Biography

Ferruccio Amendola was born on July 22, 1930 in Turin, Piedmont, Italy. He was an actor, known for Dr. No (1962), First Blood (1982) and Assault on Precinct 13 (1976). He was married to Rita Savagnone. He died on September 3, 2001 in Rome, Lazio, Italy.

Father of Federico and Claudio Amendola. Grandfather of Rocco, Giulia and Alessia Amendola (Claudio's children). Former brother-in-law of Deddi Savagnone. Greatgrandfather of Diego (Alessia'son) and Anna.

Unanimously considered the most talented Italian dubber in the 70s, 80s and 90s, he gave his voice (and surely also part of their fortune in Italy), to names such as Robert De Niro, Al Pacino, Sylvester Stallone, Dustin Hoffman, and a number of others. To the Italian audience his voice was so unmistakable that, when two or more of those actors worked together, he had to face the very serious problem of which one to pick for dubbing. For example: De Niro and Pacino acted together in "Godfather 2" (where he picked Pacino) and "Heat" (where he picked De Niro).