José Luccioni (August 1, 1949 - June 2, 2022) was a French actor, voice actor and voice cast director.
He was of Corsican descent. Famous for his raspy voice, he started in the French dubbing business with the earlier roles of John Travolta and Richard Gere. He succeeded Bernard Murat and Sylvain Joubert as the regular voice of Al Pacino from 1995's Heat all the way to 2021's House of Gucci. Other actors he's dubbed more than once included Beau Bridges, Kevin Weisman, Joe Mantegna, Harvey Keitel and Edward James Olmos. He was also the French voice of Goose (Anthony Edwards) in Top Gun.
He also lent his voice to roles in animation (such as Il était une fois... les explorateurs) and video games (the Driver in Commandos 2: Men of Courage, Tommy Angelo in Mafia: The City of Lost Heaven and Sidorovich in STALKER: Shadow of Chernobyl, among others).
His daughter, Olivia Luccioni, is also a voice actress.
Tropes & Trivia in his works:
- Typecasting: Voiced a lot of gangsters, be it from The Mafia or otherwise. Came with the territory as the recurring voice of Al Pacino.
