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Paul Crauchet

Paul Crauchet

Acting1920Béziers, Hérault, France

Biography

Paul Crauchet (14 July 1920 – 19 December 2012) was a French actor.

As a young man interested in aviation and rugby, Paul Crauchet discovered a passion for the theatre at the age of 23. He settled in Paris in 1945, he studied under Charles Dullin for three years and began on stage in 1949. He then worked at the Théâtre National Populaire with Jean Vilar.

Crauchet appeared in the first film by Éric Rohmer, The Sign of Leo, in 1959, and then in 1962 in The War of the Buttons of Yves Robert. It is in The Wise Guys of Robert Enrico in 1965 that he became noticed. He had a very long career during which he worked with many directors, such as Alain Resnais, René Clément, Jean-Pierre Melville, Jacques Deray and José Giovanni. In 1983 he starred in Les Bancals.

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Acting History

2009
Wild Grass
as le 1er patient
Adieu De Gaulle, adieu
as Vieux jardinier
2007
The Grocer's Son
as Le Père Clément
2006
Rascals
as Favart adult
2002
Le Champ Dolent, le roman de la terre
TVas Jules (père de Jean-Baptiste)
1999
Dessine-moi un jouet
as Le mendiant
1997
Between Land and Sea
TVas Charles « Branl'dans le vent »
1996
1995
Fast
as Pépé
1993
Les Maîtres du pain
as 'La Fatigue'
1992
Just a Game
as 'Smoking'
1991
Venus and Lulu
as Pépé Laubépin
1990
The King's Whore
as Le Duc de Luynes
My Father's Glory
as Edmond des Papillons, aka Mond des Parpaillouns
My Mother's Castle
as Edmond des Papillons, aka Mond des Parpaillouns
1988
To Kill a Priest
as Alek's Father
1987
La Brute
as Yves Rodellec
Les fortifs
as Germain
1985
1984
Black List
as Pierre
1981
La Gueule du loup
as Commissioner Chailloux
1980
1979
Félicité
as The father
1978
The Witness
as Cathy's father
Beaujolais Nouveau Is Arrived
as Gaston, le patron du 1er bistrot
Les Cinq Dernières Minutes
TVas Régis• 1 eps
1976
Police Commissioner Moulin
TVas Cassius, le maître• 1 eps
1975
Flic Story
as Paul Robier
The Wonderful Crook
as Henri, drunkard
The Track
as Rollin
Beyond Fear
as Inspector
1974
1973
The Dominici Affair
as Commissioner Sébeille
The Burned Barns
as Pierre Cateux
Impossible Object
as The Plumber
Héloïse and Abélard
as Pierre le Vénérable
1972
A Cop
as Morand
1971
Without Apparent Motive
as Francis Palombo
The House in the Woods
TVas Paul Gardy
1970
Le Cercle Rouge
as The Receiver
Last Known Address
as Jacques Loring, Martin's neighbor
1969
Army of Shadows
as Félix Lepercq
The Swimming Pool
as L'inspecteur Lévêque
D'Artagnan
TVas Planchet
1968
Ho !
as Georges Briand
1967
The Looters
as Valdés
L'Affaire Lourdes
as Bernadette's father
1966
The War Is Over
as Roberto
1965
The Wise Guys
as Pelissier, accountant
1964
1962
War of the Buttons
as Touegueule
À fleur de peau
as l'inspecteur
Font-aux-Cabres
as Florès
1958
Why Women Sin
as Photograph
1955
Série noire
as Le portier du garage
1952
Foyer perdu
as Coffee boy
1951
Skipper Next to God
as A Jewish passenger (uncredited)

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Known For
Acting
Gender
Male
Birthday
7/14/1920
Day of Death
12/19/2012
Place of Birth
Béziers, Hérault, France