Pierre Blanchar (30 June 1892 – 21 November 1963) was a French actor.
He appeared in more than 50 films between 1922 and 1961. Blanchar was married to actress
Marthe Vinot, with whom he had a daughter, actress
Dominique Blanchar
Dominique Blanchar (born Dominique Marie Thérèse Blanchard; 2 June 1927 – 19 November 2018) was a stage, television, and film actress from France. She won two Molière Awards in her career.
Personal life
Dominique Blanchar was born in Paris ...
. He played
Napoleon
Napoleon Bonaparte ; it, Napoleone Bonaparte, ; co, Napulione Buonaparte. (born Napoleone Buonaparte; 15 August 1769 – 5 May 1821), later known by his regnal name Napoleon I, was a French military commander and political leader wh ...
in the 1938 British film ''
A Royal Divorce'' alongside
Ruth Chatterton as
Josephine. He later appeared alongside
Michèle Morgan in the 1946 film ''
Pastoral Symphony''.
Selected filmography
* ''
The Gardens of Murcia'' (1923)
* ''
The Thruster
''The Thruster'' (French:''L'arriviste'') is a 1924 French silent film directed by André Hugon and starring Pierre Blanchar, Jeanne Helbling and Ginette Maddie.Rège p. 511
Cast
* Pierre Blanchar as Jacques de Mirande
* Jeanne Helbling as M ...
'' (1924)
* ''
The Promised Land'' (1925)
* ''
Le Joueur d'échecs'' (1927)
* ''
The Farewell Waltz'' (1928)
* ''
The Wedding March'' (1929)
* ''
Captain Fracasse'' (1929)
* ''
Les Croix de bois'' (1932)
* ''
The Beautiful Sailor'' (1932)
* ''
L'Atlantide'' (1932)
* ''
The Devil in the Bottle
''The Devil in the Bottle'' (French: ''Le diable en bouteille'') is a 1935 French-German drama film directed by Heinz Hilpert, Reinhart Steinbicker and Raoul Ploquin. It stars Käthe von Nagy, Pierre Blanchar and Gina Manès.Goble p.736
It was ...
'' (1935)
* ''
The Volga Boatman'' (1936)
* ''
Street of Shadows'' (1937)
* ''
Culprit'' (1937)
* ''
The Former Mattia Pascal
'' The Former Mattia Pascal'' (Italian: ''Il fu Mattia Pascal'') is a 1937 Italian drama film directed by Pierre Chenal and starring Pierre Blanchar, Isa Miranda and Irma Gramatica.Landy p.155 It is based on the 1904 novel '' Il fu Mattia Pascal'' ...
'' (1937)
* ''
Life Dances On
''Life Dances On'' or ''Christine'' or ''Dance Program'' (French: ''Un carnet de bal'') is a 1937 French drama film directed by Julien Duvivier and starring Marie Bell, Françoise Rosay and Louis Jouvet. It was partly shot at the Neuilly Studios i ...
'' (1937)
* ''
The Man from Nowhere'' (1937)
* ''
A Royal Divorce'' (1938)
* ''
The Strange Monsieur Victor'' (1938)
* ''
Night in December'' (1940)
* ''
La Liberation de Paris'' (1944)
* ''
Pastoral Symphony'' (1946)
* ''
Patrie'' (1946)
* ''
Le Bataillon du ciel'' (1947)
* ''
After Love'' (1948)
* ''
Doctor Laennec
''Doctor Laennec'' (French: ''Docteur Laennec'') is a 1949 French historical drama film directed by Maurice Cloche and starring Pierre Blanchar, Saturnin Fabre and Mireille Perrey.Crisp p.281 It portrays the work of René Laennec, the inventor of ...
'' (1949)
* ''
The Cupid Club'' (1949)
* ''
My Friend Sainfoin'' (1950)
References
Bibliography
* O'Brien, Scott. ''Ruth Chatterton, Actress, Aviator, Author''. BearManor Media, 2013.
* Palmer, Tim & Michael, Charlie. ''Directory of World Cinema: France''. Intellect Books, 2013.
External links
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1892 births
1963 deaths
French male film actors
French male silent film actors
Deaths from brain cancer in France
People from Skikda
Volpi Cup for Best Actor winners
20th-century French male actors
Pieds-Noirs
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