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

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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

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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.

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* {{DEFAULTSORT:Farcy, Bernard 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