Roger Carel (; born Roger Bancharel; 14 August 1927 – 11 September 2020) was a French actor. He appeared in many supporting roles in French films, and was particularly familiar to French audiences as a voice actor, both in dubbing and in animation. In the latter capacity, he was notably associated with the comic book character Asterix, which he voiced in nine animated feature adaptations released between 1967 and 2014.

Roles Carel's notable dubbing performances include David Suchet as Hercule Poirot on Agatha Christie's Poirot, Star Wars' C-3PO, and Benny Hill in French broadcasts of The Benny Hill Show. Cartoon characters voiced in French by Carel include Winnie-the-Pooh, Piglet, and Rabbit in the Winnie the Pooh franchise.

He also voiced Wally Gator, Mickey Mouse, Yogi Bear, Fred Flintstone, Kermit the Frog, Heathcliff, Danger Mouse, Foghorn Leghorn, ALF, Fat Albert and many other famous characters in French.

Filmography French animated productions

Asterix the Gaul (1967) as Asterix Asterix and Cleopatra (1968) as Asterix / Caesar's Spy / Dogmatix Daisy Town (1971) as Undertaker / Cavalry Colonel Tarzoon: Shame of the Jungle (1975) as second Siamese / Short / English general The Twelve Tasks of Asterix (1976) as Asterix / Caius Tiddlius / Roman Senator #3 / Dogmatix La Ballade des Dalton (1978) as Ming Li Foo / Mathias Bones / newspaper vendor / Juan the Mexican Once Upon a Time... (1978–2008, TV Series) as Maestro / Peter Le chaînon manquant (1980) as Croak / Le gros con #4 Minoïe (1981) as Le Grand Amiralissime La revanche des humanoides (1983) as Maestro Lucky Luke (1984) as Jolly Jumper Asterix Versus Caesar (1985) as Asterix / Dogmatix Asterix in Britain (1986) as Asterix / Dogmatix The Big Bang (1987) as Soviet General, radio voice, football match commentator Asterix and the Big Fight (1989) as Asterix / Dogmatix Asterix: The Mansions of the Gods (2014) as Asterix / Dogmatix (final film role)

Voice dubbing (French)

The Great Dictator (1940, dubbed in 1968) as the Barber/Adenoid Hynkel (Charlie Chaplin) The Benny Hill Show (1951–1991, TV Series) as Benny Hill Pixie and Dixie and Mr. Jinks (1958-1961) as Pixie / Dixie The Flintstones (1960–1966) (TV series) as Fred Flintstone One Hundred and One Dalmatians (1961) as Pongo The Yogi Bear Show (1961-1962) as Yogi Bear (2nd dubbing) Hey There, It's Yogi Bear! (1964) as Boo-Boo Bear Hogan's Heroes (1965–1971, TV Series) as Colonel Crittendon The Jungle Book (1967) as Kaa The Aristocats (1970) as Roquefort / Lafayette Groovie Goolies (1970) as Drac / Hagatha Fat Albert and the Cosby Kids (1972-1985) as Fat Albert Fritz the Cat (1972) as Fritz the cat Heavy Traffic (1973) as Angie Corleone Robin Hood (1973) as Sir Hiss Alice in Wonderland (1974) as Cheshire Cat (2nd dub) Pinocchio (1975) as Jiminy Cricket (2nd dub) The Muppet Show (1976–1981, TV Series) as Kermit the Frog / The Announcer / Dr. Bunsen Honeydew Star Wars: Episode IV – A New Hope (1977) as C-3PO The Many Adventures of Winnie the Pooh (1977) as Pooh / Piglet / Rabbit The Rescuers (1977) as Bernard Doctor Snuggles (1979–1980, TV Series) as Doctor Snuggles Maeterlinck's Blue Bird: Tyltyl and Mytyl's Adventurous Journey (1980, TV Series) as Spirit of Fire / Spirit of Time / Spirit of Bread / Spirit of Milk / Narrator Star Wars: Episode V – The Empire Strikes Back (1980) as C-3PO Danger Mouse (1981-1992) as Danger Mouse / Stiletto The Fox and the Hound (1981) as Boomer Fanny and Alexander (1982) as Oscar Ekdahl (Allan Edwall) The Mysterious Cities of Gold (1982, TV Series) as occasional narrator Pac-Man (1982–1983, TV Series) as Blinky The Dragon That Wasn't (Or Was He?) (1983) as Olivier Welcome to Pooh Corner (1983–1987, TV Series) as Pooh / Piglet / Rabbit Star Wars: Episode VI – Return of the Jedi (1983) as C-3PO The Right Stuff (1983) as Narrator Heathcliff and The Catillac Cats (1984–1988, TV Series) as Heathcliff Dumbo (1984) as Timothy Q. Mouse (2nd French dub) The Karate Kid (1984) as Mr. Miyagi Retenez Moi...Ou Je Fais Un Malheur (1984) as Jerry Logan The Great Mouse Detective (1986) as Basil The Karate Kid Part II (1986) as Mr. Miyagi ALF (1986–1990, TV Series) as ALF An American Tail (1986) as Digit Spaceballs (1987) as President Skroob Duck Tales (1987–1989, TV Series) as Flintheart Glomgold / Duckworth The New Adventures of Winnie the Pooh (1988–1991, TV Series) Pooh / Piglet / Rabbit The Land Before Time (1988) Petrie Agatha Christie's Poirot (1989–?, TV Series) as Hercule Poirot The Rescuers Down Under (1990) as Bernard Plaisir d'amour (1991) as Circé Law & Order (1991–1992, TV Series) as Phil Cerreta Les mille et une farces de Pif et Hercule (1993) Jurassic Park (1993) as tour car guide's voice The Swan Princess (1994) as Puffin The Land Before Time II: The Great Valley Adventure (1994) as Petrie Asterix Conquers America (1994) as Asterix The Land Before Time III: The Time of the Great Giving (1995) as Petrie (French dubbing) Mr. Men and Little Miss (1995-1997) as various male voices Pooh's Grand Adventure: The Search for Christopher Robin (1997) as Pooh / Piglet / Rabbit Air Bud (1997) as Norman Snively Star Wars: Episode I – The Phantom Menace (1999) as C-3PO The Tigger Movie (2000) as Pooh / Rabbit The Towering Inferno (2000) as Harlee Clairborne Star Wars: Episode II – Attack of the Clones (2002) as C-3PO The Jungle Book 2 (2003) as Kaa Piglet's Big Movie (2003) as Pooh / Rabbit Star Wars: Clone Wars (2003–2005, TV Series) as C-3PO Robots (2005) as Madame Gasket Desperate Housewives (2005–2010, TV Series) as Reverend Sikes Star Wars: Episode III – Revenge of the Sith (2005) as C-3PO Lord of War (2005) as Simeon Weisz Asterix and the Vikings (2006) as Asterix / Dogmatix Nocturna (2007) as Moka Mr. Bean's Holiday (2007) as Vicar My Friends Tigger & Pooh (2007–2010, TV Series) as Pooh / Rabbit The Mummy: Tomb of the Dragon Emperor (2008) as Roger Wilson Star Wars: The Clone Wars (2008) as C-3PO Star Wars: The Clone Wars (2008–2010, TV Series) as C-3PO Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince (2009) as Horace Slughorn True Grit (2010) as Colonel Stonehill

Live action

Meeting in Paris (1956) as Gendarme (uncredited) A Friend of the Family (1957) as tuner The Tricyclist (1957) as peasant Incognito (1958) as policeman Chéri, fais-moi peur (1958) as Kougloff, the Russian spy Le petit prof (1959) as City hall clerk Croquemitoufle (1959) as Maurice Auguste (1961) as Albert, le brother-in-law L'empire de la nuit (1962) Les Bricoleurs (1963) as Cout de la Bigle Ophélia (1963) as Worker La foire aux cancres (Chronique d'une année scolaire) (1963) as Mr. Garrigou La mort d'un tueur (1964) as café owner Dulcinea del Toboso (1964) La grosse caisse (1965) as Souvestre The Saint Lies in Wait (1966) as professor (uncredited) The Two of Us (1967) as Victor Salut Berthe! (1968) as Camberlin A Flea in Her Ear (1968) as Mr. Plommard Béru et ces dames (1968) as Maximilien Bernal Clérambard (1969) as parish priest The Brain (1969) as Frankie Scannapieco (voice, uncredited) A Golden Widow (1969) as Aristophane Percankas Et qu'ça saute! (1970) as Fedorovitch On est toujours trop bon avec les femmes (1971) as Frank Dillon Delusions of Grandeur (1971) as one-eye (voice, uncredited) Le Viager (1972) as news announcer (voice) Églantine (1972) as Ernest Elle cause plus, elle flingue (1972) as Sammy Le petit poucet (1972) as Narrator (voice) Les Charlots font l'Espagne (1972) as boat captain (voice, uncredited) Joë petit boum-boum (1973) as Bzz Oh, If Only My Monk Would Want (Ah! Si mon moine voulait...) (1973) as Attorney Bornet The Big Store (1973) as auctioneer The Holes (1974) as Alberto Sopranelli, Le plumard en folie (1974) as the bed (voice) Q (1974) as Narrator (uncredited) Soldat Duroc, ça va être ta fête! (1975) as Oberst Strumpf Les grands moyens (1976) as commissioner Honoré Compana La grande récré (1976) as pharmacist La grande frime (1977) as Chomer Dis bonjour à la dame!.. (1977) as postal supervisor La Gueule de l'autre (1979) as Roland Favereau Les phallocrates (1980) as mental asylum director Jupiter's Thigh (1980) as Sacharias, le conservateur The Umbrella Coup (1980) as Salvatore Bozzoni Signé Furax (1981) as Grigor Sokolodovenko Le retour des bidasses en folie (1983) as Kolonel von Berg One Deadly Summer (1983) as Henri a.k.a. 'Henri IV' Le jeune marié (1983) as Mr. Santoni, Nina's father Les malheurs d'Octavie (1983) as André Perlin L'émir préfère les blondes (1983) as Sam Moreau Y a-t-il un pirate sur l'antenne? (1983) as commissioner Keller Le diable rose (1988) as General Von Goteborg Les Gauloises blondes (1988) as Cuchulain La folle journée ou Le mariage de Figaro (1989) as Don Guzman Brid'Oison Comédie d'amour (1989) as doctor 1001 Nights (1990) as The Great Vizier My Man (1996) as Passerby In Hat

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