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François Périer

Acting

Born November 10, 1919 · Paris, France

Died June 28, 2002

Also known as François Pillu · Francois Perier · François Perier

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Biography

From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia François Périer, (10 November 1919 – 29 June 2002), born François Pillu in Paris, was a French actor. He made over 110 film and TV appearances between 1938 and 1996. He was also prominent in the theatre. Among his most notable parts was that of Hugo in the first production of Jean-Paul Sartre's Les Mains Sales in 1948. He was the narrator of the French-language version of Fantasia.

Awards & recognition

  • Prix du Brigadier · 2005
  • Commandeur des Arts et des Lettres · 1978
  • BAFTA Award — Best Actor in a Leading Role · 1957

Filmography17 titles

Nights of Cabiria

1957as Oscar D'Onofrio

Z

1969as Public Prosecutor

Le Samouraï

1967as Superintendant

The Red Circle

1970as Santi

Testament of Orpheus

1960as Heurtebise(non crédité)

Orpheus

1950as Heurtebise

The Organizer

1963as Maestro Di Meo

The Visitor

1963as Adolfo Di Palma

Hotel du Nord

1938as Adrien

Max and the Junkmen

1971as Commissioner Rosinsky

Sylvia and the Ghost

1946as Ramure, thief

The End of the Day

1939as Journalist

Five Day Lover

1961as Georges

Love Letters

1942as François de Portal

Madame Bovary

1991as Narrateur

Baxter, Vera Baxter

1977as Jean Baxter (voice)

The Melbourne Rendezvous

1957as Narrator