Willy Moser
Willy Moser (April 2, 1941 – November 2, 1994) was an Austrian-born Italian actor and voice actor.[1]
Willy Moser | |
|---|---|
| Born | April 2, 1941 Salzburg, Austria |
| Died | November 2, 1994 (aged 53) Rome, Italy |
| Occupation | Actor, voice actor, dubbing director |
| Years active | 1964–1994 |
Biography
Born in Salzburg, Moser began an intense career as a voice actor in Italy during the 1960s dubbing many characters in animated productions and even made collaborations with Franco Latini. Moser was the Italian voice of Kermit the Frog in The Muppet Show until he was replaced by Mino Caprio in all other Muppet productions and was also the first voice of Shaggy Rogers in the Italian dub of Scooby-Doo. He even dubbed Bugs Bunny from the 1970s until the 1990s.
Moser provided Italian dialogue for animated films and television shows such as Who Framed Roger Rabbit and The Adventures of Rocky and Bullwinkle and Friends and he also founded his own dubbing society known as Mops Film. Moser even had a career as a television and stage actor.
Death
Moser died in Rome of liver cancer on November 2nd 1994 at the age of 53.
Dubbing roles
Animation
- Kermit the Frog in The Muppet Show[2]
- Shaggy Rogers in Scooby-Doo (1st voice)[3]
- Rocky the Flying Squirrel in The Adventures of Rocky and Bullwinkle and Friends
- Bugs Bunny in Looney Tunes (1960s-1990s)
- Dimas in Monarch: The Big Bear of Tallac
- Asterix in Asterix Versus Caesar
- Asterix in Asterix in Britain
References
- "Willy Moser's dubbing contributions". Antoniogenna.net. Retrieved 9 December 2018.
- "The Muppet Show Italian voice cast". Antoniogenna.net. Retrieved 2021-08-26.
- "Scooby-Doo Italian voice cast". Antoniogenna.net. Retrieved 2021-08-26.
External Links
- Willy Moser at IMDb
- Willy Moser at Anime News Network's encyclopedia