His voice is legendary, undoubtedly one of the most famous in France. Benoît Allemane died this Sunday, January 5 at the age of 82, his loved ones announced on social networks. Tributes have been multiplying in recent hours on social networks, proof if any were needed that he rocked many childhoods. It must be said that his career as a dubbing actor has led him to embody a number of legendary figures and to lend his voice to monsters of the big screen. It was in the 1960s that Benoît Allemane faced dubbing for the first time. This experience will not be the easiest for him, he will have to wait ten years before trying again. From then on, his stamp would become one of the most famous of the seventh art in France. In 1994, he landed an American actor who would change his career forever. Benoît Allemane lends his voice to Morgan Freeman In The Escapees after having seduced the producers of the film. He will accompany him from then on, with nearly fifty films and documentaries to his credit. The two men first met in 2024, three decades after Frank Darabont’s film.
Allemane will thus have the opportunity to become god for Bruce Almighty. Coincidence or not, he would become a new divine figure a few years later at Disney. It was he who played Zeus in the animated film Hercules released in 1997. After this experience, Allemane increased his appearances in animated productions. At the end of the 90s, he was chosen to voice Charlie the rooster during the reshuffle of the Looney Tunes from Warner Bros. At the same time, he invited himself to the French vocal casting of Fantasia 2000, Barbie Nutcracker et Princess Rapunzel or even The Castle in the Sky. On the small screen, he will be the voice of Grougaloragran in the series Dedicated from Ankama. But it is above all his performance as the character most appreciated by young spectators that he will mark the imagination forever. He is Santa Claus for many children. He will shine in particular in Santa’s Apprentice and its sequel Santa’s Apprentice and the Magic Snowflake. He also lent his voice to the big bearded man in a special episode of Cuphead Show, “A Christmas of all devils”.
A shower of tributes
Since the announcement of his death, many personalities paid tribute to him. This is the case of the Joueur du Grenier who invited him to camp his Jean-Louis le Chaussette in 2013. On Twitter, the content creator indicates: “we can hardly imagine how familiar his voice was to us as he was everywhere. RIP. ” The Frogwares teams, behind the series of the game series Sherlock Holmes also spoke of his illustrious career. “We are deeply saddened to learn of the death of Benoît Allemane, the French dubbing actor for Sherlock Holmes in our titles between 2004 and 2009. Our most sincere condolences to his family and loved ones.”
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