Roger Carel

Roger Carel (born Roger Bancharel; 14 August 1927 – 11 September 2020) 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.
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)
L'ami de la famille (1957) as L'accordeur
Le triporteur (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
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1927 births
2020 deaths
French male film actors
French male television actors
French male video game actors
French male voice actors
Male actors from Paris
20th-century French male actors
21st-century French male actors