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{{Short description|Indian actor (1973–2020)}}
{{more citations needed|date=December 2020}}
{{Infobox person
| name = Arun Alexander
| occupation = Actor
| years_active = 1994–2020
| birth_date = {{Birth date|df=yes|1973|10|14}}
| birth_place = [[Madras]], [[Tamil Nadu]], India
| death_date = {{Death date and age|df=yes|2020|12|28|1973|10|14}}
| death_place = Chennai, Tamil Nadu, India
| relatives =
}}
'''Arun Alexander''' (14 October 1973<ref>[https://www.smritinews.in/arun-alexander-wiki-biography-age-movies/ Arun Alexander Bio]</ref> – 28 December 2020<ref name=":0">{{Cite web |title=Actor and dubbing artiste Arun Alexander dies at 48 in Chennai |url=https://www.indiatoday.in/movies/regional-cinema/story/actor-and-dubbing-artist-arun-alexander-dies-at-48-in-chennai-1754112-2020-12-29 |access-date=2023-07-14 |website=India Today |date=29 December 2020 |language=en}}</ref>) was an Indian actor and a dubbing artist for [[Tamil language|Tamil]]-language films. He was a regular in [[Lokesh Kanagaraj]] and [[Nelson Dilipkumar|Nelson]]'s films. He voiced [[Optimus Prime]] and [[Baloo]] in the [[Tamil language|Tamil]] [[Dubbing|dubs]] of ''[[Transformers: Age of Extinction]]'' and ''[[The Jungle Book (2016 film)|The Jungle Book]]'' respectively.

== Death ==
He died on 28 December 2020 due to a heart attack.<ref name=":0" /> The films ''Master'', ''Dikkiloona'' and ''Doctor'' were dedicated in his honour. He was 47 years old.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.sify.com/movies/doctor-100-crores-at-the-bo--director-nelson-thanks-everyone-news-tamil-vldfyKchgjdeb.html|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211103145726/https://www.sify.com/movies/doctor-100-crores-at-the-bo--director-nelson-thanks-everyone-news-tamil-vldfyKchgjdeb.html|url-status=dead|archive-date=November 3, 2021|title='Doctor' 100 crores at the BO: Director Nelson thanks everyone |website=[[Sify]] |date=3 December 2021}}</ref>

== Filmography ==
{| class="wikitable"
|-
!Year
!Title
!Role
!Notes
|-
| 2016 || ''[[Sawaari (2016 film)|Sawaari]]'' || Ponmala ||
|-
| 2017 || ''[[Maanagaram]]'' || Winnings' kidnapping gang member ||
|-
| rowspan="2"|2018 || ''[[Kallachirippu]]'' || || TV series
|-
| ''[[Kolamaavu Kokila]]'' || Bobi ||
|-
| rowspan="3"|2019 || ''[[Kaithi (2019 film)|Kaithi]]'' || Paalpandi ||
|-
|''[[Bigil]]'' || Minister || <ref>{{Cite web|url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/entertainment/tamil/movies/news/master-actor-arun-alexander-passes-away-due-to-a-heart-attack/articleshow/80004518.cms|title='Master' actor Arun Alexander passes away due to a heart attack|work=The Times of India|date=29 December 2020}}</ref>
|-
|''[[Jada (2019 film)|Jada]]'' || Elango ||
|-
| 2020 || ''Topless'' || Johnny || TV series
|-
| rowspan="3"| 2021 || ''[[Master (2021 film)|Master]]'' || Essaki ||posthumous release
|-
| ''[[Dikkiloona]]'' || Dr. Stanford/Transpa ||posthumous release
|-
|''[[Doctor (2021 film)|Doctor]]'' || Navneeth || posthumous release<ref>{{Cite news |url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/entertainment/tamil/movie-reviews/doctor/movie-review/86887365.cms |title=Doctor Movie Review: Doctor is a deliciously dark comedy |newspaper=The Times of India |access-date=9 October 2021 |archive-date=9 October 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211009154501/https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/entertainment/tamil/movie-reviews/doctor/movie-review/86887365.cms |url-status=live }}</ref>
|-
|}

== Dubbing artist ==
{| class="wikitable"
|-
!Year
!Film
!Actor
!Role
!Notes
|-
| 1994 || ''[[The Shawshank Redemption]]'' || Tim Robbins || Andy Dufresne|| rowspan="16" | Tamil dubbed version
|-
| 1995 || ''[[Toy Story]]'' || [[Woody (Toy Story)|Tom Hanks]] ||Woody
|-
| 1997 || ''[[Men in Black (1997 film)|Men in Black]]'' || Will Smith ||Agent J
|-
| 1998||''[[Dr. Dolittle (1998 film)|Dr. Dolittle]]'' || [[Eddie Murphy]] || Dr. Dolittle
|-
| 2004 || ''[[The Polar Express (film)|The Polar Express]]'' || [[Tom Hanks]] || Train Conductor
|-
| 2006 || ''[[The Pursuit of Happyness]]'' || Will Smith ||Chris Gardner
|-
| rowspan="4"|2009 || ''[[X-Men Origins: Wolverine]]'' || Hugh Jackman|| [[Wolverine (character)|Wolverine]]
|-
|''[[Sherlock Holmes (2009 film)|Sherlock Holmes]]'' || Robert Downey Jr|| [[Sherlock Holmes]]
|-
| ''[[2012 (film)|2012]]'' || Scientist
|-
| ''[[Avatar (2009 film)|Avatar]]'' || Sam Worthington|| [[Jake Sully]]
|-
| rowspan="2" | 2011||''[[Thor (film)|Thor]]'' || [[Chris Hemsworth]] || [[Thor (Marvel Comics)|Thor Odinson]]
|-
|''[[Fast Five]]'' || || Brian O'Conner
|-
| rowspan="2" | 2012||''[[The Avengers (2012 film)|The Avengers]]'' || Chris Hemsworth || Thor Odinson
|-
|''[[Ice Age: Continental Drift]]'' || || [[List of Ice Age characters|Manny]]
|-
|2013 ||''[[Thor: The Dark World]]'' || Chris Hemsworth || Thor Odinson
|-
| rowspan="3"|2014 || ''[[Rio 2]]'' || ||
|-
|''[[How to Train Your Dragon 2]]'' || || Eret || Tamil and Telugu dubbed versions
|-
| ''[[Transformers: Age of Extinction]]'' || || [[Optimus Prime]] || rowspan="9"| Tamil dubbed version
|-
| rowspan="3"|2015 ||''[[Furious 7]]'' || || Brian O'Conner
|-
| ''[[Avengers: Age of Ultron]]'' || Chris Hemsworth || Thor Odinson
|-
| ''[[Mission: Impossible – Rogue Nation]]'' || Simon Pegg|| Benji
|-
| 2016 || ''[[The Jungle Book (2016 film)|The Jungle Book]]'' || || [[Baloo]]
|-
| rowspan="2"|2017 || ''[[It (2017 film)|It]]'' || || [[Pennywise|Pennywise the Dancing Clown]]
|-
| ''[[Justice League (film)|Justice League]]'' || rowspan="2"|[[Jason Momoa]] || rowspan="2"|[[Aquaman|Aquaman/Arthur Curry]]
|-
| 2018 || ''[[Aquaman (film)|Aquaman]]''
|-
| 2019 ||''[[It Chapter Two]]'' || || Pennywise the Dancing Clown
|}

== References ==
{{reflist}}

==External links==
*{{IMDb name|nm10154962|Arun Alexander}}

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