Eros Pagni (born 28 August 1939) is an Italian actor and voice actor.
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Biography
Born in La Spezia, at the age of 17, Pagni started attending the Silvio d'Amico National Academy of Dramatic Arts in Rome and then went back to Genoa and played roles in works by William Shakespeare, Molière, Eugene O'Neill, Luigi Pirandello and more.
As a film actor, Pagni has appeared in more than 30 films since 1964. He is well known for his collaboration with Lina Wertmüller in films such as Love and Anarchy, Swept Away and All Screwed Up and for his minor role in Dario Argento's Deep Red.
He and all the cast of Ettore Scola's The Dinner received the Nastro d'Argento Award for Best Supporting Actor.
Occasionally, Pagni also serves as a voice actor. He is notable for having dubbed in Italian actors like R. Lee Ermey in Full Metal Jacket and Christopher Lee in Gremlins 2: The New Batch and animated characters such as Judge Claude Frollo from The Hunchback of Notre Dame and Master Shifu in the Kung Fu Panda film series.
Dubbing roles
Animation
Claude Frollo in The Hunchback of Notre Dame
Tzekel-Kan in The Road to El Dorado
Master Shifu in Kung Fu Panda, Kung Fu Panda 2, Kung Fu Panda 3
Live action
Sgt. Muldoon in The Green Berets
Gunnery Sergeant Hartman in Full Metal Jacket
The Governor in A Violent Life
Doctor Cushing Catheter and "Brain" Gremlin in Gremlins 2: The New Batch
Maître Martin in Les Rois maudits
Ezra Goldman in Ray Donovan