Cast

Bourvil

Acting

Cast

Bourvil

Known for

Acting

Born

1917-07-27

From

Prétot-Vicquemare, Seine-Inférieure [now Seine-Maritime], France

Died

1970-09-23

Also known as André Zacharie Raimbourg, André Bourvil, André Robert Raimbourg

Biography

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.

Bourvil

Bourvil

Biography

The Longest Day

Don't Look Now... We're Being Shot At!

Le Cercle Rouge

The Sucker

The Hotshots

Fortunate

Thank Heaven for Small Favors

Les Arnaud

The Stud

Les Misérables

Atlantic Wall

The Brain

The Three Musketeers

My Wife's Husband

Foutraque (!)

Way of Youth

The Christmas Tree

Belmondo: The Incorrigible

Clodo

All the Gold in the World

Monte Carlo or Bust!

Miquette

The Wise Guys

Royal Affairs in Versailles

One Hundred Francs Per Second

La Traversée de Paris

Bourvil, un homme vrai

La Bonne Planque

Captain Blood

Jean Gabin, le dernier des géants

Sideral Cruises

A Star to the Sun

The Hunchback of Paris

The Green Mare

The Dirty Game

Don't Tempt the Devil

Crazy for Love

Mr. Peek-a-Boo

White as Snow

The Mirror Has Two Faces

Bourvil : le rire et la tendresse

The Singer from Mexico

Tartarin de Tarascon

Three Disordered Children

Sunday Encounter

The Hussars

Cadet Rousselle

Studio en folies

Les Culottes rouges

April Fools' Day

Bourvil, du comique paysan au génie de l'acteur

The Big Wash

Les Rois de la comédie

The Big Swag

The Big Scare

Le Fil à la patte

Josefa's Loot

Un clair de Lune à Maubeuge

A Night at the Opera

Grrr....

Comiques de toujours (Vol. 1 à 4)

Serenade of Texas

Lino Ventura, la part intime

Not So Stupid

The Prize

Wear His Heart on His Sleeve

By the Window

Alone in Paris

La Traversée de Bourvil

Le Roi Pandore

The Busybody

Hanged Man's Farm

Le Tournage du Corniaud… Tout sauf un long fleuve tranquille

Bourvil : Bien... si bien