Silvio Spaccesi

Silvio Spaccesi (1 August 1926 – 2 June 2015) was an Italian actor and voice actor.

Biography Born in Macerata, Spaccesi studied in a Salesians of Don Bosco School, and made his official theatrical debut with the stage company held by Angelo Perugini. After moving to Rome, he formed at the Silvio d’Amico Academy of Dramatic Arts.

Spaccesi was also active as a voice actor and a dubber. He voiced Yoda in the Italian versions of the Star Wars original trilogy and Santa Claus in The Nightmare Before Christmas. He was also the Italian voice of Orville in the 1977 Disney film The Rescuers and the second voice of Barney Rubble in The Flintstones. Spaccesi often dubbed actors such as Gustav Knuth, Charles Durning, Frank Oz and Jack Warden in a select number of their films.

Death Spaccesi died in Rome on June 2, 2015, at the age of 88 just a few days after the death of his partner Rosaura Marchi.

Filmography Cinema Adriana Lecouvreur (1955) In Prison Awaiting Trial (1972) - Maresciallo Aretino's Blue Stories (1972) - Cecco Aretino's Stories of the Three Lustful Daughters (1972) - Cecco Come fu che Masuccio Salernitano, fuggendo con le brache in mano, riuscì a conservarlo sano (1972) - Swindler They Were Called Three Musketeers But They Were Four (1973) - King Louis XIII Il colonnello Buttiglione diventa generale (1974) - General Damigiani La minorenne (1974) - The Uncle Priest The Immortal Bachelor (1975) - Lawyer Café Express (1980) - Giuseppe Sanguigno Il carabiniere (1981) - Don Saverio Segni particolari: bellissimo (1983) - Priest Mezzo destro mezzo sinistro - 2 calciatori senza pallone (1985) - President Beccaceci Italians in Rio (1987) - Romolo Cococcia Anni 90: Parte II (1993) - Bastiano Ciccone Package, Double Package and Counterpackage (1993) - Nicola Settimelli Keys in Hand (1996) - Judge

Dubbing roles Animation Orville in The Rescuers Santa Claus in The Nightmare Before Christmas Barney Rubble in The Flintstones (2nd voice) Bashful in Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs (1972 redub) Puggsy in Tom and Jerry: The Movie Bonan in Dog of Flanders James Bloggs in When the Wind Blows Larry in The New Three Stooges

Live action Yoda in Star Wars: Episode V – The Empire Strikes Back Yoda in Star Wars: Episode VI – Return of the Jedi Doc Hopper in The Muppet Movie Glenn Purcell in Airport 1975 Oren Trask in Working Girl King of Swamp Castle in Monty Python and the Holy Grail Ed Traxler in The Terminator Colonel Erhardt To Be or Not to Be Mickey Morrissey in The Verdict Big Ben Healy in Problem Child Blindman in Young Frankenstein Mr. Tarkanian in The Great Muppet Caper Mr. Wing in Gremlins Mr. Wing / Janitor in Gremlins 2: The New Batch Ghost of Christmas Present in The Muppet Christmas Carol Gilbert of Glockenspur in Dragonheart Gale Snoats in Raising Arizona James Gordon in Batman Charles Dreyfus in Revenge of the Pink Panther Brett in Alien Sergeant Hulka in Stripes Uncle Walt in Twilight Zone: The Movie Hoagy in Pete's Dragon Jacobs in Alice Doesn't Live Here Anymore Eli Sands in The Concorde ... Airport '79 Christie in The Quatermass Xperiment Mr. Emerson in A Room with a View Frank Alexander in A Clockwork Orange Saburo Kurusu in Tora! Tora! Tora! Miracle Max in The Princess Bride Mr. Mushnik in Little Shop of Horrors Thomas Davies in Roots