# Lauro Gazzolo

Lauro Gazzolo (born Ilario Gazzolo; 15 October 1900 – 2 October 1970) was an Italian actor and voice actor.

## Biography

Born in Nervi, Gazzolo began his career on screen in 1938 starring in the comedy film The Document and became more successful after the end of World War II. A popular character actor, he appeared in at least 106 films and played many roles between 1939 and 1966. Among his most popular filmography included The Jester's Supper, Four Steps in the Clouds and The Band of Honest Men. In his later films, he appeared alongside his son Nando Gazzolo in the 1961 film Constantine and the Cross. This would mark Nando's film debut.
As a voice actor, Gazzolo dubbed foreign films into the Italian language. He was the official Italian voice actor of Walter Brennan and Bud Abbott. He even dubbed over the voices of Sam Jaffe, George Hayes, Peter Lorre, Alan Napier, Joseph Egger, Arthur Malet, H. B. Warner, Gary Cooper, Charlie Chaplin, Charley Grapewin and Fernandel in either most of or their iconic film appearances. He was best known for dubbing elderly characters in western films and he was partnered up with his colleague Carlo Romano (Lou Costello's official dubber) in the Abbott and Costello sketches.
In Gazzolo's animated roles, he was renowned for dubbing characters in Walt Disney films such as Bashful in Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs, Dandy Crow in Dumbo, The White Rabbit in Alice in Wonderland, Archimedes in The Sword in the Stone, Jock in Lady and the Tramp, Rabbit from 1968 to 1970, Speaker of Goofy's shorts in Californy 'er Bust, Professor Owl, Ludwig Von Drake from 1963 to 1970 and Goofy from 1950s to 1960s.

### Personal life

Gazzolo had one son, Nando, from his marriage to Aida Ottaviani Piccolo, who was a radio announcer for EIAR. He also had another son, Virginio, from his marriage to Maria Natalina Robino. Nando was an actor and voice actor, Virginio was a voice actor.
Gazzolo died in Rome on 2 October 1970, thirteen days before his 70th birthday.

## Filmography
### Cinema

| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
| 1938 | Duetto vagabondo | | |
| 1939 | At Your Orders, Madame | Il cameriere all'albergo | |
| 1939 | I, His Father | Sardella | |
| 1939 | O sole mio | | |
| 1939 | La grande luce - Montevergine | Bartolomeo | |
| 1939 | Two Million for a Smile | L'ufficiale giudiziario | |
| 1939 | Defendant, Stand Up! | L'uomo dagli schiaffi | |
| 1939 | Unjustified Absence | Dean | |
| 1939 | The Document | Uno dei lestofani | |
| 1939 | Cose dell'altro mondo | Sam Raymond | |
| 1940 | The Secret of Villa Paradiso | Joe | |
| 1940 | Red Tavern | Domenico Torresi | |
| 1940 | One Hundred Thousand Dollars | Stefano Zilay | |
| 1940 | Mare | Perasso | |
| 1940 | Incanto di mezzanotte | Martino | |
| 1940 | Beyond Love | Count Sabelli-Catanzaro | |
| 1940 | Big Shoes | Giancola | |
| 1940 | Inspector Vargas | Dedè | |
| 1940 | La leggenda azzurra | | |
| 1940 | Eternal Melodies | Il locandiere Deiner | |
| 1941 | Caravaggio | Zio Nello | |
| 1941 | The Actor Who Disappeared | L'impresario | |
| 1941 | Con le donne non si scherza | Il professor Ferri | |
| 1941 | Pia de' Tolomei | Fra' Martino | |
| 1941 | The Betrothed | Ambrogio Fusella | |
| 1942 | The Jester's Supper | Il Trinca | |
| 1942 | Headlights in the Fog | Egisto | |
| 1942 | Giungla | Will Rubber | |
| 1942 | The Black Panther | Stefano Hegeduz | |
| 1942 | Soltanto un bacio | Il professore Giorgi | |
| 1942 | The Taming of the Shrew | Battista | |
| 1942 | The Gorgon | Il fedele servo di Spina | |
| 1942 | Four Steps in the Clouds | Il controllore sul treno | |
| 1942 | Notte di fiamme | | |
| 1943 | It Happened in Damascus | Cadi Al-Mon | |
| 1943 | Redemption | Tonio | |
| 1943 | Incontri di notte | Il professore Lauro Renzi | |
| 1943 | Short Circuit | Isidoro Storch | |
| 1943 | A Living Statue | Raffaele | |
| 1943 | Enrico IV | Giovanni | |
| 1943 | Grazia | | |
| 1943 | The Last Wagon | Andrea | |
| 1944 | In cerca di felicità | Peppino | |
| 1944 | Vietato ai minorenni | Il professore di storia naturale | |
| 1945 | La resa di Titì | | |
| 1945 | Lettere al sottotenente | | |
| 1945 | The Innocent Casimiro | Pietro | |
| 1945 | Down with Misery | Il commandattore Trombetti | |
| 1946 | The Models of Margutta | Federico | |
| 1946 | The Ways of Sin | Il farmacista | |
| 1946 | Peddlin' in Society | Il commandatore Bardacò | |
| 1946 | Trepidazione | | |
| 1946 | Il mondo vuole così | Carla's father | |
| 1946 | Biraghin | Biraghin's father | |
| 1947 | Shamed | Valentino | |
| 1948 | Man with the Grey Glove | Critico d'arte | |
| 1950 | Il cielo è rosso | Shoemaker | |
| 1950 | Ring Around the Clock | Guerrieri | |
| 1950 | Alina | Paolo | |
| 1950 | Father's Dilemma | Cliente che compro l'uovo pasquale | |
| 1950 | Tomorrow Is Too Late | Signor Giusti | |
| 1950 | Strano appuntamento | | |
| 1950 | Sambo | Conte Orsetto Orseolo | |
| 1951 | Canzone di primavera | Parodi | |
| 1952 | Fiamme sulla laguna | Antonio | |
| 1952 | Ha da venì... don Calogero | Evaristo, il farmacista | |
| 1952 | Beauties in Capri | Don Camillo | |
| 1952 | The Woman Who Invented Love | Marchese Doria | |
| 1952 | Il romanzo della mia vita | Cavalier Marchetti | |
| 1952 | La figlia del diavolo | Il farmacista | |
| 1952 | Poppy | Il preside | |
| 1952 | La colpa di una madre | Il pescatore | |
| 1952 | Il tallone di Achille | Ing, Felix | |
| 1953 | Riscatto | L'oste | |
| 1953 | Sul ponte dei sospiri | Il banchiere | |
| 1953 | Too Young for Love | Vicepresidente del tribunale | |
| 1953 | Martin Toccaferro | Commendatore | |
| 1953 | Past Lovers | | |
| 1954 | Of Life and Love | The administrator | Segment "Marsina Stretta" |
| 1954 | Mid-Century Loves | The Teacher | Segment "Guerra 1915-18" |
| 1954 | The Three Thieves | The Prosecutor | |
| 1954 | Pellegrini d'amore | Capitano peschereccio | |
| 1954 | House of Ricordi | Carlotti | |
| 1954 | Casta Diva | Signor Monti | |
| 1955 | Accadde tra le sbarre | Leonida Dei | |
| 1955 | La ladra | Il Maggiordomo | |
| 1955 | Io sono la Primula Rossa | Chiffon | |
| 1955 | Dramma nel porto | | |
| 1956 | Incatenata dal destino | | |
| 1956 | The Band of Honest Men | Andrea | |
| 1956 | Mai ti scorderò | Don Vincenzo | |
| 1956 | I miliardari | Il medico | |
| 1956 | Due sosia in allegria | | |
| 1956 | Londra chiama Polo Nord | Colonel Richardson | |
| 1956 | Noi siamo le colonne | Signor Bonci | |
| 1957 | Saranno uomini | | |
| 1958 | Goha | Taj-el-Ouloum | |
| 1958 | Adorabili e bugiarde | President of the Court | |
| 1958 | Il bacio del sole (Don Vesuvio) | Il vescovo | |
| 1959 | Le confident de ces dames | Le président | |
| 1959 | Avventura in città | | |
| 1961 | Constantine and the Cross | Amodius | Uncredited |
| 1961 | Blood Feud | Burlando | |
| 1961 | Un figlio d'oggi | Orafo | |
| 1963 | Un marito in condominio | Enea | |
| 1966 | La volpe e le camelie | | |
| 1967 | On My Way to the Crusades, I Met a Girl Who... | Eremita | |

## Voice work

| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
| 1949 | The Rose of Baghdad | The Grand Kadi | Animated film |
| 1972 | The Adventures of Pinocchio | Talking Cricket | Animated film (posthumous release) |

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

| Year | Title | Role(s) |
| 1938 | Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs | Bashful |
| 1948 | Dumbo | Dandy Crow |
| 1951 | Alice in Wonderland | White Rabbit |
| 1955 | Lady and the Tramp | Jock |
| 1961 | One Hundred and One Dalmatians | Scottie |
| 1962 | Arabian Nights: Sinbad's Adventures | Captain |
| 1963 | The Sword in the Stone | Archimedes |
| 1966 | Winnie the Pooh and the Honey Tree | Rabbit |
| 1967 | Asterix the Gaul | Cacofonix |
| 1968 | Winnie the Pooh and the Blustery Day | Rabbit |
| 1968 | Bambi | Friend Owl (1968 redub) |

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

| Year | Title | Role(s) | Original actor | Ref |
| 1946 | It's a Wonderful Life | Mr. Emil Gower | H. B. Warner | |
| 1964 | Mary Poppins | Mr. Dawes Jr. | Arthur Malet | |