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Bernard Yves Raoul Dhéran (17 June 1926 – 27 January 2013) was a French actor, who was active in film, television and theatre in a career spanning over six decades. Dhéran was well remembered in French cinema's as the French dub of
David Niven James David Graham Niven (; 1 March 1910 – 29 July 1983) was an English actor, soldier, raconteur, memoirist and novelist. Niven was known as a handsome and debonair leading man in Classic Hollywood films. His accolades include an Academ ...
,
Anthony Hopkins Sir Philip Anthony Hopkins (born 31 December 1937) is a Welsh actor. Considered one of Britain's most recognisable and prolific actors, he is known for List of Anthony Hopkins performances, his performances on the screen and stage. Hopkins ha ...
,
Christopher Plummer Arthur Christopher Orme Plummer (December 13, 1929 – February 5, 2021) was a Canadian actor. His career spanned seven decades, gaining him recognition for his performances in film, stage and television. His accolades included an Academy Aw ...
,
Ian McKellen Sir Ian Murray McKellen (born 25 May 1939) is an English actor. He has played roles on the screen and stage in genres ranging from Shakespearean dramas and modern theatre to popular fantasy and science fiction. He is regarded as a British cu ...
, and
Leslie Nielsen Leslie William Nielsen (February 11, 1926November 28, 2010) was a Canadian actor and comedian. With a career spanning 60 years, he appeared in more than 100 films and 150 television programs, portraying more than 220 characters. He made his a ...
. He was also recognized in dubbing as the voice of
Count Dooku Count Dooku, also known as Darth Tyranus, is a fictional character in the ''Star Wars'' franchise. He was introduced in the prequel film trilogy, first appearing in ''Attack of the Clones'' (2002) and then returning in ''Revenge of the Sith'' (2 ...
in the animated series '' Star Wars: The Clone Wars'', he also dubbed
Christopher Lee Sir Christopher Frank Carandini Lee (27 May 1922 – 7 June 2015) was an English actor and singer. In a career spanning more than sixty years, Lee became known as an actor with a deep and commanding voice who often portrayed villains in horr ...
's performance as Dooku in '' Star Wars: Episode II – Attack of the Clones'' and '' Star Wars: Episode III – Revenge of the Sith''. In 1961, Dhéran was inducted into
Sociétaires of the Comédie-Française The sociétaires of the Comédie-Française are chosen from among the ''pensionnaires'' who have been in the company a year or more. They are decided upon in the course of a general assembly of the company's administrative committee, made up of 6 e ...
. Dhéran died at his home in
Marrakech Marrakesh or Marrakech (; , ) is the fourth-largest city in Morocco. It is one of the four imperial cities of Morocco and is the capital of the Marrakesh–Safi Regions of Morocco, region. The city lies west of the foothills of the Atlas Mounta ...
on 27 January 2013. He was intended to voice
Odin Odin (; from ) is a widely revered god in Norse mythology and Germanic paganism. Most surviving information on Odin comes from Norse mythology, but he figures prominently in the recorded history of Northern Europe. This includes the Roman Em ...
in the French dub of '' Thor: The Dark World'', but was replaced with Jean-Pierre Moulin, who also worked in dubbing Anthony Hopkins' roles.


Selected filmography

* '' The Lame Devil'' (1948) - Un figurant (uncredited) * '' Beauties of the Night'' (1952) - L'aviateur - Le fiancé de la caissière (uncredited) * ''
Royal Affairs in Versailles ''Royal Affairs in Versailles'' (French title: ''Si Versailles m'était conté'') is a 1954 French-Italian historical drama directed by Sacha Guitry. Described as "a historical film showing Versailles from its beginnings to the present day", it t ...
'' (1954) - Beaumarchais (uncredited) * '' The Big Flag'' (1954) - Lucien Barré * ''
Napoléon Napoleon Bonaparte (born Napoleone di Buonaparte; 15 August 1769 – 5 May 1821), later known by his regnal name Napoleon I, was a French general and statesman who rose to prominence during the French Revolution and led a series of mi ...
'' (1955) - Bourrienne (uncredited) * '' Men in White'' (1955) - Clément * '' The Grand Maneuver'' (1955) - Un officier (uncredited) * '' If Paris Were Told to Us'' (1956) - Voltaire jeune * '' If All the Guys in the World'' (1956) - Saint-Savin * ''Ce soir les jupons volent'' (1956) - Bobby un amoureux de Marlène * ''La garçonne'' (1957) - Max Delaume * ''Miss Catastrophe'' (1957) - Fernand * ''Le grand bluff'' (1957) - Serge Colonna * '' The Inspector Likes a Fight'' (1957) - Barat * ''Vacances explosives!'' (1957) - Monsieur Fred * ''La peau de l'ours'' (1957) - Dr. Chauvin * ''Quelle sacrée soirée'' (1957) - L'ami de Denise * ''Fumée blonde'' (1957) - Bernard Hartman * '' Vacanze a Ischia'' (1957) - Pierre Tissot * '' It's All Adam's Fault'' (1958) - Le comte Philippe de Bergen * '' Christine'' (1958) - Le captaine Lansky * ''Douze heures d'horloge'' (1959) - Serge (voice) * ''Soupe au lait'' (1959) - René Giquel - Le riche fiancé de Francine * ''
Rue des prairies ''Rue des prairies'' is a 1959 French drama film directed by Denys de La Patellière. It is an adaptation of a novel by René Lefèvre. Plot Widower Henri Neveux ( Jean Gabin) has difficult relationships with his children. Cast * Jean Gabi ...
'' (1959) - Le juge d'instruction Moineau * '' Le Bossu'' (1959) - Narrator * '' Magnificent Sinner'' (1959) - Stéphane Ryssakov * '' Classe Tous Risques'' (1960) - Blastone (uncredited) * '' Captain Blood'' (1960) - Récitant / Narrator (uncredited) * '' Captain Fracasse'' (1961) - Chevalier de Vidalenc * '' La Belle Américaine'' (1961) - M. Jean * ''
The Count of Monte Cristo ''The Count of Monte Cristo'' () is an adventure novel by the French writer Alexandre Dumas. It was serialised from 1844 to 1846, and published in book form in 1846. It is one of his most popular works, along with ''The Three Musketeers'' (184 ...
'' (1961) - Le procureur Henri de Villefort * '' Les Bricoleurs'' (1963) - L'inspecteur de l'auto-école * ''
Gibraltar Gibraltar ( , ) is a British Overseas Territories, British Overseas Territory and British overseas cities, city located at the southern tip of the Iberian Peninsula, on the Bay of Gibraltar, near the exit of the Mediterranean Sea into the A ...
'' (1964) - Harry Williams * '' The Gorillas'' (1964) - Hubert Loisif * '' On Murder Considered as One of the Fine Arts'' (1964) - Président des rédempteurs de l'assassinat * '' Les Bons Vivants'' (1965) - L'avocat de la partie civile (Lucette) (segment 'Procès, Le") * ''Une femme en blanc se révolte'' (1966) - Le brigadier de gendarmerie * ''Le grand bidule'' (1967) - Morrisson * ''L'homme à la Buick'' (1968) - Martel de la Mothe * '' The Young Wolves'' (1968) - Jean-Noël * '' Don't Deliver Us from Evil'' (1971) - L'automobiliste / Motorist * '' Escape to Nowhere'' (1973) - M.Chat * '' Tarzoon: Shame of the Jungle'' (1975) - Récitant / Narrator (French version, voice) * '' The Seventh Company Has Been Found'' (1975) - Colonel Voisin * ''Les princes'' (1983) - Le mari de Jeanne * ''Bernadette'' (1988) - Docteur Dozous / Doctor Dozous * '' Sandino'' (1991) - Stimson * ''Loulou Graffiti'' (1992) - Duplessis * ''
Ridicule Mockery or mocking is the act of insulting or making light of a person or other thing, sometimes merely by taunting, but often by making a caricature, purporting to engage in imitation in a way that highlights unflattering characteristics. Mocke ...
'' (1996) - Montalieri * '' Stardom'' (2000) - French Intellectual * ''L'antidote'' (2005) - Salanches de Foiry * ''
Hunting and Gathering A hunter-gatherer or forager is a human living in a community, or according to an ancestrally derived lifestyle, in which most or all food is obtained by foraging, that is, by gathering food from local naturally occurring sources, especially wi ...
'' (2007) - Père de Philibert


French

dubbing Dubbing (also known as re-recording and mixing) is a post-production process used in filmmaking and the video production process where supplementary recordings (known as doubles) are lip-synced and "mixed" with original production audio to cr ...

Christopher Plummer Arthur Christopher Orme Plummer (December 13, 1929 – February 5, 2021) was a Canadian actor. His career spanned seven decades, gaining him recognition for his performances in film, stage and television. His accolades included an Academy Aw ...
's role in: * ''Malcolm X'' * ''Wolf'' * ''Dolores Claiborne'' * ''12 Monkeys'' * ''A Beautiful Mind'' * ''Nicholas Nickleby'' * ''
Syriana ''Syriana'' is a 2005 American political thriller film written and directed by Stephen Gaghan, loosely based on Robert Baer's 2003 memoir '' See No Evil''. The film stars an ensemble cast consisting of George Clooney, Matt Damon, Jeffrey Wr ...
'' * ''The New World'' * '' Must Love Dogs'' * '' Inside Man'' * ''The Lake House'' * ''
The Imaginarium of Doctor Parnassus ''The Imaginarium of Doctor Parnassus'' is a 2009 fantasy film directed by Terry Gilliam and written by Gilliam and Charles McKeown. The film follows a travelling theatre troupe whose leader, having made a Deal with the Devil, bet with the Devil ...
'' * ''
Beginners ''Beginners'' is a 2010 American romantic comedy drama film written and directed by Mike Mills. Based on the coming out of Mills' father at the age 75, five years before his death, it tells the story of a man reflecting on the life and death of ...
''
Anthony Hopkins Sir Philip Anthony Hopkins (born 31 December 1937) is a Welsh actor. Considered one of Britain's most recognisable and prolific actors, he is known for List of Anthony Hopkins performances, his performances on the screen and stage. Hopkins ha ...
' role in: * ''Howards End'' * ''The Remains of the Day'' * ''Shadowlands'' * ''
The Mask of Zorro ''The Mask of Zorro'' is a 1998 American Western swashbuckler film based on the fictional character Zorro by Johnston McCulley. Directed by Martin Campbell from a screenplay by John Eskow, Ted Elliott, and Terry Rossio, it stars Anto ...
'' * ''Titus'' * '' Mission: Impossible 2'' * ''
All the King's Men ''All the King's Men'' is a 1946 novel by Robert Penn Warren. The novel tells the story of charismatic populist governor Willie Stark and his political machinations in the Depression-era Deep South. It was inspired by the real-life story of U. ...
'' * ''Bobby'' * ''Thor''
David Niven James David Graham Niven (; 1 March 1910 – 29 July 1983) was an English actor, soldier, raconteur, memoirist and novelist. Niven was known as a handsome and debonair leading man in Classic Hollywood films. His accolades include an Academ ...
's role in: * ''Bonjour Tristesse'' * ''The Best of Enemies'' * ''
55 Days at Peking ''55 Days at Peking'' is a 1963 American epic historical war film dramatizing the siege of the foreign legations' compounds in Beijing (then still Peking, in English) during the Boxer Uprising, which took place in China in the summer of 1 ...
'' * '' Murder by Death'' * '' The Sea Wolves'' * ''Rough Cut'' * ''
Trail of the Pink Panther ''Trail of the Pink Panther'' is a 1982 comedy film directed by Blake Edwards and starring Peter Sellers. It is the seventh film in ''The Pink Panther'' series, the first film in the series following Sellers' death and also the last in which he ...
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Ian McKellen Sir Ian Murray McKellen (born 25 May 1939) is an English actor. He has played roles on the screen and stage in genres ranging from Shakespearean dramas and modern theatre to popular fantasy and science fiction. He is regarded as a British cu ...
's role in: * ''X-Men'' * ''X2'' * '' X-Men: The Last Stand'' * ''The Da Vinci Code''
Leslie Nielsen Leslie William Nielsen (February 11, 1926November 28, 2010) was a Canadian actor and comedian. With a career spanning 60 years, he appeared in more than 100 films and 150 television programs, portraying more than 220 characters. He made his a ...
's role in: * '' Scary Movie 3'' * ''
Scary Movie 4 ''Scary Movie 4'' is a 2006 American parody film directed by David Zucker, written by Jim Abrahams, Craig Mazin, and Pat Proft, and produced by Mazin and Robert K. Weiss. It is the sequel to '' Scary Movie 3'' and the fourth installment in the ...
'' * ''
Superhero Movie ''Superhero Movie'' is a 2008 American superhero parody film written and directed by Craig Mazin, produced by Robert K. Weiss and David Zucker, and starring Drake Bell, Sara Paxton, Christopher McDonald, Kevin Hart, Brent Spiner, Jeffrey Ta ...
''
Christopher Lee Sir Christopher Frank Carandini Lee (27 May 1922 – 7 June 2015) was an English actor and singer. In a career spanning more than sixty years, Lee became known as an actor with a deep and commanding voice who often portrayed villains in horr ...
* ''The Hound of the Baskervilles'' * '' Star Wars: Episode II – Attack of the Clones'' * '' Star Wars: Episode III – Revenge of the Sith'' * ''Star Wars: The Clone Wars''


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* {{DEFAULTSORT:Dheran, Bernard 1926 births 2013 deaths French male film actors French male stage actors French male television actors French male voice actors French National Academy of Dramatic Arts alumni Male actors from Normandy People from Dieppe, Seine-Maritime Sociétaires of the Comédie-Française