José Francisco Lavat Pacheco (September 23, 1948 – May 15, 2018), better known as José Lavat, was a Mexican voice actor.

Lavat was the brother of Jorge Lavat and Queta Lavat, both actors.

Filmography Animated films Year Title Role Notes1993 El extraño mundo de Jack (The Nightmare Before Christmas) Santa Atroz (Santa Claus) 1998 Mulan First Ancestor Fa 1999 Tarzan Kerchak 2004 El Espantatiburones (Shark Tale) Don Lino2005 Tarzan II Kerchak2008 Star Wars: The Clone Wars Conde Dooku (Count Dooku)/Darth Tyrannus2012 Valiente Rey Fergus (King Fergus)2015 Un gallo con muchos huevos Don Poncho2017The Beagle Boys: Lost VillageNarrator (Amy Adams)2021Un rescate de huevitosDon Poncho (released posthumously)

Animated TV shows La Guerra de las Galaxias: Guerra Clónicas - Count Dooku/Darth Tyrannus Star Wars: The Clone Wars - Count Dooku/Darth Tyrannus

Anime Death Note - Soichiro Yagami Dragon Ball Z - Narrator Dragon Ball GT - Narrator (episodes 1-9) Dragon Ball Super - Narrator (2015–18) Slam Dunk - Narrator

Live action Sol Bianca - Rammy Hook - Peter Banning/Peter Pan Indiana Jones - Indiana Jones (until Kingdom of the Crystal Skull) Jumanji - Alan Parrish (Robin Williams) (Original Dub) X-Men (film franchise) - Erik Lehnsherr/Magneto (Ian McKellen) (since X2: X-Men United) Lord of the Rings and The Hobbit trilogies - Gandalf (Ian McKellen) The Dark Knight and The Dark Knight Rises - Alfred Pennyworth (Michael Caine) Ted 2 - Patrick Meighan (Morgan Freeman) Silverado - Jake Night at the Museum - Cecil Fredericks (Dick Van Dyke) Star Wars prequels (Episodes II and III) - Count Dooku/Darth Tyrannus (Christopher Lee) Street Fighter - William F. Guile (Jean-Claude Van Damme) Saw IV, Saw V, Saw VI, Jigsaw - John Kramer / Jigsaw (Tobin Bell) Schindler's List - Oskar Schindler (Liam Neeson) Blade Runner (Re-dub) and Blade Runner 2049 - Rick Deckard (Harrison Ford) The Chronicles of Narnia (film series) - Aslan (Liam Neeson)

Honors and awards Lavat was also the founder of the Lavat Awards which debuted in 2019, created in recognition to the work and contributions made by numerous voice artists and announcers in Latin America.

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