Claude Giraud (1936 - 2020)
Recurring french voice of Robert Redford, Tommy Lee Jones, Alan Rickman and Liam Neeson before his retirement in 2012 and death in 2020.
Film Deaths[]
- Batman: Mask of the Phantasm (1993) [Carl Beaumont / The Phantasm]: Voicing a dual role, "Carl Beaumont" is killed (off-screen) by a younger (Pierre Hatet). "The Phantasm", who is really Régine Tessoy, assuming his voice, survives the film. (See Also Stacy Keach for the original version).
- Batman Begins (2005) [Ra’s al Ghul a.k.a Henri Ducard (french voice)]: Killed in an explosion when Batman leaves him on the train with his microwave-emitting device, which then crashes into a parking slot, after James Gordon shoots out the railway’s support beams. (See Also Liam Neeson for the original version).
- Sweeney Todd: The Demon Barber of Fleet Street (2007) [Judge Turpin (french voice)]: Stabbed and slashed repeatedly in the throat with straight razor by Sweeney Todd, After he reveals his true identity while Turpin is sitting in his barber’s chair. (See Also Alan Rickman for the original version).
- Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows: Part 2 (2011) [Professor Severus Snape (french voice)]: Fatally bitten by the snake Nagini after having his throat slashed with a magic spell by Lord Voldemort; He dies shortly afterwards while talking to Harry Potter, Having extracted his memories and given them to Harry. ( See Also Alan Rickman for the original version).
Television Deaths[]
- Les Rois maudits (1972;Mini-series) [Roger Mortimer]: Executed by hanging on November 29th 1330.