Roland Piétri (1910 in Paris – 27 October 1986 in the same city), was a French actor and theatre director.

Biography

Roland Piétri was co-director of the Comédie des Champs-Élysées from 1944 to 1948 with Claude Sainval and for one season (1946–1947), directed the Centre dramatique de l'Est based in

Colmar Colmar (, ; Alsatian: ' ; German during 1871–1918 and 1940–1945: ') is a city and commune in the Haut-Rhin department and Grand Est region of north-eastern France. The third-largest commune in Alsace (after Strasbourg and Mulhouse), ...

. There he established a troupe with the comedians

Françoise Christophe Françoise Christophe (1923–2012) was a French film and television actress.Goble p.201 Partial filmography * ''Premier rendez-vous'' (1941) - Une pensionnaire de l'orphelinat (uncredited) * ''Mariage d'amour'' (1942) - La secrétaire * '' Fan ...

André Reybaz André Reybaz (born 29 October 1929 in Paris, France, died 7 April 1989 in Le Pré-Saint-Gervais, France) was a French actor. Reybaz had a long career spanning 40 years, which mostly consisted of numerous French television appearances. In 1950 he ...

, Catherine Toth. He then returned to the Comédie des Champs-Élysées and became theatre director of

Jean Anouilh Jean Marie Lucien Pierre Anouilh (; 23 June 1910 – 3 October 1987) was a French dramatist whose career spanned five decades. Though his work ranged from high drama to absurdist farce, Anouilh is best known for his 1944 play ''Antigone'', an ad ...

's plays.

Theatre

Comedian

* 1937 : '' Julius Caesar'' by

William Shakespeare William Shakespeare ( 26 April 1564 – 23 April 1616) was an English playwright, poet and actor. He is widely regarded as the greatest writer in the English language and the world's pre-eminent dramatist. He is often called England's natio ...

, mise en scène

Charles Dullin Charles Dullin (; 8 May 1885 – 11 December 1949) was a French actor, theater manager and director. Career Dullin began his career as an actor in melodrama:185 In 1908, he started his first troupe with Saturnin Fabre, the ''Théâtre de Foi ...

Théâtre de l'Atelier The Théâtre de l'Atelier is a theatre at 1, place Charles Dullin in the 18th arrondissement of Paris, France. History The theatre opened on 23 November 1822 under the name Théâtre MontmartreEdward Foreman, ''Historical dictionary of French t ...

* 1942 : ''Faux Jour'' by Herman Closson, mise en scène Paulette Pax,

Théâtre de l'Œuvre The Théâtre de l'Œuvre is a Paris theatre on the Right Bank, located at 3, Cité Monthiers, entrance 55, rue de Clichy, in the 9° arrondissement. It is commonly conflated and confused with the late-nineteenth-century theater company named Th� ...

* 1947 : ''

Le Misanthrope ''The Misanthrope, or the Cantankerous Lover'' (french: Le Misanthrope ou l'Atrabilaire amoureux; ) is a 17th-century comedy of manners in verse written by Molière. It was first performed on 4 June 1666 at the Théâtre du Palais-Royal, Paris ...

'' by

Molière Jean-Baptiste Poquelin (, ; 15 January 1622 (baptised) – 17 February 1673), known by his stage name Molière (, , ), was a French playwright, actor, and poet, widely regarded as one of the greatest writers in the French language and world ...

, mise en scène Roland Piétri, Centre dramatique de l'Est

* 1951 : ''

Siegfried Siegfried is a German-language male given name, composed from the Germanic elements ''sig'' "victory" and ''frithu'' "protection, peace". The German name has the Old Norse cognate ''Sigfriðr, Sigfrøðr'', which gives rise to Swedish ''Sigfrid' ...

'' de

Jean Giraudoux Hippolyte Jean Giraudoux (; 29 October 1882 – 31 January 1944) was a French novelist, essayist, diplomat and playwright. He is considered among the most important French dramatists of the period between World War I and World War II. His work ...

, mise en scène Claude Sainval, Comédie des Champs-Élysées * 1953 : ''

L'Alouette ''The Lark'' () is a 1952 play about Joan of Arc by the French playwright Jean Anouilh. It was presented on Broadway in English in 1955, starring Julie Harris as Joan and Boris Karloff as Pierre Cauchon. It was produced by Kermit Bloomgarden. L ...

'' by

, mise en scène Roland Piétri et Jean Anouilh,

Théâtre Montparnasse The Théâtre Montparnasse is a theatre at 31, rue de la Gaîté in the 14th arrondissement of Paris. History After the death of famed Paris theatre builder and artistic director Henri Larochelle (1826-1884), his widow, along with former actor ...

* 1956 : '' Pauvre Bitos ou le Dîner de têtes'' by Jean Anouilh, mise en scène Roland Piétri and Jean Anouilh, Théâtre Montparnasse * 1957 : '' Pauvre Bitos ou le Dîner de têtes'' by Jean Anouilh, mise en scène Roland Piétri and Jean Anouilh, Comédie des Champs-Élysées * 1958 : '' Ardèle ou la Marguerite'' by Jean Anouilh, mise en scène Roland Piétri and Jean Anouilh, Comédie des Champs-Élysées * 1959 : '' L'Hurluberlu'' by Jean Anouilh, mise en scène Roland Piétri, Comédie des Champs-Élysées * 1960 : '' Le Tartuffe'' by

, mise en scène Roland Piétri and Jean Anouilh, Comédie des Champs-Élysées * 1960 : ''Le Songe du critique'' by Jean Anouilh, mise en scène by the author, Comédie des Champs-Élysées * 1966 : '' Becket ou l'Honneur de Dieu'' by Jean Anouilh, mise en scène Roland Piétri and Jean Anouilh,

* 1967 : '' Pauvre Bitos ou le Dîner de têtes'' by Jean Anouilh, mise en scène Roland Piétri and Jean Anouilh,

Théâtre de Paris The Théâtre de Paris is a theatre located at 15, rue Blanche in the 9th arrondissement of Paris. It includes a second smaller venue, the Petit Théâtre de Paris. History The first theatre on the site was built by the Duke of Richelieu in 1730 ...

* 1969 : '' Dear Antoine: or, the Love That Failed'' by Jean Anouilh, mise en scène Roland Piétri and Jean Anouilh, Comédie des Champs-Élysées * 1969 : ''Un ami imprévu'' de Robert Thomas after

Agatha Christie Dame Agatha Mary Clarissa Christie, Lady Mallowan, (; 15 September 1890 – 12 January 1976) was an English writer known for her 66 detective novels and 14 short story collections, particularly those revolving around fictiona ...

, mise en scène Roland Piétri, Comédie des Champs-Élysées * 1973 : ''

The Waltz of the Toreadors ''The Waltz of the Toreadors'' (''La Valse des toréadors'') is a 1951 play by Jean Anouilh. Plot This bitter farce is set in 1910 France and focuses on General Léon Saint-Pé and his infatuation with Ghislaine, a woman with whom he danced at a ...

'' by Jean Anouilh, mise en scène Roland Piétri and Jean Anouilh, Comédie des Champs-Élysées * 1974 : '' Colombe'' by Jean Anouilh, mise en scène Roland Piétri and Jean Anouilh, Comédie des Champs-Élysées

Theatre director

* '' Le Chandelier'' and ''

Un caprice ''Un caprice'' is a play written in 1837 by Alfred de Musset and performed for the first time in 1843 at the French theatre in Saint Petersburg, the Mikhaylovsky Theatre, then in France at the Comédie-Française on 27 November 1847. It was Mrs ...

'' by

Alfred de Musset Alfred Louis Charles de Musset-Pathay (; 11 December 1810 – 2 May 1857) was a French dramatist, poet, and novelist.His names are often reversed "Louis Charles Alfred de Musset": see "(Louis Charles) Alfred de Musset" (bio), Biography.com, 2007 ...

, Comédie des Champs-Élysées * 1942 : ''Snouck'' by

Philippe Frey Philippe is a masculine sometimes feminin given name, cognate to Philip. It may refer to: * Philippe of Belgium (born 1960), King of the Belgians (2013–present) * Philippe (footballer) (born 2000), Brazilian footballer * Prince Philippe, Count o ...

, mise en scène with Claude Sainval, Comédie des Champs-Élysées * 1944 : ''La Nuit de la Saint-Jean'' by

J. M. Barrie Sir James Matthew Barrie, 1st Baronet, (; 9 May 1860 19 June 1937) was a Scottish novelist and playwright, best remembered as the creator of Peter Pan. He was born and educated in Scotland and then moved to London, where he wrote several succ ...

, Comédie des Champs-Élysées * 1945 : ''

La Sauvage LA most frequently refers to Los Angeles, the second largest city in the United States. La, LA, or L.A. may also refer to: Arts and entertainment Music * La (musical note), or A, the sixth note * "L.A.", a song by Elliott Smith on ''Figure ...

'' by

, mise en scène with Claude Sainval, Comédie des Champs-Élysées * 1945 : ''Candida'' de

George Bernard Shaw George Bernard Shaw (26 July 1856 – 2 November 1950), known at his insistence simply as Bernard Shaw, was an Irish playwright, critic, polemicist and political activist. His influence on Western theatre, culture and politics extended from ...

, Comédie des Champs-Élysées * 1946 : ''

And Then There Were None ''And Then There Were None'' is a mystery fiction, mystery novel by the English writer Agatha Christie, described by her as the most difficult of her books to write. It was first published in the United Kingdom by the Collins Crime Club on 6 N ...

'' by

, Comédie des Champs-Élysées * 1947 : ''Le Survivant'' by Jean-François Noël, Centre dramatique de l'Est

* 1947 : ''Les Folies amoureuses'' by

Jean-François Regnard Jean-François Regnard (7 February 1655 – 4 September 1709), "the most distinguished, after Molière, of the comic poets of the seventeenth century", was a dramatist, born in Paris, who is equally famous now for the travel diary he kept of a vo ...

, Centre dramatique de l'Est

* 1947 : ''

'' by

, Centre dramatique de l'Est

* 1948 : '' Ardèle ou la Marguerite'' by Jean Anouilh, Comédie des Champs-Élysées * 1950 : ''Va faire un tour au bois'' by Roger Dornès, Théâtre Gramont * 1950 : ''La mariée est trop belle'' by

Michel Duran Michel Duran, pen name of Michel Joseph Durand (22 April 1900, in Lyon – 18 February 1994, in Rambouillet) was a French actor, author, dialoguist and screenwriter. He was the son of Michel Jacques Durand and Marie Exbrayat.Archives municipales d ...

, Théâtre Saint-Georges * 1951 : ''

Les Innocents Les Innocents is a French rock and pop duet consisting of Jean-Philippe Nataf (nicknamed Jipé, vocals, guitar) and Jean-Christophe Urbain (nicknamed Jean-Chri, vocals, guitar, keyboards) from 1982 to 1999 and 2013 onwards. Former members include ...

'' by William Archibald,

Théâtre Édouard VII The Théâtre Édouard VII, also called théâtre Édouard VII – Sacha Guitry, is located in Paris between the Madeleine and the Opéra Garnier in the 9th arrondissement. The square, in which there is a statue of King Edward the Seventh, was ...

* 1952 : ''La Grande Roue'' de , Théâtre Saint-Georges * 1952 : ''

'' by Jean Anouilh, Comédie des Champs-Élysées * 1952 : ''La Grande Oreille'' by Guillaume Hanoteau, Théâtre Saint-Georges * 1953 : ''

'' by Jean Anouilh, mise en scène with the author,

* 1954 : ''Cécile ou l'École des pères'' by Jean Anouilh, Comédie des Champs-Élysées * 1955 : '' Ornifle ou le Courant d'air'' by Jean Anouilh, mise en scène with the author, Comédie des Champs-Élysées * 1956 : '' Pauvre Bitos ou le Dîner de têtes'' by Jean Anouilh, mise en scène with the author, Théâtre Montparnasse * 1957 : ''Pauvre Bitos ou le Dîner de têtes'' by Jean Anouilh, directed by the author, Comédie des Champs-Élysées * 1958 : ''Candida'' de

Théâtre Daunou The théâtre Daunou is a Parisian theater with 450 seats, located at 7 rue Daunou in the 2nd arrondissement of Paris. History The theatre was a command from the actress Jane Renouardt to the architect Auguste Bluysen. The building is in an ...

* 1958 : '' Ardèle ou la Marguerite'' by Jean Anouilh, mise en scène with the author, Comédie des Champs-Élysées * 1959 : '' L'Hurluberlu'' by Jean Anouilh, Comédie des Champs-Élysées * 1959 : '' Becket ou l'Honneur de Dieu'' by Jean Anouilh, mise en scène with the author,

* 1960 : '' Le Tartuffe'' by

, Comédie des Champs-Élysées * 1961 : '' La Grotte'' by

, mise en scène with th author, Théâtre Montparnasse * 1962 : ''L'Orchestre'' by Jean Anouilh, mise en scène with the author, Comédie des Champs-Élysées * 1962 : '' La Foire d'empoigne'' by Jean Anouilh, mise en scène with the author, Comédie des Champs-Élysées * 1962 : ''

Victor ou les Enfants au pouvoir The name Victor or Viktor may refer to: * Victor (name), including a list of people with the given name, mononym, or surname Arts and entertainment Film * ''Victor'' (1951 film), a French drama film * ''Victor'' (1993 film), a French shor ...

'' by

Roger Vitrac Roger Vitrac (; 17 November 1899 – 22 January 1952) was a French surrealist playwright and poet. Early life Roger Vitrac was born in Pinsac on 17 November 1899, before his family moved to Paris in 1910.:527 As a young man, he was influenced b ...

, mise en scène with Jean Anouilh, Théâtre de l'Ambigu * 1963 : ''Victor ou les Enfants au pouvoir'' by Roger Vitrac, mise en scène with Jean Anouilh,

Théâtre de l'Athénée The Théâtre de l'Athénée is a theatre at 7 rue Boudreau, in the 9th arrondissement of Paris. Renovated in 1996 and classified a historical monument, the Athénée inherits an artistic tradition marked by the figure of Louis Jouvet who dir ...

* 1963 : ''L'Acheteuse'' by Steve Passeur, mise en scène with Jean Anouilh, Comédie des Champs-Élysées * 1964 : ''

Richard III Richard III (2 October 145222 August 1485) was King of England and Lord of Ireland from 26 June 1483 until his death in 1485. He was the last king of the House of York and the last of the Plantagenet dynasty. His defeat and death at the Bat ...

'' by

Shakespeare William Shakespeare ( 26 April 1564 – 23 April 1616) was an English playwright, poet and actor. He is widely regarded as the greatest writer in the English language and the world's pre-eminent dramatist. He is often called England's natio ...

, mise en scène with Jean Anouilh,

* 1965 : ''L'Acheteuse'' by Steve Passeur, mise en scène with Jean Anouilh, Comédie des Champs-Élysées * 1966 : ''

Das Käthchen von Heilbronn ' (''Katie of Heilbronn or The Trial by Fire'') (1807–1808) is a "great historical knightly play" (German: ') in five acts by the German playwright Heinrich von Kleist. The action of the drama takes place in Swabia during the Middle Ages. Per ...

'' by

Heinrich von Kleist Bernd Heinrich Wilhelm von Kleist (18 October 177721 November 1811) was a German poet, dramatist, novelist, short story writer and journalist. His best known works are the theatre plays '' Das Käthchen von Heilbronn'', '' The Broken Jug'', ''Amph ...

, mise en scène xith Jean Anouilh, Théâtre Montparnasse * 1966 : '' Becket ou l'Honneur de Dieu'' by Jean Anouilh, mise en scène with the author, Théâtre Montparnasse * 1967 : '' Pauvre Bitos ou le Dîner de têtes'' by Jean Anouilh, mise en scène with the author,

* 1968 : ''

'' by Jean Anouilh, mise en scène with the author, Théâtre de Paris * 1968 : '' Le Boulanger, la Boulangère et le Petit Mitron'' by Jean Anouilh, mise en scène with the author, Comédie des Champs-Élysées * 1969 : ''Un ami imprévu'' by Robert Thomas after

, Comédie des Champs-Élysées * 1969 : ''L'Ascenseur électrique'' by

Julien Vartet Julien may refer to: People * Julien (given name) * Julien (surname) Music * ''Julien'' (opera), a 1913 poème lyrique by Gustave Charpentier * ''Julien'' (album), by Dalida, 1973 * "Julien" (song), by Carly Rae Jepsen, 2019 Places Un ...

Théâtre de la Renaissance The name Théâtre de la Renaissance has been used successively for three distinct Parisian theatre companies. The first two companies, which were short-lived enterprises in the 19th century, used the Salle Ventadour, now an office building on t ...

* 1969 : '' Dear Antoine: or, the Love That Failed'' by Jean Anouilh, mise en scène with the author, Comédie des Champs-Élysées * 1970 : ''

Ne réveillez pas Madame NE, Ne or ne may refer to: Arts and entertainment * Neutral Evil, an alignment in the American role-playing game ''Dungeons & Dragons'' * New Edition, an American vocal group * Nicomachean Ethics, a collection of ten books by Greek philosopher ...

'' by Jean Anouilh, mise en scène with the author, Comédie des Champs-Élysées * 1970 : '' Les Poissons rouges'' by Jean Anouilh, mise en scène with the author,

* 1971 : '' Becket ou l'Honneur de Dieu'' by Jean Anouilh,

Comédie-Française The Comédie-Française () or Théâtre-Français () is one of the few state theatre Theatre or theater is a collaborative form of performing art that uses live performers, usually actors or actresses, to present the experience of a real ...

* 1972 : '' Tu étais si gentil quand tu étais petit'' by Jean Anouilh, mise en scène with the author, Théâtre Antoine * 1972 : '' Le Directeur de l'Opéra'' by Jean Anouilh, mise en scène with the author, Comédie des Champs-Élysées * 1973 : ''

'' by Jean Anouilh, mise en scène with the author, Comédie des Champs-Élysées * 1974 : '' Colombe'' by Jean Anouilh, mise en scène with the author, Comédie des Champs-Élysées * 1975 : '' L'Arrestation'' by Jean Anouilh, mise en scène with the author,

* 1976 : '' Chers zoiseaux'' by Jean Anouilh, mise en scène with the author, Comédie des Champs-Élysées * 1976 : '' Le Scénario'' by Jean Anouilh, mise en scène with the author,

* 1978 : '' La Culotte'' by Jean Anouilh, mise en scène with th author,

* 1979 : '' Ardèle ou la Marguerite'' by Jean Anouilh, mise en scène with

Pierre Mondy Pierre is a masculine given name. It is a French form of the name Peter. Pierre originally meant "rock" or "stone" in French (derived from the Greek word πέτρος (''petros'') meaning "stone, rock", via Latin "petra"). It is a translation ...

Théâtre Hébertot Théâtre Hébertot () is a theatre at 78, boulevard des Batignolles, in the 17th arrondissement of Paris, France. History The theatre, completed in 1838 and opening as the Théâtre des Batignolles, was later renamed Théâtre des Arts in 190 ...

* 1981 : '' Le Nombril'' by Jean Anouilh, mise en scène with the author,

Filmography

;Cinrma * 1938 : '' Entrée des artistes'' by Marc Allégret * 1956 : ''

Les Aventures de Till L'Espiègle ''Les Aventures de Till L'Espiègle'' is a French-East German film, based on ''The Legend of Thyl Ulenspiegel and Lamme Goedzak''. It was released in 1956. Cast * Gérard Philipe: Till Eulenspiegel * Jean Vilar: The Duke of Alva * Fernand Ledou ...

'' by

Gérard Philipe Gérard Philipe (born Gérard Albert Philip, 4 December 1922 – 25 November 1959) was a prominent French actor who appeared in 32 films between 1944 and 1959. Active in both theatre and cinema, he was, until his early death, one of the main ...

;Television * 1969 : ' : ''Un ami imprévu'' by Robert Thomas after

, mise en scène Roland Piétri, TV director

Pierre Sabbagh Pierre Sabbagh (18 July 1918 – 30 September 1994) was a major personality in French television, as a journalist, producer and director. Pierre Alain Sabbagh was born in Lannion (Côtes-d'Armor) and died in Paris. He was the younger son of ...

Théâtre Marigny The Théâtre Marigny is a theatre in Paris, situated near the junction of the Champs-Élysées and the Avenue Marigny in the 8th arrondissement. It was originally built to designs of the architect Charles Garnier for the display of a panoram ...

External links

* {{DEFAULTSORT:Pietri, Roland French male stage actors Theatre directors from Paris Male actors from Paris 1910 births 1986 deaths