Richard Collins McNamara was born in Lynchburg, Virginia on September 5, 1915. He was deployed to Italy as an American soldier during World War II and stayed there, working in the burgeoning film industry, once the conflict was over. Although best known as a dubber or dubbing director, whose name appears in the credits of literally hundreds of productions, he also acted in the occasional film as well, particularly during the early stages of his career. In 1950 he played a bit role in Fred Zinnemann's movie “Teresa” and Mervyn Leroy’s “Quo Vadis” both shot on location in Italy. After that, he acted in several movies, but he worked above all as a dubber - he was specialized in dubbing "American" characters with an "English accent" in Italian-language movies - and as an English-language dubber and Dubbing-Director of English-versions of some Italian movies.
Endowed with a rich voice so he was perfectly suited for dubbing and was employed as a singer for one Spaghetti western singing “I Can’t, Cause I Gotta Kill” in 1966’s “All'ombra di una colt” (In a Colt’s Shadow).
McNamara died in Rome on August 1, 1998, a month short of turning 83.
McNAMARA, Richard (Richard
Collins McNamara) [9/5/1915, Lynchburg, Virginia, U.S.A. – 8/1/1998, Rome,
Lazio, Italy] – actor, voice actor, singer.
In a Colt’s Shadow – 1966 [sings: “I Can’t, Cause I Gotta
Kill”]
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