Yves Robert

Skuespiller, Manusforfatter, Produsent, Regissør, Komponist

21. juni 1920 — 10. mai 2002 (81 år)
Yves Robert (19 June 1920 – 10 May 2002) was a French actor, screenwriter, director, and producer.

Robert was born in Saumur, Maine-et-Loire, France. In his teens, he went to Paris to pursue a career in acting, starting with unpaid parts on stage in the city's various theatre workshops. From ages 12–20 he set type as a typographer, then studied mime in his early 20s. In 1948 he made his motion picture debut with one of the secondary roles in the film, Les Dieux du dimanche. Within a few years, Robert was writing scripts, directing, and producing.

Yves Robert's directorial efforts included several successful comedies for which he had written the screenplay. His 1962 film, La Guerre des boutons won France's Prix Jean Vigo. His 1972 film Le grand blond avec une chaussure noire won the Silver Bear at the 23rd Berlin International Film Festival in 1973. In 1976, Un éléphant ça trompe énormément, starring his wife, earned him international acclaim. Robert's 1973 devastating comedy Salut l'artiste is considered by many performers to be the ultimate film about the humiliations of the actor's life. In 1977, he directed another comedy, Nous irons tous au paradis, which was nominated for a César Award for Best Film.

In 1990, Robert directed two dramatic films, My Mother's Castle (Le château de ma mère) and My Father's Glory (La Gloire de mon Père). Based on autobiographical novels by Marcel Pagnol, they were jointly voted "Best Film" at the 1991 Seattle International Film Festival, and received rave reviews. Over his career, he directed more than twenty feature-length motion pictures, wrote an equal number of scripts, and acted in more than seventy-five films. Although his last major role was perhaps in 1980, A Bad Son by Claude Sautet, as the working-class father of a drug-dealer, he continued acting past 1997.

Robert played opposite Danièle Delorme in the 1951 play Colombe (Dove) by Jean Anouilh. They married in 1956, and jointly formed the film production company La Guéville in 1961. La Guéville also released several films by Monty Python and Terry Gilliam, which was very influential into establishing the comedy troupe to French audiences. He died in Paris on 10 May 2002 from a cerebral hemorrhage. He was buried in Montparnasse Cemetery with the epitaph "A man of joy ...", where visitors leave buttons of many colors.[citation needed]He was survived by Danièle and two children, Anne and Jean-Denis Robert, by first wife, actress Rosy Varte. That month's Cannes Film Festival paid homage to his contribution to French film.

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Kjent for

  • The Woman in Red
    The Woman in Red1984
  • The Tall Blond Man with One Black Shoe
    The Tall Blond Man with One Black Shoe1972
  • My Father's Glory
    My Father's Glory1990
  • My Mother's Castle
    My Mother's Castle1990
  • The Man with One Red Shoe
    The Man with One Red Shoe1985
  • The Return of the Tall Blond Man
    The Return of the Tall Blond Man1974
  • War of the Buttons
    War of the Buttons1962
  • Pardon Mon Affaire
    Pardon Mon Affaire1976
  • Very Happy Alexander
    Very Happy Alexander1968
  • Neither Seen Nor Recognized
    Neither Seen Nor Recognized1958
  • War of the Buttons
    War of the Buttons1994
  • The Twin
    The Twin1984
  • Pardon Mon Affaire, Too!
    Pardon Mon Affaire, Too!1977
  • Let Joy Reign Supreme
    Let Joy Reign Supreme1975
  • Distracted
    Distracted1970
  • A Bad Son
    A Bad Son1980
  • Le Grand Amour
    Le Grand Amour1969
  • Le bal des casse-pieds
    Le bal des casse-pieds1992
  • The Troubles of Alfred
    The Troubles of Alfred1972
  • Courage fuyons
    Courage fuyons1979

Filmografi

1998
Disparus · as Blaise (âgé)
1996
Fall Out · as Le Marchand De Marrons
1995
Le nez au vent · as Raphaël
1994
1992
The Crisis · as M. Barelle
1992
Le bal des casse-pieds · as L'automobiliste Qui Remue La Tête
1989
Cher frangin · as M. Durand, Le Patron D'alain
1987
Fucking Fernand · as Le Récitant Des Actualités
1986
The Debutante · as L'homme Dans L'escalier
1985
Billy Ze Kick · as Alcide
1984
The Twin · as L’homme Dans L'ascenseur
1984
Black Sequence · as Smet
1983
Waiter! · as Simon, Dance Teacher
1983
Vive la sociale! · as Jojo, Le Père
1982
Le rose et le blanc · as Le Barman Des Caraïbes
1980
A Bad Son · as René Calgagni
1979
1979
These Kids Are Grown-Ups · as Le Père De Louise
1976
Le petit Marcel · as Commissioner Mancini
1976
The Judge and the Assassin · as Professeur Degueldre
1975
Special Section · as Émile Bastard
1974
The Return of the Tall Blond Man · as Le Chef D'orchestre
1973
Salut l'artiste · as Le Metteur En Scène De Théâtre (uncredited)
1973
The Right of the Maddest · as Le Contrôleur Des Chemin De Fer
1972
1972
Repeated Absences · as Le Père De François
1972
Money Money Money · as Defense Counsel
1972
Dear Louise · as Magnéto, Cycle Merchant
1972
The Troubles of Alfred · as Parisian Television Viewer
1972
The Annuity · as Bucigny-Dumaine (le Bel Officier)
1971
Cry of the Cormoran · as Commissioner
1971
Le cinéma de papa · as Henri Roger Langmann
1970
Distracted · as Le Locataire Du Dessus
1970
The Crook · as Commissioner
1970
Le pistonné · as The Father
1969
Clérambard · as Dragoon Who Enters La Langouste's (uncredited)
1967
An Idiot in Paris · as Marcel Pitou, L'évadé Des Hlm
1966
King of Hearts · as General Baderna (uncredited)
1963
Bebert and the Train · as Chaussin
1962
Cleo from 5 to 7 · as The Handkerchief Seller / Actor In Silent Film
1961
The Passion of Slow Fire · as Bartender
1961
The Fenouillard Family · as 'le Coq' (uncredited)
1961
The Fiancés of the Bridge Mac Donald · as Handkerchief Seller
1960
Love and the Frenchwoman · as Le Dragueur À Moustache (segment "le Mariage")
1960
There Is the Brunette · as Le Mécanicien
1959
Signé: Arsène Lupin · as La Ballu
1959
The Green Mare · as Zèphe Maloret
1958
The Little Professor · as Dr Aubin
1958
Women Are Talkative · as Christian
1958
Neither Seen Nor Recognized · as Le Photographe Lors Du Mariage
1957
The Gangsters · as Amédée Benoît / Son Père
1956
The Terror with Women · as Journalist Labarge
1956
Folies-Bergère · as Jeff
1955
The Grand Maneuver · as Felix Leroy, Lieutenant Of The Dragoons
1955
Bad Liaisons · as L'inspecteur Forbin
1955
School for Love · as Clément
1954
1954
Fernand cherche du boulot · as L'homme Sur Le Banc
1954
Service Entrance · as Courbessac
1954
Men Think Only of That · as Veteran / Walker
1953
Follow That Man · as Inspector Paulhan
1951
1951
Two Pennies Worth of Violets · as Charlot, Le Voyou
1951
Juliette, or Key of Dreams · as Accordionist
1951
Bibi Fricotin · as Antoine Gardon, Détective "passe Partout"
1951
The Red Rose · as Yves Gérard