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Ted Rusoff
Acting

Ted Rusoff
Known For
Acting
Birthday
1939-05-20,Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada
Gender
Male
Biography
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.

Filmography

The Nativity Story

6.922

The Nativity Story
2006-11-30

Eurocrime! The Italian Cop and Gangster Films That Ruled the '70s

7.7

Eurocrime! The Italian Cop and Gangster Films That Ruled the '70s
2012-03-30

4.906

Catacombs
1988-05-14

4.9

Fashion Crimes
1989-08-05

Sinbad of the Seven Seas

4.1

Sinbad of the Seven Seas
1989-04-01

7

Man and Cat
2001-11-08

Christine Cristina

4

Christine Cristina
2010-05-07

Nightworld: Lost Souls

5

Nightworld: Lost Souls
1999-03-01

2

Riddler's Moon
1999-02-21

6.32

The Voyeur
1994-01-27

The Eighteenth Angel

5.1

The Eighteenth Angel
1997-01-01

The Scarlet Worm

4.438

The Scarlet Worm
2011-08-27

The Day Christ Died

6.333

The Day Christ Died
1980-03-26

5.246

Double Team
1997-04-04

The Last Temptation of Christ

7.215

The Last Temptation of Christ
1988-05-28

The Passion of the Christ

7.544

The Passion of the Christ
2004-02-25

Piranha II: The Spawning

4.331

Piranha II: The Spawning
1982-07-13

5.5

Absurd
1981-10-01

Voyage Into Space

6.2

Voyage Into Space
1970-01-01

Cellini: A Violent Life

5.429

Cellini: A Violent Life
1990-05-02

6

Ritual of Love
1990-09-02

8.227

Rome
2005-08-28