Death of Eric Legrand, the voice of Vegeta in Dragon Ball and Seiya in Knights of the Zodiac
The death of the actor, who spent a large part of his career in dubbing, was announced by his colleague Patrick Borg.
His voice was more than familiar to fans of the animated manga Dragon Ball or Knights of the Zodiac . Eric Legrand, an actor specializing in dubbing American cartoons and films, has died.
On his website, he described himself in a few lines. "You probably don't know my face and had probably never read my name before seeing it here, but you have undoubtedly already heard my voice, as I have worked and lined up so many roles in dubbing. I don't take any particular pride in it, there is no reason. It is simply a fact that allows me, I think, to be able to claim in a justified way that I know this activity and this environment well."
Eric Legrand was taken by myeloma, which he had been battling since 2017. The announcement of his death was made on social media by his colleague and friend Patrick Borg, himself a voice actor, with whom he collaborated on several productions for years. "For months, we wrote to each other every day on WhatsApp until last Monday, May 19 in the morning, you were transferred to a palliative care unit," says Patrick Borg. More than 45 years of friendship and 40 years together on Dragon Ball Z. Your fans will miss you... But above all, I will miss you deeply! (...) You showed exemplary courage, you are a true Saiyan Vegeta!" The reference will not have escaped any connoisseur of Akira Toriyama 's anime. Vegeta is one of the central characters and, perhaps, the most popular of the entire saga inspired by the Chinese legend of the Monkey King. Adversary then sidekick of Goku, the hero of the series, who was voiced by Patrick Borg.
Eric Legrand also lent his voice to the French version of another famous animated series during his career: Knights of the Zodiac . He played the character of Seiya, a young knight with phenomenal powers, in adventures inspired by the ancient and medieval legends of Europe.
For cinema and television series, Eric Legrand regularly dubbed certain Anglo-Saxon actors, including Owen Wilson and John Slattery.
On his personal page, Éric Legrand introduced himself in a few lines. "I followed a fairly traditional training: a year of private lessons before being accepted at the Conservatoire national supérieur d'Art dramatique de Paris. After that, I worked more or less in all the disciplines open to actors (radio, theater, café-theater, television, cinema, advertising, etc.). Dubbing, for its part, literally came to get me. And then it kept me..."
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