Gilbert Gil (September 9, 1913 – August 25, 1988) was a French
film actor
An actor (masculine/gender-neutral), or actress (feminine), is a person who portrays a character in a production. The actor performs "in the flesh" in the traditional medium of the theatre or in modern media such as film, radio, and television. ...
. He also directed a single film '' Criminal Brigade'' in 1947.Oscherwitz & Higgins p.47
Partial filmography
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Mayerling
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Forty Little Mothers
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Plot
Out-of-work professor Gilbert Jordan Thompson stops a suicidal stranger named Marian Edwards from jumping off a pier and h ...
'' (1936) - Robert Bourgeon, le fils
* '' Girls of Paris'' (1936) - Georges Levaut
* '' Culprit'' (1937) - Jérôme Forgeat
* ''
Pépé le Moko
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'' (1937) - Pierrot
* ''Une femme sans importance'' (1937) - Gerald
* ''Le cantinier de la coloniale'' (1937)
* '' Gribouille'' (1937) - Claude Morestan
* '' Abused Confidence'' (1937) - Paul
* ''Le chanteur de minuit'' (1937) - René
* ''La Glu'' (1938) - Marie-Pierre
* ''
The Woman Thief
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Suzanne Desprès (16 December 1875 – 1 July 1951), born Joséphine-C ...
Nightclub Hostess
''Nightclub Hostess'' (French title: ''L'Entraîneuse'') is a 1940 French language motion picture drama directed by Albert Valentin. The screenplay was written by Charles Spaak. The film stars Michèle Morgan, Gilbert Gil, Gisèle Préville, ...
'' (1939) - Pierre Noblet
* ''
Night in December
''Night in December'' (French: ''Nuit de décembre'') is a 1940 French drama film directed by Curtis Bernhardt and starring Pierre Blanchar, Renée Saint-Cyr and Gilbert Gil.Crisp p.250 It was shot at the Billancourt Studios in Paris. The fi ...
'' (1940) - Jacques Morel
* ''
Sarajevo
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'' (1940) - Prinzip (uncredited)
* ''
Portrait of Innocence
''Portrait of Innocence'' (French: ''Nous les gosses'') is a 1941 French comedy drama film directed by Louis Daquin and starring Louise Carletti, Gilbert Gil and André Brunot. It was shot at the Joinville Studios in Paris during the German o ...
'' (1941) - Monsieur Morin, l'instituteur
* ''
Foolish Husbands
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The Last Penny
''The Last Penny'' (French: ''Le dernier sou'') is a 1946 French drama film directed by André Cayatte and starring Ginette Leclerc, Gilbert Gil and Fernand Charpin. It was one of three films Leclerc appeared in for the collaborationist Contine ...
The Murdered Model
''The Murdered Model'' (French: ''Le mannequin assassiné'') is a 1948 French-Belgian comedy crime film directed by Pierre de Hérain and starring Blanchette Brunoy, Gilbert Gil and Julien Carette.Goble p. 440 It is based on the 1932 novel ''The ...
'' (1948) - Armand
* '' Born of Unknown Father'' (1950) - Raymond Denis
* ''Les mousquetaires du roi'' (1951)
* ''
Royal Affairs in Versailles
''Royal Affairs in Versailles'' (French title: ''Si Versailles m'était conté'') is a 1954 French-Italian historical drama directed by Sacha Guitry. Described as "a historical film showing Versailles from its beginnings to the present day", it t ...
'' (1954) - Jean-Jacques Rousseau
* ''
Napoléon
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'' (1955) - Louis Bonaparte (uncredited)
* '' Madelon'' (1955) - Un commandant d'aviation chez Maxim's
* '' If Paris Were Told to Us'' (1956) - Molière
* ''
If All the Guys in the World
''If All the Guys in the World'' (original French title: ''Si tous les gars du monde'') is a 1956 French adventure film directed by Christian-Jaque and starring André Valmy, Jean Gaven, Marc Cassot, Georges Poujouly, Doudou Babet.
Plot
A ...
'' (1956) - L'employé de la Gare des Invalides (uncredited)
* ''Ça n'arrive qu'aux vivants'' (1959) - Marc Mattéï
* ''Jugez-les bien'' (1961) - Litry
* ''
Le glaive et la balance
''Le glaive et la balance'' (, also released with the English-language subtitle ''Two Are Guilty'')Don't Tempt the Devil'' (1963) - Garat, un journaliste
* ''Le temps des copains'' (1963)
* ''L'assassin viendra ce soir'' (1964) - Paul Roubais
References
Bibliography
* Dayna Oscherwitz & MaryEllen Higgins. ''The A to Z of French Cinema''. Scarecrow Press, 2009.