Morgan Freeman: death of Benoît Allemane, his French voice, at the age of 82

Benoit Allemane, voice actor, notably known for having lent his voice to Morgan Freeman, died on Sunday January 5, 2025. He was 82 years old. He leaves behind his wife, Delphine Allemane, also a dubbing actress.

If we didn’t necessarily know his name and his face, we all knew his voice. Benoît Allemane, figure in French dubbing, notably known for having lent his voice to Morgan Freemandied on Sunday January 5, 2025, at the age of 82. The causes of his death have not (yet) been revealed.

Immediately, Dorothée Pousseo, another dubbing figure, known for being the French voice of Margot Robbie (among other stars), paid tribute to Benoit Allemane. “Hello my friend… Until next time… We will miss you so much“, she wrote on Instagram. And added: “I think of you very much, my Delphine.“Benoit Allemane was married to Delphine Allemane, also an actress and voice. For her part, Kelly Marot, who lent her voice to Jennifer Lawrence, Florence Pugh and Mimi Geignarde in Harry Potter, saluted the memory of Benoit Allemand: “So much talent and kindness,” she underlined.

Benoit Allemane, an unforgettable voice

Benoît Allemane distinguished himself in the theater in plays directed by Robert Hossein, such as Freedom or death, My name was Marie-Antoinette or even Horses. He had also made a few appearances in the cinema – in Paste (1976), by Claude Sautet, My father, this hero (1991), with Gérard Depardieu, or Les Visiteurs 2 (1998) – and on television (in the series Commissioner Moulin, Julie Lescaut or even More beautiful life). But it was mainly for his comedy dubbing work that he was known.

Since 1992, Benoit Allemane was the voice of Morgan Freeman, whom he dubbed in Ruthless (1992), The Escapees (1994) or even Batman Begins (2005). He also lent his voice to actors James Earl Jones and Brian Cox. He also played the French version of Commander Edwin Spangler in the series. Malcolm. On the animation side, he gave his voice to Charlie the Rooster of Looney Tunes or to Zeus in Hercule. And he was the official voice of Santa Claus.