## A Familiar Voice Beyond the Cinema
Beretta's influence extended into radio and television.
He provided program trailers for the French science-fiction channel Sci-Fi and worked as a station voice for radio.
He was associated with **Nostalgie** during the 1990s and later became the voice of **RFM**, where he remained involved between 2000 and 2008.
This meant that his voice wasn't confined to movie theaters.
People could hear him introducing programs, presenting radio content, playing characters, and appearing in films.
His voice became part of the broader soundscape of French popular culture.
## The Art of Dubbing
The work of dubbing actors is sometimes overlooked.
Audiences naturally focus on the person visible on screen.
But when a foreign film is dubbed, another actor must essentially recreate the performance in another language.
The timing has to match.
The emotion has to work.
The dialogue has to fit the actor's movements.
And the new performance has to feel natural rather than like a simple translation being read aloud.
This makes dubbing an unusual form of acting.
Beretta understood this craft deeply.
In a 1994 Los Angeles Times profile about French dubbing, he described the work of becoming another actor's voice as difficult but enjoyable, particularly his experience performing Schwarzenegger.
That attitude helps explain why his work connected so strongly with audiences.
## A Partnership That Lasted for Decades
The relationship between Schwarzenegger and Beretta lasted for much of the former's most recognizable film career.
From the late 1980s through the 2010s, French audiences repeatedly heard Beretta's interpretation of Schwarzenegger.
Films such as **Total Recall**, **Terminator 2**, **Last Action Hero**, **True Lies**, **Batman & Robin**, and later entries in Schwarzenegger's filmography helped reinforce the association.
Eventually, Beretta stepped away from dubbing.
His later projects involving Schwarzenegger were followed by a change in voice, with actor Thierry Hancisse taking over on projects such as the Netflix series **FUBAR** and other later appearances.
For longtime fans, the change was immediately noticeable.
That is one of the clearest measures of Beretta's legacy.
When a voice changes, audiences notice because the original voice had become part of their memory of the character.
## His Final Years in Corsica
Beretta eventually settled in Corsica and became closely connected with Ajaccio.
According to reports following his death, he was regarded as an “Ajaccien de cœur” and was involved in the island's cultural life.
He died in Ajaccio on March 23, 2024.
His daughter Barbara Beretta, herself involved in acting and dubbing, confirmed his death to the AFP, with reports stating that he died in his sleep.
His death came only weeks after the passing of another major French dubbing figure, Alain Dorval, the famous French voice of Sylvester Stallone.
The timing made the loss especially poignant for fans of classic Hollywood action cinema.
Two voices that had helped define an era were suddenly gone.
## Why His Voice Remains
A strange thing happens with great voice actors.
Their names may not always be immediately recognized.
Their faces may not be familiar to the general public.
But their voices can live on for decades.
Someone can hear a particular tone and immediately remember sitting in front of a television as a child.
A particular phrase can bring back memories of a movie watched with parents.
A familiar delivery can transport someone back to the cinema.
That is the special power of dubbing.
Beretta's voice became attached to memories.
For French-speaking audiences, watching a Schwarzenegger film in French often meant hearing Beretta.
That association cannot simply be erased when a performer dies.
