Gérard Barray (born 2 November 1931 in
Toulouse
Toulouse ( , ; oc, Tolosa ) is the prefecture of the French department of Haute-Garonne and of the larger region of Occitania. The city is on the banks of the River Garonne, from the Mediterranean Sea, from the Atlantic Ocean and fr ...
) is a French actor.
Early life and education
Barray's parents split up quickly and his mother, who came from
Montauban
Montauban (, ; oc, Montalban ) is a commune in the Tarn-et-Garonne department, region of Occitania, Southern France. It is the capital of the department and lies north of Toulouse. Montauban is the most populated town in Tarn-et-Garonne, ...
decided to return to her hometown with her little boy. Around the age of 15, he discovered a passion for
jazz
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; 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
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* Cours (TV production), a unit of production in Japanese TV programs equivalent to approximately 11 to 13 episodes
Places
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, a drama school in Paris. Four years later, Gérard Barray won the
Jury Prize.
Career
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
Claude Marcelle Jorré, better known as Claude Jade (; 8 October 1948 – 1 December 2006), was a French actress. She starred as Christine in François Truffaut's three films '' Stolen Kisses'' (1968), '' Bed and Board'' (1970) and '' Love on th ...
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
Claude Berri (; 1 July 1934 – 12 January 2009) was a French film director, writer, producer, actor and distributor.
Early life
Born Claude Beri Langmann in Paris, Berri was the son of Jewish immigrant parents. His mother, Beila (née Bercu), w ...
he played in ' (1970) as Richard, a super star and rather temperamental actor. His comeback in 1997 was in
Alejandro Amenabar
Alejandro is the Spanish form of the name Alexander.
Alejandro has multiple variations in different languages, including Aleksander (Czech, Polish), Alexandre (French), Alexandros ( Greek), Alsander (Irish), Alessandro (Italian), Aleksandr (Ru ...
'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.
Selected filmography
References
External links
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Living people
1931 births
French male film actors
French male television actors
Male actors from Toulouse
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