Pierre Tornade



Pierre Tornade (b. 1930) is a French voice actor who played Statler, Link Hogthrob, various monsters, and other characters on Le Muppet Show (the French dub of The Muppet Show) and the French albums.

Tornade is best known for his work in several French animated features based on the Asterix comics, first as Gaulish chief Vitalstatix and then as sidekick Obelix. Other animation voice credits include Averell Dalton in the French Lucky Luke TV series and movies, Friar Tuck in Disney's Robin Hood, and Paploo on The Ewoks. Screen credits include bit parts in the French-British co-productions Allez France! (with Richard Vernon) and The Night of the Generals (with Peter O'Toole and Omar Sharif).