Armando Bandini

Armando Bandini
Bandini in The Sex Machine (1975)
Born
Armando Burlando

(1926-06-05)5 June 1926
Genoa, Kingdom of Italy
Died27 May 2011(2011-05-27) (aged 84)
Rome, Italy
Occupations
  • Actor
  • voice actor
Years active1955–2011
Spouses
Emma Fedeli
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(m. 1949; died 1980)​
  • Daniela Igliozzi (m. ?)

Armando Bandini (born Armando Burlando; 5 June 1926 – 27 May 2011) was an Italian film, television and voice actor.

Biography

Born in Genoa, Bandini began his career as an actor after the war at the Teatro Sperimentale Luigi Pirandello.[1] In the 1950s he moved to Rome, where he was the protagonist of the revue Il dente senza giudizio and started working in films and on television.[1] Bandini even worked as a voice dubber.[2] He performed the Italian voices of some major Hollywood stars in at least one of two of their films. Among his most prominent dubbing roles, he was the Italian voice of Chi-Fu in the 1998 animated film Mulan.

Personal life

In the late 1940s, Bandini married stage actress Emma Fedeli and they were together until her death in 1980. He then married actress Daniela Igliozzi.

Death

Bandini died in Rome on 27 May 2011, nine days before his 85th birthday.[3] His wife Daniela Igliozzi survived him.

Filmography

Cinema

Dubbing roles

Animation

Live action

References

  1. ^ a b Lancia, Enrico (2003). "Bandini, Armando". Dizionario del cinema italiano. Gli artisti : Vol. 3, Gli attori dal 1930 ai giorni nostri (in Italian). Gremese Editore. pp. 44–5. ISBN 978-88-8440-213-4.
  2. ^ "Armando Bandini's dubbing contributions". Antoniogenna.net. Retrieved 5 August 2019.
  3. ^ "Addio all'attore e doppiatore Armando Bandini" (in Italian). Il mondo dei doppiatori. 30 May 2011. Retrieved 5 August 2019.

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