Eros Pagni
Eros Pagni is an Italian actor and voice actor.Biography
Born in La Spezia, at the age of 17, Pagni started attending the Silvio d'Amico National Academy of Dramatic Arts in Rome and then went back to Genoa and played roles in works by William Shakespeare, Molière, Eugene O'Neill, Luigi Pirandello and more.
As a film actor, Pagni has appeared in 34 films since 1964. He is well known for his role in Dario Argento's Deep Red and for his collaboration with Lina Wertmüller in movies like Love and Anarchy, Swept Away and All Screwed Up.
He received with all the cast of Ettore Scola's The Dinner the Nastro d'Argento Award for Best Supporting Actor.
Occasionally, Pagni is also a voice actor. He is notable for having dubbed actors like Aldo Ray in The Green Berets, R. Lee Ermey in Full Metal Jacket and Christopher Lee in and animated characters such as Judge Claude Frollo from The Hunchback of Notre Dame and Master Shifu in the Kung Fu Panda film series.Selected filmography
- Pleasant Nights
- Il generale dorme in piedi
- Love and Anarchy
- Swept Away
- All Screwed Up
- Processo per direttissima
- Deep Red
- Soldier of Fortune
- I nuovi mostri
- Goodnight, Ladies and Gentlemen
- Liquirizia
- Hypochondriac
- Odd Squad
- Grog
- Flirt
- Teresa
- Red American
- The Storm Is Coming
- The Dinner
- Love Returns
- Family Game
- Put Grandma in the Freezer
Dubbing roles
Animation
- Claude Frollo in The Hunchback of Notre Dame
- Master Shifu in Kung Fu Panda
- Master Shifu in Kung Fu Panda 2
- Master Shifu in Kung Fu Panda 3
- Tzekel-Kan in The Road to El Dorado
Live action
- Gunnery Sergeant Hartman in Full Metal Jacket
- The Governor in A Violent Life
- Doctor Catheter in
- Maître Martin in Les Rois maudits
- Ezra Goldman in Ray Donovan
