Bernard Farcy (; born 17 March 1949) is a French actor who has starred in over 70 plays, television series and films.
He is best known for his role as Commissaire Gérard Gibert in
Luc Besson
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's action-comedy franchise ''
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'', as well as his appearances in national box-office successes such as ''
Marche à l'ombre'' (1984), ''
The Three Brothers'' (1995), ''
Brotherhood of the Wolf'' (2001) and ''
Asterix & Obelix: Mission Cleopatra'' (2002), the latter of which has attained
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status in France. Farcy's performances in more somber movies—to the likes of ''
Our Story'' (1984), ''
Le Solitaire'' (1987) and ''
Let Sleeping Cops Lie'' (1988)—have also been noted. His interpretation of statesman
Charles de Gaulle
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in the TV mini-series ''
Le Grand Charles'' earned him a nomination for the
International Emmy Award for Best Actor in 2006.
Theatre
Filmography
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1949 births
20th-century French male actors
Living people
21st-century French male actors
French male film actors
French male stage actors
French male television actors
Male actors from Lyon