Rainer Basedow

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Rainer Basedow
Born20 May 1938
Died15 May 2022 (aged 83)
OccupationActor
Spouse
Mathilde Basedow (m. 1971)

Rainer Basedow (20 May 1938 – 15 May 2022) was a German actor. He was known for having provided the German voice dub of Pumbaa in the Lion King franchise.[1] He also dubbed John Belushi as Jake Blues in The Blues Brothers and Sergeant Harley in The Jungle Book.[2]

Basedow died on 15 May 2022 at a hospital in Salzburg, Austria from a heart attack, five days before his 84th birthday.[3][4]

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  1. Bretzel, Julius (17 May 2022). "Schauspieler Rainer Basedow ist tot". Augsburger Allgemeine (in German). Retrieved 17 May 2022.
  2. "Synchronsprecher – Rainer Basedow". Deutsche Synchronkartei (in German). 17 May 2022. Retrieved 17 May 2022.
  3. "Schauspieler Rainer Basedow ist tot". Sächsische.de (in German). 17 May 2022. Retrieved 17 May 2022.
  4. "Trauer: Rainer Basedow (83)". Salzburger Nachrichten (in German). Retrieved 17 May 2022.

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