Carlo Valli

Carlo Valli (born 4 October 1943) is an Italian actor and voice actor.

Biography
Born in Asti, Valli studied at the Accademia Nazionale di Arte Drammatica Silvio D'Amico and then began performing at the Teatro Stabile d'Abruzzo. As an actor, Valli had key roles on stage and television. In the 1970s, he acted in the science fiction-drama miniseries Gamma as well as the detective fiction show La donna di picche. He later became well known to the Italian public as a voice actor and dubber, especially as the main Italian voice dubbing actor of Robin Williams. He is also renowned for dubbing Jim Broadbent, Colm Meaney, Richard Dreyfuss, Ken Stott, Martin Sheen, John Heard, Robert Duvall and Richard Jenkins in some of their movies. Some of the Italian dubbing roles that Valli is best known for includes Ghostface from the Scream film series and Horace Slughorn from the Harry Potter franchise.

In Valli’s Italian dubbed animated roles, he voiced Rex in the Toy Story film series, Gobber the Belch in the How to Train Your Dragon franchise and Pops in The Secret Life of Pets franchise.

Personal life
Valli was once married to actress Claudia Giannotti. He is now married to voice actress Cristina Giachero. In 1998, Valli became a father for the first time at the age of 54 to voice actor Ruggero Valli. In 2000 he had another son, Arturo, who is also a voice actor.

Cinema

 * Chronicle of a Homicide (1972)
 * Special Cop in Action (1976)
 * Viens chez moi, j'habite chez une copine (1981)
 * Pinocchio (2012) - voice
 * Le leggi del desiderio (2015)
 * The Nest (2019)

Television

 * Jack e Jill – TV miniseries (1956)
 * Un certo Harry Brent - TV miniseries (1970)
 * La donna di picche – TV miniseries (1972)
 * È stata una bellissima partita – TV miniseries, fourth episode (La rivincita) (1972)
 * Orlando Furioso – TV miniseries (1974)
 * Senza uscita – TV miniseries, episode Mia cara Anna, addio (1974)
 * La contessa Lara – TV miniseries (1975)
 * Tracce sulla neve – TV film (1975)
 * Gamma – TV miniseries (1975)
 * Tatort – TV series, episode Wohnheim Westendstraße (1976)
 * L'assassinio di Federico Garcia Lorca – TV miniseries (1976)
 * Chi? – TV mystery/quiz (1976-1977)
 * Il povero soldato – TV miniseries (1978)
 * Un amore di Dostoevskij – TV miniseries (1978)
 * Così per gioco – TV miniseries (1979)
 * Quell'antico amore – TV miniseries (1981)
 * Giallo sera - TV mystery/quiz (1983)
 * Piccolo mondo antico – TV miniseries (1983)
 * Un delitto – TV miniseries (1984)
 * Timone d'Atene – TV film (1984)
 * Tutto è bene quel che finisce bene – TV film (1986)
 * Riccardo III – TV film (1987)
 * Disperatamente Giulia – TV miniseries (1989)
 * Un figlio a metà – TV miniseries (1992)
 * Un figlio a metà - Un anno dopo – TV miniseries (1994)
 * Italian Restaurant – TV series, episode Figlio, figlio... mio? (1994)
 * Il maresciallo Rocca – TV series, episode 1.2 (Senso di colpa) (1996)
 * Incantesimo – soap opera (2000)
 * Adriano Olivetti - La forza di un sogno – TV miniseries (2013)

Short films

 * Wind Back (2017)
 * TOB.IA (2020)
 * Our Good Hands (2020)

Animation

 * Rex in Toy Story, Toy Story 2, Toy Story 3, Toy Story 4, Toy Story of Terror!, Toy Story That Time Forgot, Hawaiian Vacation, Small Fry, Partysaurus Rex, Monsters, Inc., Buzz Lightyear of Star Command: The Adventure Begins
 * Gobber the Belch in How to Train Your Dragon, How to Train Your Dragon 2, How to Train Your Dragon: The Hidden World, DreamWorks Dragons
 * Narrator in Hey Duggee, Horton Hears a Who!, Pom Poko
 * Commander Nebula in Buzz Lightyear of Star Command: The Adventure Begins, Buzz Lightyear of Star Command
 * Pops in The Secret Life of Pets, The Secret Life of Pets 2
 * Robin Williams, Jay Leno and coach (episode 15.16) in Family Guy
 * Dewey Largo (season 1) and Robin Williams (episode 28.19) in The Simpsons
 * Number 9 Man (season 5) and Bender Bending Rodríguez (season 8) in Futurama
 * Charlie in Finding Dory
 * Fender in Robots
 * Principal Stickler in Teacher's Pet
 * Gaëtan "Mole" Molière in Atlantis: Milo's Return
 * Jacob Marley in A Christmas Carol
 * Shifu in Kung Fu Panda: Legends of Awesomeness, Kung Fu Panda 4
 * Station in Lloyd in Space
 * Ernie Clicker in Arthur Christmas
 * Baron Von Steamer in Big Hero 6: The Series
 * Mr. Robbins in Ozzy
 * Dorgle in Smallfoot
 * Mr. Brown in Postman Pat: The Movie
 * Oogway in Kung Fu Panda: The Paws of Destiny
 * Scrubby in Robinson Crusoe
 * Bamboo Cutter in The Tale of the Princess Kaguya
 * Lars in ChalkZone

Live action

 * Daniel Hillard / Euphegenia Doubtfire in Mrs. Doubtfire
 * Adrian Cronauer in Good Morning, Vietnam
 * Hunter "Patch" Adams in Patch Adams
 * Jack Powell in Jack
 * Professor Philip Brainard in Flubber
 * Sean Maguire in Good Will Hunting
 * John Keating in Dead Poets Society
 * Bob Munro in RV
 * Seymour "Sy" Parrish in One Hour Photo
 * Leslie Zevo in Toys
 * Chris Nielsen in What Dreams May Come
 * Walter Finch in Insomnia
 * Lance Clayton in World's Greatest Dad
 * Hector in Being Human
 * Maxwell "Wizard" Wallace in August Rush
 * Jack Dundee in The Best of Times
 * Joey O'Brien in Cadillac Man
 * Dr. Cozy Carlisle in Dead Again
 * Dr. Kosevich in Nine Months
 * John Jacob Jingleheimer Schmidt in To Wong Foo, Thanks for Everything! Julie Newmar
 * Armand Goldman in The Birdcage
 * Sam Whitemoon and The Hitchhiker in Creepshow 2
 * Angels' manager and doctor in The Naked Gun: From the Files of Police Squad!
 * The Professor in The Secret Agent
 * Osric in Hamlet
 * Mel in Deconstructing Harry
 * Charlie Boyd in Noel
 * Alan Hakman in The Final Cut
 * Paul Barnell in The Big White
 * Tom Dobbs in Man of the Year
 * Reverend Frank Dorman in License to Wed
 * Dan Rayburn in Old Dogs
 * Dwight D. Eisenhower in The Butler
 * Father Bill Moinighan in The Big Wedding
 * Roger in The Face of Love
 * Henry Altmann in The Angriest Man in Brooklyn
 * Mitch Mitchler in A Merry Friggin' Christmas
 * Dennis the Dog in Absolutely Anything
 * Horace Slughorn in Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince
 * Horace Slughorn in Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows – Part 2
 * Samuel Gruber in Paddington, Paddington 2
 * Col in The Crying Game
 * Tom Hepple in Another Year
 * Denis Thatcher in The Iron Lady
 * Captain Molyneux / Vyvyan Ayrs / Timothy Cavendish in Cloud Atlas
 * Nick Burrows in Le Week-End
 * Fred Herbert in Big Game
 * Santa Claus in Get Santa
 * Underwood in The Lady in the Van
 * Prime Minister in The Legend of Tarzan
 * Tony Webster in The Sense of an Ending
 * Thomas "Doc" Durant in Hell on Wheels
 * Dessie Curley in The Snapper
 * Larry in The Van
 * Duncan Malloy in Con Air
 * Jerry Lynch in Intermission
 * Gavin in Five Fingers
 * Don Revie in The Damned United
 * Detective Dunnigan in Law Abiding Citizen
 * Jonathan Snow in Get Him to the Greek
 * CIA Agent in The Cold Light of Day
 * Roland Potts in One Chance
 * Balin in The Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey, The Hobbit: The Desolation of Smaug, The Hobbit: The Battle of the Five Armies
 * Trufflehunter in The Chronicles of Narnia: Prince Caspian
 * Steven Mayhew in One Day
 * Stanley Best in The Mercy
 * Colonel Picquart in Prisoner of Honor
 * Chris Leece in Another Stakeout
 * Irv Gideon in My Life in Ruins
 * Buddy Green in The Last Laugh
 * George in Book Club
 * Earl Huttinger in Rumor Has It
 * Mr. Tyree in Dear John
 * Richard in Eat Pray Love
 * Driver in Killing Them Softly
 * Jed Lewis in The Company You Keep
 * Peter McCallister in Home Alone, Home Alone 2: Lost in New York
 * Mitch Kellaway in The Mask
 * Delbert McGinty in We Bought a Zoo
 * Lou Levov in American Pastoral
 * Ghostface in Scream, Scream 2, Scream 3, Scream 4
 * James Harvey in Casper
 * Fred Madison in Lost Highway
 * Andy Safian in Malice
 * Sonny Dewey in The Apostle
 * Ely in The Road
 * Scott Briggs in Wild Horses
 * Tom Mulligan in Widows
 * Snake Plissken in Escape from New York
 * Jack Burton in Big Trouble in Little China
 * Michael Carr in Unlawful Entry
 * Terek Murad in The Jackal
 * Pavel in The Boy in the Striped Pyjamas
 * Lennox in Macbeth
 * Ewart in Viceroy's House
 * Ted in Finding Your Feet
 * Oliver Thompson in Mesmerized
 * Lamar Blackburn in The Accountant
 * Don Whitaker in Daddy's Home 2
 * Crowley in Stay Tuned
 * Mr. Habib in Father of the Bride Part II
 * Max Yasgur in Taking Woodstock
 * Walder Frey in Game of Thrones
 * Arthur Jeffries / Professor Proton in The Big Bang Theory, Young Sheldon
 * Al Angel in Angels in the Outfield
 * Uncle Martin / The Martian in My Favorite Martian
 * Kroenig in Sin City: A Dame to Kill For
 * Howard Payne in Speed
 * Rusty James’ father in Rumble Fish
 * Feck in River's Edge
 * Rizzo in The Sentinel
 * Roger Barlow in The Maiden Heist
 * Robert Plath in This Must Be the Place
 * Lucky in Lucky
 * Seal and Signet Minister in Jupiter Ascending
 * H. Clifford McBride in Ad Astra
 * Sam Harris in Last Vegas
 * Tooth Fairy in The Santa Clause 2
 * Harry Ellis / James in Die Hard
 * Max Belfort in The Wolf of Wall Street
 * Sherlock Holmes in Mr. Holmes
 * Murad Hoxha in Taken 2
 * Maury in Mouse Hunt

Video games

 * Mímir in God of War