Germano Longo was an Italian actor and voice actor, born on 24 May 1933, in Poggiardo, Italy, and he passed away on 14 July 2022, in Rome. He trained at the prestigious Centro Sperimentale di Cinematografia in Rome, graduating in 1953. While he was active in genre films, including peplum and Spaghetti Westerns, he built a significant and lasting career in the field of dubbing, becoming particularly well-known for his work in anime.

Longo's voice became familiar to Italian audiences through numerous anime series. He was the first voice of Daisuke Jigen in the initial Italian dubbing of the first Lupin III television series. His other prominent roles included Gandal in UFO Robo Grendizer, Signor Marlowe in Cat's Eye, and Fitzcarraldo in Giant Robo. He also contributed to anthology series such as Manga Sekai Mukashi Banashi, voicing characters like Barbablù, Jean Valjean, and John Silver. In addition to television, he lent his voice to animated films, including the role of Mamoo in the first dubbing of Lupin III: The Mystery of Mamo and the narrator for the 1986 dubbing of Fantasia. His work extended to video games as well, where he was the voice of the sorcerer Yen Sid in the Epic Mickey saga.

Confirming the specific roles mentioned, Germano Longo was a key part of the Italian cast for the series Vicke the Little Viking. He provided the first voice for the characters Faxe and Tjurre, and the second voice for Urobe. Beyond anime, his dubbing career also encompassed providing Italian voices for foreign film actors such as Hal Holbrook, Jack Hawkins, Louis Gossett Jr., and Patrick Magee. He also occasionally worked as a dubbing director.

Germano Longo passed away in Rome in 2022 at the age of eighty-nine. His legacy in Italian dubbing is carried on by his family; he was the father of voice actress Germana Longo and the grandfather of voice actor Emanuele Serofilli.