Bernard-Pierre Donnadieu
Born
July 2, 1949
Died
December 27, 2010 (61 years old)
Known For
Acting
Place of Birth
Paris, France
Bernard-Pierre Donnadieu (2 July 1949 – 27 December 2010) was a French actor. He made more than 100 appearances in movies and television over his career, as well as in theatrical roles. He was often cast as a villain, criminal or psychopath. Donnadieu was the French voice of many lead roles in English-language movies dubbed into French.
He studied theatre and literature at the Sorbonne Paris III.
Donnadieu's earliest notable film roles came in 1976 with The Tenant by Roman Polanski, and Second Chance (French: Si c'était à refaire, lit. 'If I Had to Do It All Over Again') by Claude Lelouch. The film which earned him wider recognition was Georges Lautner's 1981 action thriller, The Professional in which he had a major role, appearing with Jean-Paul Belmondo. Other notable film roles were the title part in The Return of Martin Guerre by Daniel Vigne, and in George Sluizer's The Vanishing, for which Donnadieu won best acting awards at the 1989 Madrid Film Festival and the 1990 Porto Film Festival. He was nominated for a best supporting actor César Award for his 1984 role as the dangerous criminal gang leader in Rue Barbare ('Barbarian Street'). His final film appearance was in 2008 in Christophe Barratier's Paris 36 (released in France as Faubourg 36).
Donnadieu appeared in many television and theatre productions. He played historical figures such as Hubert-Joseph Henry in the L'Affaire Dreyfus and Roger Salengro, in L'Affaire Salengro, a television film directed by Yves Boisset, with whom he regularly worked. While his appearance and physique seemed to influence directors to cast him as malevolent characters, he also had more sympathetic roles, such as the lead in the drama Faut pas rire du bonheur, in which his character has a romantic involvement with a woman, played by Laura Morante. His work dubbing French dialogue has included voicing characters portrayed by actors such as Kurt Russell, Dennis Hopper and Ron Perlman. In the theatre, he was a frequent collaborator with Georges Wilson who directed him in several productions.
Donnadieu died from cancer on 27 December 2010 at age 61.
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Jeanne Devère
Martin
2011
Des crimes presque parfaits
vocals · (4 episodes)
2010
Du cristal à la fumée
Goering
2010
L'Affaire Salengro
Roger Salengro
2009
À droite toute
François Salmon · (2 episodes)
2009
Les Condés: Policiers à Marseille
Narrateur
2009
Paris 36
Félix Galapiat
2008
Antonio Vivaldi - A Prince in Venice
l'ambassadeur de France
2007
How Much We Hated Each Other
Jean Monnet
2007
Austerlitz, la victoire en marchant
Napoléon
2006
Allons petits enfants
monsieur Haumont
2005
Jusqu'au bout
Vincent Guérin
2005
Un petit garçon silencieux
Féodor Lakasse
2004
Les Passeurs
Maurice Nicod
2004
Clochemerle
Barthélémy Piéchut, the mayor
2004
Jean Moulin
Charvet
2002
Druids
Dumnorix
2001
Dormir avec le diable
Leguen
2001
Le Pantalon
Col. Auoux
1997
Run for Your Life
Valck
1997
Captain Red Beard
Barbe-Rouge (1997) (voice) · (26 episodes)
1997
Caboose
Larrivée
1996
Happiness Is No Joke
Michel
1995
L'Affaire Dreyfus
Henry
1995
Justinien Trouve, or God's Bastard
Martin Coutouly
1993
Rosen-Emil
Dr. Friedmann
1993
Squadron
Franek Bała
1992
Shadow of the Wolf
Brown
1992
Miracle of Marcellino
Il conte
1991
L'Alerte rouge
Francis Touvenel · (2 episodes)
1991
Blanc d'ébène
L'adjudant-recruteur Mariani
1991
Mit den Clowns kamen die Tränen
Dr. Eli Kaplan · (3 episodes)
1990
Fatal Lovers
Mark
1990
Cellini: A Violent Life
François the First
1990
Christian
1989
Les Jupons de la révolution
Mirabeau · (2 episodes)
1989
The Vanishing
Raymond Lemorne
1988
Les lutteurs immobiles
David
1988
Beatrice
François de Cortemart
1987
Double Face
Ring/Jean-Jean
1987
Max My Love
Archibald
1986
In the Shadow of the Wind
Pasteur Nicolas Jones
1986
Flagrant désir
Robert Barnac
1986
Among Wolves
Capitaine de Saintes
1985
Urgence
Lucas Schroeder
1985
Street of the Damned
Mathias Hagen, dit 'Matt', le maître du quartier
1984
Liberty Belle
Yvon
1983
The Death of Mario Ricci
Jacky Vermot
1983
Life Is a Bed of Roses
Teacher
1983
The Informer
Malaggione
1983
Coup de feu
1983
The Return of Martin Guerre
Martin Guerre
1982
The Professional
L'inspecteur Farges
1981
L'Ennemi de la mort
le docteur Daniel Charbonnière · (4 episodes)
1981
Bolero
Le représentant Croix Rouge (UNICEF)
1981
Twice a Woman
2nd Frenchman
1979
Such a Lovely Town...
Arnoux
1979
Hothead
Lucien
1979
Judith Therpauve
Laindreaux
1978
Les Beaux Messieurs de Bois-Doré
Clindor · (5 episodes)
1976
The Body of My Enemy
Le Truand Blond
1976
Mr. Klein
Extra (uncredited)
1976
Police Commissioner Moulin
Aguir · (1 episode)
1976
Nick Verlaine ou Comment voler la tour Eiffel
(1 episode)
1976
The Tenant
Bar waiter
1976
30 millions d'amis
Self · (1 episode)
1976
Les Cinq Dernières Minutes
Jacques Roucy · (1 episode)
1958