Biography
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Philippe Noiret (b. October 1 1930, Lille – d. November 23 2006, Paris) was a French film actor.
Biography
Philippe Noiret failed several times to pass his baccalauréat exams, so he decided to study theater. He trained at the Centre Dramatique de l'Ouest and toured with the Théâtre National Populaire for seven years. There, he met his wife Monique Chaumette, whom he married in 1962. At the same time, he developed a career as a nightclub comedian in a duo act with Jean-Pierre Darras.
He debuted on the screen in 1956 in La Pointe Courte by Agnès Varda, but was not cast again until 1960 in Zazie dans le métro. After his role in Therese Desqueyroux in 1962, he became a regular on the French screen, without being cast in major roles until La Vie de château directed by Jean-Paul Rappeneau in 1966. He became a star in France with Alexandre le Bienheureux in 1967. At this point, he started to devote himself entirely to the screen.
He could not play romantic leads, so he was cast primarily as the Everyman character, although he did not hesitate to accept controversial roles, such as in La Grande Bouffe, a film about suicide by overeating, which caused a scandal at Cannes in 1973.
He won his first César Award for Vieux Fusil in 1976. His second César came in 1990 for La Vie et rien d'autre.
He is best known internationally for his role as Alfredo in Cinema Paradiso and the role of Pablo Neruda in Il Postino.
He died on November 23 2006, aged 76, from cancer.
Awards
- César Award for Best Actor
- 1976 - Le Vieux Fusil
- 1990 - La Vie et rien d'autre
Filmography (partial)
| Title | Year | Notes |
|---|---|---|
| Gigi | 1948 | |
| Olivia | 1950 | |
| Agence matrimoniale (film) | 1952 | |
| La Pointe courte | 1956 | Also known as The Short Point, with Agnès Varda |
| Zazie dans le métro | 1960 | Also known as Zazie in the Metro or Zazie, directed by Louis Malle |
| Le Capitaine Fracasse | 1961 | |
| Comme un poisson dans l'eau | 1962 | English title: Like a Fish in the Water |
| Les Copains | 1964 | English title: The Buddies |
| La Vie de château | 1965 | English title: Castle Life, with Catherine Deneuve |
| Tendre voyou | 1966 | |
| Alexandre le bienheureux | 1967 | |
| Topaz | 1969 | L'Étau, by Alfred Hitchcock with Claude Jade and Michel Piccoli |
| Clérambard | 1969 | Played as Hector de Clérambard |
| Mr. Freedom | 1969 | |
| La Mandarine | 1971 | |
| La Grande Bouffe | 1973 | Played as Philippe |
| Amici Miei | 1975 | |
| Une Femme à sa Fenêtre | 1976 | English title: A Woman With Her Window |
| Le Témoin | 1978 | English title: The Witness |
| L'étoile du nord | 1982 | English title: North Star |
| Amici Miei, Atto II | 1982 | |
| Coup de Torchon | 1981 | |
| Souvenirs souvenirs | 1984 | |
| Les Ripoux | 1984 | |
| Amici Miei, Atto III | 1985 | |
| L'Eté prochain | 1985 | English title: The Next Summer |
| La Famille | 1986 | English title: The Family |
| Masques | 1987 | English title:Masks |
| Ripoux contre ripoux | 1989 | |
| Nuovo Cinema Paradiso | 1989 | |
| J'embrasse pas | 1991 | English title: I Do Not Kiss |
| Tango | 1992 | |
| Il Postino | 1994 | With Maria Grazia Cucinotta and Massimo Troisi |
| Max et Jérémie | English title: Max and Jérémie | |
| La Fille de d'Artagnan | 1994 | English title: The Daughter of d'Artagnan, by Bertrand Tavernier with Sophie Marceau |
| Marianna Ucria | ||
| Soleil | 1997 | English title: Sun, with Sophia Loren |
| Le Pique-nique de Lulu Kreutz | 1999 | English title: The Picnic with Lulu Kreutz |
| Les Côtelettes | 2002 | English title: The Chops |
| Père et fils | 2002 |
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