Laurent Terzieff (27 June 1935 – 2 July 2010) was a French

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Biography

Terzieff was the son of French

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L'acteur et réalisateur Laurent Terzieff est mort
''Le Monde'', 3 July 2010 Marina and her husband Jean Terzieff, a

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n-born sculptor of Russian and Romanian descent who came to

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from

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during the

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. The original surname of his family was Chemerzin (). As an adolescent, he was fascinated with philosophy and poetry. He assisted with a representation of the ''La Sonate des spectres'' by

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, directed by Roger Blin; while involved in the theater he decided he wanted to become an actor. Terzieff made his debut in 1953 at the Parisian ' in ''Tous contre tous'' by Adamov. After several more roles,

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offered him a lead role in '' Les Tricheurs'' (1958), a tale about

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youth. He then appeared in the late works of French scenario writers such as

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, with whom he appeared in three films including ''Tu ne tueras point'' in 1961. Other collaborators included

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('' La prisonnière''), in which he plays an artist manipulator. In 1975 Terzieff played the leading role as the priest in ''Jeu''. His partner Pascale de Boysson, Dirk Kinnane and Bibi Hure were also in the cast. Other film appearances include ''Les Garcons'' by

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in 1959, '' Vanina Vanini'' (1961), '' Two Weeks in September'' (1967), in which he appeared with

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, '' The Milky Way'' (1969), ''

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'' (1969), '' The Desert of the Tartars'' (1976), and the TV miniseries ''

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'' (1974), starring

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. In the 1980s, he primarily acted on stage. Appearances during this era include '' Rouge Baiser'', ''Germinal'' in 1993, and '' The Raft of the Medusa'' in 1998. In 2005, he appeared in ''Mon petit doigt m'a dit''. Terzieff died on July 2, 2010, due to lung complications.

Awards and nominations

Molière Awards

Notes

External links

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Portrait of Laurent Terzieff

{{DEFAULTSORT:Terzieff, Laurent 1935 births 2010 deaths 20th-century French actors 20th-century French male actors French male film actors French male television actors French people of Romanian descent French people of Russian descent Male actors from Toulouse Officers of the Ordre national du Mérite French theatre directors