Lombardi began his activity as a theatre actor in his hometown, Siena.

[1] In the mid-1960s he performed his first television roles; through the years, he acted in many films and TV productions,[2] both Italian and international, working with directors such as Terry Gilliam, Giuseppe Tornatore, John Irvin, Robert Markowitz and Vittorio Sindoni.

[3] He also dubbed over the voice of Richard Griffiths in many of his films, most notably as Vernon Dursley in the Italian dub of the Harry Potter film series.

[1][4] He has also voiced characters in animated films, such as Colonel in Lucky and Zorba, Maurice in the Italian version of Disney's Beauty and the Beast and Jumba Jookiba in the Italian version of the Lilo & Stitch franchise.

[1][5] Media related to Paolo Lombardi (actor) at Wikimedia Commons