Gino La Monica

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Gino La Monica
Born
Luigi La Monica

(1944-03-14) 14 March 1944 (age 81)
Portici, Kingdom of Italy
Occupations
  • Actor
  • voice actor
  • dubbing director
Years active1965–present
Spouse
Emanuela Giovannini
​
(m. 2012)​
Children
  • Alessia
  • Carolina

Luigi "Gino" La Monica (born 14 March 1944) is an Italian actor and voice actor. [1]

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Biography

Trained at the Accademia Nazionale di Arte Drammatica Silvio D'Amico, La Monica started acting in theatre and television in the 1960s, working with directors such as Luchino Visconti, Ettore Giannini, Sandro Bolchi and Anton Giulio Majano. [2] [3] He also performed alongside Bud Spencer in the 1977 film Charleston . In 2011 he played the part of Cardinal Altamirano in the international musical play The Mission, inspired from Roland Joffé and Robert Bolt's film of the same name, where he had also previously dubbed Jeremy Irons' role of Father Gabriel in the Italian post-synchronized version. [4] [5]

In 2021, La Monica was cast by Walt Disney Pictures/Pixar Animation Studios to voice Tommaso in the animated film Luca , also reprising his role in the Italian-dubbed version. [6]

Gino La Monica is known to the Italian public as a voice dubbing artist, having dubbed over the voices of Christopher Walken, William Hurt, Sam Neill, Richard Gere, Dustin Hoffman in The Graduate and David Hemmings in Deep Red . Other actors dubbed by him include Martin Sheen, Robert Redford, Harrison Ford, Michael Caine, Alan Rickman, Jonathan Pryce, Jeremy Irons and many others.

Filmography

Films

YearTitleRole(s)Notes
1977 Charleston Sergeant RoyComedy
2001 The House of Chicken  [ it ]Prosecutor
A Lele - Il caso ScieriMedium-length film [7]
2006I Lunes e la sfera di LasiferNarrator (voice)Animated film [8]
Padre Pio Wojtyla (voice) [9]
2007Partire, Ritornare. In Viaggio con Tahar Ben JellounVoice-overDocumentary [10]
2011 Tutta colpa della musica  [ it ]Comedy
20151200 km di bellezzaVoice-overDocumentary [11]
2021 Luca Tommaso (voice)Animated film, original version and Italian dub [12]
Ciao Alberto Additional voicesAnimated short film [13]

Television

YearTitleRole(s)Notes
1966Il conte di MontecristoQuarto marinaioTV miniseries
1967La fiera della vanitàAlfiere StubbleTV miniseries
1972I demoniSatovTV miniseries
1974Un certo MarconiSid RossTV film
1975Processo per l'uccisione di Raffaele Sonzogno giornalista romanoGiuseppe LucianiTV miniseries
1979Il signore di BallantraeHenry DurieTV miniseries
Il delitto NotarbartoloMarchesanoTV miniseries
1980 L'eredità della priora  [ it ]Andrea GuarnaTV miniseries
Delitto in piazzaMario AldaraTV miniseries
1997 Caro maestro Gianni VivaldiTV series
1998–1999 Una donna per amico Professor ContiTV series
2000 Il rumore dei ricordi  [ it ]GiorgioTV miniseries
2002The Angel's HouseFranco ManettiTV film
Lo zio d'America RiccardoTV series
2012 Il caso Enzo Tortora - Dove eravamo rimasti?  [ it ]Dall'OraTV miniseries

Dubbing

Films (Animation, Italian dub)

YearTitleRole(s)Ref
1967 Asterix the Gaul Narrator
1968 Asterix and Cleopatra
1978 The Lord of the Rings Elrond
1999 Animal Farm Benjamin
2000 Titan A.E. Professor Sam Tucker
2004 The Adventures of Ichabod and Mr. Toad (2004 redub)The Wind in the Willows segment narrator
2006 Over the Hedge Ozzie

Films (Live action, Italian dub)

YearTitleRole(s)Original actorRef
1967 The Graduate Benjamin Braddock Dustin Hoffman
1969 John and Mary John
1975 Deep Red Marcus Daly David Hemmings
1976 Next Stop, Greenwich Village Robert Fulmer Christopher Walken
1980 Flash Gordon Flash Gordon Sam J. Jones
1983 Brainstorm Dr. Michael BraceChristopher Walken
1984 Indiana Jones and the Temple of Doom Indiana Jones Harrison Ford
1986 At Close Range Bradford "Big Brad" WhitewoodChristopher Walken
The Mission Father Gabriel Jeremy Irons
1990 Alice Doug Tate William Hurt
1993 True Romance Vincenzo CoccottiChristopher Walken
1995 The Prophecy Gabriel
1995 GoldenEye Alec Trevelyan Sean Bean
1995 Search and Destroy Kim UlanderChristopher Walken
1998 The Prophecy II Gabriel
1999 Star Wars: Episode I – The Phantom Menace Qui-Gon Jinn Liam Neeson
2000 The Prophecy 3: The Ascent GabrielChristopher Walken
X-Men Robert Kelly Bruce Davison
2003 Pirates of the Caribbean: The Curse of the Black Pearl Weatherby Swann Jonathan Pryce
X2 Robert KellyBruce Davison
2005 The Brothers Grimm General Vavarin DelatombeJonathan Pryce
2006 Pirates of the Caribbean: The Curse of the Black Pearl Weatherby Swann
2007 Pirates of the Caribbean: At World's End
2008 The Incredible Hulk Thaddeus E. "Thunderbolt" Ross William Hurt
2008 Bedtime Stories Martin "Marty" BronsonJonathan Pryce
2011 Cowboys & Aliens Colonel Woodrow DolarhydeHarrison Ford
2012 Ted Sam J. JonesSam J. Jones
2015 Ted 2
2016 Captain America: Civil War Thaddeus E. "Thunderbolt" RossWilliam Hurt
2017 Thor: Ragnarok Odin actor Sam Neill
The Man Who Invented Christmas John Dickens Jonathan Pryce
2018 Avengers: Infinity War Thaddeus E. "Thunderbolt" RossWilliam Hurt
2019 The Two Popes Jorge Mario Cardinal Bergoglio Jonathan Pryce
2021 Black Widow Thaddeus E. "Thunderbolt" RossWilliam Hurt
2022 Thor: Love and Thunder Odin actorSam Neill
2024 Dune: Part Two Emperor Shaddam IV Christopher Walken

Television (Animation, Italian dub)

YearTitleRole(s)NotesRef
1976–1977 Magne Robo Gakeen NarratorMain cast
1985 Story of the Alps: My Annette Dr. GivetteRecurring role
1997 Kassai and Luk NarratorMain cast
2007–2009 In the Night Garden...
2008 Avatar: The Last Airbender Long FengRecurring role; Season 2
2009–2015 Star Wars: The Clone Wars Admiral Wullf YularenRecurring role

Television (Live action, Italian dub)

YearTitleRole(s)NotesOriginal actorRef
1984 The Blood of Others Dieter BergmanTV film Sam Neill

Notes

  1. ↑ "Gino La Monica's dubbing contributions". Antoniogenna.net. Retrieved July 14, 2024.
  2. ↑ "THE MISSION MUSICAL: Cast". themissionmusical.blogspot.com. January 4, 2011.
  3. ↑ Intervista a Luigi "Gino" La Monica | enciclopediadeldoppiaggio.it on YouTube (in Italian)
  4. ↑ "THE MISSION MUSICAL". themissionmusical.blogspot.com.
  5. ↑ Intervista a Luigi "Gino" La Monica | enciclopediadeldoppiaggio.it on YouTube, 15m38s (in Italian)
  6. ↑ "Luca". Il mondo dei doppiatori, antoniogenna.net.
  7. ↑ "A Lele - Il caso Scieri (2001), di Giulio Reale". cinemaitaliano.info (in Italian).
  8. ↑ "I Lunes e la sfera di Lasifer". vixvocal.it (in Italian).
  9. ↑ "Padre Pio". Il mondo dei doppiatori, antoniogenna.net (in Italian).
  10. ↑ "Partire, Ritornare. In viaggio con Tahar Ben Jelloun (2007), di Francesco Conversano, Nene Grignaffini". cinemaitaliano.info (in Italian).
  11. ↑ "1200KM DI BELLEZZA". cinematografo.it (in Italian).
  12. ↑ "Luca Italian voice cast". Antoniogenna.net. Retrieved July 14, 2024.
  13. ↑ End credits
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