Roger Carel was a French actor and voice artist whose career spanned over sixty years, during which he became one of the most prominent and beloved figures in French dubbing. He was born on August 14, 1927, in Paris and passed away on September 11, 2020. His distinctive voice and remarkable ability to transform it led him to a natural career in dubbing, where he voiced thousands of characters across film and television. His contributions were so significant that his peers nicknamed him "the pope of dubbing".

While Carel voiced a vast array of international characters, his work on anime and animated co-productions forms a notable part of his legacy. He was the French voice for several characters in the educational anime series Seimei no Kagaku Micro Patrol, known in French as Il était une fois... la Vie (Once Upon a Time... Life). In this series, which explains the functions of the human body, he voiced multiple key characters, including the wise Maestro, the character Le Nabot, Master Globule, and Pierre. In the Japanese anime series Hoero! Bun Bun (known in French as Tchaou et Grodo), Carel provided the voice for the character Grodo, taking over the role for several episodes. He also lent his voice to the character Porthos in the French version of the Spanish-Japanese animated series Dogtanian and the Three Muskehounds. Additionally, his credits include the role of Bof in the anime series Ox Tales.

Beyond these specific roles, Carel's voice was synonymous with numerous international animated icons for French audiences. He was the definitive French voice of Asterix in every animated film and video game adaptation from 1967 until his retirement in 2014. He also voiced characters for numerous Disney productions, such as Winnie the Pooh, Kaa in The Jungle Book, Jiminy Cricket, and Basil in The Great Mouse Detective. His work extended to Hanna-Barbera productions, where he was the voice of Fred Flintstone, and he famously dubbed live-action characters and puppets, including C-3PO from Star Wars, Kermit the Frog, and ALF.

Throughout his extensive career, Carel had recurring collaborations with major studios like Disney, Hanna-Barbera, and the French studio Procidis, which produced the Once Upon a Time... educational series. His ability to cover such a wide range of characters, from the heroic Asterix to the robotic C-3PO, demonstrated his extraordinary vocal range and cemented his status as a legend in the industry. In recognition of his life's work, he received the Prix Henri-Langlois in 2012. He announced his retirement in 2014 at the age of 87, leaving behind an unparalleled body of work that shaped the childhoods of generations of French viewers.