayor1973Robin HoodSheriff of Nottingham

Films (Live action, Italian dub) YearTitleRole(s)Original actor Ref1946It's a Wonderful LifeSam Wainwright Frank Albertson1947Road to RioHot Lips BartonBob Hope1952Little World of Don CamilloDon Camillo Fernandel1953The Return of Don CamilloDon CamilloFernandel1954Johnny GuitarBart LonerganErnest Borgnine1955Don Camillo's Last RoundDon CamilloFernandel1961Don Camillo: MonsignorDon CamilloFernandel1965Don Camillo in MoscowDon CamilloFernandel1966The Good, the Bad and the UglyTuco RamírezEli Wallach1968Don't Raise the Bridge, Lower the RiverGeorge LesterJerry Lewis

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