Adalberto Maria Merli (born 14 January 1938) is an Italian actor and voice actor.
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Biography
Born in Rome, Merli is active on film and television and he has appeared in over 27 films since 1965. He had his breakout role in the 1968 RAI television series La freccia nera. After some further television success through the TV series Le terre di Sacramento and E le stelle stanno a guardare Merli made his film debut in the 1971 Miklós Jancsó's drama film La tecnica e il rito, then he became quite active in films of "poliziottesco" or political genre, often in leading roles.
Merli is also active as a voice actor. He is known for having dubbed over the voices of Clint Eastwood, Ed Harris, Robert Redford, Jack Nicholson, David Carradine, Brian Cox, Malcolm McDowell and Michael Caine in some of their films. In his Italian dubbed animation roles, he voiced James P. Sullivan in Monsters, Inc., Mr. Incredible in The Incredibles, The Spirit of the West in Rango, and Pacha in The Emperor's New Groove.
Personal life
From Merli's relationship with the Swedish actress Eva Axén, he has one daughter, Euridice Axen, born in 1980. Euridice holds her mother’s surname.
Filmography
Roma (1972) - Narrator (voice, uncredited)
The Hassled Hooker (1972) - Claudio Santini
Indian Summer (1972) - Gerardo Favani
Black Holiday (1973) - Franco Rossini
Flatfoot (1973) - Police Commissioner Tabassi
Processo per direttissima (1974) - Brigadiere Pendicò
La femme aux bottes rouges (1974) - Man
Peur sur la ville (1975) - Pierre Valdeck / Minos
Faccia di spia (1975) - Captain Felix Ramos
Le Gang (1977) - Manu
Per questa notte (1977) - Ossorio
Sciopèn (1982) - Andrea Serano
Cento giorni a Palermo (1984) - Mafioso
Let's Hope It's a Girl (1986) - Cesare Molteni (uncredited)
L'orchestre rouge (1989) - Berg
Duel of Hearts (1991, TV Movie) - Grimaldi
State Secret (1995) - Ermes Ravida
Stupor mundi (1997) - The Pope
The Dinner (1998) - Bricco
Crimine contro crimine (1998) - Monzi
Dubbing roles
Animation
Pacha in The Emperor's New Groove
James P. "Sulley" Sullivan in Monsters, Inc., Mike's New Car, Sulley Car in Cars
Bob Parr / Mr. Incredible in The Incredibles
Spirit of the West in Rango
Live action
Frankie Dunn in Million Dollar Baby
Agamemnon in Troy
Randle Patrick McMurphy in One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest
Christof in The Truman Show
Eric "Rick" Masters in To Live and Die in L.A.
The Big Man in Dogville
Alex DeLarge in A Clockwork Orange
Bill in Kill Bill: Volume 1, Kill Bill: Volume 2
Dušan Gavrić in The Peacemaker
Jonathan Lansdale in The Hand
Allan Quatermain in The League of Extraordinary Gentlemen
Mark Hunter in Beyond a Reasonable Doubt
Ed Crane in The Man Who Wasn't There
Lieutenant Riker in The Secret of the Sahara
Sam Quint in Black Moon Rising
Stephen Malley in Lions for Lambs
Harman Sullivan in Charley Varrick
Jack Sclavino in Live Free or Die Hard
Harry Bailey in Getting Straight
Veteran Gangster in Gangster No. 1
Sam Lawson in Too Late the Hero
Video games
Bob Parr / Mr. Incredible in The Incredibles, The Incredibles: Rise of the Underminer
