All All. Sign In. French Film Noir Actors. List activity. Jean Gabin. Despite of his rude aspect he knew to be the gentleman of the French cinema in the time between the two World Wars.
One of his most popular personalities was inspector Maigret. But he was also able to play all other kind of people: aristocrats, farmers, thieves and managers. He never stopped working and when death surprised him in he was still an institution for the French audience. Michel Simon. Actor Writer Director Port of Shadows The son of a sausage-maker, Michel Simon was conscripted into the Swiss Army at the start of World War I, but was thrown out through a combination of tuberculosis and general insubordination.
He was variously a boxer, photographer, general handyman and right-wing anarchist, finally becoming a stage actor in Geneva in His reputation soon grew, and he moved to Paris in , appearing in his first film in the same year he played Boudu for the first time on stage. In the s he worked less frequently, partly thanks to an accident involving makeup dye that paralyzed part of his body and face.
Despite this, he still managed to appear in films right up to his death in Louis Jouvet. Actor Writer Additional Crew Un carnet de bal Louis Jouvet was a living glory of the French theatre where he debuted in In his life he has worked as pharmacist, manager of a theatre, actor and theatre teacher.
He debuted at the movies in and his best films were of the Golden Age of French cinema called the "poetical realism", e. His character, his eagle-like profile and his unique way of speaking made him unforgettable. Bertrand Blier. He died on 20 January in Paris, France. Actor Director Writer Fanfan la Tulipe In Gerard left school and his parents wanted him be a lawyer.
