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Jules Berry
Born · February 9, 1883
Died · April 23, 1951 (68 years old)
Known For: Acting
Place of Birth: Poitiers, Vienne, France
Bio
Jules Berry (born Marie Louis Jules Paufichet; 9 February 1883 – 23 April 1951) was a French actor. Berry and his two brothers were born to parents who sold hardware and settled in Poitou. The family moved to Paris in 1888. Berry completed his studies at the Lycée Louis-le-Grand and then graduated from École nationale supérieure des Beaux-Arts. It was during his studies that Berry developed an interest in the theater. Following an audition, he was hired by the Théâtre Antoine-Simone Berriau to act in La Mort du duc d'Enghien by Léon Hennique, and Le Perroquet vert by Arthur Schnitzler. Later he performed at the Théâtre de l'Ambigu-Comique and the Théâtre de l'Athénée. During a tour in Lyon, he was noticed by Jean-François Ponson, who hired him for a period of 12 years at the Théâtre royal des Galeries Saint-Hubert in Brussels. Audiences in Brussels gave him a warm welcome, where he played in productions such as Le Mariage de mademoiselle Beulemans. Berry subsequently performed in 30 successful plays for Marcel Achard, Alfred Savoir, Louis Verneuil, and Roger Ferdinand. One of Berry's first movie roles was the silent film Oliver Cromwell (1911) directed by Henri Desfontaines. His first appearance in a talking picture was Mon coeur et ses millions (1931) with Suzy Prim. Over the course of his career, Berry acted in 89 motion pictures. Bombastic, extravagant, and whimsical, Berry was as flamboyant as any entertainer of the period, including Pierre Brasseur. Berry is often considered one of the greatest actors in the history of French cinema. Among Berry's best films are: The Crime of Monsieur Lange by Jean Renoir, Les Visiteurs du Soir by Marcel Carné, Le Jour Se Lève by Marcel Carné, Strange Inheritance by Louis Daquin, Baccara by Yves Mirande, 27 Rue de la Paix by Richard Pottier and L'Habit vert by Roger Richebé. Berry ended his film career in 1951 to interpret the texts of Jacques Prévert. Berry was romantically involved with actresses Jane Marken, Suzy Prim, and Josseline Gaël. He and Gaël had a daughter named Michelle in 1939. A compulsive gambler, Berry frequented casinos and horse races. In April 1951, Berry was admitted to the Hôpital Broussais, where he died of a heart attack caused by treatment for rheumatism. He is buried in the Père Lachaise Cemetery (division 80). Source: Article "Jules Berry" from Wikipedia in English, licensed under CC-BY-SA 3.0.
The Image Book
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6.4
2018
Encyclopédie audiovisuelle du cinéma
Self (archive footage) · (1 episode)
0.0
1978
Stars Never Die
Self (archive footage)
0.0
1957
Les Maîtres-nageurs
Chamboise
4.0
1951
The Rear-Wheel Drive Gang
The Baron of Puy de la Margelle
4.0
1950
Tête blonde
Frédéric Octave Pancrace Truche
3.0
1950
Without Trumpet or Drum
Saint-Rosay,le cousin écossais d'André
3.0
1950
Not Any Weekend for Our Love
Le baron Richard de Valirman
4.2
1950
Portrait of a Murderer
Pfeiffer
5.7
1949
Strange Tales
Fortunato
7.3
1949
Si jeunesse savait...
Charles Vigne
0.0
1948
The Crowned Fish Tavern
Léo
5.6
1947
Distress
Frontenac
0.0
1947
Dreams of Love
Belloni
0.0
1947
La Troisième Dalle
Professor Barbaroux
0.0
1946
The Murderer Is Not Guilty
Jules Berry
8.3
1946
Mr. Gregoire Runs Away
Charles Tuffal
5.6
1946
Messieurs Ludovic
M. Mareuil
6.0
1946
Star Without Light
Billy Daniel
5.4
1946
Dorothy Looks for Love
Mr. Pascal
0.0
1945
Le mort ne reçoit plus
0.0
1944
Behold Beatrice
Richelière
6.0
1944
T'amerò sempre
Oscar
7.0
1943
Tristi amori
Il conte Ettore Arcieri
0.0
1943
Le Soleil de minuit
Forestier
0.0
1943
The London Man
Brown
5.9
1943
Marie-Martine
Loïc Limousin, le romancier
6.8
1943
Le Voyageur de la Toussaint
Plantel
7.1
1943
The White Truck
Shabbas
0.0
1943
The Big Fight
0.0
1942
Little Nothings
Lefèvre (uncredited)
7.0
1942
The Devil's Envoys
The Devil
6.9
1942
L'assassin a peur la nuit
Jérôme
6.7
1942
Soyez les bienvenus
The player
0.0
1942
Retour au bonheur
8.0
1942
La Symphonie fantastique
Schlesinger
5.7
1942
Chambre 13
0.0
1942
Parade in 7 Nights
Inspector Calas
4.5
1941
Face au destin
Claude Davenay
0.0
1941
L'Embuscade
Armand Limeuil
7.0
1941
L'An 40
Stanislas
0.0
1941
After the Storm
Alex Krakow
5.0
1941
The Mondesir Heir
Waldemar, le mage
3.5
1940
Paris-New York
Sinclar
7.0
1940
The Duraton Family
Sammy Walter
4.7
1940
Daybreak
M. Valentin
7.6
1939
His Uncle from Normandy
0.0
1939
Cas de conscience
0.0
1939
Behind the Facade
Alfredo d'Avila, dancer of these ladies
7.8
1939
Deputy Eusèbe
Félix Jacassar
0.0
1939
Final Accord
Larzac
9.0
1938
Café de Paris
Fleury
7.7
1938
The Midnight Airplane
L'inspecteur Leroy
0.0
1938
The Woman of Monte Carlo
Count Messirian
0.0
1938
Clodoche
0.0
1938
The Woman Thief
Sadoc Torner
0.0
1938
Hercule
Vasco
6.0
1938
The West
Max - Le portier
0.0
1938
Les Deux Combinards
Jacques Barisart
0.0
1938
Crossroads
Lucien Sarrow
5.4
1938
Balthazar
0.0
1937
A Picnic on the Grass
Pierre Haguet
0.0
1937
The Green Dress
Parmeline
6.1
1937
The Kings of Sport
Acteur
6.3
1937
Le Club des Aristocrates
Serge de Montbreuse
0.0
1937
Arsène Lupin, Detective
Barnett, alias Arsène Lupin
5.5
1937
Champs-Elysees
Maxime Germont
5.7
1937
La Bête aux sept manteaux
0.0
1937
A Man to Kill
0.0
1937
French White Cargo
Moreno
4.0
1937
Mr. Nobody
Monsieur Personne
7.5
1936
Adventure in Paris
Michel Levasseur
6.0
1936
27, rue de la Paix
Denis Grand
5.0
1936
Rigolboche
Berry
4.3
1936
Wolves Between Them
0.0
1936
Disk 413
Captain Richard Maury
0.0
1936
A Hen on a Wall
Henri Sornin
6.0
1936
The Crime of Monsieur Lange
Batala
7.0
1936
The Fleeing Dead
Hector Trignol
7.1
1936
Baccara
André Leclerc
7.6
1935
Touche-à-tout
Bressac
0.0
1935
Et moi, j'te dis qu'elle t'a fait de l'oeil
André Courvalin
0.0
1935
Jeunes filles à marier
0.0
1935
Une femme chipée
Doctor Germont
0.0
1934
Arlette et ses papas
4.5
1934
King of Hotels
0.0
1932
Quick
Quick, Music Clown
0.0
1932
My Heart and Its Millions
0.0
1931
L'Argent
Huret
6.9
1928