Vladimiro Grana

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Vladimiro Grana, also credited as Wladimiro Grana, was an Italian voice actor born on December 29, 1948. He passed away on October 26, 2021. His career was primarily focused on dubbing, providing the Italian voices for a vast array of characters in live-action films, television series, and animated works.

Grana was particularly active in the world of anime, lending his voice to numerous characters for the Italian market. One of his notable roles in this field was Griuska in the OVA Battle Angel. His other significant anime voice credits include multiple characters in the Fist of the North Star franchise, such as the Narrator, Amiba, and the first voice of Toki in the television series, as well as Ches in the New Fist of the North Star OVA. He also voiced Hassan in the Berserk: The Golden Age Arc films. His work extended to other major titles like Excel Saga, where he voiced Maschera Di Ferro, and Paranoia Agent, as Yoshihiro Wanibuchi. He contributed to various Gundam series, including Mobile Suit Gundam and Mobile Suit Zeta Gundam, and appeared in dubs of films such as Pom Poko, Porco Rosso, and Tokyo Godfathers.

Beyond anime, Grana's voice was widely recognized in Italian dubs of Western animation. He was the voice of Bruce the dam manager in the first sixteen seasons of Family Guy and provided a voice for Mr. Adler in South Park. In live-action dubbing, he was notably the Italian voice of Robert Englund as Freddy Krueger in the first A Nightmare on Elm Street film. His other live-action dubbing credits include voicing Tom Berenger in Last of the Dogmen. His career was marked by a high volume of work across many genres, demonstrating his versatility as a voice actor until his later years.
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