Roger Carel

Roger Carel (born Roger Bancharel; 14 August 1927 – 11 September 2020)^[1] was a French actor, known for his recurring film roles as Asterix, the French voice of Star Wars' C-3PO, and the French voice of Winnie-the-Pooh, Piglet, and Rabbit in Winnie the Pooh. He dubbed David Suchet as Hercule Poirot on Agatha Christie's Poirot. He also voiced Wally Gator, Mickey Mouse, Yogi Bear, Fred Flintstone, Kermit the Frog, Heathcliff, Danger Mouse, Foghorn Leghorn, ALF, Fat Albert and many other famous characters in French.

Roger Carel
Born	Roger Bancharel (1927-08-14)14 August 1927 Paris, France
Died	11 September 2020(2020-09-11) (aged 93) Montfermeil, Seine-Saint-Denis, France
Occupation	Actor

Filmography

French animated productions

• Asterix the Gaul (1967) as Asterix
• Asterix and Cleopatra (1968) as Asterix / Caesar's Spy / Dogmatix
• Daisy Town (1971) as Undertaker / Cavalry Colonel
• Tarzoon: Shame of the Jungle (1975) as Le second siamois / Short / Général anglais
• The Twelve Tasks of Asterix (1976) as Asterix / Caius Tiddlius / Roman Senator #3 / Dogmatix
• La Ballade des Dalton (1978) as Min Li Foo, le blanchisseur chinois / Mathias Bones, le joyeux croque-mort / Le crieur de journaux / Juan le Mexicain
• Once Upon a Time... (1978–2008, TV Series) as Maestro / Peter
• Le chaînon manquant (1980) as Croak / Le gros con #4
• Minoïe (1981) as Le Grand Amiralissime
• La revanche des humanoides (1983)
• Lucky Luke (1984) as Jolly Jumper
• Asterix Versus Caesar (1985) as Asterix / Dogmatix
• Asterix in Britain (1986) as Asterix / Dogmatix
• The Big Bang (1987) as Général de l'USSSR, voix radio, commentateur du match de foot
• Asterix and the Big Fight (1989) as Asterix / Dogmatix
• Asterix Conquers America (1994) as Asterix
• Asterix and the Vikings (2006) as Asterix / Dogmatix
• Asterix: The Mansions of the Gods (2014) as Asterix / Dogmatix (final film role)

Voice dubbing (French)

• The Great Dictator (1940, dubbed in 1968) as the Barber/Adenoid Hynkel (Charlie Chaplin)
• The Benny Hill Show (1951–1991, TV Series) as Benny Hill
• Pixie and Dixie and Mr. Jinks (1958-1961) as Pixie / Dixie
• The Flintstones (1960–1966) (TV series) as Fred Flintstone
• One Hundred and One Dalmatians (1961) as Pongo (French dubbing)
• The Yogi Bear Show (1961-1962) as Yogi Bear (2nd dubbing)
• Hey There, It's Yogi Bear! (1964) as Boo-Boo Bear
• Hogan's Heroes (1965–1971, TV Series) as Colonel Crittendon
• The Jungle Book (1967) as Kaa
• The Aristocats (1970) as Roquefort / Lafayette
• Groovie Goolies (1970) as Drac / Hagatha
• Fat Albert and the Cosby Kids (1972-1985) as Fat Albert
• Fritz the Cat (1972) as Fritz the cat
• Heavy Traffic (1973) as Angie Corleone
• Robin Hood (1973) as Sir Hiss
• Alice in Wonderland (1974) as Cheshire Cat (2nd dub)
• Pinocchio (1975) as Jiminy Cricket (2nd dub)
• The Muppet Show (1976–1981, TV Series) as Kermit the Frog / The Announcer / Dr. Bunsen Honeydew
• Star Wars: Episode IV – A New Hope (1977) as C-3PO
• The Many Adventures of Winnie the Pooh (1977) as Pooh / Piglet / Rabbit
• The Rescuers (1977) as Bernard
• Doctor Snuggles (1979–1980, TV Series) as Doctor Snuggles
• Maeterlinck's Blue Bird: Tyltyl and Mytyl's Adventurous Journey (1980, TV Series) as Spirit of Fire / Spirit of Time / Spirit of Bread / Spirit of Milk / Narrator
• Star Wars: Episode V – The Empire Strikes Back (1980) as C-3PO
• Danger Mouse (1981-1992) as Danger Mouse / Stiletto
• The Fox and the Hound (1981) as Boomer
• Fanny and Alexander (1982) as Oscar Ekdahl (Allan Edwall)
• The Mysterious Cities of Gold (1982, TV Series) as occasional narrator
• Pac-Man (1982–1983, TV Series) as Blinky
• The Dragon That Wasn't (Or Was He?) (1983) as Olivier
• Welcome to Pooh Corner (1983–1987, TV Series) as Pooh / Piglet / Rabbit
• Star Wars: Episode VI – Return of the Jedi (1983) as C-3PO
• The Right Stuff (1983) as Narrator
• Heathcliff and The Catillac Cats (1984–1988, TV Series) as Heathcliff
• Dumbo (1984) as Timothy Q. Mouse (2nd French dub)
• The Karate Kid (1984) as Mr. Miyagi
• Retenez Moi...Ou Je Fais Un Malheur (1984) as Jerry Logan
• The Great Mouse Detective (1986) as Basil
• The Karate Kid Part II (1986) as Mr. Miyagi
• ALF (1986–1990, TV Series) as ALF
• An American Tail (1986) as Digit
• Spaceballs (1987) as President Skroob
• Duck Tales (1987–1989, TV Series) as Flintheart Glomgold / Duckworth
• The New Adventures of Winnie the Pooh (1988–1991, TV Series) Pooh / Piglet / Rabbit
• The Land Before Time (1988) Petrie
• Agatha Christie's Poirot (1989–?, TV Series) as Hercule Poirot
• The Rescuers Down Under (1990) as Bernard
• Plaisir d'amour (1991) as Circé
• Law & Order (1991–1992, TV Series) as Phil Cerreta
• Les mille et une farces de Pif et Hercule (1993)
• Jurassic Park (1993) as tour car guide's voice
• The Swan Princess (1994) as Puffin
• The Land Before Time II: The Great Valley Adventure (1994) as Petrie
• The Land Before Time III: The Time of the Great Giving (1995) as Petrie (French dubbing)
• Mr. Men and Little Miss (1995-1997) as various male voices
• Pooh's Grand Adventure: The Search for Christopher Robin (1997) as Pooh / Piglet / Rabbit
• Air Bud (1997) as Norman Snively
• Star Wars: Episode I – The Phantom Menace (1999) as C-3PO
• The Tigger Movie (2000) as Pooh / Rabbit
• The Towering Inferno (2000) as Harlee Clairborne
• Star Wars: Episode II – Attack of the Clones (2002) as C-3PO
• The Jungle Book 2 (2003) as Kaa
• Piglet's Big Movie (2003) as Pooh / Rabbit
• Star Wars: Clone Wars (2003–2005, TV Series) as C-3PO
• Robots (2005) as Madame Gasket
• Desperate Housewives (2005–2010, TV Series) as Reverend Sikes
• Star Wars: Episode III – Revenge of the Sith (2005) as C-3PO
• Lord of War (2005) as Simeon Weisz
• Nocturna (2007) as Moka
• Mr. Bean's Holiday (2007) as Vicar
• My Friends Tigger & Pooh (2007–2010, TV Series) as Pooh / Rabbit
• The Mummy: Tomb of the Dragon Emperor (2008) as Roger Wilson
• Star Wars: The Clone Wars (2008) as C-3PO
• Star Wars: The Clone Wars (2008–2010, TV Series) as C-3PO
• Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince (2009) as Horace Slughorn
• True Grit (2010) as Colonel Stonehill

Live action

• Meeting in Paris (1956) as Le gendarme devant le 'Ritz' (uncredited)
• A Friend of the Family (1957)) as L'accordeur
• The Tricyclist (1957) as Un paysan
• Incognito (1958) as Un agent
• Chéri, fais-moi peur (1958) as Kougloff, L'espion russe
• Le petit prof (1959) as Un employé de mairie
• Croquemitoufle (1959) as Maurice
• Auguste (1961) as Albert, le beau-frère
• L'empire de la nuit (1962)
• Les Bricoleurs (1963) as Le comte de la Bigle
• Ophélia (1963) as Worker
• La foire aux cancres (Chronique d'une année scolaire) (1963) as M. Garrigou
• La mort d'un tueur (1964) as Le patron du café
• Dulcinea del Toboso (1964)
• La grosse caisse (1965) as Souvestre
• Le Saint prend l'affût (1966) as Le professeur (uncredited)
• The Two of Us (1967) as Victor
• Salut Berthe! (1968) as Camberlin
• A Flea in Her Ear (1968) as M. Plommard
• Béru et ces dames (1968) as Maximilien Bernal dit 'Max'
• Clérambard (1969) as Le curé
• The Brain (1969) as Frankie Scannapieco (voice, uncredited)
• A Golden Widow (1969) as Aristophane Percankas – un riche armateur grec
• Et qu'ça saute! (1970) as Fedorovitch
• On est toujours trop bon avec les femmes (1971) as Frank Dillon
• Delusions of Grandeur (1971) (uncredited)
• Le Viager (1972) as La voix du speaker des actualités (voice)
• Églantine (1972) as Ernest
• Elle cause plus, elle flingue (1972) as Sammy
• Le petit poucet (1972) as Récitant / Narrator (voice)
• Les Charlots font l'Espagne (1972) as Le capitaine du grand voilier (voice, uncredited)
• Joë petit boum-boum (1973) as Bzz
• L'Heptaméron (Joyeux compères) (1973) as Maître Bornet
• The Big Store (1973) as Le commissaire priseur
• The Holes (1974) as Alberto Sopranelli, le ténor
• Le plumard en folie (1974) as La voix du lit (voice)
• Q (1974) as Récitant / Narrator (uncredited)
• Soldat Duroc, ça va être ta fête! (1975) as Oberst Strumpf
• Les grands moyens (1976) as Commissaire Honoré Compana
• La grande récré (1976) as Le pharmacien
• La grande frime (1977) as Chomer
• Dis bonjour à la dame!.. (1977) as L'inspecteur des PTT
• La Gueule de l'autre (1979) as Roland Favereau
• Les phallocrates (1980) as Le directeur de l'asile
• Jupiter's Thigh (1980) as Sacharias, le conservateur
• The Umbrella Coup (1980) as Salvatore Bozzoni
• Signé Furax (1981) as Grigor Sokolodovenko
• Le retour des bidasses en folie (1983) as Kolonel von Berg
• One Deadly Summer (1983) as Henri dit 'Henri IV'
• Le jeune marié (1983) as M. Santoni, Nina's father
• Les malheurs d'Octavie (1983) as André Perlin
• L'émir préfère les blondes (1983) as Sam Moreau
• Y a-t-il un pirate sur l'antenne? (1983) as Le commissaire Keller
• Le diable rose (1988) as General Von Goteborg
• Les Gauloises blondes (1988) as Cuchulain
• La folle journée ou Le mariage de Figaro (1989) as Don Guzman Brid'Oison
• Comédie d'amour (1989) as Le docteur
• 1001 Nights (1990) as The Great Vizier
• My Man (1996) as Passerby In Hat

Bibliography

• Carel, Roger; Henri, Marc (1986). J'avoue que j'ai bien ri (Jean-Claude Lattès ed.).

References

1. "Roger Carel, légende du doublage français, est mort". Le Monde.fr. 18 September 2020 – via Le Monde.

External links

• Roger Carel at IMDb