Oreste Baldini | |
Birth Date: | 8 July 1962 |
Birth Place: | Milan, Italy |
Years Active: | 1974–present |
Relatives: | Antonella Baldini (sister) Nanni Baldini (brother) Rita Baldini (sister) |
Oreste Baldini (born 8 July 1962) is an Italian actor, voice actor and dubbing director.[1] After entering the film industry as a child performing in The Godfather Part II and The Flower in His Mouth, he later found a successful career as a voice actor in both animated and live action films.
Born in Milan, Baldini made his international screen debut at twelve years of age in 1974, portraying Vito Corleone as a child in the opening scenes of The Godfather Part II. A year later, he returned to Italy and acted in the film The Flower in His Mouth.[2]
Baldini later found success as a voice actor, dubbing characters into the Italian language and voicing Italian animated characters. He regularly dubs John Cusack in Italian and has dubbed Ken Jeong, Noah Taylor, David Arquette, Ludacris, Tim Roth, Seth Rogen, Crispin Glover, and Johnny Depp in some of their movies. Baldini's Italian voice dubbing roles include King Julien XIII in the Madagascar films,[3] Shaggy Rogers in Scooby-Doo, Courage in Courage the Cowardly Dog, Sideshow Mel in The Simpsons, Quackerjack in Darkwing Duck, George McFly in Back to the Future, Dewey Riley in the Scream saga, Tej Parker in the Fast & Furious franchise, and Leslie Chow in The Hangover films. Baldini works at C.D. Cine Dubbing, LaBibi.it, Dubbing Brothers, Pumaisdue, and other Italian dubbing studios.
Baldini is also a sculptor and painter, showcasing in Rome, Milan, Tokyo and New York. In 2019 some works of his appeared at the Museo nazionale etrusco di Villa Giulia in the exhibition Acqua ("Water"), focused on environmentalism,[4] followed by Bastabuste ("Stop plastic bags") in 2021 with the painting Dantenostrum. Inferni in terra, a 40-meters tribute to Dante Alighieri.[5] He has designed sets for theatre plays.[6]
Baldini is the brother of voice actors Antonella, Rita and Nanni Baldini.
Year | Title | Role | Notes | |
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1974 | The Godfather Part II | Vito Corleone, aged nine | ||
1975 | The Flower in His Mouth | Nicola Bellocampo | ||
1998 | Kinekiller | Spectator | Short film |
Year | Title | Role | Notes |
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1989 | Come stanno bene insieme | TV miniseries | |
2005 | Il capitano | 1 episode | |
2011 | Fratelli detective | 1 episode | |
Year | Title | Role | Notes | |
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2004 | I Roteò e la magia dello specchio | Knight | Animated film | |
2007 | Bentornato Pinocchio | The Cat | Animated film | |
2018 | Storyteller | Animated film | ||
2019 | The Bears' Famous Invasion of Sicily | Palace Guards | Animated film | |
2021–present | Pinocchio and Friends | Mastro Ciliegia | Animated series | |
2023 | A Greyhound of a Girl | Dr. Patel | Animated film |
Year | Title | Role(s) | Original actor | Ref |
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1979 | The Muppet Movie | Max | Austin Pendleton | |
1984 | Camila | Ignacio | Boris Rubaja | |
1985 | Back to the Future | George McFly | Crispin Glover | [14] |
1987 | Mak Π 100 | Paolo Casati | Jonathan Horn | |
The Glass Menagerie | Tom Wingfield | John Malkovich | ||
1988 | Heathers | Ram Sweeney | Patrick Labyorteaux | |
Another Woman | Laura’s boyfriend | Josh Hamilton | ||
1990 | The Grifters | Roy Dillon | John Cusack | |
Wings of Fame | Brian Smith | Colin Firth | ||
Days of Being Wild | Tide | Andy Lau | ||
1991 | Little Man Tate | Eddie | Harry Connick Jr. | |
Career Opportunities | Jim Dodge | Frank Whaley | ||
The Texas Chain Saw Massacre | Kirk (1991 redub) | William Vail | ||
1992 | Reservoir Dogs | Freddy Newendyke / Mr. Orange | Tim Roth | |
Noises Off | Garry Lejeune / Roger Tramplemain | John Ritter | ||
Stay Tuned | Roy Knable | |||
1993 | Bodies, Rest & Motion | Nick | Tim Roth | |
The Three Musketeers | D'Artagnan | Chris O'Donnell | ||
Swing Kids | Thomas Berger | Christian Bale | ||
Judgment Night | Mike Peterson | Cuba Gooding Jr. | ||
1994 | Ed Wood | Ed Wood | Johnny Depp | |
Captives | Philip Chaney | Tim Roth | ||
Malice | Dennis Riley | Peter Gallagher | ||
The Mask | Mr. Dickey | Eamonn Roche | ||
The Shadow | Nelson | Ethan Phillips | ||
Sugar Hill | Romello "Rome" Skuggs | Wesley Snipes | ||
1995 | Rumble in the Bronx | Ma Hon Keung | Jackie Chan | |
Thunderbolt | Chan Foh To | |||
Nick of Time | Gene Watson | Johnny Depp | ||
Underground | Ivan Dren | Slavko Štimac | ||
1996 | Scream | Dewey Riley | David Arquette | [15] |
Everyone Says I Love You | Charles Ferry | Tim Roth | ||
First Strike | Jackie | Jackie Chan | ||
1997 | Con Air | Vince Larkin | John Cusack | |
Scream 2 | Dewey Riley | David Arquette | [16] | |
Lost Highway | Pete Dayton | Balthazar Getty | ||
Gridlock'd | Alexander "Stretch" Rawland | Tim Roth | ||
Fireworks | Nakamura | Susumu Terajima | ||
1998 | Kissing a Fool | Max Abbitt | David Schwimmer | |
Enemy of the State | Agent Selby | Seth Green | ||
Zero Effect | Steve Arlo | Ben Stiller | ||
The Barber of Siberia | Andrej Tolstoy | Oleg Menshikov | ||
Small Soldiers | Larry Benson | Jay Mohr | ||
1999 | Deterrence | Ralph | Sean Astin | |
Cradle Will Rock | Nelson Rockefeller | John Cusack | ||
Summer of Sam | Ritchie | Adrien Brody | ||
200 Cigarettes | Disco Cabbie | Dave Chappelle | ||
2000 | Keeping the Faith | Jake Schram | Ben Stiller | |
Scream 3 | Dewey Riley | David Arquette | [17] | |
Lucky Numbers | Gig | Tim Roth | ||
Stanley Roberts | Walton Goggins | |||
Brother 2 | Danila Bagrov | Sergei Bodrov Jr. | ||
2001 | In the Shadows | Draven | Cuba Gooding Jr. | |
America's Sweethearts | Eddie Thomas | John Cusack | ||
High Heels and Low Lifes | McGill | Kevin Eldon | ||
Ichi the Killer | Kakihara | Tadanobu Asano | ||
One and Two Makes Four | Arun Verma | Shah Rukh Khan | ||
Mulholland Drive | Joe Messing | Mark Pellegrino | ||
Hollywood Palms | Clark | Patrick Labyorteaux | ||
Super Troopers | Carl Foster | Paul Soter | ||
Bryce | Noah Taylor | |||
He Died with a Felafel in His Hand | Danny Kirkhope | |||
Black Hawk Down | Matt Eversmann | Josh Hartnett | ||
Jay and Silent Bob Strike Back | Brent | Seann William Scott | ||
2002 | Eight Legged Freaks | Chris McCormick | David Arquette | |
Scooby-Doo | Shaggy Rogers | Matthew Lillard | ||
Death to Smoochy | Sheldon Mopes | Edward Norton | ||
Minority Report | Norbert "Wally" Wallace | Daniel London | ||
Panic Room | Junior | Jared Leto | ||
2003 | 2 Fast 2 Furious | Tej Parker | Ludacris | [18] |
Damian "DJ" Drake, Jr. | Brendan Fraser | |||
Brendan Fraser | ||||
Scary Movie 3 | Ross Giggins | Jeremy Piven | ||
Bryce | Noah Taylor | |||
Dreamcatcher | Pete Moore | Timothy Olyphant | ||
Kevin | Rick Gomez | |||
2004 | Homeland | Mohan Bhargav | Shah Rukh Khan | |
Shaggy Rogers | Matthew Lillard | |||
Two Brothers | Sergent Van Tranh | Annop Varapanya | ||
The Day After Tomorrow | Jeremy | Tom Rooney | ||
2005 | The Big White | Gary | Tim Blake Nelson | |
Charlie and the Chocolate Factory | Mr. Bucket | Noah Taylor | [19] | |
Joel | Diedrich Bader | |||
Fun with Dick and Jane | Convenience Store Clerk | Jason Marsden | ||
The Wedding Date | Jeffrey | Jeremy Sheffield | ||
2006 | The Queen | Tony Blair | Michael Sheen | |
Never Say Goodbye | Dev Saran | Shah Rukh Khan | ||
Click | Ted Newman | Henry Winkler | ||
Clerks II | Dante Hicks | Brian O'Halloran | ||
Invincible | Tommy | Kirk Acevedo | ||
2007 | P.S. I Love You | Daniel Connelly | Harry Connick Jr. | |
The Kingdom | Damon Schmidt | Jeremy Piven | ||
Zodiac | Bill Armstrong | Anthony Edwards | ||
1408 | Michael "Mike" Enslin | John Cusack | ||
Grace Is Gone | Stanley Phillips | |||
Martian Child | David Gordon | |||
Let's Go India! | Kabir Khan | Shah Rukh Khan | ||
Sweeney Todd: The Demon Barber of Fleet Street | Adolfo Pirelli | Sacha Baron Cohen | ||
2008 | Asterix at the Olympic Games | Asterix | Clovis Cornillac | |
Jack Kittredge | Chris O'Donnell | |||
Flame & Citron | Aksel Winther | Peter Mygind | ||
War, Inc. | Brand Hauser | John Cusack | ||
Step Brothers | Sporting Goods Manager | Seth Rogen | ||
Beverly Hills Chihuahua | Chucho | Luis Guzmán | ||
Lecture 21 | Peters | Noah Taylor | ||
The Incredible Hulk | Samuel Sterns | Tim Blake Nelson | ||
Welcome to the Sticks | Jean | Stéphane Freiss | ||
2009 | 2012 | Jackson Curtis | John Cusack | |
The Hangover | Leslie Chow | Ken Jeong | [20] | |
The Informant! | Mark Whitacre | Matt Damon | ||
Lucky Luke | Cavalier McStraggle | Yann Sarfati | ||
2010 | Little Big Soldier | The Soldier | Jackie Chan | |
Yogi Bear | Ranger Smith | Tom Cavanagh | ||
Alice in Wonderland | Nivens McTwisp / White Rabbit | Michael Sheen | ||
Father of Invention | Troy Coangelo | Johnny Knoxville | ||
2011 | Fast Five | Tej Parker | Ludacris | [21] |
The Hangover Part II | Leslie Chow | Ken Jeong | [22] | |
Flypaper | Billy Ray 'Peanut Butter' McCloud | Tim Blake Nelson | ||
Scream 4 | Dewey Riley | David Arquette | [23] | |
2012 | Lawless | "Gummy" Walsh | Noah Taylor | |
The Raven | Edgar Allan Poe | John Cusack | ||
The Paperboy | Hillary Van Wetter | |||
The Chef | Jacky Bonnot | Michaël Youn | ||
2013 | Chennai Express | Rahul Mithaiwala | Shah Rukh Khan | |
Zip & Zap and the Marble Gang | GriGrillo | Javier Cifrián | ||
BBC News Anchor | Sacha Baron Cohen | |||
The Frozen Ground | Robert Hansen | John Cusack | ||
The Numbers Station | Emerson Kent | |||
The Starving Games | Bob Hylox | Michael Hartson | ||
Fast & Furious 6 | Tej Parker | Ludacris | [24] | |
The Hangover Part III | Leslie Chow | Ken Jeong | [25] | |
Percy | Nick Blake | |||
2014 | Neighbors | Mac Radner | Seth Rogen | |
The Angriest Man in Brooklyn | Aaron Altmann | Peter Dinklage | ||
Maps to the Stars | Stafford Weiss | John Cusack | ||
The Bag Man | Jack | |||
Love & Mercy | Older Brian Wilson | |||
The Prince | Sam | |||
Reclaim | Benjamin | |||
Predestination | Mr. Robertson | Noah Taylor | ||
Percy | Nick Blake | |||
The Amazing Spider-Man 2 | Dr. Kafka | Marton Csokas | ||
2015 | Absolutely Anything | Neil Clarke | Simon Pegg | |
Furious 7 | Tej Parker | Ludacris | [26] | |
The DUFF | Mr. Arthur | Ken Jeong | ||
Dragon Blade | Lucius | John Cusack | ||
The Hateful Eight | Chris Mannix | Walton Goggins | ||
American Ultra | Laugher | |||
2016 | Alice Through the Looking Glass | Nivens McTwisp / White Rabbit | Michael Sheen | |
Passengers | Arthur | |||
Norman | Philip Cohen | |||
Mac Radner | Seth Rogen | |||
Cell | Clayton "Clay" Riddell | John Cusack | ||
Ride Along 2 | A.J. Jenkins | Ken Jeong | ||
2017 | Valerian and the City of a Thousand Planets | Jolly the Pimp | Ethan Hawke | |
Arsenal | Sal | John Cusack | ||
Singularity | Elias VanDorne | |||
Blood Money | Miller | |||
The Fate of the Furious | Tej Parker | Ludacris | [27] | |
2018 | Crazy Rich Asians | Goh Wye Mun | Ken Jeong | |
Mr. Chu | ||||
Distorted | Vernon Sarsfield | John Cusack | ||
Super Troopers 2 | Carl Foster | Paul Soter | ||
Skyscraper | Mr. Pierce | Noah Taylor | ||
Saving Flora | Henry | David Arquette | ||
Rio Durant | Jon Favreau | |||
2019 | Angel Has Fallen | Vice President Martin Kirby | Tim Blake Nelson | |
Lady and the Tramp | Doctor | Ken Jeong | ||
Vivarium | Martin | Jonathan Aris | ||
Dora and the Lost City of Gold | Alejandro Gutierrez | Eugenio Derbez | ||
The Three Exclamation Marks | Robert Wilhelms | Jürgen Vogel | ||
2020 | Just Another Christmas | Jorge | Leandro Hassum | |
2021 | Tom & Jerry | Chef Jackie | Ken Jeong | |
Boss Level | Chef Jake | |||
Zone 414 | Joseph Veidt | Jonathan Aris | ||
F9: The Fast Saga | Tej Parker | Ludacris | [28] | |
Coming 2 America | Semmi / Reverend Brown / Morris | Arsenio Hall | ||
Naked Singularity | Angus | Tim Blake Nelson | ||
2022 | Morbius | Al Rodriguez | Al Madrigal | |
Scream | Dewey Riley | David Arquette | ||
What's Love Got to Do with It? | Mo | Asim Chaudhry | ||
Blasted | Pelle | Eirik Hallert | ||
2023 | Fast X | Tej Parker | Ludacris | [29] |
Haunted Mansion | Vic | Dan Levy | ||
Stroke of Luck | Gilles | Bruno Gouery |
Year | Title | Role(s) | Notes | Ref | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
1984 | Scooby-Doo, Where Are You! | Fred Jones | Main cast (2nd edition) | ||
1991–1992 | Darkwing Duck | Quackerjack | Recurring role | [30] | |
1996 | Animaniacs | Daffy Duck | 1 episode | ||
Ned Flat | 1 episode | ||||
Fat Albert and the Cosby Kids | "Old Weird" Harold Simmons | Main cast | |||
1997 | Freakazoid! | Lord Bravery | 4 episodes | ||
1999 | Mumble Bumble | Greens the Frog | Main cast | ||
2000–2004 | Courage the Cowardly Dog | Courage | Main cast | ||
2004–2006 | Sonic X | Knuckles | Main cast | ||
Watch My Chops | Corneil | Main cast | |||
2004–2008 | What's New, Scooby-Doo? | Shaggy Rogers | Main cast | ||
2005 | MegaMan NT Warrior | Skullman | Recurring role | ||
2005–2012 | The Fairly OddParents | Mark Chang | Recurring role (season 8) | ||
Norm the Genie | 2 episodes | ||||
2005–present | The Simpsons | Sideshow Mel | Recurring role (season 15+) | [31] | |
Professor Frink | Recurring role (season 33+) | ||||
Luigi Risotto | Recurring role (season 34+) | ||||
2007–2008 | Shaggy & Scooby-Doo Get a Clue! | Shaggy Rogers | Main cast | [32] | |
2009 | Stuart Little: The Animated Series | Stuart Little | Main cast | ||
2009–2013 | The Penguins of Madagascar | King Julien XIII | Main cast | ||
2011–2013 | Scooby-Doo and Guess Who? | Shaggy Rogers | Main cast | ||
2012 | Scooby-Doo! Spooky Games | TV special | |||
Scooby-Doo! Haunted Holidays | TV special | ||||
2013 | Scooby-Doo! and the Spooky Scarecrow | TV special | |||
Scooby-Doo! Mecha Mutt Menace | TV special | ||||
2014 | Scooby-Doo! Ghastly Goals | TV special | |||
2015 | Scooby-Doo! and the Beach Beastie | TV special | |||
Lego Scooby-Doo! Knight Time Terror | TV film | ||||
2015–2017 | Sonic Boom | Knuckles | Main cast | ||
2015–2018 | Be Cool, Scooby-Doo! | Shaggy Rogers | Main cast | ||
2016–present | Robot Chicken | Various characters | Main cast | [33] | |
2017 | DuckTales | Quackerjack | 1 episode | ||
2017–2018 | Robert "Obake" Aken | Recurring role | |||
2019 | Sadie Sparks | Cornelius | Recurring role | ||
2019–2021 | Scooby-Doo and Guess Who? | Shaggy Rogers | Main cast | ||
2024–present | Hazbin Hotel | Vox | Recurring role |
Year | Title | Role(s) | Notes | Original actor | Ref | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1985–1990 | Whiz Kids | Richie Adler | Main cast | Matthew Labyorteaux | ||
1990–2000 | Beverly Hills, 90210 | Steve Sanders | Main cast | Ian Ziering | ||
1995–2005 | JAG | Bud Roberts | Main cast | Patrick Labyorteaux | ||
2002 | It's a Very Merry Muppet Christmas Movie | Luc Fromage | TV film | Matthew Lillard | ||
2002–2009 | Without a Trace | Martin Fitzgerald | Main cast | Eric Close | ||
2004–2009 | Stargate Atlantis | Dr. Radek Zelenka | Recurring role | David Nykl | ||
2005–2007 | The War at Home | David "Dave" Gold | Main cast | Michael Rapaport | ||
2009–2012 | Walter Simmons | Main cast (seasons 8–10) | Omar Benson Miller | |||
2010–2017 | 30 Rock | Tracy Jordan | Main cast (seasons 4–7) | Tracy Morgan | ||
2011 | CHAOS | Michael Dorset | Main cast | Eric Close | ||
2013–2014 | Game of Thrones | Locke | 8 episodes | Noah Taylor | ||
2014–2016 | The Musketeers | Louis XIII | Main cast | Ryan Gage | ||
2016–2018 | The Walking Dead | Simon | 13 episodes | Steven Ogg | ||
2018–2019 | Deep State | Nathan Miller | Main cast | Walton Goggins | ||
2019–2020 | After Life | Julian Kane | Main cast (season 1) | Tim Plester |
Year | Title | Role(s) | Ref | |
---|---|---|---|---|
2007 | The Simpsons Game | Sideshow Mel | [34] | |
2009 | Up | Dug | ||
2011 | White Rabbit | |||
2012 | King Julien XIII | |||
2022 | MultiVersus | Shaggy Rogers |