Overview
- He died in Paris on August 4 at age 76 after a prolonged illness, as announced by his nephew, actor Emmanuel Karsen.
- He was best known as the French voice of Luke Skywalker in the original Star Wars trilogy, becoming the local counterpart to Mark Hamill.
- From the 1960s onward, he dubbed more than 200 films for international stars including Dustin Hoffman, Nicolas Cage and John Travolta.
- Beyond dubbing, he appeared in roughly 100 French films, stage productions, television series and telefilms such as La Belle Américaine and Le Cinquième Élément.
- Born into the "Petits Maurin" artistic dynasty, he was the son of actress Mado Maurin and half-brother of actor Patrick Dewaere.