Gérard Barray
Born
November 2, 1931
Died
February 14, 2024 (92 years old)
Known For
Acting
Place of Birth
Toulouse, Haute-Garonne, France
Gérard Barray (born 2 November 1931 in Toulouse) is a French actor.
Barray's parents split up quickly and his mother, who came from Montauban decided to return to her hometown with her little boy. Around the age of 15, he discovered a passion for jazz; he participated in a few shows in nightclubs while pursuing his studies and obtained a bachelor's degree at the Faculty of Toulouse. Camille Ricard, an actress and teacher at the Conservatory of Toulouse, who advised him to go to Paris with a letter of recommendation for a friend, Noel Roquevert. Barray enrolled at the Cours Simon, a drama school in Paris. Four years later, Gérard Barray won the Jury It will then excel in the roles of knights with a big heart. He starred as D'Artagnan, Pardaillan, Surcouf and Scaramouche. In total there practice gender in a dozen feature films, most of which are box-office success, widely known abroad. Besides films swashbuckling as Pardaillan and Scaramouche and adventure films like Surcouf, Barray turned police commissioner in two San Antonio movies. In 1969, he starred beside young actress Claude Jade in "The Witness". He played Van Britten, a mysterious museum curator who seduces a young English teacher. It was his last major role.
For Claude Berri he played in Le Cinéma de papa (1970) as Richard, a super star and rather temperamental actor. His comeback in 1997 was in Alejandro Amenabar's "Abre los ojos" as Devernois, a TV man.
Gérard Barray was appointed an Officer in the Order of Arts and Letters in January 2010.
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Known For

The Galíndez File
Jorge Uria
2003

El paraíso ya no es lo que era
Raúl
2001

No te fallaré
Leo Barthel
2001

Sexy Beast
Spanish Official
2000

Open Your Eyes
Duvernois
1997

Goya
(6 episodes)
1985

Black Commando
Ludovic Stafford
1982

Madame Sans-Gêne
Neiperg
1974

Summertime Killer
Tania's teacher
1972

The Little Triangle
Sabino Pérez
1972
Le Manège de Port-Barcarès
Bruno Fontan · (10 episodes)
1972

Le Cinema de Papa
Richard
1971

Neurosis
Carlos Ferrer
1970

The Witness
Van Britten
1969

Beru and These Women
Commissioner San Antonio
1968

Adriatic Sea of Fire
Michel Masic
1968

Tender Sharks
Gregory
1967

Sale temps pour les mouches
Commissioner San-Antonio
1966

The Big Hit of Surcouf
Captain Robert Surcouf
1966

The Sea Pirate
Captain Robert Surcouf
1966

Agent X-77 Orders to Kill
Serge Vadile, agent X 13
1966

Pyramid of the Sun God
Count Alfonso di Rodriganda y Sevilla
1965

Mercenaries of the Rio Grande
Count Alfonso di Rodriganda y Sevilla
1965

The Spy
Frank Jackson
1964

The Gallant Musketeer
Knight Jean de Pardaillan
1964

The Adventures of Scaramouche
Robert Lafleur alias Scaramouche
1963

Scheherazade
Renaud de Villecroix
1963

Clash of Steel
Knight Jean de Pardaillan
1962

The Corsican Brothers
Giovanni Sagona
1961

Vengeance of the Three Musketeers
D'Artagnan
1961

The Fighting Musketeers
D'Artagnan
1961

Captain Fracasse
Duke of Vallombreuse
1961

A Game for Six Lovers
Miguel
1960

Discorama
Self · (1 episode)
1959

The Twilight Girls
Un journaliste de la télévision
1957

Série noire
Un homme du 'Corse'
1955