Richard Darbois

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Richard Darbois
Richard Darbois in 2023.
Born
Richard Guimond

(1951-12-07) 7 December 1951 (age 72)
Montreal, Quebec, Canada
OccupationActor
Years active1963–present

Richard Guimond (French pronunciation: [ʁiʃaʁ ɡimɔ̃]; born 7 December 1951), professionally known as Richard Darbois (pronounced [ʁiʃaʁ daʁbwa]), is a Canadian actor who specializes in French dubbing.

Darbois is a regular French voice for many actors, including Harrison Ford, Danny Glover, Richard Gere, Jeff Goldblum, Dan Aykroyd, and Patrick Swayze, as well as for Bill Murray, Arnold Schwarzenegger and Sylvester Stallone.

Darbois is also very present in the animation industry, standing out singularly by his playing and various vocal possibilities. He has participated in many works for Disney Studios, notably lending his voice to Buzz Lightyear in the Toy Story franchise and the series Buzz Lightyear of Star Command, Genie in Aladdin, Oogie Boogie in The Nightmare Before Christmas, Shan-Yu in Mulan, Bruce in Finding Nemo, Mr. Waternoose in Monsters, Inc.. He also lent his voice to Batman in several series and animated films of the 1990s (including Batman: The Animated Series) and Captain Harlock in the anime series Space Pirate Captain Harlock.

In the media, he is also known as the voice-over artist of the radio station NRJ and some brands for advertising.[1]

Early life[edit]

Richard Darbois is the son of comedian Olivier Guimond and singer Jeanne-d'Arc Charlebois.[2]

In 1955, his parents separated and his mother left for a career in Europe, accompanied by her children, where she took the artist name of Jeanne Darbois, a surname that her children would adopt.[3]

Career[edit]

In the 1970s, at the start of his acting career, Richard Darbois appeared in several soft erotic films, then in pornographic films; however, he was dubbed in the latter for the hard shots.[4] He then turned to dubbing, where he professionalized. Within the post-synchronization, Richard Darbois is distinguished by a very recognizable voice, of which he is able to modify the bass as well as the treble (though his normal voice is still very deep, even cavernous).

Darbois has since been in many French versions for films and television series through animation. He doubles Harrison Ford, Richard Gere, Danny Glover and Jeff Goldblum and has repeatedly dubbed Bill Murray, Patrick Swayze, Arnold Schwarzenegger, Liam Neeson, George Clooney and even Sylvester Stallone (during a certain period, Alain Dorval, the usual voice of Stallone, was at odds with the studios, following union demands).[5][6]

He also modulates his voice according to the actors he doubles; he retains his normal voice for Harrison Ford (who also has a very deep voice), while giving a much less serious voice to Richard Gere and Jeff Goldblum and even less serious to Bill Murray. Danny Glover, on the other hand, has the same voice as Harrison Ford, but with a slight black African-American accent. Darbois also kept his normal voice for Richard Chamberlain, Arnold Schwarzenegger, Michael Ironside and Keith Richards, who played Edward Teague in Pirates of the Caribbean: At World's End.

Darbois currently lives in Guadeloupe with his wife, with whom he has a son. However, he continues to record announcements for NRJ Radio, and the firm has set up a studio for him there.[7]

Filmography[edit]

Dubbing roles[edit]

Cinema[edit]

Animation[edit]

Film
Year Title Role Notes
1946 Make Mine Music Narrator
1947 Fun and Fancy Free Willie the Giant
1971 Bedknobs and Broomsticks King Leonidas
1987 The Chipmunk Adventure Klaus Vorstein
1989 All Dogs Go to Heaven Charlie B. Barkin
1992 Aladdin The Genie
1993 The Nightmare Before Christmas Oogie Boogie
Batman: Mask of the Phantasm Batman (Bruce Wayne)
1994 Thumbelina Mr. Bear
Aladdin and The Return of Jafar The Genie
The Pagemaster Captain Ahab
1995 Toy Story Buzz Lightyear
1996 All Dogs Go to Heaven 2 Charlie B. Barkin
Aladdin and the King of Thieves The Genie
1997 Babes in Toyland Gonzargo / Goblin King / Santa Claus
Beauty and the Beast: The Enchanted Christmas Forte
Anastasia Rasputin/Vladimir (singing voice)
1998 Mulan Shan Yu
Batman & Mr. Freeze: Subzero Batman (Bruce Wayne)
1999 The King and I The King of Siam
Bartok the Magnificent Zozi
Toy Story 2 Buzz Lightyear
Fantasia 2000 Penn Jillette
2000 The Road to El Dorado Cortés
Dinosaur Kron
Buzz Lightyear of Star Command: The Adventure Begins Buzz Lightyear
2001 Monsters, Inc. Henry J. Waternoose
2003 The Jungle Book 2 Baloo
Finding Nemo Bruce
Sinbad: Legend of the Seven Seas Chum
2004 The Magnifying Word Zeus
2005 Valiant Von Talon
2006 The Wild Kazar
Cars Buzz Lightyear Car
Barnyard: The Original Party Animals Miles the Mule
2007 The Simpsons Movie Russ Cargill
2008 Horton Hears a Who Morton
2009 The Princess and the Frog Louis
2010 Toy Story 3 Buzz Lightyear
Alpha and Omega Winston
2015 The Good Dinosaur Butch
2016 Storks Hunter
2019 Toy Story 4 Buzz Lightyear
Television
Year Title Role Notes
1992–1995 Batman: The Animated Series Batman (Bruce Wayne)
1994–1995 Aladdin The Genie
1997–1999 The New Batman Adventures Batman (Bruce Wayne)
2000–2001 Buzz Lightyear of Star Command Buzz Lightyear
2002 Funky Cops Capt. Dobbs
2008 Wakfu Kabrok / Corbeau Noir Episode: "Le Corbeau Noir"

Video games[edit]

Video games
Year Title Role Notes
2002 Kingdom Hearts The Genie, Oogie Boogie
2006 Kingdom Hearts II Shan Yu, Oogie Boogie, The Genie
2013 Kingdom Hearts Re: Chain of Memories Oogie Boogie

References[edit]

  1. ^ "NRJ Music Awards Répétitions : Richard Darbois, la voix off de la soirée !". MYTF1 (in French). 14 December 2013. Retrieved 8 November 2021.
  2. ^ "Généalogie Richard Guimond". www.nosorigines.qc.ca (in French). Retrieved 8 November 2021.
  3. ^ Hazera, Hélène (19 August 1999). "La ritournelle de Jeanne d'Arc". Libération (in French). Retrieved 8 November 2021.
  4. ^ "Internet Adult Film Database". www.iafd.com. Retrieved 8 November 2021.
  5. ^ "Haute sécurité : pourquoi la voix française de Sylvester... - Télé Star". www.telestar.fr (in French). 24 October 2020. Retrieved 8 November 2021.
  6. ^ "Le portrait de la semaine : la double vie d'Alain Dorval, voix de Sylvester Stallone et chef d'entreprise à Chambly". France 3 Hauts-de-France (in French). Retrieved 8 November 2021.
  7. ^ "Il était une voix de Nathalie Karsenti... Richard Darbois ( Harrison Ford)". YouTube (in French). Retrieved 8 November 2021.

External links[edit]

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