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Known For

Acting

Known Credits

58

Gender

Male

Birthday

1892-06-30

Day of Death

1963-11-21 (71 years old)

Place of Birth

Philippeville, Constantine, France [now Skikda, Algeria]

Also Known As

Gustave Pierre Blanchard

Pierre Blanchar

Biography

Pierre Blanchar (30 June 1892 – 21 November 1963) was a French actor. He appeared in more than 50 films between 1922 and 1961. Blanchar was married to actress Marthe Vinot, with whom he had a daughter, actress Dominique Blanchar. He played Napoleon in the 1938 British film A Royal Divorce alongside Ruth Chatterton as Josephine. He later appeared alongside Michèle Morgan in the 1946 film Pastoral Symphony. Source: Article "Pierre Blanchar" from Wikipedia in English, licensed under CC-BY-SA 3.0.

Known For

Acting

Wooden Crosses

1932

Wooden Crosses

as

Adjudant Gilbert Demachy

Secrets of a Ballerina

1943

Secrets of a Ballerina

as

Gérard de Clergue

Crime and Punishment

1935

Crime and Punishment

as

Raskolnikov

Courier of Lyons

1937

Courier of Lyons

as

Pierre-Joseph Lesurques

Life Dances On

1937

Life Dances On

as

Thierry Raynal

Street of Shadows

1937

Street of Shadows

as

Grégor Courdane alias : Condoyan

Le Journal de la Résistance

1945

Le Journal de la Résistance

as

Himself - Narrator

The Chess Player

1927

The Chess Player

as

Boleslas Vorowski

The Beautiful Sailor

1932

The Beautiful Sailor

as

Sylvestre

Pastoral Symphony

1946

Pastoral Symphony

as

Pastor John Martens

The Strange Monsieur Victor

1938

The Strange Monsieur Victor

as

Bastien Robineau

The Mistress of Atlantis

1932

The Mistress of Atlantis

as

Le capitaine de Saint-Avit

Riff Raff Girls

1959

Riff Raff Girls

as

Le Pirate

Katia

1959

Katia

as

Koubaroff

The Queen of Spades

1937

The Queen of Spades

as

Hermann

Geneviève

1923

Geneviève

as

Alphonse de Lamartine

La terre promise

1925

La terre promise

as

David

Sky Battalion

1947

Sky Battalion

as

Captain Ferane

Captain Fracasse

1929

Captain Fracasse

as

Captain Fracasse

The Hunchback

1944

The Hunchback

as

Knight Henri de Lagardère

Dr. Laennec

1949

Dr. Laennec

as

Dr. Laennec

Lovers and Thieves

1935

Lovers and Thieves

as

Claude Brévin

The Man from Nowhere

1937

The Man from Nowhere

as

Mathias Pascal / Adrien Meis

Night in December

1941

Night in December

as

Pierre Darmont

Le Joueur

1938

Le Joueur

as

Alexeï Nikitine

The Old Devil

1933

The Old Devil

as

Jean Trapeau

Culprit

1937

Culprit

as

Jérôme Lescuyer

Homeland

1946

Homeland

as

Le comte de Rysoor

At the End of the World

1934

At the End of the World

as

Jean Arnaud

After Love

1948

After Love

as

François Mésaule

Heritage

1923

Heritage

as

Xavier

Jocelyn

1922

Jocelyn

as

The Dreamy Mouth

1932

The Dreamy Mouth

as

Pierre, le mari

Les Bateliers de la Volga

1935

Les Bateliers de la Volga

as

Le lieutenant Vadime Borzine

My Friend Sainfoin

1950

My Friend Sainfoin

as

Sainfoin

The Cupid Club

1949

The Cupid Club

as

Flip

The Black Monocle

1961

The Black Monocle

as

Le marquis de Villemaur

Secrets

1943

Secrets

as

René

A Royal Divorce

1938

A Royal Divorce

as

Napoléon Bonaparte

L’Or

1934

L’Or

as

François Berthier

La Neige sur les pas

1942

La Neige sur les pas

as

Marc Romanay

Two Women

1940

Two Women

as

Domitien Van Bergen

La Prière aux étoiles

1941

La Prière aux étoiles

as

Pierre Florent

Zero for Conduct

1933

Zero for Conduct

as

Supervisor (uncredited)

Discorama

Discorama

as

Self

Production

Crew

Directing