Bernard Dhéran
Actor
Biography
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, Anthony Hopkins, Christopher Plummer, Ian McKellen and Leslie Nielsen. He was also recognized in dubbing as the voice of Count Dooku in the animated series Star Wars: The Clone Wars, he also dubbed Christopher Lee's performance 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.
He died at his home in Marrakech on the 27 January 2013, he had originally been commissioned to record his lines for Odin in the French dub of Thor: The Dark World, but due to his death Jean-Pierre Moulin (who is the official French dub of Hopkins) recorded the lines.
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As Director
Filmography
Hunting & Gathering
as Philibert's Father 2007
The Seventh Company Has Been Found
as Colonel Voisin 1975
Ridicule
as Montalieri 1996
The Big Risk
as Blastone (uncredited) 1960
The Antidote
as Salanches de Foiry 2005
Tarzoon: Shame of the Jungle!
as Narrator (voice) 1975
Don't Deliver Us from Evil
as Motorist 1971
Captain Blood
as Narrator (voice) (uncredited) 1960
Christine
as Captain Lansky 1958
The American Beauty
as Mr. Jean 1961
The Silent One
as M.Chat 1973
How to Keep the Red Lamp Burning
as L'avocat général (sketch "Le Procès") 1965
The Grand Manoeuvre
as Officer (uncredited) 1955
The Count of Monte Cristo
as Henri de Villefort 1961
Stardom
as French Intellectual #1 2000
Beauties of the Night
as L'aviateur, fiancé de la caissière (uncredited) 1952
Captain Fracasse
as Knight of Vidalenc 1961