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Olinto Cristina

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Olinto Cristina
Cristina in 1961
Born(1888-02-05)5 February 1888
Died17 June 1962(1962-06-17) (aged 74)
Occupations
  • Actor
  • voice actor
Years active1932–1962
SpouseAugusta Petoni
RelativesInes Cristina Zacconi (sister)
Ada Cristina Almirante (sister)
Jone Frigerio (sister)
Margherita Bagni (niece)
Nora Ricci (great-niece)

Olinto Cristina (5 February 1888 – 17 June 1962) was an Italian actor and voice actor.[1]

Biography

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Born in Florence to stage actors Raffaello Cristina and Cesira Sabatini, Cristina began acting on stage as a child, within the company of Tina Di Lorenzo and Flavio Andò. Following World War I, he participated in various ensembles alongside local theatre personalities such as Armando Falconi, Ruggero Ruggeri, Emma Gramatica, Antonio Gandusio and his brother-in-law Ermete Zacconi. In 1956, he was among the actors to star in the first Italian theatrical production of The Crucible by Arthur Miller.

On screen, Cristina debuted during the sound period in the 1932 musical film Pergolesi, directed by Guido Brignone. He appeared in more than 75 films between 1932 and 1957, usually playing tertiary or supporting characters. He made his last film appearance in the 1957 film L'ultima violenza. Cristina also made ten appearances on television, debuting in the 1954 TV miniseries Doctor Antonio, directed by Alberto Casella.[2]

Cristina was also a radio actor, reciting plays for RAI such as Look Back in Anger and Blood Wedding. He was also a renowned voice dubber in Italian post-synchronised versions of foreign films, usually providing his voice for actors such as C. Aubrey Smith, Sig Ruman, Frank Morgan and Lionel Barrymore. He also dubbed over the voices of Edward Everett Horton, Thomas Mitchell, Alan Hale Sr., Jay C. Flippen and more.[3] In Cristina's animated roles, he provided the Italian voices of Doc in Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs as well as Friend Owl in Bambi and one of the crows in Dumbo. In 1949, he voiced Calif Oman in the 1949 animated film La Rosa di Bagdad.

Personal life

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Cristina was married to the actress Augusta Petoni. His sisters Ines Cristina Zacconi, Jone Frigerio and Ada Cristina Almirante were also actresses.[4] His sister Ines was the mother of actress Margherita Bagni and the grandmother of actress Nora Ricci.

Cristina died in Rome on 17 June 1962, aged 74. He was buried at Campo Verano.

Filmography

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Cinema

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Year Title Role Notes
1932 Pergolesi
1933 Il treno delle 21,15
1934 Creatures of the Night
Tenebre Police inspector
1935 I'll Give a Million Police Commissioner Uncredited
The Joker King Prussian ambassador
Red Passport Il commissario di bordo del 'Marseille'
Ginevra degli Almieri L'Abate di Badia
1936 A Woman Between Two Worlds Signor Trenchman
White Amazons Biancheri
Pensaci, Giacomino! Il preside della scuola
Adam's Tree Prospero Pupini
Lo squadrone bianco Donati
1937 To Live Un ascaltatore all'audizione
The Black Corsair Rabouillon
Doctor Antonio Ambasciatore inglese
Scipio Africanus: The Defeat of Hannibal Ambasciatore
Felicita Colombo L'ingegner Hirsch
1938 Chi è più felice di me! impresario Molchi
L'allegro cantante
Duetto vagabondo
Giuseppe Verdi Il censore
1939 The Sons of the Marquis Lucera Matteo Tortorelli
Due occhi per non vedere
Diamonds
Piccolo hotel Hermann Daniell
Cose dell'altro mondo Procuratore generale
Wealth Without a Future
Dora Nelson Il signor Gabardo
Ho visto brillare le stelle Il presidente
The Boarders at Saint-Cyr Il marchese di St. Herem
1940 La última falla Il giudice Italian release
Piccolo re
Le sorprese del vagone letto
Vento di milioni Tim Browning
Big Shoes Dossena
Antonio Meucci Wilson
The Secret of Villa Paradiso L'ispettore capo
One Hundred Thousand Dollars Il comandante dell'aeroporto di Budapest
Amore di ussaro
Fortuna
The First Woman Who Passes Il conte di Vervins
1941 La canzone rubata l'impresario di riviste Anselmi
Il bazar delle idee Il commendator Parodi
La forza bruta Colombier
L'elisir d'amore Don Alvaro
Caravaggio, il pittore maledetto Il cardinale Dal Monte
Lucky Night
Ridi pagliaccio Bernardo Silvagni
The Betrothed presidente del Tribunale di Sanità
1942 Divieto di sosta
Le signorine della villa accanto
Love Story Il presidente del tribunale
1943 Il nostro prossimo
Principessina Baron
The Children Are Watching Us The Chancellor
No Turning Back Il presidente
Silenzio, si gira! Il produttore dell'Alba Film
Lucky Night
Farewell Love! Dr. Montechiaro
In cerca di felicità Direttore teatro
1944 The Devil Goes to Boarding School Il direttore del teatro
1945 I'll Sing No More Carlo Baratti
The Innocent Casimiro Principal
1946 Biraghin Direttore
Un uomo ritorna
Uno tra la folla
Voglio bene soltanto a te! Direttore dell'Aurora Film
1948 Crossroads of Passion Dr. Slaceck
Difficult Years Sacchi
1950 Due sorelle amano
Santo disonore
Romanzo d'amore Count Contini
Il sentiero dell'odio
1951 The Crowd
Operation Mitra
The Ungrateful Heart L'avvocato amico di Enrico
Revenge of a Crazy Girl Paola Micheli's father
1952 The Eternal Chain Maestro Vallini
The Overcoat Professor Filini
Ragazze da marito Commendator Spadoni
1953 Noi peccatori Surgeon Uncredited
It's Never Too Late Franci
Canto per te
Torna! Attorney
1954 Schiava del peccato Director
1957 L'ultima violenza Dr. Silvestri

Television

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Year Title Role Notes
1954 Doctor Antonio TV miniseries
1956 Lo scialle
1957 Il romanzo di un giovane povero Marchese Cristiano di Champcey TV miniseries
Viaggio verso l'ignoto
Piccolo mondo antico Dr. Alipranti TV miniseries
Il gabbiano
1959 La casa delle sette torri
1960 Il costruttore Solness TV play
La pisana TV miniseries
1962 La pecora bianca TV play

Voice work

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Year Title Role Notes
1950 La Rosa di Bagdad Calif Oman Animated film

Dubbing

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Films (Animation, Italian dub)

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Year Title Role(s) Ref
1938 Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs Doc [5]
1948 Dumbo Crow #2 [6]
Bambi Friend Owl [7]
The Three Caballeros Narrator of The Flying Gauchito
1950 Cinderella Jaq [8]

References

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  1. ^ "Olinto Cristina's voice acting and dubbing contributions". Il mondo dei doppiatori, antoniogenna.net (in Italian). Retrieved 31 March 2019.
  2. ^ "Olinto Cristina". MYmovies. Retrieved 29 September 2024.
  3. ^ Cronologia fondamentale dell'epoca d'oro del doppiaggio italiano Dagli albori agli anni 1970 (in Italian)
  4. ^ Iannello, Silvia (16 May 2012). "tvcinemateatro―i protagonisti: Olinto Cristina, un piccolo grande attore". tvcinemateatro―i protagonisti. Retrieved 16 May 2020.
  5. ^ "Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs Italian voice cast". Antoniogenna.net. Retrieved 30 September 2024.
  6. ^ "Dumbo Italian voice cast". Antoniogenna.net. Retrieved 30 September 2024.
  7. ^ "Bambi Italian voice cast". Antoniogenna.net. Retrieved 30 September 2024.
  8. ^ "Cinderella Italian voice cast". Antoniogenna.net. Retrieved 30 September 2024.
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