Ruggero Alessandro Rossi (born 12 October 1955) is an Italian actor and voice actor.
Biography Rossi was born in Rome and began his career on stage in 1976 when he spent four years as a member of Teatro Il Politecnico. He subsequently worked in other theatre companies across Italy. As an actor on screen, he played the role of Commissioner De Zan in the television series Inspector Coliandro, which began in 2006 and ended in 2021. Rossi is known to the Italian public as a voice actor. He is the Italian voice dubber of Liam Neeson and Arnold Schwarzenegger.Intervista ad ALESSANDRO ROSSI (in Italian) He also provided the Italian voice of Samuel L. Jackson, Ving Rhames, Michael Clarke Duncan and Patrick Stewart in some of their works.Intervista a ALESSANDRO ROSSI (2012) | enciclopediadeldoppiaggio.it
Some of Rossi's notable film dubbing roles include Optimus Prime (performed by Peter Cullen) in the Transformers film franchise, Alex Murphy (performed by Peter Weller and Robert John Burke) in the RoboCop film franchise and Biff Tannen (performed by Thomas F. Wilson) in the Back to the Future film franchise. He also dubbed Jean-Luc Picard (performed by Patrick Stewart) in Star Trek: The Next Generation. In Rossi's animated roles, he has dubbed Goliath in Gargoyles, Zapp Brannigan in Futurama and Speed in The Swan Princess.
Filmography YearTitleRoleNotes2006–2021Inspector ColiandroCommissioner De ZanTV series, recurring role2015Provaci ancora prof!Dario ScalziTV series, 1 episode2017Suburra: Blood on RomeGiacomo FinucciTV series, Recurring role (season 1)2018È arrivata la felicitàTV series, 1 episode2019Oltre la sogliaTV series, 1 episodeLeo da VinciRed Pirate (voice)Animated TV series
Dubbing Films (Animation, Italian dub) YearTitleRole(s) Ref1988Who Framed Roger RabbitBongo the Gorilla1994The Swan PrincessSpeed1995The Pebble and the PenguinDrake1996Heavy MetalDenAll Dogs Go to Heaven 2Carface Caruthers1997The Swan Princess: Escape from Castle MountainSpeed1998The Swan Princess III: The Mystery of the Enchanted TreasureSprigganNarratorTekken: The Motion PictureJack-21999Bartok the MagnificentZozi2001Atlantis: The Lost EmpireDr. Joshua SweetFinal Fantasy: The Spirits WithinRyan WhittakerMetropolisPeroChristmas Carol: The MovieGhost of Christmas Present2002The Hunchback of Notre Dame IIVictor (singing voice)The Country BearsFred Bedderhead2003El Cid: The LegendDiego LaínezAtlantis: Milo's ReturnDr. Joshua SweetBrother BearTugSinbad: Legend of the Seven SeasKaleFinding NemoBruce2004Ghost in the Shell 2: InnocenceBatouHome on the RangeJunior2005Tarzan IIUto2006Brother Bear 2TugThe Ant BullyWasp LeaderCarsSven the GovernatorOpen SeasonIanHappy FeetLeopard Seal2007The Simpsons MoviePresident Arnold SchwarzeneggerRatatouilleAuguste GusteauBee MovieKenEnchantedTroll2008WALL-EAUTOSpace ChimpsTitan2010Shrek Forever AfterBroganAlpha and OmegaWinston2011Gnomeo & JulietTerrafirminator AnnouncerKung Fu Panda 2Li Shan2012The Pirates! In an Adventure with Scientists!Pirate KingWreck-It RalphGeneral HologramDino TimeSurlyGhost in the ShellBatou (2012 redub)Hotel TransylvaniaPilot2013PlanesChugFree BirdsChief BroadbeakNarratorTurboWhiplash2014Mr. Peabody & ShermanAgamemnonPlanes: Fire & RescueChugAppleseed AlphaBriareosKingsglaive: Final Fantasy XVClarus Amicitia2016The Angry Birds MovieMighty Eagle2017The Son of BigfootWilburDeepKraken2018Isle of DogsNarratorWhite FangGrey BeaverSpider-Man: Into the Spider-VerseNorman Osborn / Green Goblin2019The Angry Birds Movie 2Mighty Eagle2020Trolls World TourMr. Dinkles2022Wendell & WildBuffalo Belzer2024The Garfield MovieOtto
Films (Live action, Italian dub)