Valerio Ruggeri

Valerio Ruggeri (February 12, 1934 - July 4, 2015) was an Italian actor and voice actor.
Biography
Born in Cinisello Balsamo, which is located in the city centre of Milan, Ruggeri began his career on stage with Dario Fo and Franca Rame in the early 1960s and worked as a voice actor since the late 1950s, being primarily known for being the Italian voice of Rabbit in the and the second voice of Herbert from Family Guy, replacing Mario Milita, who retired in 2012.
In his live action dubbed roles, he voiced Grandpa Joe (David Kelly) in the Italian version of the 2005 film Charlie and the Chocolate Factory. He also made cameo appearances in the Italian cinema, appearing in such films as A Quiet Place in the Country and The Leopard.
Death
He died of a heart attack on July 4, 2015 at the age of 81. The voices of Herbert and Rabbit were passed on to Angelo Nicotra and Mino Caprio respectively.
Filmography
* The Leopard (1963)
* A Quiet Place in the Country (1968)
* Dirty Weekend (1973)
* The Assassination of Matteotti (1973)
* Fantozzi (1975)
Voice work
Animation
* Rabbit in The Many Adventures of Winnie the Pooh, Pooh's Grand Adventure: The Search for Christopher Robin, The Tigger Movie, Piglet's Big Movie, Pooh's Heffalump Movie, Winnie the Pooh, The New Adventures of Winnie the Pooh, The Book of Pooh and My Friends Tigger & Pooh
* Herbert in Family Guy (episodes 4x25-26 and seasons 10-12)
* Francis Griffin in Family Guy (episode 5x10)
* Secretary in Lucky and Zorba
* Elder Gutknecht in Corpse Bride
* Abner in Home on the Range
Video-games
* Merlin Munroe in Bugs Bunny: Lost in Time
Dubbed actors
* David Kelly in Charlie and the Chocolate Factory - Grandpa Joe
* Fritz Feld in Herbie Goes Bananas - Chief Steward
* Peter Boyle in The Santa Clause 3: The Escape Clause - Father Time

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