Yves Marie Maurin
Description
Yves Marie Maurin was a French actor and voice artist whose extensive career in dubbing made him a familiar presence in French-language animation. He was born on April 19, 1944, in Toulouse, France, and passed away on June 14, 2009, in Paris.
Maurin came from a prominent family of performers, the children of actress Mado Maurin, and began his own acting career as a child in the early 1950s. His early on-screen appearances included roles in films such as Les Diaboliques (1955). While he continued to act in television and film throughout his life, he became best known for his prolific second career as a dubbing artist.
In the realm of animation, Maurin provided voices for several iconic 1980s French-Japanese co-productions that achieved lasting popularity. He is recognized for the role of Orphée in the series Ulysse 31, and also voiced the character of Thésée in the same show. His other notable anime and animated series roles included Spartakus in Les Mondes engloutis (also known as The Shoe People), Toaka in Les Mystérieuses Cités d’or (The Mysterious Cities of Gold), and Samson in Samson et Goliath.
Beyond these animated series, Maurin contributed to animated films. He voiced the character of Matton in the 1982 science fiction film Les maîtres du temps (Time Masters), directed by René Laloux. His voice work also extended to Disney, where he was the French voice of Grover Gogan in the first dub of Peter et Elliott le dragon (Pete's Dragon). In the later years of his career, he served as the French narrator for several installments of the direct-to-video film series Le Petit Dinosaure (The Land Before Time).
Maurin was equally active in dubbing live-action productions, a significant part of his legacy. He was the regular French voice for actor David Hasselhoff, dubbing his roles as Michael Knight in K 2000 (Knight Rider) and Mitch Buchannon in Alerte à Malibu (Baywatch). This recurring collaboration made his voice instantly recognizable to French television audiences. His extensive dubbing filmography also included being the French voice for actors such as Richard Hatch in Battlestar Galactica, Larry Manetti in Magnum, and John James in Dynastie (Dynasty).
Maurin came from a prominent family of performers, the children of actress Mado Maurin, and began his own acting career as a child in the early 1950s. His early on-screen appearances included roles in films such as Les Diaboliques (1955). While he continued to act in television and film throughout his life, he became best known for his prolific second career as a dubbing artist.
In the realm of animation, Maurin provided voices for several iconic 1980s French-Japanese co-productions that achieved lasting popularity. He is recognized for the role of Orphée in the series Ulysse 31, and also voiced the character of Thésée in the same show. His other notable anime and animated series roles included Spartakus in Les Mondes engloutis (also known as The Shoe People), Toaka in Les Mystérieuses Cités d’or (The Mysterious Cities of Gold), and Samson in Samson et Goliath.
Beyond these animated series, Maurin contributed to animated films. He voiced the character of Matton in the 1982 science fiction film Les maîtres du temps (Time Masters), directed by René Laloux. His voice work also extended to Disney, where he was the French voice of Grover Gogan in the first dub of Peter et Elliott le dragon (Pete's Dragon). In the later years of his career, he served as the French narrator for several installments of the direct-to-video film series Le Petit Dinosaure (The Land Before Time).
Maurin was equally active in dubbing live-action productions, a significant part of his legacy. He was the regular French voice for actor David Hasselhoff, dubbing his roles as Michael Knight in K 2000 (Knight Rider) and Mitch Buchannon in Alerte à Malibu (Baywatch). This recurring collaboration made his voice instantly recognizable to French television audiences. His extensive dubbing filmography also included being the French voice for actors such as Richard Hatch in Battlestar Galactica, Larry Manetti in Magnum, and John James in Dynastie (Dynasty).
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- FrenchAnime overview: Ulysses 31