Italian theater, film, TV and voice actor Virgilio
Gazzolo died in Monte Castello di Vibio, Umbria, Italy on August 19, 2026. He
was 89. Born Virginio Gazzolo in Rome on September 7, 1936, he was the son of actor
Lauro Gazzolo [1900-1970], half-brother of actor Nando Gazzolo [1928-2015] and uncle
of actor Matteo Gazzolo [1962- ]. After
leaving his studies to follow his passion, he made his debut in the 1960s
becoming a reference in Roman theater. He is one of the protagonists and
founders of the "Teatro dei 101", an experimental laboratory where
Gigi Proietti and Piera Degli Esposti, among others, took their first steps. In
1969 he co-founded the Emilia Romagna Theatre Community in Modena. On TV, his
interpretation of Leon Battista Alberti in the series ‘L'età di Cosimo de'
Medici’ (1973), directed by Roberto Rossellini, is famous. He also lends his
talent to dubbing for some international film stars (Gene Hackman, Klaus
Kinski). Gazzolo was married to actress Angela Cardile. Virgilio appeared in
one Spaghetti western as Mr. Barton the general store owner in 1967’s “Day of
Anger” with Lee Van Cleef and Giuliano Gemma. He also was a voice dubber on six
other Spaghetti’s: In 1966’s “Seven Dollars to Kill” he was the Italian voice
of Nino Musco. He was the Italian voice of Franco Balducci in “Death Rides a
Horse”, Aldo Sambrell in “15 Scaffolds for a Killer”, Dan Vadis in “The
Stranger Returns” all in 1967 and the voice of Klaus Kinski in both “The Price
of Death” and “Vengeance Trail in 1971.
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