Benoît Allemane
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Benoît Allemane(December 28,1942-January 5,2025) was a French actor, known for his roles in dubbing, on stage and for his various appearances in films and series.
Being one of the most iconic voice actors in France, he was the regular voice of Morgan Freeman (whom he dubbed in around 60 films and series), and Frankie Faison, and one of the voices of James Earl Jones. He was also the voice of almostevery singleincarnation ofSanta Claus.
In animation, he is the French voice of Foghorn Leghorn, Zeus in Disney'sHercules,Alex Louis Armstrong inFullmetal Alchemist,Goliath inGargoylesand Dr. Claw inInspector Gadget's Last CaseandGadget and the Gadgetinis,among numerous other voice roles.
Regarding video games, Benoît notably dubbed Sherlock Holmes in several games, Vesemir inThe Witcher,King Harkinian in the infamousLink: The Faces of EvilandZelda: The Wand of Gamelon,Lucius Fox in theDCgames, Galio inLeague of Legends,Zavok in theSonicgames and Stump Smash and Buzz in theSkylandersgames.
Being an excellent narrator as well, he is very present in voice-over, for documentaries, cartoons, film trailers, games and advertisements.
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Voice roles
Transformers: Age of Extinction
Transformers: The Last Knight
- Hound
Notes
- Hound is voiced byJohn Goodmanin English, and Goodman's regular French voice is usuallyJacques Frantz,but Frantz was already voicingOptimus Primein the live-action film continuity since the first film.
- In the European French dub ofThe Last Knight,around half of Hound's lines are provided byPatrick Raynal,with a similar voice, for unknown reasons. The two actors relay each other all film long at random moments, sometimes even in two successive phrases.
External links
- Wikipedia entry(French)
- Wiki Doublage page(French)
- IMDb entry
