Cast
Roger Blin
Acting
Cast
Roger Blin
Known for
Acting
Born
1907-03-22
From
Neuilly-sur-Seine, Seine [now Hauts-de-Seine], France
Died
1984-01-20
Also known as Đ ĐŸĐ¶Đ” ĐĐ»Đ”Đœ
Biography
Roger Blin (Neuilly-sur-Seine, France, 22 March 1907 â Ăvecquemont, France, 21 January 1984) was a French actor and director. He staged world premieres of Samuel Beckett's Waiting for Godot in 1953 and Endgame in 1957. Blin was the son of a doctor; however, despite his father's wishes, Blin forged a career in the theatre. As a teenager he was 'fascinated' by the Surrealists and their conception of revolutionary art. He was initially part of the left-wing theatre collectives The Company of Five and The October Group. In 1935 Blin served as Antonin Artaud's assistant director for his production of Les Cenci [The Cenci] at the Folies-Wagrams theatre in 1935. Following his work with Artaud, Blin focused on 'political street-theatre.' During the war, Blin was a liaison between the Resistance and the French Army. His extensive career as both director and actor in both film and theatre has been largely defined by his work and relationship with Artaud, Samuel Beckett and Jean Genet. In addition to being a close friend and confidant of Artaud during the latter's nine years of internment, he directed the first performances of Beckett's Waiting For Godot, Happy Days and Endgame as well as directing the initial performance of Genet's The Blacks and the controversial The Screens. Genet's key correspondences to Blin have been published by Editions Gallimard. The 1986 Faber and Faber publication, "Samuel Beckett: The Complete Dramatic Works" carries only three dedications from Beckett: "Endgame" is dedicated to Blin, while "Come and Go" is for John Calder, and "Catastrophe" is for VĂĄclav Havel. Source: Article "Roger Blin" from Wikipedia in English, licensed under CC-BY-SA 3.0.
The Adolescent
as Romain
Orpheus
as The Poet
Volpone
as Un vénitien
The Hunchback of Notre Dame
as Mathias Hungadi
The Devil's Envoys
as The Monster Showman
That Most Important Thing: Love
as Servais' Father
Le Corbeau
as François
Jenny
as le malade solitaire
Paris Blues
as Fausto the Moor (uncredited)
The King and the Mockingbird
as Lâaveugle (voice)
Unusual Tales
as Guillaume
Piédalu fait des miracles
The Last Judgment
The Life and Loves of Beethoven
as De Ries
Colonel Chabert
as Cleric
The Star Ship
as Curtway
The Ideal Couple
as The sleepwalker
Louise
as (uncredited)
AloĂŻse
as Le professeur de chant
Adrienne Lecouvreur
The Knight of the Night
as le valet
The Curious Adventures of Mr. Wonderbird
as Blind Man (Voice)
The Trump Card
as Aspirant
The World Will Shake
as Le Condamné
The Sunday of Life
as Jean Sans-TĂȘte
Calligraphie Japonaise
as Narrator
Captain Fracasse
as Fagotin
Life Is Ours
as Un métallo
A Taste for Women
as Larsen
Passionnelle
as Julien
Adventures of Captain Fabian
Alibi
as Kretz, Winckler's henchman
The Curtain Rises
as Dominique, le gardien du chĂąteau de la famille de CĂ©cilia
Checkerboard
as Slim, le guide
Nevermore, Forever
as Daniel
Five and the Skin
as RĂ©citant (voice)
Stars at Noon
as Self
Little Claus and Big Claus
as Le grand Claus
Le FantĂŽme de Laurent Terzieff
as Self (archive footage)
First in Line
as Paul Moury
Les Trois SĆurs
as Verchinine
Vagabonds imaginaires
as Narrator (segment 'Les amours jaunes') (voice)
Vendredi ou la vie sauvage
Adieu LĂ©onard
as Bohemian leader
The Old Country Where Rimbaud Died
as Jeanne's father
Marie Soleil
as Karl / Boss
The Convict
as Convict
Wicked City
as Emilio
One Must Live Dangerously
as Murdoc
L'illusion comique
as Alcandre
The Shadow Line
as Burns
Mesure pour Mesure
as Le Duc Vincentio
Law of Survival
as Pao
Douce
as Man of the theater (uncredited)
Le Colisée
as The Crowd
The Bohemian Life
as Man of the puppet
The Hospital of Leningrad
as Nestor
Pasha's Wives
as Mair
The Time of the Cherries
as Dupuis son
Quatrevingt-treize
as Tellmarcâh
Street Without a Name
Under Western Eyes
as Unnamed Character
The Devil's Tricks
as Monsieur de Beaurepaire
Too Small My Friend
as Boris
Beating Heart
as (credit only)
The Citadel of Silence
as Officer (uncredited)
Torticola versus Frankensberg
as Doctor Frankenstein
Egypt, oh Egypt: Images of Heaven
as Narrator (voice)
Qui donc a rĂȘvĂ©?
The Amazing Mr. Callaghan
as Wladimir
La Plaie et le Couteau, Charles Baudelaire
L'Ăąge d'or
The Invitation to the Waltz
as Guillaume l'Ă©gorgeur