Carlo Romano

Carlo Romano (8 May 1908 – 16 October 1975) was an Italian actor, voice actor and screenwriter.

Biography
Born in Livorno, Romano was the son of actress Dina Romano and the younger brother of actor Felice Romano. Romano started his acting career on stage in 1927. During World War II, he committed himself to starring mainly in revues and he still remained active in cinema, theatre, radio and television. In 1939, Romano began his radio acting career. He appeared in 94 films between 1934 and 1975. He also wrote for 14 films between 1955 and 1975. Among his most popular films include Four Steps in the Clouds and he also portrayed composer Ruggero Leoncavallo in the film I pagliacci.

Romano was also a famous voice actor, most notably the Italian voice of Don Camillo (played by French actor Fernandel) and he was the official Italian voice of Jerry Lewis, Bob Hope and Lou Costello. Other actors he dubbed included Louis de Funès, Jack Oakie, Edward Andrews, Fred Astaire, James Cagney, Peter Lorre, Ernest Borgnine, Peter Ustinov, Eli Wallach, Rod Steiger and Lloyd Corrigan. He also teamed up with Lauro Gazzolo in the Italian dubbing of the Abbott and Costello sketches. In his animated film roles, Romano voiced several characters in the Italian dubs of Disney films. These include Jiminy Cricket in Pinocchio, The Mad Hatter in Alice in Wonderland and the Sheriff of Nottingham in Robin Hood.

Personal life
Through his marriage to actress Jone Romano, he was the stepfather of actor Aleardo Ward and the step-grandfather of voice actors Luca, Andrea and Monica Ward. He also had five children from his second marriage.

Romano died in Rome on 16 October 1975, at the age of 67.

Selected filmography



 * The Last Adventure (1932) - Don Gaetano - il notaio
 * Everybody's Woman (1934) - Un autista di taxi (uncredited)
 * L'avvocato difensore (1935)
 * Il re Burlone (1936)
 * Thirteen Men and a Cannon (1936) - Uomo #4
 * Under the Southern Cross (1938) - Un altro operaio della piantagione
 * Giuseppe Verdi (1938) - L'uomo dei soldi
 * Departure (1938) - Giulio
 * L'argine (1938) - L'avvocato di John
 * La voce senza volto (1939) - Maurizio Sala, il tenore
 * The Sons of the Marquis Lucera (1939) - Il 'terzo' figlio
 * I, His Father (1939) - Giorgio
 * Le sorprese del divorzio (1939) - Champeaux
 * Father For a Night (1939) - Agostino
 * Follie del secolo (1939) - Carlo Benac
 * Cavalleria rusticana (1939) - Bammulu
 * The Silent Partner (1939) - Prado
 * Bridge of Glass (1940) - Leone
 * The Hussar Captain (1940)
 * Senza cielo (1940) - Roberto Giannini
 * Il sogno di tutti (1940) - Aldo
 * A Husband for the Month of April (1941) - Giovanni
 * L'elisir d'amore (1941) - Belcore
 * Pia de' Tolomei (1941) - Leone
 * Scampolo (1941) - Gerardo Bernini
 * Oro nero (1942)
 * The Adventures of Fra Diavolo (1942) - Tiburzio
 * Arriviamo noi! (1942) - Il secondo gestorio del "castello delle streghe"
 * Giarabub (1942) - Il maresciallo Romano
 * Perdizione (1942) - Augusto
 * M.A.S. (1942) - Un marinaio nella taverna
 * The Taming of the Shrew (1942) - Remo
 * Forbidden Music (1942) - Otello
 * Sette anni di felicità (1942) - José, l'allevatore di tori
 * Four Steps in the Clouds (1942) - Antonio - l'autista della corriera
 * Piazza San Sepolcro (1942)
 * Laugh, Pagliacci (1943) - Ruggero Leoncavallo
 * Redenzione (1943)
 * Il treno crociato (1943) - Stefano Pucci, l'attendente
 * Anything for a Song (1943)
 * The Ten Commandments (1945) - (segment "Non rubare")
 * Life Begins Anew (1945) - Croci
 * Lettere al sottotenente (1945)
 * La casa senza tempo (1945) - Giovanni
 * Fuga nella tempesta (1945)
 * The Adulteress (1946) - Il fattore
 * Il mondo vuole così (1946) - Avvocato Verdini
 * Fatal Symphony (1947)
 * When Love Calls (1947) - Maestro Marconi
 * Alarm Bells (1949) - Il maresciallo
 * La Rosa di Bagdad (1949) - Burk - the Magician (singing voice)
 * Ho sognato il paradiso (1950)
 * Cavalcade of Heroes (1950) - Paolo Tassoni
 * Father's Dilemma (1950) - Il tassista
 * Tomorrow Is Too Late (1950) - Signor Berardi
 * Strano appuntamento (1950)
 * Variety Lights (1950) - Enzo La Rosa
 * Beauties on Bicycles (1951) - Darelli - direttore fabbrica bicicletta
 * Arrivano i nostri (1951) - Comm. Garlandi
 * Toto the Third Man (1951) - Il commendatore Buttafava Borelli
 * My Heart Sings (1951) - Commendator Russo
 * What Price Innocence? (1952) - Don Settimio
 * Torment of the Past (1952) - Marco Ferretti
 * Beauties in Capri (1952) - Vittorio
 * Five Paupers in an Automobile (1952) - Rodolfo
 * Melody of Love (1952) - Commendator Ferrario
 * Primo premio: Mariarosa (1952)
 * Cats and Dogs (1952) - Don Saverio
 * La domenica della buona gente (1953) - Malesci
 * Le infedeli (1953) - Commendator Giovanni Azzali
 * Jeunes mariés (1953) - Virgile, le coiffeur
 * I vitelloni (1953) - Michele Curti
 * Fermi tutti... arrivo io! (1953) - Commissario Benni
 * Via Padova 46 (1953) - Narrator (uncredited)
 * The Most Wanted Man (1953) - (uncredited)
 * Siamo ricchi e poveri (1953) - Mr. Fortini
 * Of Life and Love (1954) - Carlo Migri (segment "Marsina Stretta")
 * The Beach (1954) - Luigi
 * It Happened at the Police Station (1954) - Thief's victim
 * A Parisian in Rome (1954) - Narrator (uncredited)
 * Cardinal Lambertini (1954) - Goffredo di Pietramelara
 * Tears of Love (1954)
 * Accadde al penitenziario (1955) - Capo degli agenti di custodia
 * Addio per sempre! (1958)
 * The Friend of the Jaguar (1959) - Il commendatore
 * Ciao, ciao bambina! (1959) - Remigio Marchetti - la moglie di Marchetti
 * Le cameriere (1959) - Zio di Monica
 * Wolves of the Deep (1959)
 * Le ambiziose (1961) - Il presidente della giuria
 * Carmen di Trastevere (1962) - Police Commissioner
 * I due toreri (1964) - Joe Ragusa
 * West and Soda (1965) - Il Cattivissimo (voice)
 * Indovina chi viene a merenda? (1969) - Otto Bauer
 * The Balloon Vendor (1974) - Security Guard
 * Il nano e la strega (1975) - Magozio (voice)
 * Mr. Rossi Looks for Happiness (1976) - Signor Rossi (voice)

Animation

 * Jiminy Cricket in Pinocchio
 * The Mad Hatter in Alice in Wonderland
 * Sheriff of Nottingham in Robin Hood
 * Buzzie the Vulture in The Jungle Book

Live action

 * Don Camillo in Little World of Don Camillo
 * Don Camillo in The Return of Don Camillo
 * Don Camillo in Don Camillo's Last Round
 * Don Camillo in Don Camillo: Monsignor
 * Don Camillo in Don Camillo in Moscow
 * Tuco Ramírez in The Good, the Bad and the Ugly
 * Sam Wainwright in It's a Wonderful Life