Bourvil
Acting
Born 1917-07-27
Died 1970-09-23
Prétot-Vicquemare, Seine-Inférieure [now Seine-Maritime], France
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André Robert Raimbourg (27 July 1917 – 23 September 1970), better known as André Bourvil, and mononymously as Bourvil, was a French actor and singer best known for his roles in comedy films, most notably in his collaboration with Louis de Funès in the films Le Corniaud (1965) and La Grande Vadrouille (1966). For his performance in Le Corniaud, he won a Special Diploma at the 4th Moscow International Film Festival.
Bourvil's father was killed in the First World War before he was born. As a result, he spent his entire childhood in the village of Bourville, from which he took his stage name. He married Jeanne Lefrique on 23 January 1943. After a battle with Kahler's syndrome, which attacks the bone marrow, he died at the age of 53. He is buried in Montainville, Yvelines.
In his comic performances Bourvil principally played roles of gentle and well-meaning characters who were often a bit obtuse or naïve, such as his roles opposite the hyperactive, dishonest and bossy ones played by Louis de Funès. Bourvil's characters not only managed to make viewers laugh, but also to save themselves, often unwittingly, from the Machiavellian designs of his adversaries.
Bourvil was, however, also capable of more dramatic roles such as the handyman in L'Arbre de Noël (1969). In this role he observes the relationship between a man he works for and the young son who has fallen ill. The audience can identify with the character played by Bourvil, just as they can in his comic roles, so often as a simple man. One can also note his role of Monsieur Thénardier in the film adaptation of Les Misérables (1958), and his penultimate role as the policeman Mattei in Jean-Pierre Melville's Le Cercle rouge (1970).
In March 1948, Bourvil took part in the complete recording of Offenbach's The Tales of Hoffmann with artists of the Paris Opéra-Comique conducted by André Cluytens, playing the four 'servant' roles.
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Acting
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Champs-Elysées
Spécial cinéma
Midi trente
Cinépanorama
The Longest Day
Don't Look Now... We're Being Shot At!
Le Cercle Rouge
The Sucker
The Brain
Les Misérables
Fortunate
Royal Affairs in Versailles
Clodo
La Traversée de Paris
The Hotshots
Les Arnaud
My Wife's Husband
Monte Carlo or Bust!
Captain Blood
Way of Youth
The Stud
The Christmas Tree
Bourvil : le rire et la tendresse
The Three Musketeers
By the Window
The Dirty Game
The Wise Guys
Miquette
The Hunchback of Paris
A Night at the Opera
Don't Tempt the Devil
All the Gold in the World
Mr. Peek-a-Boo
White as Snow
Atlantic Wall
Foutraque (!)
The Hussars
Thank Heaven for Small Favors
Crazy for Love
Jean Gabin, le dernier des géants
Cadet Rousselle
A Star to the Sun
Tartarin de Tarascon
Sideral Cruises
Un clair de Lune à Maubeuge
La Traversée de Bourvil
Wear His Heart on His Sleeve
The Busybody
April Fools' Day
The Big Wash
Les Rois de la comédie
Le Roi Pandore
Sunday Encounter
The Singer from Mexico
Not So Stupid
The Green Mare
Comiques de toujours (Vol. 1 à 4)
The Mirror Has Two Faces
Les Culottes rouges
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