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Daniel Beretta
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Daniel Jean Georges Beretta
24 December 1946 Audincourt, Doubs, France
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| Died | 23 March 2024 (aged 77) Ajaccio, Corse-du-Sud, France
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| Occupation | Actor |
Daniel Beretta (born 24 December 1946 – died 23 March 2024) was a French actor. He was famous for being the voice of Arnold Schwarzenegger in the French versions of all his movies starting from 1987. This means he would speak all of Arnold Schwarzenegger's lines in French so French audiences could understand.
About Daniel Beretta
Daniel Beretta was born in a town called Audincourt, in France, on 24 December 1946. He started playing the piano when he was only three years old. Later, he took acting classes in Montbéliard.
His first play was called Copain Clopants in 1966. A famous actress, Catherine Allégret, saw him perform. She introduced him to a director named Marcel Camus. This led to Daniel Beretta's first movie role in A Savage Summer. He also acted in popular plays like Jesus Christ Superstar and The Umbrellas of Cherbourg.
Besides acting, Daniel Beretta was also a well-known voice for TV and radio. He voiced trailers for the French 'Sci Fi' channel. From 2000 to 2008, he was the main voice for the national radio station RFM.
Daniel Beretta passed away on 23 March 2024, at the age of 77.
His Famous Voices
Daniel Beretta was a very busy voice actor. He lent his voice to many characters in movies, TV shows, and video games. Here are some of his most famous roles where he "dubbed" or provided the French voice for characters:
Movie Voices
- Red Heat (as Ivan Danko)
- Total Recall (as Douglas Quaid)
- Kindergarten Cop (as Detective John Kimble)
- Terminator 2: Judgment Day (as The Terminator T-800 Model 101)
- Beauty and the Beast (as Lumière, the candlestick)
- Last Action Hero (as Jack Slater and Arnold Schwarzenegger)
- The Nightmare Before Christmas (as The Mayor of Halloweentown)
- True Lies (as Harry Tasker)
- Junior (as Doctor Alex Hesse)
- Ghost in the Shell (as Batō)
- Jingle All the Way (as Howard Langston)
- Batman & Robin (as Mr. Freeze)
- Terminator 3: Rise of the Machines (as The Terminator)
TV Show Voices
- Weird Science (as Papa Magnifico, Cyborg Sam)
- Donkey Kong Country (as King K. Rool and Krusha)
Video Game Voices
- XIII (as Number XIII)
- Painkiller (as Daniel Garner)
- Team Fortress 2 (as Heavy Weapons Guy)
- Splinter Cell Conviction (as Sam Fisher)
- Duke Nukem Forever (as Duke Nukem)
