Stephen Garrett
Stephen Garrett was one of the all-time great character voices of the English dubbing scene in Rome. He was one of the real old-timers whose dubbing credits date back all the way to the early 1950s, and this, combined with his premature death in the mid-1960s, unfortunately means that a great deal of his work has most likely been lost to the sands of time. For fans of Italian cinema of the early 1960s, though, Stephen’s delightfully gruff and imposing voice should still be instantly recognizable. He lent his fantastic voice to countless colorful villains from that era and was especially active in peplum and swashbuckler films, often dubbing the likes of Andrea Aureli and Livio Lorenzon. Check out the video below for samples of a few of his most memorable dubbing roles: As with most of the dubbing old-timers of Rome, biographical information on Stephen Garrett is hard to come by, but thankfully, a small article in the Ohio newspaper Mansfield News-Journal (February 10, 1947) ...