Arnold Marquis (6 April 1921 – 24 November 1990) was a German actor and voice talent. He was one of the best known and most frequently used dubbing voices of Germany, known especially as the voice of "tough guys" like John Wayne, Charles Bronson or Lee Marvin.
Arnold Marquis was born in Dortmund on 6 April 1921[1] as the son of a banker.[2] He was brought in contact with theatre by the head of the Bochum Schauspielhaus (theatre) Saladin Schmitt who also gave him his first acting job in 1939.[2] Shortly thereafter Marquis was drafted into the Wehrmacht and wounded several times during World War II. Returning to Germany, he moved to Berlin. After some acting jobs, he was contacted by a representative of the Rank Organisation who was looking for a dubbing voice for Stewart Granger. His sonorous voice impressed the British film executives and in 1946 he received his first voice-acting assignment for Madonna of the Seven Moons (1945).[2]
Career
Although he appeared in a number of film and TV productions over the decades, beginning in 1948 and ending in 1989 (Otto – Der Außerfriesische [de]),[1] he never succeeded in establishing a "normal" acting career for himself. He was, however, the best-paid German voice actor, receiving daily wages of around DM 1,000.[2] Among those actors he dubbed for the German version were Robert Mitchum, Kirk Douglas, Yves Montand, Richard Widmark, James Coburn, Charles Bronson, George C. Scott, Lino Ventura, Trevor Howard, Bud Spencer, Jack Klugman, and Lee Marvin.[2][3] To German viewers, his distinctive gravelly voice became closely associated with many of these international film stars. This effect was most pronounced in the case of John Wayne, who reportedly personally selected Marquis as his voice-actor.[2] After Wayne's death in 1979, Marquis published a music single "John Wayne, der Held" (also known as "Ich war die Stimme von John Wayne").
Marquis has been described as the "King of Dubbing Artists" (König der Synchronsprecher), and he was one of the most-used voice-artists ever, having accumulated over a thousand credits to his name.[2] He did not like the label Synchronsprecher (speaker), preferring Synchron-Schauspieler (actor) instead.[2]
He also appeared on stage at Berlin Boulevard theatres and his voice appeared in cigarette commercials for a brand that was using a Western theme for its advertising.[3] According to his obituary in Der Spiegel: "As he grew older, he became ever more like his alter ego, John Wayne."[3]
Personal
He was married three times and had a daughter called Gwendolyn.[4] Marquis had problems with alcoholism and had to go through rehab.[2] After smoking 80 cigarettes a day for decades, he died of lung cancer on 24 November 1990, in Berlin, Germany.[2]
^ ab"Filmportal: Arnold Marquis (German)". Filmportal.de. Retrieved 8 July 2013.
^ abcdefghij"Raues Organ für harte Typen (German)". WDR. 6 April 2011. Retrieved 8 July 2013.
^ abc"Obituary: Arnold Marquis (German)". Der Spiegel. 3 December 1990. Retrieved 8 July 2013.
^Zehren, Martin (31 March 2011). . Westfalen heute. Archived from the original on 4 March 2016. Retrieved 8 July 2013.
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Arnold Marquis 6 April 1921 24 November 1990 was a German actor and voice talent He was one of the best known and most frequently used dubbing voices of Germany known especially as the voice of tough guys like John Wayne Charles Bronson or Lee Marvin Contents 1 Early life 2 Career 3 Personal 4 Filmography 5 ReferencesEarly life EditArnold Marquis was born in Dortmund on 6 April 1921 1 as the son of a banker 2 He was brought in contact with theatre by the head of the Bochum Schauspielhaus theatre Saladin Schmitt who also gave him his first acting job in 1939 2 Shortly thereafter Marquis was drafted into the Wehrmacht and wounded several times during World War II Returning to Germany he moved to Berlin After some acting jobs he was contacted by a representative of the Rank Organisation who was looking for a dubbing voice for Stewart Granger His sonorous voice impressed the British film executives and in 1946 he received his first voice acting assignment for Madonna of the Seven Moons 1945 2 Career EditAlthough he appeared in a number of film and TV productions over the decades beginning in 1948 and ending in 1989 Otto Der Ausserfriesische de 1 he never succeeded in establishing a normal acting career for himself He was however the best paid German voice actor receiving daily wages of around DM 1 000 2 Among those actors he dubbed for the German version were Robert Mitchum Kirk Douglas Yves Montand Richard Widmark James Coburn Charles Bronson George C Scott Lino Ventura Trevor Howard Bud Spencer Jack Klugman and Lee Marvin 2 3 To German viewers his distinctive gravelly voice became closely associated with many of these international film stars This effect was most pronounced in the case of John Wayne who reportedly personally selected Marquis as his voice actor 2 After Wayne s death in 1979 Marquis published a music single John Wayne der Held also known as Ich war die Stimme von John Wayne Marquis has been described as the King of Dubbing Artists Konig der Synchronsprecher and he was one of the most used voice artists ever having accumulated over a thousand credits to his name 2 He did not like the label Synchronsprecher speaker preferring Synchron Schauspieler actor instead 2 He also appeared on stage at Berlin Boulevard theatres and his voice appeared in cigarette commercials for a brand that was using a Western theme for its advertising 3 According to his obituary in Der Spiegel As he grew older he became ever more like his alter ego John Wayne 3 Personal EditHe was married three times and had a daughter called Gwendolyn 4 Marquis had problems with alcoholism and had to go through rehab 2 After smoking 80 cigarettes a day for decades he died of lung cancer on 24 November 1990 in Berlin Germany 2 Filmography EditYear Title Role Notes1948 Und wieder 48 Hinzdorf1949 Quartet of Five Toni Zieseler1953 Bruderchen und Schwesterchen Konig1959 The Black Chapel Graf Emanuele Rossi Voice Uncredited1963 Apache Gold Bill Jones Voice Uncredited1964 The Secret of Dr Mabuse Adm Quency Voice Uncredited1964 Among Vultures Martin Bauman Sr Voice Uncredited1965 The Oil Prince Campbell Voice Uncredited1965 The Desperado Trail Rollins Voice Uncredited1966 Kommissar X Drei gelbe Katzen Philip Dawson Voice Uncredited1966 The Strangler of the Tower Inspektor Harvey Voice Uncredited1966 Kommissar X In den Klauen des goldenen Drachen Li Hu Wang Voice Uncredited1966 Winnetou and the Crossbreed Mac Haller Voice Uncredited1968 Radhapura Endstation der Verdammten Alfredo German version Voice Uncredited1968 Eve1969 Kommissar X Drei goldene Schlangen Armand Landru Voice Uncredited1970 Deadlock Sunshine Voice Uncredited1971 Der lusterne Turke Sultan1971 X312 Flight to Hell de Bill Steward Paco Voice Uncredited1972 The Stuff That Dreams Are Made Of Taxifahrer Fedor Georgi Iwanow1972 Dr M schlagt zu Melou Voice Uncredited1973 Once Upon a Time Herr Pulle Voice1976 Everyone Dies Alone Vorarbeiter Dolenz1976 Mr Rossi Looks for Happiness Boss German version Voice Uncredited1976 Verlorenes Leben1976 Albino Johannes Voice Uncredited1976 Jack the Ripper Blind Man Voice Uncredited1979 Breakthrough Col Rogers German version Voice Uncredited1982 Kamikaze 1989 Polizeiprasident1982 Dance of the Cookoos God German version Voice Uncredited1983 Das Wagnis des Arnold Janssen Joh Augustinus Paredis Bischof von Roermond1984 Code Name Wild Geese Fletcher German version Voice Uncredited1988 Stowaways on the Ark Noah Voice1989 Otto Der Ausserfriesische Baron von PlattReferences Edit a b Filmportal Arnold Marquis German Filmportal de Retrieved 8 July 2013 a b c d e f g h i j Raues Organ fur harte Typen German WDR 6 April 2011 Retrieved 8 July 2013 a b c Obituary Arnold Marquis German Der Spiegel 3 December 1990 Retrieved 8 July 2013 Zehren Martin 31 March 2011 Konig der Synchronsprecher Arnold Marquis ware im April 90 Jahre geworden German Westfalen heute Archived from the original on 4 March 2016 Retrieved 8 July 2013 Retrieved from https en 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