Franco Latini (September 12, 1927 - February 2, 1991) was an Italian dubbing voice actor. During his time period, he literally was the voice of Looney Tunes and Hanna-Barbera cartoons, acting basically as the Italian equivalent of people like Mel Blanc and Daws Butler.
His three children, Ilaria Latini, Laura Latini and Fabrizio Vidale, are also voice actors.
Some of his voice roles are:
Anime
- Kimba in Kimba the White Lion (first dub)
- Lothor in Voltron
Film—Animated
- Luke in The Rescuers
Film—Live-action
- Stan Laurel in some dubs of the Laurel and Hardy movies
Live-action
- Archie Bunker in All in the Family
Puppet shows
- Gonzo, Zoot, Floyd Pepper, Statler, Beaker, Swedish Chef, Scooter, Pops, Doctor Strangepork and Lew Zealand in The Muppet Show (first dub)
Western Animation
- Donald Duck in dubs from the 80's
- Goober in Goober and the Ghost Chasers
- Grape Ape in The Great Grape Ape
- Hair Bear in Help!... It's the Hair Bear Bunch!
- Cringer/Battle-Cat, Orko, Skeletor and King Randor in He-Man and the Masters of the Universe (1983) (Season 1 only)
- Almost every character in earlier dubs of Looney Tunes shorts
- Inky in Pac-Man
- Mr. Jinks in Pixie, Dixie and Mr. Jinks
- Popeye, Poopdeck Pappy, Sea Hag and Lizzie in Popeye and Son
- Punkin' Puss in Punkin' Puss and Mushmouse
- Gus and Brutus in The Roman Holidays
- Tom in Tom and Jerry
- Top Cat in Top Cat
His works provide examples of:
- Acting for Two: He very often voiced multiple characters within the same show.
- Crossdressing Voices: He sometimes voiced female characters, such as Granny.
