Louis Ducreux

Actor, Writer

September 22, 1911 — December 19, 1992 (81 years)
Louis Ducreux (22 September 1911 – 19 December 1992) was a French actor, screenwriter and composer.

He was born Louis Raymond Bordat in Marseille, France. He made his film debut in 1938 and worked until his death. He received a Best Actor nomination at the César Awards in 1985 for Bertrand Tavernier's A Sunday in the Country. He also worked on Max Ophüls's La Ronde as a lyricist, writing the title theme "La ronde de l'amour". Ducreux died in Paris at the age of 81.

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Known For

  • The Double Life of Véronique
    The Double Life of Véronique1991
  • A Sunday in the Country
    A Sunday in the Country1984
  • Dial Code Santa Claus
    Dial Code Santa Claus1989
  • The Night Affair
    The Night Affair1958
  • Devil and the Angel
    Devil and the Angel1946
  • The Merchant of Venice
    The Merchant of Venice1953
  • Zoo
    Zoo1988
  • The Lie
    The Lie1993

Filmography

1993
The Lie · as Grand-Père
1991
1990
Daddy Nostalgia · as Monsieur Métro
1989
Deadly Games · as Papy
1988
Zoo · as Il Vecchio Guardiano
1987
1984
A Sunday in the Country · as Monsieur Ladmiral
1966
1958
The Night Affair · as Henri Marken
1939
1938
Heartbeat · as (uncredited)

1959
European Nights · as Self - Narrator (french Version) (voice)

1966
1946
Devil and the Angel · as Dialogue