Paolo Stoppa(1906-1988)

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Once Upon a Time in the West (1968)

Paolo Stoppa was born on 16 June 1906 in Rome, Lazio, Italy. He was an actor, known for The Leopard (1963), Once Upon a Time in the West (1968) and Rocco and His Brothers (1960). He died on 1 May 1988 in Rome, Lazio, Italy.

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The Sea Wall
5.9
- italian voice dubbing: Nehemiah Persoff (uncredited)
- 1958
Ci troviamo in galleria
5.4
- italian narrator (uncredited)
- 1953
Champion
7.3
- italian voice dubbing: Luis Van Rooten (uncredited)
- 1949
Cry of the City
7.2
- italian voice dubbing: Berry Kroeger (uncredited)
- 1948
Sorry, Wrong Number
7.3
- italian voice dubbing: Wendell Corey (uncredited)
- 1948
The Street with No Name
7.0
- italian voice dubbing: Richard Widmark (uncredited)
- 1948
The Big Clock
7.6
- italian voice dubbing: Dan Tobin (uncredited)
- 1948
The Naked City
7.5
- italian voice dubbing: David Opatoshu (uncredited)
- 1948
The Lady from Shanghai
7.5
- italian voice dubbing: Gus Schilling (uncredited)
- 1947
Golden Earrings
6.6
- italian voice dubbing: Bruce Lester (uncredited)
- 1947
Kiss of Death
7.4
- italian voice dubbing: Richard Widmark (uncredited)
- 1947
Desert Fury
6.5
- italian voice dubbing: Wendell Corey (uncredited)
- 1947
Pursued
7.2
- italian voice dubbing: Alan Hale (uncredited)
- 1947
Humoresque
7.3
- italian voice dubbing: Paul Cavanagh (uncredited)
- 1946
The Dark Corner
7.1
- italian voice dubbing: William Bendix (uncredited)
- 1946

Alternative name
- Paulo Stoppa
Height
- 5′ 6″ (1.68 m)
Born
- June 16, 1906
- Rome, Lazio, Italy
Died
- May 1, 1988
- Rome, Lazio, Italy(undisclosed)
Other works
Dubbing voice of Richard Widmark in the Italian post-synchronized version of Kiss of Death (1947) (Il bacio della morte), The Street with No Name (1948) (Strada senza nome), Slattery's Hurricane (1949) (Furia dei tropici), Down to the Sea in Ships (1949) (Naviganti coraggiosi), O. Henry's Full House (1952) (La giostra umana), Destination Gobi (1953) (Destinazione Mongolia), Pickup on South Street (1953) (Mano pericolosa) and The Way West (1967) (La via del West).

Trivia
Classically-trained leading actor of the Italian stage, from 1927. Entered films in 1934. Did some of his best work under the director Vittorio de Sica, notably as a villain in Miracle in Milan (1951). Founded a theatre which employed Luchino Visconti during his early career. From the 1960's, appeared occasionally in international productions, memorable as Pope Alexander III in Becket (1964). Frequently used as a voice-over actor, dubbing American stars like Kirk Douglas and Richard Widmark into Italian.