Richard Darbois

Richard Guimond , professionally known as Richard Darbois (pronounced [ʁiʃaʁ daʁbwa]), is a Canadian actor who specializes in French dubbing. Darbois is a regular French voice for many actors, including Harrison Ford, Danny Glover, Richard Gere, Jeff Goldblum, Dan Aykroyd, and Patrick Swayze, as well as for Bill Murray, Arnold Schwarzenegger and Sylvester Stallone. Darbois is also very present in the animation industry, standing out singularly by his playing and various vocal possibilities. He has participated in many works for Disney Studios, notably lending his voice to Buzz Lightyear in the Toy Story franchise and the series Buzz Lightyear of Star Command, Genie in Aladdin, Oogie Boogie in The Nightmare Before Christmas, Shan-Yu in Mulan, Bruce in Finding Nemo, Mr. Waternoose in Monsters, Inc.. He also lent his voice to Batman in several series and animated films of the 1990s (including Batman: The Animated Series) and Captain Harlock in the anime series Space Pirate Captain Harlock. In the media, he is also known as the voice-over artist of the radio station NRJ and some brands for advertising. His prominence among voice actors of the era is such that he was once referred to as the "God-Emperor of French dubbing".