Biografía

13 de marzo de 1925 · Palermo, Sicilia, Italia

21 de septiembre de 1989 · Roma, Lacio, Italia

His difficulty walking was incorporated into the character of Don Tommassino, even after he stopped playing the role. To accommodate his difficulty, the character was written as using a wheelchair for some scenes. The character continued to use a wheelchair in El padrino (parte III) (1990). In El padrino (parte II) (1974), Tommassino is shown being shot in the legs, explaining his subsequent use of the wheelchair.

Dubbed many prominent actors in Italian, including Orson Welles, Lionel Stander, Lee J. Cobb, Ernest Borgnine, and Edward G. Robinson. He was the voice of Burt Lancaster in El gatopardo (1963).

Italian voice of Alec Guinness (Obi-Wan "Ben" Kenobi) in the "Star Wars" Trilogy

Co-founded the dubbing company Cine Video Doppiatori, which handled the Italian versions of the original "Star Wars" trilogy, the "Lord of the Rings" series, and several of the "Harry Potter" films.