| Henry Djanik | |
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| Name | Henry Djanikian |
| Born | March 21, 1926 |
| Died | August 18, 2008 (age 82) |
| Nationality | Armenian |
| Occupation | Actor, Voice Actor, Stage Actor |
| Years Active | 1952-2004 |
Henry Djanik (March 21, 1926-August 18, 2008) was an Armenian-born French actor who specialized in movie dubbing. He replaced André Valmy as the voices of General Kyle and Imperial Master in the French dub Bomber X, also voicing Caliban and Professor Hagen.
His deep voice, very characteristic and easily recognizable, was best known for being the French voice of Anthony Quinn in most of his films. He was also the official dubbing voice actor for Mr. T and dubbed Steve McQueen in his early films, along with being the original French voices of Eeyore and Owl in Winnie the Pooh.
Filmography[]
- Manina, the Girl in the Bikini (1952) as Marcel
- Cet homme est dangereux (1953) as William Bosco
- Maciste alla corte del Gran Khan (1961)
- Tintin and the Temple of the Sun (1969) as Bandit
- Peur sur la ville (1975) as The Police Inspector
- I as in Icarus (1979) as Nick Farnese
- Les Maîtres du temps (1982) as Soldier
- Clémentine (1985) as Narmor
- The Big Bang (1987) as Dark Vador
- Once Upon a Time... Life (1987) as Hémo
- 588 rue paradis (1992)
Dubbing[]
- Never So Few (1959) as Sergeant John Danforth (Charles Bronson)
- The Magnificent Seven (1960) as Vin (Steve McQueen)
- The Guns of Navarone (1961) as Col. Andrea Stavrou (Anthony Quinn)
- The Yogi Bear Show (1961) as Boo-Boo
- Cape Fear (1962) as Charlie Sievers (Telly Savalas)
- Kid Galahad (1962) as Lew Nyack (Charles Bronson)
- Lawrence of Arabia (1962) as Auda abu Tayi (Anthony Quinn)
- From Russia with Love (1963) as Morzeny (Walter Gotell)
- The Great Escape (1963) as Capt. Virgil Hilts (Steve McQueen)
- Zorba the Greek (1964) as Alexis Zorba (Anthony Quinn)
- For a Few Dollars More (1965) as El Indio (Gian Maria Volonté)
- Genghis Khan (1965) as Shan (Telly Savalas)
- The 25th Hour (1967) as Johann Moritz (Anthony Quinn)
- The Jungle Book (1967) as Akela
- The Secret of Santa Vittoria (1969) as Italo Bombolini (1969)
- The Poseidon Adventure (1972) as Detective Lieutenant Mike Rogo (Ernest Borgnine)
- Charlotte's Web (1973) as Homer Zuckerman
- Emperor of the North Pole (1973) as Shack (Ernest Borgnine)
- Kojak (1973) as Theo Kojak (Telly Savalas)
- Grendizer (1975) as Horos
- Baa Baa Black Sheep (1976) as General Thomas Moore (Simon Oakland)
- Lou Grant (1977) as Lou Grant (Edward Asner)
- The Many Adventures of Winnie the Pooh (1977) as Eeyore
- The Message (1977) as Hamza (Anthony Quinn)
- Convoy (1978) as Sheriff Lyle Wallace (Ernest Borgnine)
- Beyond the Poseidon Adventure (1979) as Dr. Stefan Svevo (Telly Savalas)
- Heavy Metal (1981) as Grimaldi
- Lion of the Desert (1981) as Omar Mukhtar (Anthony Quinn)
- Bomber X (1982) as Général Christophe & King Artus
- The A-Team (1983) as B. A. Baracus (Mr. T)
- Airwolf (1984) as Dominic Santini (Ernest Borgnine)
- Ghostbusters (1984) as Prison Guard (Reginald VelJohnson)
- Indiana Jones and the Temple of Doom (1984) as Leo Che (Roy Chiao)
- A Nightmare on Elm Street (1984) as Freddy Kreuger (Robert Englund)
- The Transformers (1984) as Megatron, Brawn and Omega Supreme
- The Color Purple (1985) as Old Mister (Adolph Caesar)
- A Nightmare on Elm Street 2: Freddy's Revenge (1985) as Freddy Kreuger (Robert Englund)
- ThunderCats (1985) as Jackalman and Jaga
- Saint Seiya (1986) as Ares and Phoenix Ikki
- Spaceballs (1987) as Pizza the Hutt
- The New Adventures of Winnie the Pooh (1988) as Eeyore and Owl
- Oliver & Company (1988) as Sykes
- The Fresh Prince of Bel-Air (1990) as Philip Banks (James Avery)
- Beauty and the Beast (1991) as Monsieur D'Arque
- Sneakers (1992) as Agent Bernard Abbott (James Earl Jones)
- Clear and Present Danger (1994) as Admiral James Greer (James Earl Jones)
- Pooh's Grand Adventure: The Search for Christopher Robin (1997) as Eeyore
- Seasons of Giving (1999) as Eeyore
- Snatch (2000) as Doug the Head (Mike Reid)
- The Tigger Movie (2000) as Eeyore
External Links[]
- Henry Djanik on wikipedia
- Henry Djanik on fr.wikipedia
- Henry Djanik on the Internet Movie Database