Sergio Di Stefano

Sergio Di Stefano (5 July 1939 – 17 September 2010) was an Italian actor and voice actor, known for being the official dubber of Jeff Bridges, John Malkovich, Christopher Lambert and in his well noted performances, Hugh Laurie.

Biography
In the 1960s, Di Stefano attended the Silvio d'Amico National Academy of Dramatic Arts and began his acting career on stage and on television. He then approached the world of dubbing during the 1970s and became well known for giving his voice to actors like John Malkovich, Jeff Bridges, Alan Rickman, William Hurt and especially Hugh Laurie as Gregory House in the first six seasons of House and Jonathan Frakes as William Riker in Star Trek: The Next Generation.

Di Stefano was also noted for dubbing Christopher Lambert, Christopher Reeve, Alec Baldwin, Jeff Goldblum and Robert Englund in some of their performances. In his animated roles, He voiced Johnny Bravo in the Italian dub of Johnny Bravo as well as Dr. Cockroach in the Italian dub of Monsters vs Aliens.

Death
Di Stefano died of a heart attack on 17 September 2010 at the age of 71. After his death, his colleague Luca Biagini became the new voice dubber of Hugh Laurie in the remaining seasons of House.

Animation

 * Johnny Bravo in Johnny Bravo
 * Dad in Cow and Chicken
 * King Goobot V in Jimmy Neutron: Boy Genius
 * Lord Barkins Bittern in Corpse Bride
 * Dr. Cockroach in Monsters vs. Aliens
 * Dr. Cockroach in Monsters vs. Aliens: Mutant Pumpkins from Outer Space
 * Plo Koon in Star Wars: The Clone Wars
 * Vincent Van Ghoul in The 13 Ghosts of Scooby-Doo

Live action

 * Gregory House in House (seasons 1-6)
 * William Riker in Star Trek: The Next Generation
 * William Riker in Star Trek Generations
 * William Riker in Star Trek: First Contact
 * William Riker in Star Trek: Insurrection
 * William Riker in Star Trek: Nemesis
 * Jeff Peters in Making Mr. Right
 * Mitch Leary in In the Line of Fire
 * General Timms in Mulholland Falls
 * Doctor Henry Jekyll / Edward Hyde Mary Reilly
 * Athos in The Man in the Iron Mask
 * Charles VII of France in The Messenger: The Story of Joan of Arc
 * F. W. Murnau in Shadow of the Vampire
 * Tom Ripley in Ripley's Game
 * Pascal Sauvage in Johnny English
 * Craig Blake in Stay Hungry
 * Scott Hayden in Starman
 * Jack Forrester in Jagged Edge
 * Jack Lucas in The Fisher King
 * Gregory Larkin in The Mirror Has Two Faces
 * Jeffrey "The Dude" Lebowski in The Big Lebowski
 * Jackson Evans in The Contender
 * Charles S. Howard in Seabiscuit
 * Otis "Bad" Blake in Crazy Heart
 * Marcus Sommers in American Flyers
 * Eliot Ness in The Untouchables
 * "Crash" Davis in Bull Durham
 * Ray Kinsella in Field of Dreams
 * Kenneth O'Donnell in Thirteen Days
 * Dr. Joe Darrow in Dragonfly
 * Earl Brooks in Mr. Brooks
 * Colonel Brandon in Sense and Sensibility
 * Metatron in Dogma
 * Marvin the Paranoid Android in The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy
 * Antoine Richis in Perfume: The Story of a Murderer
 * Eli Michaelson in Nobel Son
 * Absolem in Alice in Wonderland
 * Agent Gibbs in Air Force One
 * Narrator in Two Bits
 * Robert “Bob” Green in The Edge
 * Narrator in The Royal Tenenbaums
 * Jimmy Doolittle in Pearl Harbor
 * Joe Devine in The Last Shot
 * Campbell Alexander in My Sister's Keeper
 * Frank Bumstead in Dark City
 * Allen Hobby in A.I. Artificial Intelligence
 * Sponsor in Changing Lanes
 * Angus Tuck in Tuck Everlasting
 * Edward Walker in The Village
 * Stan Goff in Syriana
 * Philip Allen in The Good Shepherd
 * Freddy Krueger in A Nightmare on Elm Street 4: The Dream Master
 * Freddy Krueger in Freddy's Dead: The Final Nightmare
 * Freddy Krueger / Robert Englund in Wes Craven's New Nightmare
 * William 'Bill' Gartley in The Mangler
 * Fred in Subway
 * Connor MacLeod in Highlander
 * Connor MacLeod in Highlander II: The Quickening
 * Connor MacLeod in Highlander: Endgame
 * Father Alek in To Kill a Priest
 * John Henry Brennick in Fortress
 * Clark Kent / Superman in Superman IV: The Quest for Peace
 * Jack Lewis in The Remains of the Day
 * Ryan in Freaky Friday
 * Vasily Borodin in The Hunt for Red October
 * Robert MacLean in The Horse Whisperer
 * Richard Martin in Bicentennial Man
 * James Biggs in Street Kings
 * Meyer Lansky in Bugsy
 * Feste in Twelfth Night
 * Lord Augustus in A Good Woman
 * Paul Emmett in The Ghost Writer
 * Santiago in Interview with the Vampire
 * Henry Miles in The End of the Affair
 * Alejandro Sosa in Scarface
 * George Moscone in Milk