Bourvil

André Robert Raimbourg (27 July 1917 – 23 September 1970), better known as André Bourvil, and mononymously as Bourvil, was a French actor and singer best known for his roles in comedy films, most notably in his collaboration with Louis de Funès in the films Le Corniaud (1965) and La Grande Vadrouille (1966). For his performance in Le Corniaud, he won a Special Diploma at the 4th Moscow International Film Festival. Bourvil's father was killed in the First World War before he was born. As a result, he spent his entire childhood in the village of Bourville, from which he took his stage name. He married Jeanne Lefrique on 23 January 1943. After a battle with Kahler's syndrome, which attacks the bone marrow, he died at the age of 53. He is buried in Montainville, Yvelines. In his comic performances Bourvil principally played roles of gentle and well-meaning characters who were often a bit obtuse or naïve, such as his roles opposite the hyperactive, dishonest and bossy ones played by Louis de Funès. Bourvil's characters not only managed to make viewers laugh, but also to save themselves, often unwittingly, from the Machiavellian designs of his adversaries. Bourvil was, however, also capable of more dramatic roles such as the handyman in L'Arbre de Noël (1969). In this role he observes the relationship between a man he works for and the young son who has fallen ill. The audience can identify with the character played by Bourvil, just as they can in his comic roles, so often as a simple man. One can also note his role of Monsieur Thénardier in the film adaptation of Les Misérables (1958), and his penultimate role as the policeman Mattei in Jean-Pierre Melville's Le Cercle rouge (1970). In March 1948, Bourvil took part in the complete recording of Offenbach's The Tales of Hoffmann with artists of the Paris Opéra-Comique conducted by André Cluytens, playing the four 'servant' roles. Description above from the Wikipedia article Bourvil, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.

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El día más largo 1962Película como Mayor of Colleville

La gran juerga 1966Película como Augustin Bouvet

Círculo rojo 1970Película como Commissioner François Mattei

El hombre del cadillac 1965Película como Antoine Maréchal

El rally de Montecarlo y toda su zarabanda de antaño 1969Película como Monsieur Dupont

El Cerebro 1969Película como Anatole

Vidas truncadas 1969Película como Verdun

Los miserables 1958Película como Thénardier

La travesía de París 1956Película como Marcel Martin, unemployed taxi driver

Si Versalles pudiera hablar 1953Película como Museum guard

El muro del Atlantico 1970Película como Léon Duchemin, Norman restaurateur

Más veloz que el viento 1968Película como Jules Auguste Duroc

Todo el oro del mundo 1961Película como Mathieu Dumont / Antoine Dumont / Martial Dumont

Guerra secreta 1965Película como Lalande

Belmondo: The Incorrigible 2022Película

Way of Youth 1959Película como Charles Michaud, père

La mujer con dos maridos 1963Película como André Colombey