Stefano Satta Flores | |
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 Satta Flores in the magazineRadiocorriere (1974) | |
| Born | (1937-01-14)14 January 1937 |
| Died | 22 October 1985(1985-10-22) (aged 48) |
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| Years active | 1962-1984 |
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| Children | 2 |
Stefano Satta Flores (14 January 1937 – 22 October 1985) was an Italian actor and voice actor.[1]
Born inNaples, Italy, Satta Flores graduated from the Centro Sperimentale di Cinematografia in the Italian capital city ofRome. He began acting in amateur dramatics at thePiccolo Teatro, where he acted inShakespeare andSbragia plays. He made his cinema debut in the filmThe Lizards (I basilischi), premiered byfilmmakerLina Wertmüller in 1963.
In 1971, Satta Flores appeared in the filmFour Flies on Grey Velvet but did not really establish himself in cinema until 1974, when he appeared inEttore Scola's filmWe All Loved Each Other So Much where he shared leading roles withStefania Sandrelli,Vittorio Gassman,Nino Manfredi,Aldo Fabrizi andGiovanna Ralli.
Satta Flores also appeared in the 1973 filmsThe Funny Face of the Godfather andTeresa the Thief. His last film appearance before his death was inOne Hundred Days in Palermo. He was best known for playing a variety of roles in more than 60 films. He was also a voice dubber. His role as the smuggler and rakish heroHan Solo (portrayed byHarrison Ford) in the Italian dub of theStar Wars original trilogy was instrumental in establishing the importance of star power in Italianvoice acting. He also used his voice talents inAlien, as the fearless Captain Dallas, as well as in10, as the romantically-obsessed songwriter George Webber.
An eloquent spokesman on artistic and social issues of the day, he also was a respectedplaywright and occasionally acted intelevision programs. A political commitment, he founded the companyI compagni di scena (The Companions of the Scene) with which he devoted himself to research work on alternative tests.
Satta Flores died in Rome on 22 October 1985 at the age of 48, following complications fromleukemia treatment. In the Italian version ofStar Wars: The Force Awakens, the voice of Han Solo was passed on to Harrison Ford's regular Italian dub actorMichele Gammino.
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