| Marc François | |
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| Born | February 19, 1951 Paris, France |
| Died | August 11, 2009 (age 58) Paris, France |
| Nationality | French |
| Occupation | Actor, Voice Actor |
| Years Active | 1967-2009 |
Marc François (February 19, 1951-August 11, 2009) was a French actor who specialized in dubbing. He provided the voices of Héraclés and PPA in the French dub of Bomber X, replacing Michel Elias.
At the age of 14, Marc François took acting classes at the Conservatory of the 12th arrondissement of Paris. At 16, he entered the middle of dubbing with Geneviève Le Forestier in French that dubbed well-known series such as The Untouchables or The Avengers. His first major role in sync was for The High Chaparral.
In the 1980s, he became the official voice of Mickey Mouse and Porky Pig, though would later give up the roles due to the effects of smoking on his voice. In the Japanese anime, he dubbed the voices of Hyoga and Shiryu in Saint Seiya. Moreover, when he saw first saw Seiya, François thought the cartoon would not be released because of its violence. Despite this, he seriously invested in the dubbing of the episodes, which earned the voice actors of the French dub of Saint Seiya a real fan club at the time.
He was also interested in writing and kept a topic in the radio show Ear corner. François died in his sleep on the night of August 11, 2009.
Filmography[]
Dubbing[]
- The High Chaparral (1967) as Jack Elam
- The Inglorious Bastards (1977) as Berle (Jackie Basehart)
- 1941 (1979) as Mizerany (John Landis)
- Airplane! (1980) as Ted Striker (Robert Hays)
- Das Boot (1981) as Lieutenant Werner (Herbert Grönemeyer) (original version)
- Stripes (1981) as Private Russell Ziskey (Harold Ramis)
- The Fox and the Hound (1981) as The Hound
- Hill Street Blues (1981) as Sergeant Mick Belker (Bruce Weitz)
- Blade Runner (1982) as Gaff (Edward James Olmos)
- Bomber X (1982) as Héraclés and PPA
- Creepshow (1982) as Jordy Verrill (Stephen King)
- Gandhi (1982) as Reverend Charles Freer Andrews (Ian Charleson)
- Mickey's Christmas Carol (1983) as Mickey Mouse
- Twilight Zone: The Movie (1983) as John Valentine (John Lithgow)
- Ghostbusters (1984) as Louis Tully (Rick Moranis)
- Police Academy (1984) as Cadet Leslie Barbara (Donovan Scott)
- Police Academy 2: Their First Assignment (1985) as Zed (Bobcat Goldthwait)
- Platoon (1986) as Sergeant Elias Grodin (Willem Dafoe)
- Maple Town (1986) as Chamo
- Police Academy 3: Back in Training (1986) as Zed (Bobcat Goldthwait)
- Saint Seiya (1986) as Hyoga and Shiryu
- Full House (1987) as Joey Gladstone (Dave Coulier)
- Police Academy 4: Citizens on Patrol (1987) as Zed (Bobcat Goldthwait)
- Patlabor (1988) as Kiichi Goto
- Back to the Future Part II (1989) as Douglas J. Needles (Michael Balzary)
- Daffy Duck's Quackbusters (1988) as Porky Pig
- Ghostbusters II (1989) as Louis Tully (Rick Moranis)
- Nadia: The Secret of Blue Water (1990) as Caius and Neo
- So Little Time (2001) as Manuelo Del Valle (Taylor Negron)
External Links[]
- Marc Françis on fr.wikipedia