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Dec 30, 2017 · Jim French, a Seattle radio host and voice actor who later supplied the voice of Bill Overbeck in 2008’s Left 4 Dead, has died. He was 89. A veteran of World War II, French was one of the...
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He provided the voice for the Scientist in Gunman Chronicles, Father Grigori in Half-Life 2, the Fisherman in Half-Life 2: Lost Coast, Bill in the games Left 4 Dead, Left 4 Dead 2 and Payday: The Heist (as a cameo in the opening cutscene to one of the missions), and Elder Titan in Dota 2.
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Bill served 2 duties during the Vietnam war, during which he suffered a knee injury due to shrapnel boring into his knee, causing permanent damage. Two days after the first Infection, Bill was at a veterans hospital waiting for an operation, possibly relating to his knee injury. While waiting, a resident staff member attempts to make small talk wit...
Out of the other three Survivors, Bill stands out most prominently as the leader of the group. 1. Francis 1.1. Bill appears to have some sort of rivalry with Francis, though the precise reason for this is unknown. It is possible that Bill and Francis knew each other prior to the outbreak, and Francis's in-comic comment about knowing Bill the past f...
Bill's original beta design was relatively similar to his current appearance. The main differences are in his clothing: a dark olive jacket with a hood and the POW flag on the right shoulder, beret with the 5th SFG insignia, a black military assault vest with the U.S. flag, dark gloves, and dog tags on the neck.
Jim French, who voices Bill, was a relatively frequent voice actor in Valve games, having also voiced Father Grigori from Half-Life 2, The Elder Titan from Dota 2, and The Fisherman from Half-Life...Contrary to popular belief, Bill cannot be revived with a Defibrillatorduring "The Passing".Bill is always seen smoking a cigarette in-game. Even when he is dead, it is still in his mouth. In "The Passing", however, his cigarette is missing from his corpse. When he dies in-game, it is no...Bill believes that the Survivors may become Infected at any second. In the earlier versions, seen in cut lines, he was close to being paranoid about the fact they may be Infected, while the virus i...Remembering Jim French voice of L4D's Bill. Wow Such Gaming. 788K subscribers. 3.1K. 57K views 6 years ago #3145. Dedicated to VA and Radio personality Jim French. T-SHIRTS AND...
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Dec 26, 2017 · Jim French's role as Bill in Left 4 Dead is perhaps his best-known, especially after the game received a continuing DLC to detail the fates of the original survivors. He also...
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Dec 27, 2017 · Jim French, who voiced the gruff and tough character, died on December 21st at the age of 89. Aside from Left 4 Dead, French also provided voice acting for other games, and also served...
Dec 29, 2017 · He voiced the grim priest Father Grigori in Half-Life 2, the Fisherman in Lost Coast, and the gritty Vietnam veteran Bill in Left 4 Dead. He also voices the Elder Titan in Dota 2.
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