Angelo Nicotra (10 April 1948 – 8 March 2024) was an Italian actor and voice actor.
Biography Born in Rome and the youngest son of the actors Antonio Nicotra and Mariannina Libassi, Nicotra began his career as a child actor with short roles in the 1952 film Genoese Dragnet and the 1953 film Good Folk's Sunday. He continued acting on screen as an adult portraying the protagonist's colleague in the 1982 film The Haunted House. Additionally, he made at least one appearance in the television shows Il maresciallo Rocca and Carabinieri.
Nicotra was best known as a voice actor, dubbing films, television shows and video games into the Italian language. He became the official Italian voice of Morgan Freeman after Renato Mori stepped down from the role in 2011. He also dubbed over the voices of Danny Glover, Forest Whitaker, Jeffrey Tambor, Brendan Gleeson, Paul Guilfoyle, John Goodman, Richard Jenkins and other actors in much of their content. Some of his character roles include Ben Parker (performed by Cliff Robertson) in the Spider-Man trilogy, Ratchet (performed by Robert Foxworth) in the Transformers film series and Reuben Tishkoff (performed by Elliott Gould) in the Ocean's film series.
In Nicotra's animated roles, he performed the voice of Mr. Potato Head in the Italian dubbed version of the Toy Story film franchise until the fourth movie, as well as the Italian voice of Gonzo in The Muppets from 1979 until 2021. He also dubbed Brain in Animaniacs and Pinky and the Brain as well as Dr. Zoidberg in the last 19 episodes of the seventh season of Futurama following the death of Claudio Fattoretto in 2013. Additionally, Nicotra replaced Massimo Corvo as the Italian voice of Pete from 2011 until 2021 when Paolo Marchese took on the role.
Personal life Nicotra was the younger brother of the television director Giancarlo Nicotra. He had one daughter, Barbara from his marriage to the actress Olimpia Di Nardo. From his marriage to Fiorella Fiorini, he had one son, Francesco, who is also a voice actor.
Death Nicotra died in Rome on 8 March 2024, one month before his 76th birthday.
Filmography Cinema YearTitleRoleNotes1952Genoese DragnetCarabinieri Marshal's son1953Good Folk's Sunday1982The Haunted HouseWork colleague2011The Arrival of WangThe General
Television YearTitleRoleNotes1961GraziellaBeppoTV miniseries1965ScaramoucheTV miniseries1973Qui squadra mobileMessenger1 episode (season 1, episode 1)1991Come una mammaMr. GiacomettiTV miniseries1993La scalataMorgue doctorTV miniseries1996Il maresciallo RoccaSantini3 episodes (season 1)2004CarabinieriLuciano Sapio1 episode (season 3, episode 15)2009Inspector ColiandroCommunications Company Director1 episode (season 2, episode 2)
Voice work Dubbing Films (Animation, Italian dub) YearTitleRole(s) Ref1978Watership DownHazel1979The Muppet MovieGonzo1981The Great Muppet Caper1984Nausicaä of the Valley of the WindLord Yupa1992The Muppet Christmas CarolGonzo / Charles Dickens1995Toy StoryMr. Potato HeadThe Tale of Tillie's DragonAssistant Mayor Wilner1996Muppet Treasure IslandGonzo1998SprigganMr. Yamamoto1999South Park: Bigger, Longer & UncutMr. GarrisonThe Adventures of Elmo in GrouchlandGroverMuppets from SpaceGonzoToy Story 2Mr. Potato HeadStuart LittleReginald Stout2000Saint Seiya: The Heated Battle of the GodsDolvar (2000 redub)2001Jimmy Neutron: Boy GeniusHugh NeutronCowboy Bebop: The MovieVincent Volaju2003Finding NemoGill2004Team America: World PoliceSpottswoodeBoo, Zino & the SnurksBramph2009Cloudy with a Chance of MeatballsTim LockwoodCoralineSergei Alexander BobinskySanta BuddiesSanta Paws2010Legend of the Guardians: The Owls of Ga'HooleEzylrybToy Story 3Mr. Potato Head2011The MuppetsGonzoHawaiian VacationMr. Potato HeadSmall Fry2012Partysaurus Rex2013Cloudy with a Chance of Meatballs 2Tim LockwoodDragon Ball Z: Battle of GodsKing KaiEpicLarry2014Muppets Most WantedGonzo2015The Good DinosaurBubbha2016Finding DoryGill2018Asterix: The Secret of the Magic PotionTermotrixIncredibles 2Gus Burns / RefluxIsle of DogsBoss2019Dora and the Lost City of GoldBootsToy Story 4Mr. Potato Head
Films (Live action, Italian dub) YearTitleRole(s)Original actor Ref1967Nel soleFrancesco AlessandroniEnrico Montesano1974Thunderbolt and LightfootLightfootJeff Bridges1976Hit SquadGargiuloMassimo Vanni1980The Blues BrothersReverend Cleophus JamesJames Brown1982TootsieJeff SlaterBill Murray1983Crime in Formula OneGambling Room FriendNicola PistoiaOctopussyVijayVijay Amritraj1984Greystoke: The Legend of Tarzan, Lord of the ApesTarzanChristopher LambertOnce Upon a Time in AmericaPatrick "Patsy" GoldbergJames HaydenPlaces in the HeartMoze HadnerDanny GloverFalling in LoveVictor RawlinsVictor Argo1985Friday the 13th: A New BeginningSheriff TuckerMarco St. JohnBack to the FutureMarvin BerryHarry Waters Jr.The Return of the Living DeadSuicideMark VenturiniSilveradoMalDanny Glover1986The American BrideSachaHarvey Keitel1988Die HardAl PowellReginald VelJohnsonBirdCharlie ParkerForest Whitaker1989Henry VCorporal NymGeoffrey HutchingsThe KillerFung SeiChu Kong1990DowntownSergeant Dennis CurrenForest WhitakerJacob's LadderGeorgeVing Rhames1991The Naked Gun 2½: The Smell of FearJohn SununuPeter Van NordenEye of the StormFatherBruce Gray1992The Power of OneGeel PietMorgan FreemanGlengarry Glen RossGeorge AaronowAlan ArkinLa Belle HistoirePierre LhermittePatrick ChesnaisAlien 3David PostlethwaitePete Postlethwaite1993Sister Act 2: Back in the HabitFather ThomasBrad SullivanCarlito's WayFrankie TaglialucciAdrian Pasdar1994Angels in the OutfieldGeorge KnoxDanny GloverDumb and DumberJoe MentalinoMike Starr1995SevenMark SwarrRichard SchiffOperation Dumbo DropCaptain Sam CahillDanny GloverCasinoFrank MarinoFrank Vincent1996SleepersShakes' fatherBruno KirbyStripteaseMalcolm J. MoldowskyPaul GuilfoyleNight Falls on ManhattanMcGovernPrimal FearTommy GoodmanAndre BraugherThe JurorEddieJames Gandolfini1997Conspiracy TheoryFlipTerry AlexanderStarship TroopersJean RasczakMichael IronsideAir Force OneLloyd ShepherdPaul GuilfoyleTurbulenceStubbsBrendan GleesonPicture PerfectMr. MercerKevin DunnGone Fishin'Gus GreenDanny GloverThe PostmanCaptain IdahoJames RussoThe Devil's OwnEdwin DiazRubén BladesIn & OutFrank BrackettWilford BrimleyU TurnDarrellBilly Bob Thornton1998The Replacement KillersStan "Zeedo" ZedkovMichael RookerBride of ChuckyChuckyBrad DourifThe Legend of 1900ImpresarioNorman ChancerMeet Joe BlackQuinceJeffrey TamborThe NegotiatorNate RoenickPaul GuilfoylePrimary ColorsRichard JemmonsBilly Bob ThorntonTaxiGérard GibertBernard Farcy1999Runaway BrideWalter CarpenterPaul DooleyDouble JeopardyJim MangoldDave HagerLake PlacidSheriff Hank KeoughBrendan GleesonThe Children of the MarshlandGarrisJacques GamblinHappy, TexasBob Allen MaslowM. C. GaineyMessage in a BottleCharlie ToschiRobbie ColtraneFor Love of the GameFrank PerryJ. K. SimmonsRandom HeartsMarvinBill CobbsEntrapmentConrad GreeneMaury Chaykin2000O Brother, Where Art Thou?Homer StokesWayne DuvallTaxi 2Gérard GibertBernard Farcy28 DaysDanielReni Santoni2001Black Hawk DownDanny McKnightTom SizemoreMoulin Rouge!The Unconscious ArgentineanJacek KomanLázaro de TormesArcipresteKarra ElejaldeOcean's ElevenReuben TishkoffElliott GouldAmerica's SweetheartsHal WeidmannChristopher WalkenEvolutionDr. PaulsonWayne DuvallVanilla SkyBenny's OwnerJames Murtaugh2002Gangs of New YorkWalter "Monk" McGinnBrendan GleesonSpider-ManBen ParkerCliff RobertsonStealing HarvardMr. WarnerDennis Farina2003The Texas Chainsaw MassacreCharlie Hewitt Jr. / Sheriff HoytR. Lee ErmeyGothikaDr. Douglas GreyCharles S. DuttonTaxi 3General Edmond BertineauJean-Christophe Bouvet2004A Very Long EngagementAngel BassignanoDominique BettenfeldHellboyTom ManningJeffrey TamborOcean's TwelveReuben TishkoffElliott GouldVivacious LadyPeter Morgan Sr. (2004 redub)Charles CoburnSawDavid TappDanny GloverSpider-Man 2Ben ParkerCliff RobertsonCrashGun Store OwnerJack McGeeBetty BlueEddy (2004 redub)Gérard DarmonSecret WindowKen KarschCharles S. Dutton2005BewitchedJim FieldsDavid Alan GrierStripesSergeant Hulka (2005 redub)Warren OatesSaw IIDaniel RiggLyriq Bent2006The Texas Chainsaw Massacre: The BeginningCharlie Hewitt Jr. / Sheriff HoytR. Lee ErmeyIt's a Boy Girl ThingStan DeaneMaury ChaykinThe MarshGeoffrey HuntForest WhitakerSaw IIIDaniel RiggLyriq Bent2007The VisitorWalter ValeRichard JenkinsOcean's ThirteenReuben TishkoffElliott GouldTaxi 4General Edmond BertineauJean-Christophe BouvetSaw IVDaniel RiggLyriq BentSpider-Man 3Ben ParkerCliff RobertsonThe Air I BreatheHappinessForest WhitakerTransformersRatchetRobert FoxworthPremonitionSheriff ReillyMarc Macaulay2008Hellboy II: The Golden ArmyTom ManningJeffrey TamborCity of EmberMayor ColeBill MurrayMarley & MeArnie KleinAlan ArkinTakenStuart St JohnXander BerkeleyBlindnessMan with the Black Eye PatchDanny GloverA Man and His DogBaptistinPierre MondyMartyrsMr. BelfondRobert Toupin2009Did You Hear About the Morgans?Earl GrangerWilford BrimleyTransformers: Revenge of the FallenRatchetRobert FoxworthThe Invention of LyingAnthony JamesJeffrey TamborSherlock HolmesJohn StandishWilliam Hope2010The ExperimentMichael BarrisForest WhitakerSarah's KeyJules DufaureNiels ArestrupTrollhunterHansOtto JespersenAll Good ThingsMayorDavid MarguliesLittle White LiesJean-LouisJoël DupuchFasterSlade HumphriesBilly Bob ThorntonLegionPercy WalkerCharles S. Dutton2011Pirates of the Caribbean: On Stranger TidesBlackbeardIan McShaneTransformers: Dark of the MoonRatchetRobert FoxworthKiller EliteColonel FitzBille BrownHall PassCoakleyRichard JenkinsFriends with BenefitsMr. HarperThe Rum DiaryEdward J. LottermanJ. EdgarNorman Schwarzkopf Sr.Dermot MulroneyJack and JillAl PacinoAl PacinoPaulAdam ShadowchildJeffrey Tambor2012Happiness Never Comes AloneAlain PoscheFrançois BerléandThe Dream TeamTitouan LeguennecJean-Pierre MarielleArgoJohn ChambersJohn GoodmanTrouble with the CurvePete KleinAsterix and Obelix: God Save BritanniaAbraracourcixMichel DuchaussoyContrabandCaptain Redmond CampJ. K. SimmonsSafe HouseDavid BarlowBrendan GleesonMoonrise KingdomNarratorBob BalabanA Dark TruthFrancisco FrancisForest WhitakerCrooked ArrowsMr. GeyerTom Kemp2013The Kingdom of Dreams and MadnessToshio SuzukiToshio SuzukiNow You See MeThaddeus BradleyMorgan FreemanLast VegasArchie ClaytonLabor DayMr. JervisJ. K. SimmonsWolf Creek 2Mick TaylorJohn JarrattThe Hangover Part IIIMarshallJohn GoodmanThe InternshipSammy BoscoeThe Smurfs 2Victor DoyleBrendan GleesonHomefrontLewisStuart Greer2014Guardians of the GalaxyYondu UdontaMichael RookerTransformers: Age of ExtinctionRatchetRobert FoxworthA Fighting ManBrother AlbrightJames CaanTranscendenceJoseph TaggerMorgan FreemanLucyProfessor Samuel Norman5 Flights UpAlex CarverRagePeter St. JohnDanny Glover2015The Perfect GuyRoger VaughnCharles S. DuttonTed 2Patrick MeighanMorgan FreemanLast KnightsBartokMomentumSenatorSpotlightPeter ConleyPaul Guilfoyle2016The AccountantRay KingJ. K. SimmonsNow You See Me 2Thaddeus BradleyMorgan FreemanBen-HurSheik IlderimGhostbustersDr. Martin HeissBill MurrayMokaPrivate InvestigatorJean-Philippe Écoffey2017Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 2Yondu UdontaMichael RookerFather FiguresTerry BradshawTerry BradshawGoing in StyleWillie DavisMorgan FreemanTransformers: The Last KnightRatchetRobert FoxworthKong: Skull IslandBill RandaJohn Goodman2018The Old Man & the GunTeddy GreenDanny GloverBlacKkKlansmanJerome TurnerHarry BelafonteOcean's 8Reuben TishkoffElliott Gould2019Angel Has FallenPresident Allan TrumbullMorgan FreemanThe Dead Don't DieHank ThompsonDanny Glover2020The SpongeBob Movie: Sponge on the RunEl DiabloDanny Trejo2021NobodyEddie WilliamsMichael IronsideDon't Look UpStuart ThemesPaul Guilfoyle2022Texas Chainsaw MassacreSheriff HathawayWilliam Hope
Television (Animation, Italian dub)