Roberto Chevalier Di Miceli (born 14 May 1952) is an Italian actor and voice actor who is best known for providing the Italian voice of Tom Cruise in most of his movies.
Biography Born in Rome, Chevalier entered his profession as a child actor in the late 1950s and he made his debut acting appearance in the 1958 film Young Husbands. He also reached stardom with his appearances in the 1961 film The Vengeance of Ursus and the 1963 film I terribili 7. Additionally, he portrayed a young David Copperfield in the 1965 television miniseries of the same name. Chevalier also spent five years in Teatro Ghione collaborating with Giorgio Strehler. However, he left due to his father’s death and his mother’s diagnosis with cancer. He continued acting as an adult as he began accepting minor or recurring roles on television by the beginning of the 21st century.
Chevalier is best known as a voice actor. He is best known as the official Italian voice of Tom Cruise and has dubbed him in most of his work since the 1986 film Top Gun. He is also a regular dub actor of Tom Hanks, Andy García, Dennis Quaid, John Travolta and Kurt Russell. Additionally, he has also dubbed Tony Goldwyn, Michael Keaton, James Woods, David Bowie, Christopher Reeve, Jeff Daniels, Michael Biehn as well as dubbing Owen Wilson in his earlier movies.
Some of Chevalier’s character dubbing roles include Cruise's role of Ethan Hunt in the Mission: Impossible franchise (excluding the third film as Cruise is dubbed by Riccardo Rossi), as well as Truman Capote (portrayed by Philip Seymour Hoffman) in the 2006 film Capote, Ian Malcolm (portrayed by Jeff Goldblum) in the 1993 film Jurassic Park and Hal (portrayed by Bryan Cranston) in the sitcom Malcolm in the Middle. In Chevalier’s animated roles, he voiced Lucky in the Italian version of One Hundred and One Dalmatians early in his dubbing career, as well as Vicious in the anime series Cowboy Bebop.
Personal life Chevalier is the father of the voice actor David Chevalier. His daughters, Arlena and Fiore are also voice dubbers.
Filmography Cinema YearTitleRoleNotes1958Young HusbandsChecchinoThe Naked MajaThe Little Prince1959My Wife's EnemyLittle Boy at Terenzi'sUncredited1960Rapina al quartiere Ovest1961The Vengeance of UrsusDarioPulcinella, cetrulo di AcerraIl ragazzoScandali al mareCharlie1963I terribili 7Fantomas1970A Girl Called JulesCamilloUna prostituta al servizio del pubblico e in regola con le leggi dello stato1974Don't Hurt Me, My LoveMarcello Foschini1975Son tornate a fiorire le rose1976For Love of CesarinaPaolino Mariani
Television YearTitleRoleNotes1959Il romanzo di un maestroTV miniseries1963La cocuzzaTV film1964Il giornalino di Gian BurrascaLuigi "Gigino" BalestraTV miniseries1965Il vecchio e il faroGiulioTV miniseriesDavid CopperfieldDavid Copperfield (young)TV miniseries1967I racconti del faroGiulioTV miniseries1971E le stelle stanno a guardarePat ReedyTV miniseries1975I killerNickTV film2000Padre Pio: Miracle ManGiuseppeTV miniseriesThe Wings of LifeGiuseppeTV miniseries2002Distretto di PoliziaGermana's fatherRecurring role (season 3)2004Un medico in famiglia2 episodes (season 4)2011R.I.S. Roma – Delitti imperfettiSiniscalchi1 episode (season 2x10)Che Dio ci aiuticollaboratore di Elvira Casalgrande1 episode (season 1x05)2018Il confineSalandraTV miniseries
Voice work YearTitleRoleNotes2006–2008RaccontamiNarratorVoice-over
Dubbing Films (Animation, Italian dub) YearTitleRole(s) Ref1961One Hundred and One DalmatiansLucky1968BambiAdult Bambi (1968 redub)1981American PopTony Belinsky1998The Secret of NIMH 2: Timmy to the RescueNarratorTekken: The Motion PictureLei Wulong1999South Park: Bigger, Longer & UncutDr. Gouache2001Final Fantasy: The Spirits WithinGeneral Hein2003La légende de ParvaProfessor Hesse2004SteamboyDavid2013Dragon Ball Z: Battle of GodsWhis 2015Dragon Ball Z: Resurrection 'F'2017The StarZachariah
Films (Live action, Italian dub) YearTitleRole(s)Original actor Ref1974The Front PageRudy KepplerJon Korkes1976The Man Who Fell to EarthThomas Jerome NewtonDavid Bowie1980Somewhere in TimeRichard CollierChristopher ReeveInfernoMark ElliottLeigh McCloskey1982MissingFrank TeruggiJoe Regalbuto1983SilkwoodDrew StephensKurt Russell1985VolunteersLawrence Bourne IIITom HanksBack to the FutureDave McFlyMarc McClurePerfectAdam LawrenceJohn TravoltaPlentyMickStingNothing UnderneathBob CraneTom SchanleyPhenomenaKurtMichele Soavi1986Top GunPete "Maverick" MitchellTom CruiseFriday the 13th Part VI: Jason LivesDarren RobinsonTony GoldwynLabyrinthJarethDavid BowieHeatDanny DeMarcoNeill Barry1987SuspectEddie SangerDennis QuaidInnerspaceLieutenant Tuck PendletonGaby: A True StoryDavidTony Goldwyn1988Switching ChannelsBlaine BinghamChristopher ReeveRain ManCharlie BabbittTom CruiseD.O.A.Professor Dexter CornellDennis QuaidPunchlineSteven GoldTom HanksThe PresidioJay AustinMark Harmon1989Born on the Fourth of JulyRon KovicTom CruiseTango & CashGabriel CashKurt RussellWeekend at Bernie'sRichard ParkerJonathan SilvermanLook Who's TalkingJames UbriaccoJohn TravoltaThe ExpertsTravisTrue BelieverEddie DoddJames WoodsThe 'BurbsRay PetersonTom HanksThe Tall GuyDexter KingJeff Goldblum1990Postcards from the EdgeJack FaulknerDennis QuaidSibling RivalryNicholas MeanyBill PullmanLook Who's Talking TooJames UbriaccoJohn TravoltaDays of ThunderCole TrickleTom CruiseNavy SEALsLieutenant James CurranMichael BiehnThe Bonfire of the VanitiesSherman McCoyTom HanksThe Godfather Part IIIVincent CorleoneAndy GarcíaPretty WomanDavid MorseAlex Hyde-WhiteArachnophobiaDr. Ross JenningsJeff Daniels1991The Hard WayLieutenant John MossJames WoodsEyes of an AngelBobbyJohn TravoltaShoutJack CabeBackdraftBrian McCaffreyWilliam Baldwin1992Radio FlyerOlder Mike MarshallTom HanksA League of Their OwnJimmy DuganKuffsTed BukovskyTony GoldwynSplit SecondDick DurkinAlastair DuncanFar and AwayJoseph DonnellyTom CruiseA Few Good MenDaniel KaffeeNervous TicksYork DaleyBill PullmanHeroJohn BubberAndy García1993Jurassic ParkIan MalcolmJeff GoldblumUndercover BluesJefferson Blue Dennis QuaidWilder NapalmWallace FoudroyantLook Who's Talking Now!James UbriaccoJohn TravoltaSleepless in SeattleSam BaldwinTom HanksPhiladelphiaAndrew BeckettThe Pelican BriefFletcher CoalTony GoldwynIndecent ProposalDavid MurphyWoody HarrelsonThe FirmMitch McDeereTom CruiseAliveAntonio BalbiVincent Spano1994The SpecialistTomas LeonEric RobertsInterview with the VampireLestat de LioncourtTom Cruise1995Something to Talk AboutEddie BichonDennis QuaidThe NetJack DevlinJeremy NorthamCutthroat IslandWilliam ShawMatthew ModineApollo 13Jim LovellTom HanksMagic in the WaterJack BlackMark Harmon1996Night Falls on ManhattanSean CaseyAndy GarcíaMuppet Treasure IslandBilly BonesBilly ConnollyMission: ImpossibleEthan HuntTom CruiseJerry MaguireJerry MaguireMultiplicityDoug KinneyMichael KeatonFly Away HomeThomas AldenJeff DanielsBottle RocketDignanOwen WilsonThe Cable GuyRobin's Date1997As Good as It GetsSimon BishopGreg KinnearMr. WrongWhitman CrawfordBill PullmanKiss the GirlsDr. William RudolphTony GoldwynIn & OutCameron DrakeMatt Dillon1998Close Encounters of the Third KindRoy Neary (1998 redub)Richard DreyfussYou've Got MailJoe FoxTom HanksU.S. MarshalsDeputy Cosmo RenfroJoe PantolianoDesperate MeasuresFrank ConnerAndy GarcíaDeep ImpactDr. Gus PartenzaJon Favreau1999Muppets from SpaceGate GuardRay LiottaMagnoliaFrank T.J. MackeyTom CruiseThe Green MilePaul EdgecombTom Hanks2000TrafficArnie MetzgerDennis QuaidMission: Impossible 2Ethan HuntTom CruiseWhat Planet Are You From?Perry GordonGreg KinnearLoserEdward AlcottBeethoven's 3rdRichard NewtonJudge Reinhold2001Vanilla SkyDavid AamesTom CruiseThe UnsaidMichael HunterAndy GarcíaBeethoven's 4thRichard NewtonJudge Reinhold2002Auto FocusBob CraneGreg KinnearAbandonDr. David SchafferTony GoldwynMinority ReportJohn AndertonTom CruiseAustin Powers in GoldmemberTom CruiseClockstoppersHenry GatesMichael BiehnEnoughRobbieNoah Wyle2003QuicksandMartin RaikesMichael KeatonThe Last SamuraiCaptain Nathan AlgrenTom Cruise2004TwistedMike DelmarcoAndy GarcíaImaginary HeroesBen TravisJeff DanielsLadder 49Mike KennedyJohn TravoltaCollateralVincentTom CruiseThe GrudgePeter KirkBill Pullman2005Fun with Dick and JaneJoe CleemanRichard BurgiThe Lazarus ChildJack HeywoodAndy GarcíaThe Lost CityFico FelloveYours, Mine & OursFrank BeardsleyDennis QuaidCapoteTruman CapotePhilip Seymour HoffmanSlow BurnFord ColeRay Liotta2006Talladega Nights: The Ballad of Ricky BobbyJean GirardSacha Baron CohenThe Da Vinci CodeRobert LangdonTom HanksThe Last TimeTed RikerMichael KeatonUnknownBroken Nose / Richard McCainGreg KinnearLittle Miss SunshineRichard HooverThe PrestigeNikola TeslaDavid Bowie2007Lions for LambsSenator Jasper IrvingTom CruiseThe Air I BreatheFingersAndy GarcíaFeast of LoveBradley SmithGreg Kinnear2008Tropic ThunderLes GrossmanTom CruiseValkyrieClaus von Stauffenberg2009The Pink Panther 2Vincenzo Roccara Squarcialupi BrancaleonAndy GarcíaThe Invention of LyingJimPhilip Seymour HoffmanAngels & DemonsRobert LangdonTom Hanks2010Knight and DayRoy Miller / Matthew KnightTom CruiseThe Other GuysCaptain Gene MauchMichael KeatonThe SwitchLeonardJeff Goldblum2011I Don't Know How She Does ItRichard ReddyGreg KinnearMission: Impossible – Ghost ProtocolEthan HuntTom CruiseJ. EdgarInspector SchellChristian ClemensonLarry CrowneLarry CrowneTom HanksThe SmurfsHenriTim Gunn2012Rock of AgesStacee JaxxTom CruiseJack ReacherJack ReacherThe Dream TeamCommentatorLaurent Biras2013OblivionJack HarperTom Cruise2014Let's Be CopsDetective BrolinAndy GarcíaEdge of TomorrowMajor William CageTom CruiseJohn WickAviDean Winters2015The Man Who Knew InfinityBertrand RussellJeremy NorthamGoing ClearTom CruiseTom CruiseMission: Impossible – Rogue NationEthan HuntClub LifeWilliam TaylorAl Sapienza2016A Hologram for the KingAlan ClayTom HanksInfernoRobert LangdonIn a Valley of ViolenceClyde MartinJohn TravoltaJack Reacher: Never Go BackJack ReacherTom CruiseThe Belko ExperimentBarry NorrisTony Goldwyn2017The MummyNick MortonTom CruiseAmerican MadeBarry SealThe Hitman's BodyguardMorenoBarry Atsma2018Mission: Impossible – FalloutEthan HuntTom Cruise2019MidsommarOddMats Blomgren2020News of the WorldCaptain Jefferson Kyle KiddTom Hanks2022Top Gun: MaverickPete "Maverick" MitchellTom Cruise2023Mission: Impossible – Dead Reckoning Part OneEthan HuntRetributionAnders MullerMatthew Modine
Television (Animation, Italian dub) YearTitleRole(s)Notes Ref1980CasshanCasshernMain cast1999–2000Cowboy BebopViciousMain cast2000–2004South ParkVarious charactersRecurring role (seasons 1–4)2002The Christmas OrangeLennyTV film2002–presentFuturamaRobot DevilRecurring role (season 6+)Yancy Fry Sr.1 episode (season 4x07)Various charactersRecurring role (season 4+)2007–2008Hunter × HunterHisoka MorowMain cast
Television (Live action, Italian dub) YearTitleRole(s)NotesOriginal actor Ref1984–1988Three's CompanyLarry DallasRecurring role (seasons 1–6)Richard Kline1988The Great Escape II: The Untold StoryMajor John DodgeTV filmChristopher Reeve1991Chains of GoldScott BarnesTV filmJohn Travolta1991ExtralargeJohn Philip DumasMain cast (season 1)Philip Michael Thomas1993Fallen AngelsTrouble Boy #11 episode (season 1, episode 2)Tom Hanks1993Tequila and BonettiNico "Nick" BonettiMain castJack Scalia1994Next DoorMatt ColerTV filmJames Woods1999Swing VoteJoseph Michael KirklandTV filmAndy García2003FriendsGavin Mitchell3 episodes (season 9)Dermot Mulroney2004–2008Malcolm in the MiddleHalMain castBryan Cranston2005Fat ActressJohn Travolta1 episode (season 1, episode 1)John Travolta2010The PacificNarratorTV miniseriesTom Hanks2010–2011Stargate UniverseNicholas RushMain castRobert Carlyle
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