RIP Dominique Paturel

 

French actor and voice dubber Dominique Paturel died in Saint-Brioeuc, France on March 1, 2022. Born on April 3, 1931 in Le Havre. He is the son of Joseph Paturel, Director of Family Allowances. Paturel was one of the stars of French television, where he performed as part of the Théâtre de la jeunesse, in popular soap operas such as Lagardère and in the program Au théâtre ce soir. He was married to actress Nelly Benedetti (1921-2011). He is also one of the big names in dubbing in France: he has notably lent his voice to Terence Hill, Michael Caine , George Peppard (Hannibal Smith in the ‘A-Team’), Robert Wagner (Jonathan Hart in ‘Hart to Hart’) and Larry Hagman (JR in ‘Dallas’). He was also the voice of Roy Thinnes (David Vincent in The Invaders). Paturel voiced six Euro-westerns: A Pistol for Ringo – 1965 [French voice of Giuliano Gemma], Catlow – 1971 [French voice of Richard Crenna], They Call Me Providence – 1972 [French voice of Tomas Milian], The Genius – 1975 [French voice of Terence Hill], The White, the Yellow, the Black – 1975 [French voice of Giuliano Gemma] and Lucky Luke – 1991 [French voice of Terence Hill].