In the 1970s, at the start of his acting career, Richard Darbois appeared in several soft erotic films, then in pornographic films; however, he was dubbed in the latter for the hard shots. He then turned to dubbing, where he professionalized. Within the post-synchronization, Richard Darbois is distinguished by a very recognizable voice, of which he is able to modify the bass as well as the treble (though his normal voice is still very deep, even cavernous). Darbois has since been in many French versions for films and television series through animation. He doubles
Harrison Ford,
Richard Gere,
Danny Glover and
Jeff Goldblum and has repeatedly dubbed
Bill Murray,
Patrick Swayze,
Arnold Schwarzenegger,
Liam Neeson,
George Clooney and even
Sylvester Stallone (during a certain period, Alain Dorval, the usual voice of Stallone, was at odds with the studios, following union demands). He also modulates his voice according to the actors he doubles; he retains his normal voice for Harrison Ford (who also has a very deep voice), while giving a much less serious voice to Richard Gere and Jeff Goldblum and even less serious to Bill Murray. Danny Glover, on the other hand, has the same voice as Harrison Ford, but with a slight black African-American accent. Darbois also kept his normal voice for
Richard Chamberlain, Arnold Schwarzenegger,
Michael Ironside and
Keith Richards, who played Edward Teague in ''
Pirates of the Caribbean: At World's End''. He explained that "To do a good dubbing, you must observe the original, not only the voice but the face and body. I like to believe I am an excellent forger." Darbois currently lives in
Guadeloupe with his wife, with whom he has a son. However, he continues to record announcements for
NRJ Radio, and the firm has set up a studio for him there. == Filmography ==