Luciano De Ambrosis
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Luciano De Ambrosis | |
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.png) De Ambrosis in The Children Are Watching Us (1943) | |
| Born | 28 March 1937 |
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| Years active | 1942–present |
| Children | Massimo De Ambrosis |
Luciano De Ambrosis (born 28 March 1937) is an Italian actor and voice actor.[1]
De Ambrosis was born in Turin, the youngest of four siblings. His father worked for the Italian automobile manufacturer Fiat. He made his film debut at only five years old, playing the lead role in Vittorio De Sica's acclaimed film The Children Are Watching Us. He went on to play the protagonist in many other films through the next six years.
He acted infrequently on-camera afterwards but maintains a successful career as voice actor.[2] He is the regular dubbing voice for Burt Reynolds, James Caan and Dennis Farina. He also dubs Albert Finney, Jon Voight, Seymour Cassel, John Mahoney, Nick Nolte, Frank Langella, Brian Cox and since 1994, he voiced Sean Connery in most of his films after the death of Pino Locchi.[3] His son Massimo De Ambrosis is also a voice actor.
He lives and works in Rome.
Filmography
Cinema
- The Children Are Watching Us (1943)
- L'angelo del miracolo (1945)
- Casello N. 3 (1945)
- La vita semplice (1946)
- Senza famiglia (1946)
- Ritorno al nido (1946)
- Heart and Soul (1948)
- Tomorrow Is Too Late (1950)
- VIP my Brother Superman (1968) - voice
- The Case Is Closed, Forget It (1971) - voice, uncredited
- L'Aretino nei suoi ragionamenti sulle cortigiane, le maritate e... i cornuti contenti (1972)
- Torso (1973)
- They Were Called Three Musketeers But They Were Four (1973) - voice, uncredited
