Michel Duchaussoy: Actor who dubbed the voice of Don Corleone

The French film actor appeared in over 130 films between 1962 and 2012 (AFP)

Michel Duchaussoy, who died on 13 March at the age of 73, was a French film actor who appeared in over 130 films between 1962 and 2012.

Duchaussoy also performed in many French classic plays, including by Molière, Marivaux, Corneille and Ionesco; he received the Molière Award for best supporting actor in 2003.

His deep voice made him ideal to dub Marlon Brando in the French version of The Godfather. "He had a great sense of humour and was always laughing," The director Patrice Leconte said. "And that's a lesson for many of us, that he did not take himself too seriously."