Stefano Satta Flores (14 January 1937 – 22 October 1985) was an Italian actor and voice actor.
Biography Born in Naples, Italy, Satta Flores graduated from the Centro Sperimentale di Cinematografia in the Italian capital city of Rome. He began acting in amateur dramatics at the Piccolo Teatro, where he acted in Shakespeare and Sbragia plays. He made his cinema debut in the film The Lizards (I basilischi), premiered by filmmaker Lina Wertmüller in 1963.
In 1971, Satta Flores appeared in the film Four Flies on Grey Velvet but did not really establish himself in cinema until 1974, when he appeared in Ettore Scola's film We All Loved Each Other So Much where he shared leading roles with Stefania Sandrelli, Vittorio Gassman, Nino Manfredi, Aldo Fabrizi and Giovanna Ralli.
Satta Flores also appeared in the 1973 films The Funny Face of the Godfather and Teresa the Thief. His last film appearance before his death was in One Hundred Days in Palermo. He was best known for playing a variety of roles in more than 60 films. He was also a voice dubber. His role as the smuggler and rakish hero Han Solo (portrayed by Harrison Ford) in the Italian dub of the Star Wars original trilogy was instrumental in establishing the importance of star power in Italian voice acting. He also used his voice talents in Alien, as the fearless Captain Dallas, as well as in 10, as the romantically-obsessed songwriter George Webber.
An eloquent spokesman on artistic and social issues of the day, he also was a respected playwright and occasionally acted in television programs. A political commitment, he founded the company I compagni di scena (The Companions of the Scene) with which he devoted himself to research work on alternative tests.
Death Satta Flores died in Rome on 22 October 1985 at the age of 48, following complications from leukemia treatment. In the Italian version of Star Wars: The Force Awakens, the voice of Han Solo was passed on to Harrison Ford's regular Italian dub actor Michele Gammino.
Filmography Cinema
Ginepro fatto uomo (1962) The Lizards (1963) - Francesco I mostri (1963) Gli arcangeli (1963) Questa volta parliamo di uomini (1965) - Don Fulgencio (segment "Un brav'uomo") The Birds, the Bees and the Italians (1966) The Girl with the Pistol (1968) - Waiter Io non scappo... fuggo (1970) Mafia Connection (1970) - Sicario Lady Caliph (1970) - Un operaio Four Flies on Grey Velvet (1971) - Andrea Il generale dorme in piedi (1972) - Ten. Sogliano The Funny Face of the Godfather (1972) - Jimmy Salvozzo Teresa the Thief (1973) - Ercoletto Il gioco della verità (1974) We All Loved Each Other So Much (1974) - Nicola Palumbo Paolo Barca, Schoolteacher and Weekend Nudist (1974) - Direttore How Wonderful to Die Assassinated (1975) - Carlo Pisacane Colpita da improvviso benessere (1976) - Gigino Mancuso Salon Kitty (1976) - Dino And Agnes Chose to Die (1976) - Il comandante Perdutamente tuo... mi firmo Macaluso Carmelo fu Giuseppe (1976) - Carmelo Macaluso A Spiral of Mist (1977) - Renato Marinoni I Am the Law (1977) - Magg. Spano Una donna di seconda mano (1977) - Sergio - il camionista L'arma (1978) - Luigi Compagna Who Is Killing the Great Chefs of Europe? (1978) - Fausto Zoppi Child of the Night (1978) - Andrea, le mari Corleone (1978) - Avvocato Natale Calia Tanto va la gatta al lardo... (1978) - Fan from Naples Ridendo e scherzando (1978) - Michele Sintona Riavanti... Marsch! (1979) - Alessio Hypochondriac (1979) - Orlando Mascarelli The Terrace (1980) - Tizzo One Hundred Days in Palermo (1984) - Captain Fontana (final film role)
Dubbing roles Live action Han Solo in Star Wars: Episode IV – A New Hope, Star Wars: Episode V – The Empire Strikes Back, Star Wars: Episode VI – Return of the Jedi Dallas in Alien George Webber in 10 Tommy Lillard in The Frisco Kid H. G. Wells in Time After Time Tripper Harrison in Meatballs Hank Stamper in Sometimes a Great Notion Fred Mancuso in Lady Liberty Christopher Columbus in Christopher Columbus
References
Bibliography Italian cinema and modern European literatures, 1945-2000 – Carlo Testa. Publisher: Greenwood Publishing Group Incorporated, 2000. Format: Hardcover, 288pp. Language: English. The Motion Picture Guide 1986 Annual: The Films of 1985 – Jay Robert Nash, Stanley Ralph Ross. Publisher: CineBooks, 1987. Format: Hardcover, 450pp. Language: English.
External links
La Storia di Napoli - Biography