# Tonino Accolla

Antonio "Tonino" Accolla (6 April 1949 – 14 July 2013) was an Italian actor and voice actor. He was a well-known voice dubber, with the public mainly identifying him as the Italian voice of actor Eddie Murphy and the animated character Homer Simpson.

## Biography

Accolla was born in Syracuse, Italy. He began his career in the early 1970s acting in theatre, film and radio shows, making one of his earliest prominent dubbing contributions in the 1979 film Apocalypse Now. Accolla was notable for providing the Italian voice of Eddie Murphy in all his live-action roles (until 2009), as well as the animated character Homer Simpson in the Italian version of The Simpsons (until his death in 2013). Other actors he dubbed over were Kenneth Branagh, Tom Hanks, Mickey Rourke, Ralph Fiennes, Jim Carrey, Ben Stiller, O. J. Simpson, Bill Paxton, Gary Oldman, Christopher Lambert and Billy Crystal in a select number of their films. In 1991, he received the Nastro d'Argento for his dubbing of Kenneth Branagh in the film Henry V.
He also served as the Italian voice of Timon in the animated film The Lion King, Mike Wazowski in Monsters, Inc. and Mushu in Mulan II and House of Mouse.
As a dubbing director, Accolla directed the dubbed versions for several episodes of The Simpsons as well as films such as The Silence of the Lambs, Borat, The Island, Avatar and more.

### Personal life

Accolla was the father of the voice actor Lorenzo Accolla and he was also the uncle of the voice actress Natalia Accolla.

## Death

Accolla died on 14 July 2013, aged 64, after suffering a long illness. The voice of Homer Simpson was passed on to voice actor and comedian Massimo Lopez.

## Filmography
### Cinema

| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
| 1974 | L'eredità dello zio buonanima | Franco’s son | |
| 2007 | Hidden Love | Gentleman caller | |
| 2008 | Sandrine in the Rain | | Cameo |

### Television

| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
| 1973 | Napoleone a Sant'Elena | Lucien Bonaparte | TV miniseries |
| 1973 | La famiglia Barrett | Settimo Barrett | TV play |
| 1974 | Sotto il placido Don | Mombelli | TV miniseries |
| 1975 | Tommaso d'Aquino | Aimone | TV film |
| 1977 | Lo scandalo della Banca Romana | Alberto Lanti | TV miniseries |
| 1977 | Giovanni Episcopo | Young man | TV play |
| 1979 | Tre ore dopo le nozze | Actor | TV play |
| 1979 | Antonio e Cleopatra | Eros | TV play |
| 1979 | La grande rabbia di Philipp Hotz | Porter | TV play |
| 1982 | Le tre capitali | Muratorello | TV film |
| 1989 | Tornerai | | TV miniseries |
| 2001 | Il maresciallo Rocca | Mai | 2 episodes (season 3) |

## Voice work

| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
| 1991 | Tiramolla Adventures | Tiramolla | Animated series |
| 2003 | Opopomoz | Astarotte | Animated film |

### Dubbing
#### Films (Animation, Italian dub)

| Year | Title | Role(s) |
| 1979 | The Castle of Cagliostro | Goemon Ishikawa XIII |
| 1981 | Swan Lake | Prince Siegfried |
| 1986 | The Great Mouse Detective | Citizen |
| 1994 | The Lion King | Timon |
| 1994 | Asterix Conquers America | Asterix |
| 2001 | Mickey's Magical Christmas: Snowed in at the House of Mouse | Mushu |
| 2001 | Monsters, Inc. | Mike Wazowski |
| 2002 | Mike's New Car | Mike Wazowski |
| 2004 | Mulan II | Mushu |
| 2004 | The Lion King 1½ | Timon |
| 2006 | Asterix and the Vikings | Cacofonix |
| 2006 | Asterix and the Vikings | Narrator |
| 2006 | Cars | Mike Car |
| 2006 | Shark Bait | Pierre |
| 2007 | The Simpsons Movie | Homer Simpson |
| 2007 | The Simpsons Movie | Fat Tony |
| 2007 | Noah's Ark | King Sabu |
| 2009 | Lilly the Witch: The Dragon and the Magic Book | Hector |

#### Films (Live action, Italian dub)

| Year | Title | Role(s) | Original actor |
| 1975 | The Apple Dumpling Gang | Russell Donovan | Bill Bixby |
| 1979 | Alien | Gilbert Kane (Director’s cut) | John Hurt |
| 1979 | Apocalypse Now | Kilgore's Gunner | James Keane |
| 1979 | More American Graffiti | Lance Harris | John Lansing |
| 1980 | The Watcher in the Woods | Paul Curtis | David McCallum |
| 1980 | Fame | Montgomery MacNeil | Paul McCrane |
| 1981 | Taps | Alex Dwyer | Sean Penn |
| 1981 | Endless Love | Keith Butterfield | James Spader |
| 1982 | 48 Hrs. | Reggie Hammond | Eddie Murphy |
| 1982 | The Thing | Windows | Thomas G. Waites |
| 1983 | Trading Places | Billy Ray Valentine | Eddie Murphy |
| 1983 | Something Wicked This Way Comes | Mr. Dark | Jonathan Pryce |
| 1983 | Monty Python's The Meaning of Life | Various roles | Eric Idle |
| 1983 | Terms of Endearment | Flap Horton | Jeff Daniels |
| 1983 | Flashdance | Richie Blazek | Kyle T. Heffner |
| 1983 | Risky Business | Joel Goodsen | Tom Cruise |
| 1984 | Red Dawn | Jed Eckert | Patrick Swayze |
| 1984 | Reckless | Johnny Rourke | Aidan Quinn |
| 1984 | The Pope of Greenwich Village | Charlie Moran | Mickey Rourke |
| 1984 | Cinderella '80 | Mizio / Prince Eugenio | Pierre Cosso |
| 1984 | Beverly Hills Cop | Axel Foley | Eddie Murphy |
| 1984 | Best Defense | T.M. Landry | Eddie Murphy |
| 1984 | Harry & Son | Howard Keach | Robby Benson |
| 1984 | Splash | Allen Bauer | Tom Hanks |
| 1984 | Dune | Paul Atreides | Kyle MacLachlan |
| 1985 | Clue | Wadsworth | Tim Curry |
| 1985 | Cocoon | Jack Bonner | Steve Guttenberg |
| 1985 | The Breakfast Club | John Bender | Judd Nelson |
| 1986 | 9½ Weeks | John Gray | Mickey Rourke |
| 1986 | Power | Arnold Billings | Denzel Washington |
| 1986 | The Golden Child | Chandler Jarrell | Eddie Murphy |
| 1986 | Heartburn | Richard | Jeff Daniels |
| 1986 | Every Time We Say Goodbye | David Bradley | Tom Hanks |
| 1986 | The Money Pit | Walter Fielding | Tom Hanks |
| 1986 | Pretty in Pink | Steff McKee | James Spader |
| 1986 | Ferris Bueller's Day Off | Garth Volbeck | Charlie Sheen |
| 1986 | The Venetian Woman | Jules | Jason Connery |
| 1987 | Beverly Hills Cop II | Axel Foley | Eddie Murphy |
| 1987 | Eddie Murphy Raw | Eddie Murphy | Eddie Murphy |
| 1987 | Angel Heart | Harry Angel | Mickey Rourke |
| 1987 | A Prayer for the Dying | Martin Fallon | Mickey Rourke |
| 1987 | The Gold Rimmed Glasses | Davide Lattes | Rupert Everett |
| 1987 | Bad Taste | Derek | Peter Jackson |
| 1987 | Bad Taste | Robert | Peter Jackson |
| 1987 | Dragnet | Pep Streebek | Tom Hanks |
| 1987 | The Sicilian | Salvatore Giuliano | Christopher Lambert |
| 1987 | Planes, Trains and Automobiles | Owen Mooney | Dylan Baker |
| 1987 | Three Men and a Baby | Michael Kellam | Steve Guttenberg |
| 1988 | The Naked Gun: From the Files of Police Squad! | Detective Nordberg | O. J. Simpson |
| 1988 | Coming to America | Prince Akeem Joffer | Eddie Murphy |
| 1988 | Coming to America | Randy Watson | Eddie Murphy |
| 1988 | Coming to America | Saul | Eddie Murphy |
| 1988 | Coming to America | Clarence | Eddie Murphy |
| 1988 | Bye Bye Baby | Marcello | Jason Connery |
| 1988 | Working Girl | Bob Speck | Kevin Spacey |
| 1989 | Turner & Hooch | Scott Turner | Tom Hanks |
| 1989 | Major League | Willie Mays Hayes | Wesley Snipes |
| 1989 | Parenthood | Nathan Huffner | Rick Moranis |
| 1989 | Harlem Nights | Vernest "Quick" Brown | Eddie Murphy |
| 1989 | When Harry Met Sally... | Harry Burns | Billy Crystal |
| 1989 | Wild Orchid | James Wheeler | Mickey Rourke |
| 1989 | Miss Firecracker | Delmount Williams | Tim Robbins |
| 1989 | Henry V | King Henry V | Kenneth Branagh |
| 1989 | The Fabulous Baker Boys | Frank Baker | Beau Bridges |
| 1990 | Pacific Heights | Carter Hayes / James Danforth | Michael Keaton |
| 1990 | Another 48 Hrs. | Reggie Hammond | Eddie Murphy |
| 1990 | The Exorcist III | James Venamun / The Gemini Killer | Brad Dourif |
| 1990 | Joe Versus the Volcano | Joe Banks | Tom Hanks |
| 1990 | Desperate Hours | Michael Bosworth | Mickey Rourke |
| 1990 | Bad Influence | Alex | Rob Lowe |
| 1990 | Come See the Paradise | Jack McGurn | Dennis Quaid |
| 1990 | Blue Steel | Eugene Hunt | Ron Silver |
| 1991 | Dead Again | Mike Church | Kenneth Branagh |
| 1991 | Dead Again | Roman Strauss | Kenneth Branagh |
| 1991 | City Slickers | Mitch Robbins | Billy Crystal |
| 1991 | Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles II: The Secret of the Ooze | Leonardo | Brian Tochi |
| 1991 | Grand Canyon | Mack | Kevin Kline |
| 1991 | The Naked Gun 2½: The Smell of Fear | Detective Nordberg | O. J. Simpson |
| 1992 | Peter's Friends | Andrew Benson | Kenneth Branagh |
| 1992 | The Player | Larry Levy | Peter Gallagher |
| 1992 | The Distinguished Gentleman | Thomas Jefferson Johnson | Eddie Murphy |
| 1992 | Boomerang | Marcus Graham | Eddie Murphy |
| 1992 | Christopher Columbus: The Discovery | Alvaro Harana | Benicio del Toro |
| 1992 | White Men Can't Jump | Sidney "Syd" Deane | Wesley Snipes |
| 1992 | Mr. Saturday Night | Buddy Young Jr. | Billy Crystal |
| 1992 | Max and Jérémie | Jérémie Kolachowsky | Christopher Lambert |
| 1992 | Wayne's World | Benjamin Kane | Rob Lowe |
| 1992 | Brain Donors | Roland T. Flakfizer | John Turturro |
| 1992 | 1492: Conquest of Paradise | Arojaz | Kario Salem |
| 1992 | Alien 3 | Robert Morse | Danny Webb |
| 1993 | Loaded Weapon 1 | Mr. Jigsaw | Tim Curry |
| 1993 | Much Ado About Nothing | Benedick | Kenneth Branagh |
| 1993 | Sister Act 2: Back in the Habit | Father Wolfgang | Thomas Gottschalk |
| 1993 | Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles III | Leonardo | Brian Tochi |
| 1993 | Mrs. Doubtfire | Stuart Dunmeyer | Pierce Brosnan |
| 1993 | Hot Shots! Part Deux | Dexter Hayman | Rowan Atkinson |
| 1994 | Beverly Hills Cop III | Axel Foley | Eddie Murphy |
| 1994 | Ace Ventura: Pet Detective | Ace Ventura | Jim Carrey |
| 1994 | True Lies | Simon | Bill Paxton |
| 1994 | Three Colours: Red | Michel | Marc Autheman |
| 1994 | Naked Gun 33 1/3: The Final Insult | Detective Nordberg | O. J. Simpson |
| 1994 | Trapped in Paradise | Bill Firpo | Nicolas Cage |
| 1994 | Highlander III: The Sorcerer | Connor MacLeod | Christopher Lambert |
| 1994 | Drop Zone | Pete Nessip | Wesley Snipes |
| 1994 | Léon: The Professional | Norman Stansfield | Gary Oldman |
| 1994 | Speed | Maurice | Glenn Plummer |
| 1994 | Speed | Cameraman | Todd Gordon |
| 1994 | Angie | Noel | Stephen Rea |
| 1994 | Prêt-à-Porter | Milo O'Brannigan | Stephen Rea |
| 1994 | Bullets Over Broadway | David Shayne | John Cusack |
| 1994 | Little Indian, Big City | Stéphane Marchadot | Thierry Lhermitte |
| 1994 | Bad Girls | Josh McCoy | Dermot Mulroney |
| 1995 | Strange Days | Lenny Nero | Ralph Fiennes |
| 1995 | Nine Months | Samuel Faulkner | Hugh Grant |
| 1995 | Vampire in Brooklyn | Maximillian | Eddie Murphy |
| 1995 | Vampire in Brooklyn | Preacher Pauly | Eddie Murphy |
| 1995 | Vampire in Brooklyn | Guido | Eddie Murphy |
| 1995 | Ace Ventura: When Nature Calls | Ace Ventura | Jim Carrey |
| 1995 | Kiss of Death | Junior "Little Junior" Brown | Nicolas Cage |
| 1995 | Braveheart | Robert the Bruce | Angus Macfadyen |
| 1996 | Romeo + Juliet | Mercutio | Harold Perrineau |
| 1996 | That Thing You Do! | Amos White | Tom Hanks |
| 1996 | Looking for Richard | Kenneth Branagh | Kenneth Branagh |
| 1996 | The Evening Star | Jerry Bruckner | Bill Paxton |
| 1996 | The Nutty Professor | Sherman Klump | Eddie Murphy |
| 1996 | The Nutty Professor | Buddy Love | Eddie Murphy |
| 1996 | The Nutty Professor | Cletus Klump | Eddie Murphy |
| 1996 | The Nutty Professor | Anna Pearl Jensen-Klump | Eddie Murphy |
| 1996 | The Nutty Professor | Ida Mae Jensen | Eddie Murphy |
| 1996 | The Nutty Professor | Ernie Klump Sr. | Eddie Murphy |
| 1996 | The Nutty Professor | Lance Perkins | Eddie Murphy |
| 1996 | Crash | James Ballard | James Spader |
| 1996 | Down Periscope | Stanley "Spots" Sylvesterson | Jonathan Penner |
| 1996 | Dunston Checks In | Lord Rutledge | Rupert Everett |
| 1996 | Independence Day | President Thomas J. Whitmore | Bill Pullman |
| 1996 | Brain Donors | Roland T. Flakfizer | John Turturro |
| 1996 | The Crucible | John Hale | Rob Campbell |
| 1997 | Oscar and Lucinda | Oscar Hopkins | Ralph Fiennes |
| 1997 | Metro | Scott Roper | Eddie Murphy |
| 1997 | The Fifth Element | Jean-Baptiste Emanuel Zorg | Gary Oldman |
| 1997 | 'Til There Was You | Nick Dawkan | Dylan McDermott |
| 1997 | Traveller | Bokky | Bill Paxton |
| 1997 | Titanic | Brock Lovett | Bill Paxton |
| 1997 | Alien Resurrection | Larry Purvis | Leland Orser |
| 1997 | Speed 2: Cruise Control | Alex Shaw | Jason Patric |
| 1998 | Simon Birch | Joe Wenteworth (adult) | Jim Carrey |
| 1998 | The Thin Red Line | John Gaff | John Cusack |
| 1998 | The Red Violin | Frederick Pope | Jason Flemyng |
| 1998 | Holy Man | G | Eddie Murphy |
| 1998 | Dr. Dolittle | Dr. John Dolittle | Eddie Murphy |
| 1998 | Dr. Dolittle | Goat | Phyllis Katz |
| 1998 | There's Something About Mary | Ted Stroehmann | Ben Stiller |
| 1998 | Gunslinger's Revenge | Jack Sikora | David Bowie |
| 1998 | Practical Magic | Jimmy Angelov | Goran Višnjić |
| 1998 | Coppia omicida | Domenico | Thomas Kretschmann |
| 1999 | Life | Rayford "Ray" Gibson | Eddie Murphy |
| 1999 | Bowfinger | Kit Ramsey | Eddie Murphy |
| 1999 | Bowfinger | Jiff Ramsey | Eddie Murphy |
| 2000 | Nutty Professor II: The Klumps | Sherman Klump | Eddie Murphy |
| 2000 | Nutty Professor II: The Klumps | Buddy Love | Eddie Murphy |
| 2000 | Nutty Professor II: The Klumps | Cletus Klump | Eddie Murphy |
| 2000 | Nutty Professor II: The Klumps | Anna Pearl Jensen-Klump | Eddie Murphy |
| 2000 | Nutty Professor II: The Klumps | Ida Mae Jensen | Eddie Murphy |
| 2000 | Nutty Professor II: The Klumps | Ernie Klump Sr. | Eddie Murphy |
| 2000 | Nutty Professor II: The Klumps | Lance Perkins | Eddie Murphy |
| 2000 | Get Carter | Cyrus Paice | Mickey Rourke |
| 2000 | The Cell | Carl Rudolph Stargher | Vincent D'Onofrio |
| 2000 | Me, Myself & Irene | Charlie Baileygates | Jim Carrey |
| 2000 | Me, Myself & Irene | Hank Evans | Jim Carrey |
| 2000 | Little Nicky | Nicky | Adam Sandler |
| 2000 | Rules of Engagement | Mark Biggs | Guy Pearce |
| 2000 | Lost Souls | Henry Birdson | John Diehl |
| 2001 | Dr. Dolittle 2 | Dr. John Dolittle | Eddie Murphy |
| 2001 | One Night at McCool's | Carl | Paul Reiser |
| 2001 | Jay and Silent Bob Strike Back | Pumpkin Escobar | Tracy Morgan |
| 2001 | Planet of the Apes | General Thade | Tim Roth |
| 2001 | Human Nature | Puff | Rhys Ifans |
| 2002 | Showtime | Trey Sellars | Eddie Murphy |
| 2002 | The Adventures of Pluto Nash | Pluto Nash | Eddie Murphy |
| 2002 | The Adventures of Pluto Nash | Rex Crater | Eddie Murphy |
| 2002 | I Spy | Kelly Robinson | Eddie Murphy |
| 2002 | Spider | Dennis "Spider" Cleg | Ralph Fiennes |
| 2003 | Bruce Almighty | Bruce Nolan | Jim Carrey |
| 2003 | Daddy Day Care | Charlie Hinton | Eddie Murphy |
| 2003 | The Haunted Mansion | Jim Evers | Eddie Murphy |
| 2003 | Ghosts of the Abyss | Bill Paxton | Bill Paxton |
| 2003 | The Last Samurai | Colonel Bagley | Tony Goldwyn |
| 2004 | Dodgeball: A True Underdog Story | White Goodman | Ben Stiller |
| 2004 | The Machinist | Trevor Reznik | Christian Bale |
| 2005 | Mr. & Mrs. Smith | Marco Racin | Elijah Alexander |
| 2006 | Dreamgirls | James "Thunder" Early | Eddie Murphy |
| 2006 | Dr. Dolittle 3 | Cogburn the Rooster | Paulo Costanzo |
| 2006 | The Pink Panther | Nigel Boswell | Clive Owen |
| 2007 | Norbit | Norbit Albert Rice | Eddie Murphy |
| 2007 | Norbit | Rasputia Latimore | Eddie Murphy |
| 2007 | Norbit | Mr. Wong | Eddie Murphy |
| 2007 | Virgin Territory | Gerbino Della Ratta | Tim Roth |
| 2007 | Epic Movie | Harry Beaver | Katt Williams |
| 2008 | Meet Dave | Dave Ming Chang | Eddie Murphy |
| 2008 | Meet Dave | The Captain (Number 1) | Eddie Murphy |
| 2009 | Imagine That | Evan Danielson | Eddie Murphy |

#### Television (Animation, Italian dub)

| Year | Title | Role(s) | Notes |
| 1979 | Machine Hayabusa | Ryu | Recurring role |
| 1981–1982 | The Smurfs | Papa Smurf | Main cast (3rd voice) |
| 1982 | Isabelle of Paris | Andrea | Main cast |
| 1991–2013 | The Simpsons | Homer Simpson | Main cast (seasons 1–23) |
| 1991–2013 | The Simpsons | Grampa Simpson (young) | Main cast (seasons 1–23) |
| 1991–2013 | The Simpsons | Various characters | Main cast (seasons 1–23) |
| 1996–2000 | Ace Ventura: Pet Detective | Ace Ventura | Main cast |
| 2001–2002 | House of Mouse | Mushu | 9 episodes |

#### Television (Live action, Italian dub)

| Year | Title | Role(s) | Notes | Original actor |
| 1979–1987 | M*A*S*H | Maxwell Q. Klinger | Recurring role | Jamie Farr |
| 1982 | Oliver Twist | Bill Sikes | TV film | Tim Curry |
| 1982 | Marco Polo | Prince Chinkin | TV miniseries | Junichi Ishida |
| 1982–1987 | Happy Days | Roger Phillips | Recurring role | Ted McGinley |
| 1983–1989 | Simon & Simon | A.J. Simon | Main cast | Jameson Parker |
| 1984 | Mistral's Daughter | Eric Avigdor | TV miniseries | Pierre Malet |
| 1985 | North and South | Orry Main | TV miniseries | Patrick Swayze |
| 1985 | Baila Comigo | Joaquim Seixas Miranda | Main cast | Tony Ramos |
| 1990 | A Season of Giants | Michelangelo | TV miniseries | Mark Frankel |
| 1991 | Young Catherine | Count Grigory Orlov | TV miniseries | Mark Frankel |
| 1998–2003 | Mad About You | Paul Buchman | Main cast (seasons 1–6) | Paul Reiser |

#### Video games (Italian dub)

| Year | Title | Role(s) | Ref |
| 2007 | The Simpsons Game | Homer Simpson | |