Bernard-Pierre Donnadieu was a French actor whose career included significant work in dubbing and voice acting for animated productions. While he was primarily known for his live-action film roles, he lent his voice to several notable animated series and films, including Japanese anime. His most recognized voice role in anime is that of Inspecteur Nitta in the series Crying Freeman. This character is a police inspector, and Donnadieu's performance contributed to the French-language version of the adaptation of the popular manga.

Beyond his work in anime, Donnadieu had an extensive career as a voice actor for French dubs of international productions. He was the official French voice for several American actors, including Harvey Keitel, Dennis Hopper, Kurt Russell, and Brendan Gleeson. In the realm of animated films, his voice credits include the character Buck in Chicken Little, Fumor and Vapor in The Polar Express, and the character Gol in the French dub of Hayao Miyazaki's Nausicaä of the Valley of the Wind. He also provided the voice for Doc Hudson in the French version of the Pixar film Cars.

Donnadieu was born in Paris, France, on July 2, 1949, and began his acting career after studying theatre and cinema at the Sorbonne Paris III. He appeared in over one hundred films and television productions from the mid-1970s onward. In his live-action career, he was frequently cast in the roles of villains, criminals, or intense characters. He earned a César Award nomination for Best Supporting Actor for his performance in the 1984 film Rue Barbare and won Best Actor awards at the Madrid and Porto Film Festivals for his role in the 1988 thriller The Vanishing. He continued to act until his death on December 27, 2010.