Biography
Pierre Arditi (born 1 December 1944) is an award-winning French film and stage actor. He is the brother of French actress Catherine Arditi. He has often played romantic, womanizing roles, similar to those played by Marcello Mastroianni. In 1987 he won a César Award for Best Actor in a Supporting Role for his role in Mélo, and in 1994, a César Award for Best Actor for his role in Smoking/No Smoking. Although his work has primarily been in French film and theater, Arditi is known in the Anglophone world as the French voice of Christopher Reeve. Arditi dubbed Christopher Reeve on the French-language version of the three first Superman movies by Richard Donner and Richard Lester (See the French Wikipedia article on Pierre Arditi for more information). Because of the added footage in the DVD Special Edition of Donner's Superman, the movie had to be re-dubbed with a different voice actor, much to the chagrin of the generation of moviegoers who had grown up with the original soundtrack and identified Superman's voice with Arditi's. He also provided the French voice for Reeve in the comedy/whodunit Deathtrap. Finally, he was the voice of the documentary serie Untamed Africa, written and…
Movies & TV Shows
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La Belle Époque (2019) — Pierre
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Mr & Mme Adelman (2017) — Claude de Richemont
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My American Uncle (1980) — Zambeaux, le représentant de la direction générale à Paris
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The Accusation (2021) — Jean Farel
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Change of Plans (2009) — Henri
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The Count of Monte Cristo (1998) — Gérard de Villefort
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The Horseman on the Roof (1995) — Monsieur Peyrolle
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Same Old Song (1997) — Claude
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The Sweet Escape (2015) — Fisherman who looks like Pierre Arditi
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Actors (2000) — Pierre Arditi
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The Mystery of the Yellow Room (2003) — Inspecteur Frédéric Larsan
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The Summer House (2018) — Jean
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The Car Keys (2003) — Actor Refusing to Film with Laurent
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Granny's Funeral (2012) — Le père d'Armand
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Beaumarchais the Scoundrel (1996) — Narrateur (non crédité)
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Private Fears in Public Places (2006) — Lionel
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Smoking / No Smoking (1993) — Toby Teasdale / Miles Coombes / Lionel Hepplewick / Joe Hepplewick
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Park Benches (2009) — Mr. Borelly
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The Great Alibi (2008) — Henri Pages
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You Ain't Seen Nothin' Yet (2012) — Orphée #1
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Adieu Paris (2022) — Jacques
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Mélo (1986) — Pierre Belcroix
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Heads or Tails (1980) — Pierre Larrieu
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Maestro(s) (2022) — François Dumar
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Little Nicholas' Treasure (2021) — M. Moucheboume
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A Monkey's Tale (1999) — Le Roi (Voice)
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A Day at the Museum (2008) — Henri Province
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Not on the Lips (2003) — Georges Valandray
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Capitaine Marleau (2015) — Gilles Garin
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Life Is a Bed of Roses (1983) — Robert Dufresne
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The Perfume of the Lady in Black (2005) — Frédéric Larsan / Ballmeyer / Naja Bey
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One Stays, the Other Leaves (2005) — Alain
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Men, Women: A User's Manual (1996) — Professeur Lerner
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Love Unto Death (1984) — Simon Roche
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The Big Apartment (2006) — Adrien
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Alphonse (2023) — Jacques Bisson
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Agent trouble (1987) — Stanislas
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Rape of Love (1978) — Julien
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Together Is Too Much (2010) — Henri
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I Love You Coiffure (2020) — François Fleury (segment "Le Psychanalyste")