Biography

Pierre Tornade began his film career playing his first role in The Gangsters (1957). He then had supporting roles in many famous French films like The Gendarme in New York (1965) and What's Cooking in Paris (1966), both featuring Louis de Funès, I Don't Know Much, But I'll Say Everything (1973) directed by Pierre Richard and also featuring him, and Now Where Did the Seventh Company Get to? (1973). Pierre Tornade is mostly well known for voicing several characters in many animated films and series. These include Vitalstatistix in Asterix films Asterix the Gaul (1967), Asterix and Cleopatra (1968) and The Twelve Tasks of Asterix (1976), Obelix in Asterix Versus Caesar (1985), Asterix in Britain (1986), Asterix and the Big Fight (1989) and Asterix in America (1994), and Averell Dalton in Lucky Luke films Daisy Town (1971), Lucky Luke: Ballad of the Daltons (1978) and Lucky Luke: The Daltons on the Run (1983).
- IMDb mini biography by: Peter Huss

Mustache

Deep voice

Tall imposing stature

Often played a policeman or a soldier.

Voice of Obelix in the original French versions of Asterix Versus Caesar (1985), Asterix in Britain (1986), Asterix and the Big Fight (1989) and Asterix in America (1994).

Voice of Vitalstatistix in the original versions of Asterix the Gaul (1967), Asterix and Cleopatra (1968) and The Twelve Tasks of Asterix (1976). Obelix was voiced by Jacques Morel.

Was named Chevalier of the French National Order of Merit in 1996.