Ted Rusoff
Ted Rusoff was an extremely prolific dubbing editor, director, and voice actor. He started as an opera singer in Los Angeles in the early 1960's before landing ADR work with his uncle Samuel Z. Arkoff at American International Pictures. Arkoff sent Rusoff to Italy in the late 60's to help get their dubbing system set up to American standards but Rusoff ended up living in Rome for the rest of his life. Rusoff's voice can be heard in the English versions of over 250 Italian, Japanese, Russian, and various European films. He also lent his voice to several big budget American films including THE LAST TEMPTATION OF CHRIST. Beginning in the late 1970's, Rusoff tried his hand at acting in front of the camera too as it was relatively easy for native English speakers in Italy to find acting work at the time. He acted alongside greats including Bob Hoskins and Max von Sydow, and in the dubbing studio alongside such dubbing legends as Robert Rietty, Geoffrey Copleston, Nick Alexander, Lewis E. Cianelli, and Mickey Knox. Cast mostly as monks, elders and religious figures due to his large beard, Rusoff appeared in such bible epics as THE DAY CHRIST DIED and THE NATIVITY STORY as well as monks in DOUBLE TEAM and CATACOMBS. His most prestigious role is perhaps as the chief elder in PASSION OF THE CHRIST who throws the bag of money at Judas. Rusoff, being fluent in several languages including traditional Hebrew and ancient Aramaic, worked as chief translator for the film as well. Rusoff married fellow voice actor / dubber Carolyn De Fonseca but the two had an open marriage. Rusoff fathered 9 daughters to different mothers over a span of 40 years, including one who was still an infant at the time of his death in 2013.
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as The Parking AttendantAt a college in Rome, a professor, nicknamed "Dodo" is in a deep depression. His stunningly...
Movie pageA graphic portrayal of the last twelve hours of Jesus of Nazareth's life.
Movie pageThe Nativity Story
as Old ShepherdMary and Joseph make the hard journey to Bethlehem for a blessed event in this retelling of the...
Movie pageJesus, a humble Judean carpenter beginning to see that he is the son of God, is drawn into...
Movie pageDouble Team
as Brother RamuluA CIA agent is interned for failing to kill an international terrorist. Escaping from his island...
Movie pagePiranha II: The Spawning
as Opening Victim (voice) (uncredited)A scuba diving instructor, her biochemist boyfriend, and her police chief ex-husband try to link...
Movie pageAbsurd
as Dr. KramerA priest-doctor chasing a man with supernatural regenerative abilities, who has recently escaped...
Movie pageSinbad of the Seven Seas
as Torture Chamber Keeper (uncredited)Sinbad returns from the sea to find his country subjected to the will of two unscrupulous sorcerers.
Movie pageCatacombs
as Brother BrandtIn the 17th century, an order of monks in Italy capture and entomb a demon that has possessed a...
Movie pageYongary, Monster from the Deep
as Illoo Nami (Voice, English dub)Earthquakes in central Korea turn out to be the work of Yongary, a prehistoric gasoline-eating...
Movie pageThe Eighteenth Angel
as BenedettiMythology and religious dogma are slowly revealed when an attractive young woman is approached...
Movie pageFashion Crimes
as Rizzo's FriendOn her way home, a fashion model, Gloria, saw a man fought against a woman and killed her in a...
Movie pageMussolini and I
as Francesco Saverio PetacciA compelling drama/documentary chronicling the life and death of Il Duce himself, from his days...
Movie pageEurocrime! The Italian Cop and Gangster Films That Ruled the '70s
as SelfA documentary concerning the violent Italian 'poliziotteschi' cinematic movement of the 1970s...
Movie pageThe Day Christ Died
as Temple GuardA dramatization of the events from the Last Supper through the arrest and trial of Jesus to the...
Movie pageRiddler's Moon
as Pastor NolanTeenager Elias has watched his farming community struggle through season after season of bad...
Movie pageNightworld: Lost Souls
as Humphrey GarrettAs a family moves into their new country home, strange events occur, making them believe that...
Movie pageMiami Golem
as voice dubbing (US version) (uncredited)A Miami TV reporter is sent to a local university to do a story on a professor who is cloning a...
Movie pageThe Scarlet Worm
as Print's AttorneyAn aging killer trains a young hired gun in a plot to assassinate a meek brothel owner...
Movie pageVoyage Into Space
as Jerry Mano (voice)Earth is invaded by an interstellar terrorist group, Big Fire (the Gargoyle Gang in the American...
Movie pageRome
as StraboA down-to-earth account of the lives of both illustrious and ordinary Romans set in the last...
TV Show pagePocahontas: Princess of the American Indians
as TachiIn her journey, Pocahontas and her spiritual companion Hopi Ho, get the chance to become...
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