RIP Renato Cortesi

 

Italian theater, film, TV and voice actor Renato Cortesi died in Rome on October 3^rd at the age of 87. Born in Bergamo on July 28, 1939, Cortesi spanned more than half a century of cinema, television, and theater, lending his voice to unforgettable performances and famous animated characters. After studying at the Piccolo Teatro di Milano school, Cortesi began his theatrical activity at a very young age at the University Theater, performing in works by Thornton Wilder, Eugène Ionesco, and Sławomir Mrożek. In 1966 he moved to Rome, where he had the opportunity to collaborate with Renzo Ricci. At the same time, he began what would become a long career in dubbing. The legacy in dubbing Among the actors he voiced are Gérard Depardieu, André Dussollier, William Hurt, Liam Neeson, Jeff Bridges, Jean-Claude Dreyfus, Rutger Hauer, Brad Dourif, Dan Aykroyd, Geoffrey Rush, Burt Reynolds, Viggo Mortensen, Ben Kingsley, and Gene Hackman. Cortesi leaves behind his son Marco, a dubbing director, and was cousin to the voice actress Isa Bellini. Cortesi was the Italian voice of Denver John Collins in 1971’s ‘Doc’.