Ted Rusoff
Biography
Ted Rusoff was a Canadian actor, dubbing director and translator who worked mainly on the English-language versions of foreign films and cartoons. Born in Winnipeg, he first performed as a singer, in opera, musical comedies and folk music, touring Canada and the United States before moving to Europe in 1963 to oversee the Italian, French and German dubbing of AIP releases. He adapted and directed dubbing on more than 500 films and supplied voices for over 1000, including leading men and villains in Italian cult titles such as The Whip and the Body (1963), Deep Red (1975) and Beyond the Darkness (1979). From the early 1980s he acted on screen, mostly in supporting parts, appearing in Sinbad of the Seven Seas (1989), Double Team (1997) and The Last Temptation of Christ (1988). He also directed plays and operas and worked as a choral director. He died in 2013.
74years old at death
- Born Winnipeg
- Died Rome
- Star sign: TaurusLast day of the sign, on the Gemini cusp
Movie Career
- Films
- 3
- Career span
- 15 years1982 to 1997
Every film, newest first
- 1997Double TeamIMDb rating 4.8
- 1989Sinbad of the Seven SeasIMDb rating 4.3
- 1982Piranha II: The SpawningIMDb rating 3.8
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A change of course
In 1963 Rusoff relocated to Europe. There, drawing on his knowledge of languages, he started overseeing how English-language AIP films were dubbed into Italian, French and German.
A first
Ted Rusoff spent his career as a sync-adapter and dubbing director, contributing to over 500 films. As a dubber, his voice appeared in more than 1000 films, lending it to leading men and villains in Italian cult favorites.
Beyond film
Rusoff was part of a trio named The Catch Club with David Reznick and Larry Pack, fellow music students from UCLA. They sang English Restoration rounds and toured North America while making an album.
Beyond film
Rusoff directed regular plays on stage many times, and in opera houses in Marseille, Copenhagen, Munich, Prague, Riga, Montevideo, Tokyo and Auckland he served as stage director and music coach.
Beyond film
Rusoff also worked as a choral director. He was known for choral masterpieces by Brahms, including the "Liebslieder Waltzes," and for music by Baroque period composers.
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Worked with
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Films together
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