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Known For

Acting

Known Credits

73

Gender

Male

Birthday

1920-07-14

Day of Death

2012-12-19 (92 years old)

Place of Birth

Béziers, Hérault, France

Also Known As

Paul Crauchet

Biography

Paul Crauchet (14 July 1920 – 19 December 2012) was a French actor. As a young man interested in aviation and rugby, Paul Crauchet discovered a passion for the theatre at the age of 23. He settled in Paris in 1945, he studied under Charles Dullin for three years and began on stage in 1949. He then worked at the Théâtre National Populaire with Jean Vilar. Crauchet appeared in the first film by Éric Rohmer, The Sign of Leo, in 1959, and then in 1962 in The War of the Buttons of Yves Robert. It is in The Wise Guys of Robert Enrico in 1965 that he became noticed. He had a very long career during which he worked with many directors, such as Alain Resnais, René Clément, Jean-Pierre Melville, Jacques Deray and José Giovanni. In 1983 he starred in Les Bancals. Source: Article "Paul Crauchet" from Wikipedia in English, licensed under CC-BY-SA 3.0.

Known For

Acting

The Married Couple of the Year Two

1971

The Married Couple of the Year Two

as

Public Prosecutor

The War Is Over

1966

The War Is Over

as

Roberto

The Burned Barns

1973

The Burned Barns

as

Pierre Cateux

The Grocer's Son

2007

The Grocer's Son

as

Le Père Clément

Le Cercle Rouge

1970

Le Cercle Rouge

as

The Receiver

La Belle Verte

1996

La Belle Verte

as

Osam

The Merry Widow

2007

The Merry Widow

as

Gaby

Zita

1968

Zita

as

Dr. Bernard

A Cop

1972

A Cop

as

Morand

Army of Shadows

1969

Army of Shadows

as

Félix Lepercq

Wild Grass

2009

Wild Grass

as

le 1er patient

The Witness

1978

The Witness

as

Cathy's father

Last Known Address

1970

Last Known Address

as

Jacques Loring, Martin's neighbor

The Dominici Affair

1973

The Dominici Affair

as

Commissioner Sébeille

Ho!

1968

Ho!

as

Georges Briand

Skipper Next to God

1951

Skipper Next to God

as

A Jewish passenger (uncredited)

Foyer perdu

1952

Foyer perdu

as

Coffee boy

Just a Game

1992

Just a Game

as

'Smoking'

L'Affaire Lourdes

1967

L'Affaire Lourdes

as

Bernadette's father

Without Apparent Motive

1971

Without Apparent Motive

as

Francis Palombo

Les fortifs

1987

Les fortifs

as

Germain

Black List

1984

Black List

as

Pierre

Story of a Love Story

1973

Story of a Love Story

as

The Plumber

The Wise Guys

1965

The Wise Guys

as

Pelissier, accountant

The Last Adventure

1967

The Last Adventure

as

Insurer

The King's Whore

1990

The King's Whore

as

Le Duc de Luynes

Le Passager du Tassili

1987

Le Passager du Tassili

as

M. Vergeli

La Brute

1987

La Brute

as

Yves Rodellec

Félicité

1979

Félicité

as

The father

Beyond Fear

1975

Beyond Fear

as

Inspector

Font-aux-Cabres

1962

Font-aux-Cabres

as

Florès

A Cloud in the Teeth

1974

A Cloud in the Teeth

as

Chavignac

Zita

1968

Zita

as

To Kill a Priest

1988

To Kill a Priest

as

Alek's Father

The Track

1975

The Track

as

Rollin

Venus and Lulu

1991

Venus and Lulu

as

Pépé Laubépin

Adieu De Gaulle, adieu

2009

Adieu De Gaulle, adieu

as

Vieux jardinier

Le beaujolais nouveau est arrivé...

1978

Le beaujolais nouveau est arrivé...

as

Gaston, le patron du 1er bistrot

My Mother's Castle

1990

My Mother's Castle

as

Edmond des Papillons, aka Mond des Parpaillouns

My Father's Glory

1990

My Father's Glory

as

Edmond des Papillons, aka Mond des Parpaillouns

Rascals

2006

Rascals

as

Favart adult

Fast

1995

Fast

as

Pépé

War of the Buttons

1962

War of the Buttons

as

Touegueule

The Swimming Pool

1969

The Swimming Pool

as

L'inspecteur Lévêque

The Sunday of Life

1967

The Sunday of Life

as

Poucier

The Looters

1967

The Looters

as

Valdés

Why Women Sin

1958

Why Women Sin

as

Photograph

Flic Story

1975

Flic Story

as

Paul Robier

Les Maîtres du pain

1993

Les Maîtres du pain

as

'La Fatigue'

Dessine-moi un jouet

1999

Dessine-moi un jouet

as

Le mendiant

Série noire

1955

Série noire

as

Le portier du garage

À fleur de peau

1962

À fleur de peau

as

l'inspecteur

Is Paris Burning?

1966

Is Paris Burning?

as

Priest

Police Commissioner Moulin

Police Commissioner Moulin

as

Cassius, le maître

Between Land and Sea

Between Land and Sea

as

Charles « Branl'dans le vent »

Production

Crew

Directing