Philippe Dumat was a French actor, born on March 4, 1925, in Neuilly-sur-Seine, France, who became one of the most prominent and recognizable voices in French dubbing. He passed away on January 10, 2006, in Saint-Cloud, France.

Dumat began his career on stage in Paris in 1943 before performing in provincial theaters. In 1956, he joined the comedic theater troupe Les Branquignols, led by Robert Dhéry, performing alongside actors such as Colette Brosset, Jacques Legras, and Pierre Tornade. His on-screen career included numerous small roles in French cinema and television, with appearances in films by directors like Jean Girault, François Truffaut, and Jacques Demy, as well as in a dozen plays recorded for the television program Au théâtre ce soir. From 1967 to 1997, he also lent his voice to various characters in radio plays broadcast by the francophone branch of Radio Nederland.

It was through his wife, actress Nicole Vervil, that Dumat was introduced to the world of dubbing at the end of the 1950s, where he rapidly became a major figure. He is perhaps best known for providing the French voice of Alec Guinness as Obi-Wan Kenobi in the original Star Wars trilogy. In addition to his live-action dubbing, Dumat's voice became iconic through numerous animated series and films. Contrary to the specific example provided in the query, Philippe Dumat did not voice Capitaine Crochet in the series Peter Pan & Wendy. The French voice for Captain Hook in Les Nouvelles Aventures de Peter Pan is Philippe Dumond. However, the other example is accurate; he did voice the character Dr. Nitro, the scientist working for the antagonist Lord Zero, in the anime series Montana Jones.

Dumat's career in animation was prolific and he frequently voiced villainous or comedic characters. Among his most celebrated roles are Gargamel in the French version of The Smurfs (Les Schtroumpfs), a role for which he was personally chosen by the series' creator, Peyo. He was also the voice of Dick Dastardly, known as Satanas in French, in the Hanna-Barbera series Wacky Races (Les Fous du volant) and its spinoffs. Another significant role was that of Scrooge McDuck, or Balthazar Picsou, in the animated series DuckTales (La Bande à Picsou). His other notable animation credits include Prince John in Robin Hood, various villains in the Scooby-Doo series, Snoops in The Rescuers, and Findler in Urmel. His work extended to live-action series dubbing as well, where he was the French voice of Philip Drummond (Conrad Bain) in Arnold et Willy, John Bosley (David Doyle) in Drôles de dames, and Sergeant Schultz in Papa Schultz.

From April 2001 until his death in 2006, Philippe Dumat served as the primary voice-over announcer for the French radio station Rire et Chansons. His long and distinguished career left a lasting mark on French popular culture, making his voice familiar to generations of viewers through his animated characters and film dubs.