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Paul Crauchet
Born(1920-07-14)14 July 1920
Died19 December 2012(2012-12-19) (aged 92)

Paul Crauchet (14 July 1920 – 19 December 2012)[1] was a French actor.

Biography

As a young man interested in aviation and rugby, Paul Crauchet discovered a passion for the theatre at the age of 23. He settled in Paris in 1945, he studied under Charles Dullin for three years and began on stage in 1949. He then worked at the Théâtre National Populaire with Jean Vilar.

Crauchet appeared in the first film by Éric Rohmer, The Sign of Leo, in 1959, and then in 1962 in The War of the Buttons of Yves Robert. It is in The Wise Guys of Robert Enrico in 1965 that he became noticed. He had a very long career during which he worked with many directors, such as Alain Resnais, René Clément, Jean-Pierre Melville, Jacques Deray and José Giovanni. In 1983 he starred in Les Bancals.[2]

Selected filmography

Year Film Role Notes
1956 La Bande à papa
1959 The Sign of Leo Fred
1962 War of the Buttons Touegueule
1965 The Wise Guys Pélissier
1966 The War Is Over Roberto
Is Paris Burning? Priest
1967 The Last Adventure L'assureur
1968 Ho! Gabriel Briand
1969 Army of Shadows Felix Lepercq
La Piscine Leveque
1970 Le Cercle rouge Le Receleur
Last Known Address Jacques Loring
1971 Where Did Tom Go ?
The Married Couple of the Year Two Public Prosecutor
1972 Un flic Morand
1973 Story of a Love Story
The Burned Barns Pierre Cateux
1975 Flic Story Paul Robier
1978 Butterfly on the Shoulder Raphaël
1990 The King's Whore Le Duc de Luynes
My Mother's Castle Edmond des Papillons
My Father's Glory Edmond des Papillons
Impasse de la vignette Pa
1996 La Belle Verte Osam
2007 The Grocer's Son Le père Clément
2009 Wild Grass Patient

References

  1. ^ "La disparition du comédien Paul Crauchet à l'âge de 92 ans". lci.tf1.fr. Archived from the original on 2012-12-22. Retrieved 2012-12-22. {{cite web}}: Unknown parameter |deadurl= ignored (|url-status= suggested) (help)
  2. ^ Kaplan, Mike (1 August 1983). Variety international show business reference, 1983. Garland Pub. p. 437.

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