Christian Barbier (28 June 1924 – 3 November 2009) was a French film and television actor. Barbier was born at Saint-Ouen, Seine (currently Seine-Saint-Denis),

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. During his career (1964 to 1997), he specialized in

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rather than

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. In film, he held several leading roles but is especially distinguished in auxiliary roles depicting more limited characters. He is especially remembered for his first-class performance in '' Army of Shadows'' by

Jean-Pierre Melville Jean-Pierre Melville (; born Jean-Pierre Grumbach; 20 October 1917 – 2 August 1973) was a French filmmaker and actor. Among his films are '' Le Silence de la mer'' (1949), '' Bob le flambeur'' (1956), ''Le Doulos'' (1962), '' Le Samouraï'' (1 ...

in 1969. Appearing in a number of soaps and TV shows of the late 1960s to early 1980s, Barbier gained a certain notoriety thanks to the character of Joseph Durtol, bounded and proud hero of ''

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'', the legendary French television series. He died in Manosque (Alpes de Haute-Provence), aged 85.

Filmography

Films

*1956: ''

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'' ( Jean Stelli) - Le professeur Verdier *1964: '' Lucky Jo'' (

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) - Le commissaire Odile *1964: '' Weekend at Dunkirk'' (

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) - Paul *1964: ''

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'' (Antoine Bourseiller) - Le directeur de l'exploitation agricole *1965: ''

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'' ( Jean-Paul Rappeneau) - French Colonel (uncredited) *1966: ''

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) - Torrence *1966: '' Trans-Europ-Express'' (

Alain Robbe-Grillet Alain Robbe-Grillet (; 18 August 1922 – 18 February 2008) was a French writer and filmmaker. He was one of the figures most associated with the '' Nouveau Roman'' (new novel) trend of the 1960s, along with Nathalie Sarraute, Michel Butor and ...

) - Lorentz *1966: '' L'Homme qui osa'' (''The Man Who Dared'') (

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) *1967: ''

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'' (''Law of Survival'') ( José Giovanni) *1967: ''

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'' ( Jean Aurel) - Vidocq *1967: ' (''The Man Who Was Worth Millions'') ( Michel Boisrond) - Carl *1968: '' L'Homme à la Buick'' (''The Man in the Buick'') ( Gilles Grangier) - Maxime *1968: '' Le Franciscain de Bourges'' (

Claude Autant-Lara Claude Autant-Lara (; 5 August 1901 – 5 February 2000) was a French film director and later Member of the European Parliament (MEP). Biography Born at Luzarches in Val-d'Oise, Autant-Lara was educated in France and at London's Mill Hill ...

) - L'abbé Barret *1969: ''

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) - Motorist *1969: '' Army of Shadows'' (

) - Guillaume Vermersch (“Le Bison”) *1969: '' L'Hiver'' (''Winter '') (

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) - Producer *1969: '' Target: Harry'' (

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) - Sulley Boulez *1970: ''

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'' ( Pierre Granier-Deferre) - Léon *1970: '' Peace in the Fields'' ( Jacques Boigelot) - Stanne Vanasche *1970: '' Les Jambes en l'air'' ( Jean Dewever) - Marcel *1972: '' Les Tueurs fous'' (''The Lonely Killers'') ( Boris Szulzinger) - Worker *1972: '' La chambre rouge'' (

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) - René Noris *1973: '' Le Gang des otages'' (''The Hostage Gang'') (

Édouard Molinaro Édouard Molinaro (13 May 1928 – 7 December 2013) was a French film director and screenwriter. Biography He was born in Bordeaux, Gironde. He is best known for his comedies with Louis de Funès ('' Oscar'', ''Hibernatus''), ''My Uncle Benja ...

) - Brigadier *1973: ''Les Granges brûlées'' (''The Burned Barns'') ( Jean Chapot) - Gendarme *1973: '' L'Affaire Crazy Capo'' ( Patrick Jamain) *1975: '' Only the Wind Knows the Answer'' *1977: ''Jambon d'Ardenne'' ( Benoît Lamy) - Entrepreneur *1977: '' L'Homme pressé'' (''Man in a Hurry'') (Édouard Molinaro) - Cardiologist *1980: ''

Trois hommes à abattre ''Three Men to Kill'' (French: ''Trois hommes à abattre'') is a French crime film released in 1980, directed by Jacques Deray, starring Alain Delon with Dalila Di Lazzaro. The screenplay is written by Jacques Deray, Alain Delon and Christopher ...

'' (''Three Wanted Men'') ( Jacques Deray) - Liethard *1982: '' Hiver 60'' ( Thierry Michel) - André's father *1983: '' Le Voyage d'hiver'' ( Marian Handwerker) - Corbin *1984: ''

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'' (Daniel Moosmann) (TV Series) - Jeff Stenay *1985: ''

Brigade des mœurs ''Brigade des mœurs'' (French: ''Vice Squad'') (1985) is a French B movie by Max Pécas. It was released in the United States on DVD as ''Brigade of Death''. Plot When the investigation on a prostitute murder by the Paris vice department derail ...

'' ( Max Pécas) - Robert Capes *1986: '' Suivez mon regard'' ( Jean Curtelin) *1988: ''

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'' (

Georges Lautner Georges Lautner (; 24 January 1926 – 22 November 2013) was a French film director and screenwriter, known primarily for his comedies created in collaboration with screenwriter Michel Audiard. Lautner's ventures into other genres were les ...

) - Brigue *1991: '' L'Année de l'éveil'' ( Gérard Corbiau) - Colonel *1993: ''

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'' (Henri Verneuil) - Father Pignon *1994: '' Éternelles'' (

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) (Short) - Father *1997: ''

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Didier Bourdon Didier Bourdon (; born 23 January 1959) is a French actor, screenwriter and film director. He first reached stardom in France when he created the comedic trio Les Inconnus with Bernard Campan and Pascal Légitimus Pascal Légitimus (born 1 ...

and Bernard Campan) *2001: '' Une belle journée'' (''A Beautiful Day'') ( Frédérique Dolphyn) (Short) - Jean *2002: '' Les Sabots de Vénus'' 1924 births 2009 deaths French male film actors French male television actors {{France-actor-stub