Massimo Corvo

Massimo Corvo (born July 9, 1959) is an Italian actor and voice actor.^[1]

Biography[]

Born in Rome, Corvo has been most active in voice dubbing since the late 1980s.^[2] He has been the official Italian voice of Sylvester Stallone since the death of Ferruccio Amendola in 2001 as well as dubbing over the voice of Laurence Fishburne and Jean Reno. He is also a regular voice actor for Bruce Willis, Patrick Bergin, Tom Sizemore, Vin Diesel, Samuel L. Jackson, Jeff Bridges, Forest Whitaker, Sean Bean, Andy Serkis, Benicio del Toro, Michael Clarke Duncan and more.^[3]

Corvo is best known for dubbing over the voice of Morpheus (portrayed by Laurence Fishburne) in Matrix trilogy as well as the title character (portrayed by Tony Todd) in the Candyman trilogy, and others. He has also dubbed over a number of animated roles, including the Beast in Beauty and the Beast, Shan-Yu in Mulan, Bloat in Finding Nemo, Pete in Goof Troop, and Jafar in Aladdin. In addition, he dubs over Gendo Ikari in the anime series Neon Genesis Evangelion.

As an actor, Corvo has appeared in at least two films and several television shows, most notably Butta la luna and Il capitano.

Filmography[]

Cinema[]

• Il gioco (1999)
• Do You Mind If I Kiss Mommy? (2003)

Television[]

• Distretto di Polizia (2003)
• Il maresciallo Rocca (2005)
• Il capitano (2005, 2007)
• Butta la luna (2006, 2009)
• Il peccato e la vergogna (2010)
• Cugino & cugino (2011)
• Squadra antimafia – Palermo oggi (2011-2014)
• Il bello delle donne... alcuni anni dopo (2017)

Dubbing roles[]

Animation[]

• Beast in Beauty and the Beast
• Beast in Beauty and the Beast: The Enchanted Christmas
• Beast in Belle's Magical World
• Jafar in Aladdin
• Jafar in The Return of Jafar
• Jafar in Mickey's House of Villains
• Jafar / Mukhtar in Aladdin: The Animated Series
• Owl in The Many Adventures of Winnie the Pooh
• Owl in Pooh's Grand Adventure: The Search for Christopher Robin
• Owl in Seasons of Giving
• Owl in The Tigger Movie
• Owl in Piglet's Big Movie
• Owl in Winnie the Pooh
• Owl in Christopher Robin
• Owl in The New Adventures of Winnie the Pooh
• Owl in The Book of Pooh
• Pete in All Disney Productions (1993-2011)
• Shan Yu in Mulan
• Lucius Best / Frozone in The Incredibles
• Lucius Best / Frozone in Incredibles 2
• Kago in Tarzan II
• Undertow in The Little Mermaid II: Return to the Sea
• Bloat in Finding Nemo
• Bloat in Finding Dory
• Butch in The Good Dinosaur
• Bruton in Dinosaur
• Alexander W. Wolf in Hoodwinked!
• Iron Giant in The Iron Giant
• Stan Beals in The Ant Bully
• Thrax in Osmosis Jones
• Mr. Bergermeister in Frankenweenie
• Steele in Balto
• Narrator in TMNT
• Lovelace in Happy Feet
• Various characters in Disney's House of Mouse
• Various characters in Mickey's Magical Christmas: Snowed in at the House of Mouse
• Various characters in Return to Never Land
• Principal Skinner in The Simpsons (seasons 5-8)
• Groot in Guardians of the Galaxy
• Iron Man in Iron Man
• Gendo Ikari in Neon Genesis Evangelion
• Ruber in Quest for Camelot
• Obelix in Asterix Conquers America
• Drago Bludvist in How to Train Your Dragon 2
• Victor Von Ion in Ratchet & Clank
• Xibalba in The Book of Life
• Ralph in Timon & Pumbaa

Live action[]

• Joe Tanto in Driven
• Jake Malloy in D-Tox
• Rocky Balboa in Rocky Balboa
• Rocky Balboa in Creed
• Rocky Balboa in Creed II
• Frankie Delano in Avenging Angelo
• John Rambo in Rambo
• John Rambo in Rambo: Last Blood
• Sebastian in Spy Kids 3-D: Game Over
• Barney Ross in The Expendables
• Barney Ross in The Expendables 2
• Barney Ross in The Expendables 3
• Dean Stevens in Shade
• Gabe Walker in Cliffhanger (2010 redub)
• Jimmy Bobo in Bullet to the Head
• Ray Breslin in Escape Plan
• Ray Breslin in Escape Plan 2: Hades
• Ray Breslin in Escape Plan: The Extractors
• Henry "Razor" Sharp in Grudge Match
• Morpheus in The Matrix
• Morpheus in The Matrix Reloaded
• Morpheus in The Matrix Revolutions
• Jimmy Jump in King of New York
• Roosevelt Stokes in Cadence
• Othello in Othello
• Omar in Ride Along
• Bill Foster / Goliath in Ant-Man and the Wasp
• Charles Piper in Fled
• Captain Miller in Event Horizon
• Bumpy Johnson in Hoodlum
• Whitey Powers in Mystic River
• Ahmat in Five Fingers
• Norrin Radd / Silver Surfer in Fantastic Four: Rise of the Silver Surfer
• Archie Green in Tortured
• Roland Noland in Predators
• Ellis Cheever in Contagion
• Perry White in Man of Steel
• Perry White in Batman v Superman: Dawn of Justice
• Omar in Ride Along
• Gus Mancuso in Passengers
• Bowery King in John Wick: Chapter 2
• Warren Lewis in The Mule
• Raymond Langston in CSI: Crime Scene Investigation
• Jack Crawford in Hannibal
• Enzo Molinari in The Big Blue
• Léon Montana in Léon: The Professional
• Molok Edramareck in Witch Way Love
• Hubert Fiorentini in Wasabi
• Thibault in Just Visiting
• Félix in Jet Lag
• Ruby in Ruby & Quentin
• Pierre Niemans in Crimson Rivers II: Angels of the Apocalypse
• Ange Leoni in The Corsican File
• Jean-Louis Schiffer in Empire of the Wolves
• Gilbert Ponton in The Pink Panther
• Gilbert Ponton in The Pink Panther 2
• Georges Thenault in Flyboys
• Maxime Dubreuil in Cash
• Milo Malakian in The First Circle
• Charly Matteï in 22 Bullets
• Ramon Cameron in Margaret
• Alexandre Lagarde in The Chef
• Giles Mercier in Alex Cross
• Diego Baresco in Hector and the Search for Happiness
• Paul Mazuret in My Summer in Provence
• Jo Saint-Clair in Jo
• Amos in The Color of Money
• Jack Pismo in Stakeout
• Dekker in Diary of a Hitman
• Fred Whitmore in Last Light
• Cyrus Cole in Smoke
• Ghost Dog in Ghost Dog: The Way of the Samurai
• Dante Jackson in Light It Up
• Ker in Battlefield Earth
• Addie in Green Dragon
• Ted Younger in Mary
• Carter in American Gun
• Abe Holt in A Little Trip to Heaven
• Clyde Snow in Even Money
• Bradford Boyd in Our Family Wedding
• Ronny in Catch .44
• Dennis Lureu in Freelancers
• John Bannister in The Last Stand
• G. T. Weber in Arrival
• Dominic Toretto in The Fast and the Furious
• Dominic Toretto in The Fast and the Furious: Tokyo Drift
• Dominic Toretto in Fast & Furious
• Dominic Toretto in Fast Five
• Dominic Toretto in Fast & Furious 6
• Dominic Toretto in Furious 7
• Dominic Toretto in The Fate of the Furious
• Dominic Toretto in F9
• Shane Wolfe in The Pacifier
• Richard B. Riddick in Pitch Black
• Richard B. Riddick in The Chronicles of Riddick
• Richard B. Riddick in Riddick
• Hugo Toorop in Babylon A.D.
• Groot in Guardians of the Galaxy
• Baby Groot / Stakar of the House of Ogord in Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 2
• Groot in Avengers: Infinity War
• Groot in Avengers: Endgame
• Kaulder in The Last Witch Hunter
• Boromir in The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring
• Boromir in The Lord of the Rings: The Two Towers
• Ian Howe in National Treasure
• Marcus Rich in Flightplan
• Zeus in Percy Jackson & the Olympians: The Lightning Thief
• The King in Mirror Mirror
• Stinger Apini in Jupiter Ascending
• Corporal Hill in Pixels
• Mitch Henderson in The Martian
• Amal in The Lost Future
• Eddard Stark in Game of Thrones
• Paul Winstone in Missing
• Martin Odum in Legends
• Jimmy Dove / Liam McGivney in Blown Away
• Obadiah Stane / Iron Monger in Iron Man
• Dr. Mark Powell in K-PAX
• Tom Friend in Masked and Anonymous
• Michael Faraday in Arlington Road
• Jimmy Berg in Scenes of the Crime
• John Gregory in Seventh Son
• Daniel Flynn / Dock O'Kelly in Bad Times at the El Royale
• Calvin Hart in Kiss of Death
• Trevor Garfield in One Eight Seven
• Louis Batiste in Eve's Bayou
• Romulus Ledbetter in The Caveman's Valentine
• Neville Flynn in Snakes on a Plane
• Stephen in Django Unchained
• Chaney in Oldboy
• Clinton Davis in Reasonable Doubt
• Pat Novak in RoboCop
• George Washington Williams in The Legend of Tarzan
• Preston Packard in Kong: Skull Island
• Gaspare Spoglia in The Funeral
• Jack Jordan in 21 Grams
• Jack "Jackie Boy" Rafferty in Sin City
• Miguel "Lado" Arroyo in Savages
• Jimmy Picard in Jimmy P: Psychotherapy of a Plains Indian
• Sauncho Smilax in Inherent Vice
• Alejandro Gillick in Sicario
• Alejandro Gillick in Sicario: Day of the Soldado
• Daniel Robitaille / Candyman in Candyman
• Daniel Robitaille / Candyman in Candyman: Farewell to the Flesh
• Daniel Robitaille / Candyman in Candyman: Day of the Dead
• Emmett Smith in In Country
• Korben Dallas in The Fifth Element
• William McNamara in Hart's War
• A.K Waters in Tears of the Sun
• Jeff Talley in Hostage
• Harry Rydell in Fast Food Nation
• Supreme Leader Snoke in Star Wars: Episode VII – The Force Awakens
• Supreme Leader Snoke in Star Wars: Episode VIII – The Last Jedi
• Supreme Leader Snoke in Star Wars: Episode IX – The Rise of Skywalker
• Caesar in Dawn of the Planet of the Apes
• Caesar in War for the Planet of the Apes
• The Duke in The Adventures of Huck Finn
• Valentin Zukovsky in The World Is Not Enough
• Peter Godley in From Hell
• Mr. Jaggers in Great Expectations
• Cassiel in City of Angels
• Don in Live!
• Perry Jackson in Passengers
• Sheriff Henry Millard in The Baytown Outlaws
• Gary Simmons in Betrayed
• Jake Taylor in Major League II
• Jonathan Shale in The Substitute
• Clifford Dubose in A Murder of Crows
• David Levinson in Independence Day
• David Levinson in Independence Day: Resurgence
• Sean Fletcher in Nine Months
• Colonel Attar in Planet of the Apes
• Jamal Starkweather in The Island
• Erlik in Cross
• Leo Knox in The Finder
• Ernest P. Worrell in Ernest Goes to Camp
• Ernest P. Worrell in Ernest Saves Christmas
• Ernest P. Worrell in Ernest Scared Stupid
• Del Griffith in Planes, Trains and Automobiles
• C.D. Marsh in Career Opportunities
• Jack Vincennes in L.A. Confidential
• Mickey in Hurlyburly
• Ron Witwicky in Transformers: Revenge of the Fallen
• Ron Witwicky in Transformers: Dark of the Moon
• Nathan Jones in Con Air
• R.H. Weyland in Death Race 3: Inferno
• Gordon Fleming in Session 9
• Corban Yaxley in Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows – Part 1
• Joseph in Tyrannosaur
• Narrator in Ted
• Narrator in Ted 2
• J. Bruce Ismay in Titanic
• Mr. White in Reservoir Dogs
• David Fisk in Righteous Kill
• Michael Jordan in Space Jam
• Mac MacGuff in Juno
• Bruce Wayne / Batman in Batman & Robin
• N'Goo Tuana in Scooby-Doo
• Don Owen in Golden Boy
• Nathaniel Barnes in Gotham
• Jim Walsh in Beverly Hills, 90210
• Wallace Boden in Chicago Fire
• Bobby Munson in Sons of Anarchy
• Cassius in Little Nicky
• Octavius in Night at the Museum: Battle of the Smithsonian
• Odin in Son of the Mask

Video games[]

• Jafar in Disney's Aladdin in Nasira's Revenge
• Supreme Leader Snoke in Lego Star Wars: The Force Awakens
• Doomfist in Overwatch
• Lucius Best / Frozone in The Incredibles
• Lucius Best / Frozone in The Incredibles: Rise of the Underminer

References[]

External links[]

• Massimo Corvo at IMDb
• Massimo Corvo at Anime News Network's encyclopedia
• Massimo Corvo at Behind the Voice Actors