Roger Pierre
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Roger Pierre was a French comedic actor.
He often appeared in comedies with Jean-Marc Thibault.
Pierre died in his native Paris, aged 86, from cancer.
He often appeared in comedies with Jean-Marc Thibault.
Pierre died in his native Paris, aged 86, from cancer.
Career
Roger Pierre and Jean-Marc Thibault were one of France's most popular comedy acts. Working regularly throughout the 1950s, 60s, and 70s. Pierre's first film was 1957's Beautiful Mind. He appeared in such comedies as Mary Mary, Who Is This Woman?, The Legatee, The Night of Barbizon and Fire's Mother Madam. He also co-hosted the television programme Incredible But True.Selected filmography
- 1946 – Le Père tranquille
- 1956 – La Bande à papaLa Bande à papaLa Bande à Papa , is a French comedy film from 1956, directed by Guy Lefranc, written by Roger Pierre, starring Fernand Raynaud and Louis de Funès...
- 1959 – Sans familleSans FamilleSans Famille is an 1878 French novel by Hector Malot. Most recent English translation is "Alone in the World" by AJ de Bruyn, 2007.-First Volume:...
- 1960 – Les TortillardsLes TortillardsLes Tortillards , is a French comedy film from 1960, directed by Jean Bastia, written by Pierre Gaspard-Huit, starring Jean Richard and Louis de Funès. The film was known under the titles: "Io.....
- 1962 – Tartarin de TarasconTartarin de TarasconTartarin of Tarascon is an 1872 novel written by the French author Alphonse Daudet.-Synopsis:It tells the burlesque adventures of Tartarin, a local hero of Tarascon, a small town in southern France, whose invented adventures and reputation as a swashbuckler finally force him to travel to a very...
- 1962 – VirginieVirginieVirginie was a French-language Canadian television series that aired Monday through Thursday on Radio-Canada . It debuted in 1996. The show examined the public and private lives of teachers, students, and families at the fictional Sainte-Jeanne-d'Arc high school...
- 1962 – Nous irons à DeauvilleNous irons à DeauvilleNous irons à Deauville , is a French comedy film from 1963, directed by Francis Rigaud, written by Francis Rigaud and Jacques Vilfrid, starring Michel Serrault and Louis de Funès . The film is known under the titles: "We Will Go to Deauville" , "Io.....
- 1980 – Mon oncle d'AmériqueMon oncle d'AmériqueMon oncle d'Amérique is a 1980 French film directed by Alain Resnais.- Plot :The didactic film is built around the ideas of French physician, writer and philosopher Henri Laborit, who plays himself in the film...
Director and actor
- 1956 - La Vie est belle - Life is Beautiful Roger
External links
- New York Times on Roger Pierre
- Hollywood.com
- iFrance (in French)
- paroles.net (in French)