Sergio Di Stefano (5 July 1939 – 17 September 2010) was an Italian actor and voice actor.
Biography In the 1960s, Di Stefano attended the Silvio d'Amico National Academy of Dramatic Arts and began his acting career on stage and on television. In 1970, he contributed voice acting work to Pino Zac's animated feature film based on Italo Calvino's The Nonexistent Knight, while the following year he played the role of Jack Reedy in the television miniseries E le stelle stanno a guardare. During the same period he also began a career as a voice dubbing artist and became well known for giving his voice to actors like John Malkovich, Jeff Bridges, Alan Rickman, William Hurt and especially Hugh Laurie as Gregory House in the first six seasons of House and Jonathan Frakes as William Riker in Star Trek: The Next Generation.
Di Stefano was also noted for dubbing Christopher Lambert, Christopher Reeve, Alec Baldwin, Jeff Goldblum and Robert Englund in some of their performances. In his animated roles, he gave his voice to characters in several Italian dubbed anime productions. Additionally, he voiced Johnny Bravo in the Italian dub of Johnny Bravo as well as Barkis Bittern in the Italian dub of Corpse Bride and Dr. Cockroach in the Italian dub of Monsters vs Aliens.
Death Di Stefano died of a heart attack on 17 September 2010 at the age of 71. After his death, his colleague Luca Biagini became the new voice dubber of Hugh Laurie in the remaining seasons of House.
Filmography YearTitleRoleNotes1963La maschera e la graziaChoirTV film1970VoiceLive-action animation film1971E le stelle stanno a guardareJack ReedyTV miniseries1972La ragazza con le efelidiAleksey Nikolaich PetrovTV film1973Film1973Maman ColibrìGeorge De ChambryTV play1982Il tifoso, l'arbitro e il calciatoreFiorentina-Juventus commentator (voice)Comedy filmGian BurrascaNarrator (voice)Comedy film, final scene1983The World of Don CamilloComedy film2006Padre PioPadre Pio (voice)Animated film2007Magic Sport 2Snip the moose (voice)End titlesAnimated series2008Monsters & PiratesProfessor Montego (voice)
Dubbing Films (Animation, Italian dub) YearTitleRole(s) Ref1982The Secret of NIMHJustin1983The Twelve Tasks of AsterixRoman GhostPrefect (1983 dubbing)2001Jimmy Neutron: Boy GeniusKing Goobot V2002Eight Crazy NightsTom Baltezor2003Tokyo GodfathersHana2005Corpse BrideLord Barkis BitternValiantWing Commander Gutsy2009Monsters vs. AliensDr. Cockroach
Films (Live action, Italian dub) YearTitleRole(s)Original actor Ref1967Monkeys, Go Home!Hank DussardDean Jones1971A GunfightYoung GunfighterKeith Carradine1972FuzzDetective CarellaBurt Reynolds1976Stay HungryCraig BlakeJeff BridgesBuffalo Bill and the Indians, or Sitting Bull's History LessonEd GoodmanHarvey Keitel1980Saturn 3Captain BensonThe Long RidersSam StarrJames RemarMy Wife is a WitchAsmodeusHelmut Berger1981An Eye for an EyeCaptain StevensRichard Roundtree1983Never Say Never AgainMaximillian LargoKlaus Maria BrandauerScarfaceAlejandro SosaPaul Shenar1984StarmanScott Hayden / Star ManJeff BridgesThe NaturalBartholomew "Bump" BaileyMichael MadsenGreystoke: The Legend of Tarzan, Lord of the ApesJohn "Jack" ClaytonPaul GeoffreyThe RiverJoe WadeScott GlennThe BostoniansBasil RansomChristopher Reeve1985Jagged EdgeJack ForresterJeff BridgesAmerican FlyersMarcus SommersKevin CostnerA View to a KillMax ZorinChristopher WalkenSubwayFredChristopher LambertPlentyRaymond BrockCharles DanceThe GooniesElgin PerkinsCurt HansonThe Good FatherBill HooperAnthony HopkinsOut of AfricaBaron Bror von BlixenKlaus Maria BrandauerSilveradoSlickJeff Goldblum1986The InquiryTitus Valerius TaurusKeith CarradineNo MercyPaul DeveneuxTerry KinneyHighlanderConnor MacLeodChristopher LambertGung HoHunt StevensonMichael KeatonThe American BrideEdoardoThommy BerggrenThe Name of the RoseSeverinusElya BaskinFriday the 13th Part VI: Jason LivesMartinBob Larkin1987A Nightmare on Elm Street 3: Dream WarriorsDr. Neil GordonCraig WassonMaking Mr. RightDr. Jeff Peters / UlyssesJohn MalkovichStreet SmartJonathan FisherChristopher ReeveSuperman IV: The Quest for PeaceClark Kent / SupermanThe UntouchablesEliot NessKevin CostnerRoboCopBob MortonMiguel FerrerOperaMarcoIan CharlesonThe FamilyYoung CarloAndrea Occhipinti1988Johnny Be GoodChief ElkansMarshall BellTwinsMr. WebsterTo Kill a PriestFather AlekChristopher LambertRain ManMr. KelsoRay BakerBull DurhamLawrence "Crash" DavisKevin CostnerBurning SecretBaron Alexander von HauensteinKlaus Maria BrandauerFranticThe KidnapperYorgo VoyagisSchool DazeLeedsSamuel L. JacksonFriday the 13th Part VII: The New BloodDr. Chris CrewsTerry Kiser1989Sea of LoveDetective GruberRichard JenkinsA Nightmare on Elm Street 4: The Dream MasterFreddy KruegerRobert EnglundField of DreamsRay KinsellaKevin CostnerSee You in the MorningLarry LivingstoneJeff BridgesThe Cook, the Thief, His Wife & Her LoverRichard BoarstRichard BohringerBloodhounds of Broadway"The Brain"Rutger HauerLook Who's TalkingAlbertGeorge SegalThe PackageGlen WhitacreJohn HeardFriday the 13th Part VIII: Jason Takes ManhattanCharles McCullochPeter Mark Richman1990The Hunt for Red OctoberVasily BorodinSam NeillThe Russia HouseDante / Yakov SaveleyevKlaus Maria BrandauerArachnophobiaMilt BriggsJames HandyHeart ConditionHarry ZaraRay BakerTotal RecallBob McClane1991The Fisher KingJack LucasJeff BridgesFreddy's Dead: The Final NightmareFreddy KruegerRobert EnglundBackdraftAlderman Martin SwayzakJ. T. WalshHighlander II: The QuickeningConnor MacLeodChristopher LambertBugsyMeyer LanskyBen KingsleyOscarOvertonWilliam Atherton1992Deep CoverDavid JasonJeff GoldblumShooting ElizabethHoward PigeonPatriot GamesLord HolmesJames FoxKnight MovesPeter SandersonChristopher LambertFortressJohn Henry Brennick1993The Remains of the DayJack LewisChristopher ReeveLook Who's Talking Now!AlbertGeorge SegalIn the Line of FireMitch LearyJohn MalkovichRoboCop 3Paul McDaggettJohn Castle1994GunmenDani ServigoChristopher LambertInterview with the VampireSantiagoStephen ReaAndreHarry WhitneyKeith CarradineStar Trek GenerationsWilliam RikerJonathan FrakesQuiz ShowJack BarryChristopher McDonaldWes Craven's New NightmareFreddy KruegerRobert EnglundClear and Present DangerJudge MooreDean JonesCamp NowhereNorris PrescottRay BakerMixed NutsChrisLiev Schreiber1995RoadflowerJack LerollandChristopher LambertMortal KombatLord RaydenFirst KnightMalagantBen CrossSense and SensibilityColonel BrandonAlan RickmanHideawayHatch HarrisonJeff GoldblumThe ManglerWilliam "Bill" GartleyRobert EnglundTwo BitsNarratorAlec BaldwinNixonH. R. HaldemanJames Woods1996The Mirror Has Two FacesGregory LarkinJeff BridgesAdrenalin: Fear the RushOfficer LemieuxChristopher LambertMarching in DarknessSilvio RoattaJean-Marc BarrUp Close & PersonalRob SullivanScott BryceThe JurorBoezmanTodd SusmanTwelfth NightFesteBen KingsleySleepersRob CarlsonJohn SlatteryMulholland FallsTimmsJohn MalkovichMary ReillyDr. Henry Jekyll / Edward HydeThe OgreAbel TiffaugesStar Trek: First ContactWilliam RikerJonathan FrakesBarb WireAlexander WillisXander BerkeleySpace TruckersDr. Nabel / Captain MacanudoCharles DanceFirst KidPresident Paul DavenportJames Naughton1997Mortal Kombat Annihilation RaydenJames RemarThe EdgeBob GreenAlec BaldwinSwept from the SeaDr. James KennedyIan McKellenAir Force OneAgent GibbsXander BerkeleyAnacondaWarren WestridgeJonathan HydeIn & OutPeter MalloyTom SelleckHome Alone 3Peter BeaupreAleksander KrupaArletteFrank MartinChristopher LambertExecutive TargetNick JamesMichael MadsenGeorge of the JungleArthur StanhopeJohn Bennett Perry1998Star Trek: InsurrectionWilliam RikerJonathan FrakesThe Man in the Iron MaskAthosJohn MalkovichRoundersTeddy "KGB"The Horse WhispererRobert MacLeanSam NeillThe Big LebowskiJeffrey "The Dude" LebowskiJeff BridgesDark CityFrank BumsteadWilliam HurtDeep ImpactTheo Van SertemaDerek de LintDesperate MeasuresPeter J. McCabeMichael KeatonOut of SightRay NicolettePhantomsStu WargleLiev Schreiber1999The Boondock SaintsPaul SmeckerWillem DafoeThe MuseJack WarrickJeff BridgesThe Messenger: The Story of Joan of ArcCharles VII of FranceJohn MalkovichGirl on the BridgeGaborDaniel AuteuilThe End of the AffairHenry MilesStephen ReaBeowulfBeowulfChristopher LambertResurrectionDet. John PrudhommeGideonGideon Oliver DobbsBicentennial ManRichard MartinSam NeillDogmaMetatronAlan RickmanCrazy in AlabamaHarry HallRobert Wagner2000Shadow of the VampireFrederich Wilhelm MurnauJohn MalkovichThe ContenderPresident Jackson EvansJeff BridgesThirteen DaysKenneth O'DonnellKevin CostnerThe GuiltyCallum CraneBill PullmanHighlander: EndgameConnor MacLeodChristopher LambertFortress 2: Re-EntryJohn Henry BrennickThe Perfect StormTodd GrossChristopher McDonaldAmerican PsychoDonald KimballWillem DafoeAnimal FactoryEarl CopenThe Widow of Saint-PierreThe CaptainDaniel AuteuilHere on EarthSheriff Earl CavanaughBruce GreenwoodThe PatriotColonel William TavingtonJason Isaacs2001PerfumeJamieJeff GoldblumA.I. Artificial IntelligenceProfessor Allen HobbyWilliam HurtThe Royal TenenbaumsNarratorAlec BaldwinPearl HarborJimmy DoolittleThe ClosetFrançois PignonDaniel AuteuilVajontAlberico BiadeneCats & DogsProfessor Charles BrodyJeff GoldblumWhat's the Worst That Could Happen?Alex TardioWilliam Fichtner2002DragonflyDr. Joe DarrowKevin CostnerChanging LanesSponsorWilliam HurtRipley's GameTom RipleyJohn MalkovichAdaptationJohn MalkovichTuck EverlastingAngus TuckWilliam HurtConfessions of a Dangerous MindKeelerRutger HauerEquilibriumFatherSean PertweeAustin Powers in GoldmemberNumber 2Robert WagnerAuto FocusJohn Henry CarpenterWillem DafoeStar Trek: NemesisWilliam RikerJonathan FrakesStealing HarvardEmmett CookRichard JenkinsJohn Q.Dr. Raymond TurnerJames WoodsThe RingInnkeeperRichard LinebackPanic RoomEvan KurlanderIan Buchanan2003SeabiscuitCharles S. HowardJeff BridgesJohnny EnglishPascal SauvageJohn MalkovichThe RundownCornelius Bernard HatcherChristopher WalkenFreaky FridayRyanMark HarmonUnderworldKravenShane BrollyThe CoreRobert "Bob" IversonBruce Greenwood2004The Beautiful CountryCaptain OhTim RothThe PunisherQuentin GlassWill PattonThe Last ShotJoe DevineAlec BaldwinThe VillageEdward WalkerWilliam HurtResident Evil: ApocalypseDr. Alexander IsaacsIain GlenA Good WomanTuppyTom Wilkinson2005The Hitchhiker's Guide to the GalaxyMarvinAlan RickmanSyrianaStanWilliam HurtStories of Lost SoulsJeff GoldblumJeff GoldblumBroken FlowersRon AndersonChristopher McDonaldCapoteJack DunphyBruce GreenwoodAsylumDr. Peter CleaveIan McKellenThe CutterLieutenant MooreMarshall TeagueEdisonBrian TilmanJohn HeardToday You DieHarlan BanksSteven SeagalThe Legend of ZorroPadre QuinteroTony AmendolaMissingU.S. Ambassador (2005 redub)Richard Venture2006MinotaurCyrnanRutger HauerStick ItBurt VickermanJeff BridgesPoseidonRobert RamseyKurt RussellThe Good ShepherdPhilip AllenWilliam HurtWhen a Stranger CallsDr. MandrakisDerek de LintAlien AutopsyMorgan BannerBill PullmanColour Me KubrickAlan ConwayJohn MalkovichPerfume: The Story of a MurdererAntoine RichisAlan RickmanBlack Snake MoanLazarus ReddSamuel L. JacksonThe Devil Wears PradaRichard SachsDavid Marshall Grant2007The Death and Life of Bobby ZJohnsonKeith CarradineResident Evil: ExtinctionDr. Alexander IsaacsIain GlenUnderdogDan UngerJim Belushi122nd JurorNikita MikhalkovNobel SonEli MichaelsonAlan RickmanMr. BrooksEarl BrooksKevin CostnerThe GodfatherEmilio Barzini (2007 redub)Richard Conte2008Street KingsJimmy BiggsHugh LaurieMilkGeorge MosconeVictor GarberW.Donald RumsfeldScott Glenn2009FanboysBig ChuckChristopher McDonaldCrazy HeartOtis "Bad" BlakeJeff BridgesThe Boondock Saints II: All Saints DayPaul SmeckerWillem DafoeStar TrekSarekBen CrossMy Sister's KeeperCampbell AlexanderAlec BaldwinBandslamDavid BowieDavid BowieWhatever WorksJoeMichael McKean2010The Ghost WriterPaul EmmettTom WilkinsonAlice in WonderlandAbsolemAlan Rickman
Television (Animation, Italian dub)