Olinto Cristina (5 February 1888 – 17 June 1962) was an Italian actor and voice actor.
Early life Born in Florence to stage actors Raffaello Cristina and Cesira Sabatini, Cristina began acting on stage as a child, within the company of Tina Di Lorenzo and Flavio Andò.
Career Following World War I, he participated in various ensembles alongside local theatre personalities such as Armando Falconi, Ruggero Ruggeri, Emma Gramatica, Antonio Gandusio and his brother-in-law Ermete Zacconi. In 1956, he was among the actors to star in the first Italian theatrical production of The Crucible by Arthur Miller.
On screen, Cristina debuted during the sound period in the 1932 musical film Pergolesi, directed by Guido Brignone. He appeared in more than 75 films between 1932 and 1957, usually playing tertiary or supporting characters. He made his last film appearance in the 1957 film L'ultima violenza. Cristina also made ten appearances on television, debuting in the 1954 TV miniseries Doctor Antonio, directed by Alberto Casella.
Cristina was also a radio actor, reciting plays for RAI such as Look Back in Anger and Blood Wedding. He was also a renowned voice dubber in Italian post-synchronised versions of foreign films, usually providing his voice for actors such as C. Aubrey Smith, Sig Ruman, Frank Morgan and Lionel Barrymore. He also dubbed over the voices of Edward Everett Horton, Thomas Mitchell, Alan Hale Sr., Jay C. Flippen and more.Cronologia fondamentale dell'epoca d'oro del doppiaggio italiano Dagli albori agli anni 1970 (in Italian) In Cristina's animated roles, he provided the Italian voices of Doc in Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs as well as Friend Owl in Bambi and one of the crows in Dumbo. In 1949, he voiced Calif Oman in the 1949 animated film La Rosa di Bagdad.
Personal life Cristina was married to the actress Augusta Petoni. His sisters Ines Cristina Zacconi, Jone Frigerio and Ada Cristina Almirante were also actresses. His sister Ines was the mother of actress Margherita Bagni and the grandmother of actress Nora Ricci. Cristina died in Rome on 17 June 1962, aged 74. He was buried at Campo Verano.
Filmography Film YearTitleRoleNotes1932Pergolesi1933Il treno delle 21,151934Creatures of the NightTenebrePolice inspector1935I'll Give a MillionPolice CommissionerUncreditedThe Joker KingPrussian ambassadorRed PassportIl commissario di bordo del 'Marseille'Ginevra degli AlmieriL'Abate di Badia1936A Woman Between Two WorldsSignor TrenchmanWhite AmazonsBiancheriPensaci, Giacomino!Il preside della scuolaAdam's TreeProspero PupiniLo squadrone biancoDonati1937To LiveUn ascaltatore all'audizioneThe Black CorsairRabouillonDoctor AntonioAmbasciatore ingleseScipio Africanus: The Defeat of HannibalAmbasciatoreFelicita ColomboL'ingegner Hirsch1938Chi è più felice di me!impresario MolchiL'allegro cantanteDuetto vagabondoGiuseppe VerdiIl censore1939The Sons of the Marquis LuceraMatteo TortorelliDue occhi per non vedereDiamondsPiccolo hotelHermann DaniellCose dell'altro mondoProcuratore generaleWealth Without a FutureDora NelsonIl signor GabardoHo visto brillare le stelleIl presidenteThe Boarders at Saint-CyrIl marchese di St. Herem1940La última fallaIl giudiceItalian releasePiccolo reLe sorprese del vagone lettoVento di milioniTim BrowningBig ShoesDossenaAntonio MeucciWilsonThe Secret of Villa ParadisoL'ispettore capoOne Hundred Thousand DollarsIl comandante dell'aeroporto di BudapestAmore di ussaroFortunaThe First Woman Who PassesIl conte di Vervins1941La canzone rubatal'impresario di riviste AnselmiIl bazar delle ideeIl commendator ParodiLa forza brutaColombierL'elisir d'amoreDon AlvaroCaravaggio, il pittore maledettoIl cardinale Dal MonteLucky NightRidi pagliaccioBernardo SilvagniThe Betrothedpresidente del Tribunale di Sanità1942Divieto di sostaLe signorine della villa accantoLove StoryIl presidente del tribunale1943Il nostro prossimoPrincipessinaBaronThe Children Are Watching UsThe ChancellorNo Turning BackIl presidenteSilenzio, si gira!Il produttore dell'Alba FilmLucky NightFarewell Love!Dr. MontechiaroIn cerca di felicitàDirettore teatro1944The Devil Goes to Boarding SchoolIl direttore del teatro1945I'll Sing No MoreCarlo BarattiThe Innocent CasimiroPrincipal1946BiraghinDirettoreUn uomo ritornaUno tra la follaVoglio bene soltanto a te!Direttore dell'Aurora Film1948Crossroads of PassionDr. SlaceckDifficult YearsSacchi1950Due sorelle amanoSanto disonoreRomanzo d'amoreCount ContiniIl sentiero dell'odio1951The CrowdOperation MitraThe Ungrateful HeartL'avvocato amico di EnricoRevenge of a Crazy GirlPaola Micheli's father1952The Eternal ChainMaestro ValliniThe OvercoatProfessor FiliniRagazze da maritoCommendator Spadoni1953Noi peccatoriSurgeonUncreditedIt's Never Too LateFranciCanto per teTorna!Attorney1954Schiava del peccatoDirector1957L'ultima violenzaDr. Silvestri
Television YearTitleRoleNotes1954Doctor AntonioTV miniseries1956Lo scialle1957Il romanzo di un giovane poveroMarchese Cristiano di ChampceyTV miniseriesViaggio verso l'ignotoPiccolo mondo anticoDr. AliprantiTV miniseriesIl gabbiano1959La casa delle sette torri1960Il costruttore SolnessTV playLa pisanaTV miniseries1962La pecora biancaTV play
Voice work YearTitleRoleNotes1950La Rosa di BagdadCalif OmanAnimated film
Dubbing Films (Animation, Italian dub) YearTitleRole(s) Ref1938Snow White and the Seven DwarfsDoc1948DumboCrow #2BambiFriend OwlThe Three CaballerosNarrator of The Flying Gauchito1950CinderellaJaq
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