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1	[[quoteright:250:https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/philippecatoire.png]]
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3	Philippe Catoire (born July 3, 1947) is a French actor and voice actor.
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5	A stage veteran with much experience with classics of the repertoire (Creator/{{Moliere}}, [[Creator/WilliamShakespeare Shakespeare]], [[Creator/VictorHugo Hugo]], [[Creator/SamuelBeckett Beckett]] etc), he's also specialized in dubbing. He is the main French voice of Creator/TomWilkinson, Creator/RichardJenkins, Creator/CharlesDance (including Tywin Lannister in ''Series/GameOfThrones'' and Alan Jonah in the ''Franchise/MonsterVerse''), Creator/CiaranHinds, Creator/MichaelONeill, Creator/GeraldMcRaney and Creator/DavidMarciano. He dubs Creator/IanMcKellen since the passings of both Creator/BernardDheran and Creator/JeanPiat, as well as Creator/GeoffreyRush since the passing of Creator/PatrickFloersheim. He's also the voice of Darth Vader in ''Franchise/StarWars'' since the Creator/{{Disney}} acquisition of the franchise (starting with ''[[WesternAnimation/StarWarsRebels Rebels]]'').
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7	Animation-wise, he's perhaps best known as Lord Farquaad in ''Franchise/{{Shrek}}'', Soto in ''WesternAnimation/IceAge'', Lord Victor Quartermaine in ''WesternAnimation/WallaceAndGromit: WesternAnimation/TheCurseOfTheWereRabbit'' and Vendell in ''Franchise/TalesOfArcadia''.
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9	In video games, he's known for voicing Khadgar in ''VideoGame/WorldOfWarcraft'', the Illusive Man in ''Franchise/MassEffect'' and King Regis Lucis Caelum CXIII in ''VideoGame/FinalFantasyXV''.
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11	!!Tropes & Trivia in his works:
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13	* [[invoked]]TheOtherDarrin: He's replaced several voice actors who have passed away.
14	** Replaced the late Jean-Henri Chambois (d. 1997) from ''WesternAnimation/PeterPan'' as Captain James Hook in ''WesternAnimation/ReturnToNeverLand''.
15	** Replaced the late Creator/GeorgesAminel (d. 2007) as Darth Vader in ''Franchise/StarWars'' starting with the second season of ''[[WesternAnimation/StarWarsRebels Rebels]]'' in animation and ''Film/RogueOne'' in live-action.
16	** Replaced the late Creator/BernardDheran (d. 2013) as Count Dooku in ''WesternAnimation/StarWarsTheCloneWars''.
17	** Also replaced Dhéran as older Magneto in the ''[[Film/XMenFilmSeries X-Men]]'' film series (''Film/TheWolverine'' and ''Film/XMenDaysOfFuturePast'').
18	** Replaced the late Creator/PatrickFloersheim (d. 2016) as Captain Hector Barbossa in ''Franchise/PiratesOfTheCaribbean: [[Film/PiratesOfTheCaribbeanDeadMenTellNoTales Dead Men Tell No Tales]]''.
19	* YouSoundFamiliar: He's had quite a few roles in ''Star Wars'': Tion Medon in ''Film/RevengeOfTheSith'', Count Dooku in season 5 and season 6 of ''The Clone Wars'', and Darth Vader since ''Rogue One''.

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