Bourvil
Acting
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. Description above from the Wikipedia article Bourvil, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.
Don't Look Now... We're Being Shot At!
as Augustin Bouvet
Age 49 (now 53)
La Traversée de Paris
as Marcel Martin, unemployed taxi driver
Age 39 (now 53)
Thank Heaven for Small Favors
as Georges Lachaunaye
Age 46 (now 53)
Bourvil : le rire et la tendresse
as Self (Footage Archives)
Age 108 (now 53)
Lino Ventura, la part intime
as Self (archive footage)
Age 100 (now 53)
Le Tournage du Corniaud… Tout sauf un long fleuve tranquille
as Self (archive footage)
Age 98 (now 53)
Bourvil, du comique paysan au génie de l'acteur
as Self (archive footage)
Age 97 (now 53)
Jean Gabin, le dernier des géants
as Self (archive footage)
Age 97 (now 53)
Comiques de toujours (Vol. 1 à 4)
as Self (archive footage)
Age 92 (now 53)
Don't Look Now... We're Being Shot At!
as Augustin Bouvet
Age 49 (now 53)
Three Disordered Children
as Eugène Laporte, entrepreneur de travaux publics
Age 48 (now 53)
The Big Swag
as Louis Bourdin, metro ticket puncher and writer
Age 47 (now 53)
Thank Heaven for Small Favors
as Georges Lachaunaye
Age 46 (now 53)
Don't Tempt the Devil
as Albert Gaudet, investigating judge
Age 45 (now 53)
Un clair de Lune à Maubeuge
as Le chanteur à la télévision
Age 45 (now 53)
Tartarin de Tarascon
as Priest who reinflates the tire of his moped
Age 45 (now 53)
All the Gold in the World
as Mathieu Dumont / Antoine Dumont / Martial Dumont
Age 44 (now 53)
La Traversée de Paris
as Marcel Martin, unemployed taxi driver
Age 39 (now 53)
Le Fil à la patte
as Camille Bouzin, clerc de notaire et auteur de chansonnettes lestes
Age 37 (now 53)
Hanged Man's Farm
as Le bourrelier, le chanteur à la noce
Age 28 (now 53)
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Also Known As
André Zacharie Raimbourg, André Bourvil, André Robert Raimbourg, Бурвиль
IMDB
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