It is with great sadness that we learned of the death of Daniel Beretta at the age of 77. The actor was particularly known for being the French voice of Arnold Schwarzenegger in 1988’s Double Détente. After Alain Dorval, Stallone’s VF, who died last February, the world of French dubbing loses another holy monster.
After studying at the Petit Conservatoire de la Chanson, Daniel Beretta started performing in cabaret as a duo with Richard de Bordeaux and held several concerts. He then moved on to theater and then film, most notably for Marcel Camus’ Wild Summer. We see him periodically on the screen in The Implacable Pursuit, Don’t Wake a Sleeping Cop or Cyrano de Bergerac.
Schwarz’s legendary VF
Since 1988, it has become the official French voiceArnold Schwarzenegger in France. He lends his voice to 28 feature films Double rest Up to Terminator 2 Final Action Hero or Batman and Robin, Terminator: Dark Fate. Then his voice will reach the ears of several generations of French-speaking fans of the Austrian-American actor.
Some emblematic characters from his rich career: the Sheriff of Nottingham from Robin Hood, the Prince of Thieves, Mr. Blonde in Reservoir Dogs, Drew Spivey in True Romance or Colonel Perry from Universal Soldier.
He was also the voice of Ernie Hudson (Oz, Bones) and Rutger Hauer (True Blood). In terms of animation, we can hear it in turn in Disney (Beauty and the Beast), Pixar (Toy Story 2) or Ghost in the Shell.
His death on March 23, 2024 at the age of 77 leaves a huge void in the world of French dubbing, which is losing one of its greatest voices.
Short film On s’est fait double, one of Daniel Beretta’s last performances:
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