Victor Louis Armand Boucher (24 August 1877 – 21 February 1942) was a French actor.

Biography

Victor Boucher was born, on 24 August 1877, in

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, in a house on the rue Saint-Étienne-des-Tonneliers. His parents had a café-restaurant in

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. Educated at the école Bellefonds in Rouen, he began acting in youth groups. He worked as an accountant in Rouen. After his military service, he moved to

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. He married Mariotta Claire in

Neufchâtel-en-Bray Neufchâtel-en-Bray (; Norman language, Norman: ''Neucâtel-en-Bray, Le Câtel'') is a Communes of France, commune situated in the Seine-Maritime Departments of France, department of the Normandy Regions of France, Region, northern France. The Ne ...

in 1902. He had the luck, one day, to replace a sick actor in the

Théâtre des Mathurins The théâtre des Mathurins (), also called Les Mathurins, is a Parisian theatre located at 36, rue des Mathurins, in the 8th arrondissement of Paris. It was established in 1897. Directions * 1898–1901: Marguerite Deval * 1901–1908: Ju ...

in Paris, and made a name for himself with his comic performance based on his stammering. In 1927, he became a director of the

Théâtre de la Michodière The Théâtre de la Michodière () is a theatre building and performing arts venue, located at 4 bis, in the 2nd arrondissement of Paris. Built by in 1925 in Art Deco style, it has a tradition of showing boulevard theatre. History On the ...

in Paris. He was president of the Association des artistes dramatiques."LA MORT DE VICTOR BOUCHER"
'' Journal des débats politiques et littéraires'', 24 February 1942, p.1 He died in

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, on 21 February 1942, from a heart attack.

Filmography

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'' (1913) * '' L'idée de Françoise'' (1914) * '' La douceur d'aimer'' (English release: ''The Sweetness of Loving'') (1930) * '' Gagne ta vie'' (1931) * ''

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'' (English release: ''Our Lord's Vineyard'') (1932) * '' Le sexe faible'' (English release: ''The Weaker Sex'') (1933) * ''

Votre sourire ''Your Smile'' (French: ''Votre sourire'') is a 1934 French comedy film directed by Monty Banks and Pierre Caron and starring Victor Boucher, Marie Glory and Raymond Rognoni. It is an adaptation of a play of the same title by André Birabeau ...

'' (1934) * '' La banque Nemo'' (English release: ''Nemo's Bank'') (1934) * ''

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'' (1935) * '' Faisons un rêve'' (English: ''Let's Make a Dream'') (1936) * ''

L'amant de Madame Vidal ''The Lover of Madame Vidal'' (French: ''L'amant de Madame Vidal'') is a 1936 French comedy film directed by André Berthomieu and starring Elvire Popesco, Victor Boucher and Jacques Louvigny.Goble p.669 It was based on a 1928 play of the same na ...

'' (English release: ''The Lover of Madame Vidal'' (1936) * '' L'habit vert'' (English release: ''The Green Jacket'') (1937) * '' Chipée'' (1937) * '' Le train pour Venise'' (English release: ''The Train for Venice'') (1938) * '' Ils étaient neuf célibataires'' (English release: ''Nine Bachelors'') (1939) * '' Le bois sacré'' (English release: ''Sacred Woods'') (1939) * ''

Parade en sept nuits ''Parade en sept nuits'' () is a 1941 French film. Plot In a dog pound, one of the dog tells stories about his former life, including adventures in a circus. Production Production commenced in 1940 at Francoeur Studios in Paris, but was interrup ...

'' (1941) * '' Ce n'est pas moi'' (1941)

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* 1877 births 1942 deaths French male film actors French male silent film actors Male actors from Rouen 20th-century French male actors {{France-film-actor-1870s-stub