Heinz Petruo

Heinz Petruo (1918-2001) was a German voice actor and radio broadcaster who dubbed the Skeksis high priest in Der Dunkle Kristall, the German dub of The Dark Crystal.
Petruo was a leading German radio announcer and newscaster, working for West Berlin broadcaster RIAS from 1954 until 1981. He entered film dubbing in the fifties, often as narrators, announcers, or radio voices. He later dubbed Darth Vader in the original Star Wars trilogy. Petruo was the primary German voice of James Coburn, Lee Van Cleef (including For a Few Dollars More), and Leslie Nielsen in most of his dramatic roles (including The Poseidon Adventure). 
Petruo also dubbed Ray Charles in The Blues Brothers, Harold Gould four times (including Marnie and The Sting), Fritz Weaver in Fail-Safe, Abe Vigoda in The Godfather, and assorted guest stars on Bonanza and Kojak. In animation, he narrated Disney's Sleeping Beauty and the Italian feature Mr. Rossi Looks for Happiness. On-camera, he recurred as a police official on the crime series Direktion City from 1976 to 1977.
His son, Thomas Petruo, also went into dubbing.
==External links==
*Deutsche Synchronkartei - German dubbing database
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