Augusto Marcacci

Augusto Marcacci (4 June 1892 – 7 December 1969) was an Italian actor and voice actor. Biography Augusto Marcacci was born in Florence on June 4 1892. Having completed his studies in law, he felt the vocation of an actor and, having passed an audition, he made his debut on the stage as a "love interest" in the Benelli company. Equipped with a beautiful, persuasive voice and the physical appearance of a young actor, he was part of numerous primary companies, from Carini-Gentilli-Baghetti to Talli-Betrone-Melato and then acted around 1922 with only Maria Melato. Then it is with Alda Borelli to join the Menichelli-Migliari-Pescatori formation years later, then Esperia Sperani, Emma Gramatica, and subsequently Galli and Viarisio. He stood out in those years for his dry, elegant and measured acting, sometimes too much, so much so that he appeared cold and unfriendly but in keeping with the role as the "haughty prince of Metternich" in L'Aiglon da Rostand. Until the outbreak of the Second World War he was one of the most sought-after actors in the prose theatre. Also very active on the big screen, he participated in many films but only in secondary and supporting roles, almost never as a protagonist, except in The Bride of Kings (1938), however being appreciated for the distinction of his way of acting and his diction perfect, and for the tone of voice that makes him access the radio and, above all, dubbing. He soon becomes one of its pillars, lending his voice to important American and European actors, including Charles Boyer in Tovarich, Laurence Olivier in Rebecca, James Stewart in Eternal Illusion, Alan Ladd in almost all his films, Alec Guinness in The Bridge on the River Kwai, Clifton Webb, James Mason, Ronald Reagan, Rex Harrison, Spencer Tracy. Sometimes he also lends his voice to Italian actors such as Massimo Girotti and very often for the part played by tenor Beniamino Gigli. Selected filmography Dimmed Lights (1934) Lady of Paradise (1934) Golden Arrow (1935) Condottieri (1937) The Cuckoo Clock (1938) Beyond Love (1940) Eternal Melodies (1940) The First Woman Who Passes (1940) First Love (1941) The Mask of Cesare Borgia (1941) Girl of the Golden West (1942) Love Story (1942) Invisible Chains (1942) Fedora (1942) A Little Wife (1943) Rita of Cascia (1943)