Gaetano Varcasia
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Born | Rome, Italy | September 6, 1959
Died | November 10, 2014 Rome, Italy | (aged 55)
Occupation | Actor, voice actor, theatre director |
Years active | 1983–2014 |
Gaetano Varcasia (September 6, 1959 – November 10, 2014) was an Italian actor and voice actor.[1]
Biography[]
Varcasia began his career in 1983. He had played key parts on stage and had even served as a director. He also had minor roles as a television actor, usually making at least one appearance on a TV series. He was more or less known as a voice dubber. He was the official Italian voice of Mickey Mouse from 1988 to 1995 and also dubbed characters from American television shows which include Tyrion Lannister from Game of Thrones, Carlton Banks from The Fresh Prince of Bel-Air, Ted Buckland from Scrubs, Saul Goodman from Breaking Bad and Chris Taub from House.
Varcasia was also known for dubbing characters from films. These include The Missing Link in Monsters vs. Aliens as well as the TV series and The Fallen in Transformers: Revenge of the Fallen. Some of the actors Varcasia dubbed included Jackie Earle Haley, Robert Downey Jr., David Schwimmer, Peter Dinklage, Sam Lloyd, Christian Slater and many more.
Death[]
Varcasia died of cancer on November 10th 2014. He was 55 years old.[2]
Filmography[]
Cinema[]
- Le quattro porte del deserto (2003)
Television[]
- Club Sandwich (1985)
- Una lepre con la faccia di bambino (1988)
- Stazione di servizio (1989)
- Il maresciallo Rocca (1996)
- Lui e lei (1999)
- San Paolo (2000)
- Carabinieri (2002)
- Camera Café (2003)
- La squadra (2006)
- Il Capo dei Capi (2007)
- Distretto di Polizia (2001–2007)
- RIS Delitti Imperfetti (2008)
- Crimini bianchi (2008)
Dubbing roles[]
Animation[]
- Mickey Mouse in All Disney Productions (1988-1995)
- The Missing Link in Monsters vs. Aliens
- The Missing Link in Monsters vs Aliens: The Series
- Uncle Henry in Legends of Oz: Dorothy's Return
- Marc Bolan in House of Rock
- Ari Folman in Waltz with Bashir
Live action[]
- Tyrion Lannister in Game of Thrones (seasons 1-4)
- Saul Goodman in Breaking Bad
- Carlton Banks in The Fresh Prince of Bel-Air
- Ted Buckland in Scrubs
- Phil Dunphy in Modern Family (seasons 1-5)
- Chris Taub in House
- Jesse Vasquez in Beverly Hills, 90210
- Nick George in Dirty Sexy Money
- Ronnie J. McGorvey in Little Children
- George Noyce in Shutter Island
- Willie Loomis in Dark Shadows
- Gareth Mallory in Skyfall
- Baxter in The Shaggy Dog
- The Fallen in Transformers: Revenge of the Fallen
- Paul in Pulp Fiction
- Soap in Lock, Stock and Two Smoking Barrels
- Heinrich Himmler in Downfall
- Nathan Ford in Leverage (seasons 1-4)
- Thomas Wilson in The Good Shepherd
- Peter in Death at a Funeral
- James Potter in Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire
- James Potter in Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows – Part 2
- John Druitt in Sanctuary
- Great Goblin in The Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey
- James Whistler in Prison Break
Video games[]
- Ghost in Destiny
References[]
- ^ "Gaetano Varcasia's dubbing contributions". Antoniogenna.net. Retrieved October 1, 2018.
- ^ "È scomparso l'attore e doppiatore Gaetano Varcasia" (in Italian). Il mondo dei doppiatori. November 11, 2014. Retrieved October 1, 2018.
External links[]
- Gaetano Varcasia at IMDb
- Gaetano Varcasia at Anime News Network's encyclopedia
- 1959 births
- 2014 deaths
- Male actors from Rome
- Deaths from cancer in Lazio
- Italian male voice actors
- Italian male stage actors
- Italian male television actors
- Italian male film actors
- Italian theatre directors
- 20th-century Italian male actors
- 21st-century Italian male actors