Sady Rebbot

Description
Sady Rebbot was a French actor and voice actor born on April 27, 1935, in Casablanca, Morocco, and died on October 12, 1994, in Paris. His career spanned from the late 1950s through the early 1990s, encompassing significant work in film, television, and, most prolifically, in dubbing foreign productions for the French market.

Rebbot's path to acting began in his youth in Casablanca, where he formed an amateur theater troupe. He moved to Paris in 1954 to pursue acting professionally, studying drama and working various jobs while seeking stage roles. His stage work eventually led to his film debut in 1962, when director Jean-Luc Godard cast him in Vivre sa vie after seeing him perform in a play. While he continued to appear in live-action cinema and television throughout his life, including a notable lead role in the popular series Papa Poule, he gained immense recognition and became a legendary figure in the field of voice acting.

In the realm of animation, Rebbot was a prominent and beloved voice, contributing to numerous series and films, particularly those dubbed or produced in France during the 1980s and 1990s. One of his well-documented anime roles is that of Professeur Alexandre Kossing in the series L'Empire des Cinq, the French version of the Japanese anime Acrobunch. He was the first voice for this character, the leader of an expedition searching for a legendary treasure. His work in anime was extensive and varied. He voiced Claude in René Laloux's animated feature film Les Maîtres du Temps (Time Masters) in 1982. He was also known for his roles in several educational anime series, including as the characters Le Gros and Le Teigneux in Il était une fois… les Amériques (Once Upon a Time... The Americas) and Il était une fois… les Découvreurs (Once Upon a Time... The Discoverers). His other anime credits include roles in Capitaine Flam, Galaxy Express, Les Mystérieuses Cités d'Or (The Mysterious Cities of Gold), Patlabor, and X-Men, among many others.

Beyond anime, Sady Rebbot was one of the most recognized voices in French dubbing for live-action film and television. He was renowned for being the regular French voice of actors such as William Shatner (as Captain Kirk in the Star Trek films), Philip Michael Thomas (as Ricardo Tubbs in Miami Vice), and Christopher Lloyd (as Doc Brown in the Back to the Future trilogy). His deep and versatile voice became iconic for generations of French viewers, solidifying his status as a legend in the dubbing industry. His son, Jérôme Rebbot, also followed him into the profession, becoming a successful voice actor as well.