Paolo Poiret

Paolo Poiret (September 29, 1945 – November 1, 2015) was an Italian actor and voice actor.[1]

Paolo Poiret
Born(1945-09-29)September 29, 1945
Milan, Italy
DiedNovember 1, 2015(2015-11-01) (aged 70)
Rocca San Giovanni, Italy
OccupationActor, voice actor, dubbing director
Years active1972-2015

Biography

Poiret began working on stage in 1972 and entered a career of film, television and voice acting in 1975. He was mostly active as a voice dubber during the 1980s and he dubbed over the voices of Robert De Niro, Craig T. Nelson, Steve Martin, Harvey Keitel and Arnold Schwarzenegger in some of their films. He was also the Italian voice of Leonard "Bones" McCoy (portrayed by DeForest Kelley) in Star Trek III: The Search for Spock.

In Poiret's animated roles, he was renowned locally and internationally for providing the Italian dubbed voice of The Horned King (originally voiced by John Hurt) in the 1985 Disney film The Black Cauldron. He also voiced Venger in the Italian version of Dungeons & Dragons.

Death

After a long illness, Poiret died on 1 November 2015 in Rocca San Giovanni at the age of 70.[2]

Filmography

Cinema

Television

Dubbing roles

Animation

Live action

References
  1. "Paolo Poiret's dubbing contributions". Antoniogenna.net. Retrieved 6 November 2018.
  2. "Addio al doppiatore Paolo Poiret". Antoniogenna.net. 3 November 2015. Retrieved 6 November 2018.
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