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Philippe Noiret
Actor
Born October 1, 1930Died November 23, 2006 (76 years)
Philippe Noiret (1 October 1930 – 23 November 2006) was a French film actor.
Noiret was born in Lille, France, the son of Lucy (Heirman) and Pierre Noiret, a clothing company representative. He was an indifferent student and attended several prestigious Paris schools, including the Lycée Janson de Sailly. He 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, where he met Monique Chaumette, whom he married in 1962. During that time he developed a career as a nightclub comedian in a duo act with Jean-Pierre Darras, in which he played Louis XIV in an extravagant wig opposite Darras as the dramatist Jean Racine. In these roles they satirized the politics of Charles de Gaulle, Michel Debré and André Malraux.
Noiret's screen debut (1949) was an uncredited role in Gigi. In 1955 he appeared in La Pointe Courte directed by Agnès Varda. She said later, "I discovered in him a breadth of talent rare in a young actor." Sporting a pudding-basin haircut, Noiret played a lovelorn youth in the southern fishing port of Sète. He later admitted: "I was scared stiff, and fumbled my way through the part—I am totally absent in the film." He was not cast again until 1960 in Zazie dans le Métro. After playing second leads in Georges Franju's Thérèse Desqueyroux in 1962, and in Le Capitaine Fracasse, from Théophile Gautier's romantic adventure, he became a regular on the French screen, without being cast in major roles until A Matter of Resistance directed by Jean-Paul Rappeneau in 1966. He became a star in France with Yves Robert's Alexandre le Bienheureux.
"When I began to have success in the movies," Noiret told film critic Joe Leydon at the Cannes Film Festival in 1989, "it was a big surprise for me. For actors of my generation—all the men of 50 or 60 now in French movies—all of us were thinking of being stage actors. Even people like Jean-Paul Belmondo, all of us, we never thought we'd become movie stars. So, at the beginning, I was just doing it for the money, and because they asked me to do it. But after two or three years of working on movies, I started to enjoy it, and to be very interested in it. And I'm still very interested in it, because I've never really understood how it works. I mean, what is acting for the movies? I've never really understood."
Noiret 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, and in 1991 André Téchiné cast Noiret in J'embrasse pas (I Don't Kiss), as a melancholy old homosexual obsessed with young male flesh. And in 1987, in The Gold Rimmed Glasses based on Giorgio Bassani's novel about the cramped social life of post-war Ferrara in Italy, he played an elderly and respectable doctor who is gradually suspected of being a covert homosexual with a passion for a beautiful young man (Rupert Everett). Noiret won his first César Award for his role in Vieux Fusil in 1976. His second César came in 1990 for his role in Life and Nothing But. ...
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Noiret was born in Lille, France, the son of Lucy (Heirman) and Pierre Noiret, a clothing company representative. He was an indifferent student and attended several prestigious Paris schools, including the Lycée Janson de Sailly. He 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, where he met Monique Chaumette, whom he married in 1962. During that time he developed a career as a nightclub comedian in a duo act with Jean-Pierre Darras, in which he played Louis XIV in an extravagant wig opposite Darras as the dramatist Jean Racine. In these roles they satirized the politics of Charles de Gaulle, Michel Debré and André Malraux.
Noiret's screen debut (1949) was an uncredited role in Gigi. In 1955 he appeared in La Pointe Courte directed by Agnès Varda. She said later, "I discovered in him a breadth of talent rare in a young actor." Sporting a pudding-basin haircut, Noiret played a lovelorn youth in the southern fishing port of Sète. He later admitted: "I was scared stiff, and fumbled my way through the part—I am totally absent in the film." He was not cast again until 1960 in Zazie dans le Métro. After playing second leads in Georges Franju's Thérèse Desqueyroux in 1962, and in Le Capitaine Fracasse, from Théophile Gautier's romantic adventure, he became a regular on the French screen, without being cast in major roles until A Matter of Resistance directed by Jean-Paul Rappeneau in 1966. He became a star in France with Yves Robert's Alexandre le Bienheureux.
"When I began to have success in the movies," Noiret told film critic Joe Leydon at the Cannes Film Festival in 1989, "it was a big surprise for me. For actors of my generation—all the men of 50 or 60 now in French movies—all of us were thinking of being stage actors. Even people like Jean-Paul Belmondo, all of us, we never thought we'd become movie stars. So, at the beginning, I was just doing it for the money, and because they asked me to do it. But after two or three years of working on movies, I started to enjoy it, and to be very interested in it. And I'm still very interested in it, because I've never really understood how it works. I mean, what is acting for the movies? I've never really understood."
Noiret 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, and in 1991 André Téchiné cast Noiret in J'embrasse pas (I Don't Kiss), as a melancholy old homosexual obsessed with young male flesh. And in 1987, in The Gold Rimmed Glasses based on Giorgio Bassani's novel about the cramped social life of post-war Ferrara in Italy, he played an elderly and respectable doctor who is gradually suspected of being a covert homosexual with a passion for a beautiful young man (Rupert Everett). Noiret won his first César Award for his role in Vieux Fusil in 1976. His second César came in 1990 for his role in Life and Nothing But. ...
Source: Article "Philippe Noiret" from Wikipedia in English, licensed under CC-BY-SA.
Known For
Philippe Noiret Filmography
| 2022 | Romy: A Free Woman · as Julien Dandieu |
| 2018 | Conversation avec Romy Schneider · as Julien Dandieu |
| 2009 | Great Directors · as Lui (clip From La Pointe-Courte (1955)) |
| 2007 | 3 Friends · as Serano, Le Concessionnaire Mercedes-Benz |
| 2005 | Edy · as Louis |
| 2003 | Ripoux 3 · as René Boirond |
| 2003 | The Dog, the General, and the Birds · as Récitant / Narrator (voice) |
| 2003 | Father and Sons · as Léo |
| 2003 | Les côtelettes · as Léonce |
| 2002 | Step by Step · as Louis Chevalier |
| 1999 | Lulu Kreutz's Picnic · as Joseph Steg |
| 1997 | On Guard · as Duke Philippe D'orléans |
| 1997 | Soleil · as Joseph Lévy |
| 1997 | Les palmes de M. Schutz · as Professor Rodolphe Schutz |
| 1997 | Marianna Ucrìa · as Duke Signoretto |
| 1996 | Nitrate Base · as Cast |
| 1996 | Fantôme avec chauffeur · as Philippe Bruneau-Teissier |
| 1996 | Les grands ducs · as Victor Vialat |
| 1996 | Too Loud a Solitude · as Haňťa |
| 1996 | Balthus de l'autre côté du miroir · as Récitant / Narrator |
| 1995 | Looking for Paradise · as Padre Di Claudia |
| 1995 | Les Milles · as Le Général |
| 1995 | The King of Paris · as Victor Derval |
| 1994 | The Postman · as Pablo Neruda |
| 1994 | Revenge of the Musketeers · as D'artagnan |
| 1993 | Tango · as L'elégant |
| 1992 | Max & Jeremie · as Robert 'max' Maxendre |
| 1992 | Nous deux · as Toussaint |
| 1992 | Zuppa di pesce · as Alberto |
| 1991 | I Don't Kiss · as Romain |
| 1991 | Especially on Sunday · as Amleto |
| 1991 | Rossini! Rossini! · as Gioacchino Rossini |
| 1990 | Uranus · as Watrin |
| 1990 | Faux et usage de faux · as Anatole Hirsch |
| 1990 | The Palermo Connection · as Gianni Mucci |
| 1990 | My New Partner at the Races · as René Boirond |
| 1989 | Life and Nothing But · as Commander Delaplane |
| 1989 | The Return of the Musketeers · as Cardinal Mazarin |
| 1988 | The Sparrow's Fluttering · as Gabriele Battistini |
| 1988 | Cinema Paradiso · as Alfredo |
| 1988 | Young Toscanini · as Dom Pedro Ii. |
| 1988 | Chouans! · as Savinien De Kerfadec |
| 1988 | Les Œuvres de Frédéric Back · as Narrateur |
| 1987 | Noyade interdite · as Inspector Molinat |
| 1987 | The Gold Rimmed Glasses · as Dr. Athos Fadigati |
| 1987 | The Man Who Planted Trees · as Narrator (voice) |
| 1987 | Masks · as Christian Legagneur |
| 1987 | The Family · as Jean-Luc |
| 1986 | Twist Again in Moscow · as Igor Tataïev |
| 1986 | 'Round Midnight · as Redon |
| 1986 | The Secret Wife · as Pierre Franchin, The Painter |
| 1986 | Speriamo che sia femmina · as Leonardo |
| 1985 | Le 4ème pouvoir · as Yves Dorget |
| 1985 | Les rois du gag · as In Person At The César Awards Ceremony (uncredited) |
| 1985 | L'été prochain · as Edouard |
| 1984 | My New Partner · as René Boirond |
| 1984 | Souvenirs souvenirs · as Le Proviseur |
| 1984 | Fort Saganne · as Dubreuilh |
| 1984 | Qualcosa di biondo · as André |
| 1983 | Le grand carnaval · as Étienne Labrouche |
| 1983 | A Friend of Vincent · as Albert Palm |
| 1983 | L'africain · as Victor |
| 1982 | All My Friends Part 2 · as Giorgio Perozzi |
| 1982 | L'Étoile du Nord · as Edouard Binet |
| 1981 | Coup de torchon · as Lucien Cordier |
| 1981 | Birgitt Haas Must Be Killed · as Athanase |
| 1981 | Three Brothers · as Raffaele Giuranna |
| 1980 | Pile ou face · as Inspecteur Louis Baroni |
| 1980 | A Week's Vacation · as Michel Descombes |
| 1980 | On a volé la cuisse de Jupiter · as Antoine Lemercier |
| 1979 | Two Pieces of Bread · as Peppe Dorè |
| 1978 | The Witness · as Robert Maurisson |
| 1978 | Who Is Killing the Great Chefs of Europe? · as Jean-Claude Moulineau |
| 1977 | Dear Inspector · as Antoine Lemercier |
| 1977 | The Purple Taxi · as Philippe Marchal |
| 1976 | A Woman at Her Window · as Raoul Malfosse |
| 1976 | The Desert of the Tartars · as General |
| 1976 | Il comune senso del pudore · as Giuseppe Costanzo |
| 1976 | The Judge and the Assassin · as Juge Rousseau |
| 1975 | Amici miei · as Il Perozzi |
| 1975 | The Old Gun · as Julien Dandieu |
| 1975 | Let Joy Reign Supreme · as Philip Of Orléans |
| 1975 | Playing with Fire · as Georges De Saxe |
| 1974 | The Secret · as Thomas Berthelot |
| 1974 | A Cloud in the Teeth · as Malisard |
| 1974 | The Down-in-the-Hole Gang · as Gaspard De Montfermeil |
| 1974 | Don't Touch the White Woman! · as Gen. Terry |
| 1974 | The Clockmaker · as Michel Descombes |
| 1973 | The Big Feast · as Philippe |
| 1973 | The Serpent · as Lucien Berthon |
| 1972 | The French Conspiracy · as Pierre Garcin |
| 1972 | Five Leaf Clover · as Alfred |
| 1972 | Time for Loving · as Marcel |
| 1972 | Sweet Deception · as Georges Lapierre |
| 1972 | The Old Maid · as Gabriel Marcassus |
| 1971 | The Most Gentle Confessions · as Inspecteur Muller |
| 1971 | Murphy's War · as Brezan |
| 1970 | Give Her the Moon · as Gabriel |
| 1969 | Topaz · as Henri Jarre |
| 1969 | Clérambard · as Count Hector De Clérambard |
| 1969 | Justine · as Pombal |
| 1969 | The Assassination Bureau · as Monsieur Lucoville |
| 1968 | Mr. Freedom · as Moujik Man |
| 1968 | Very Happy Alexander · as Alexandre Gartempe |
| 1967 | Woman Times Seven · as Victor |
| 1967 | The Night of the Generals · as Inspector Morand |
| 1966 | Who Are You, Polly Maggoo? · as Jean-Jacques Georges, Le Journaliste |
| 1966 | Tender Scoundrel · as Bibi Dumonceaux |
| 1966 | Father's Trip · as Disgruntled Traveler |
| 1966 | The Sultans · as Michou |
| 1966 | A Matter of Resistance · as Jérôme |
| 1965 | Lady L · as Ambroise Gérôme |
| 1965 | Les Copains · as Bénin |
| 1964 | Cyrano et d'Artagnan · as King Louis Xiii |
| 1964 | Clémentine chérie · as Edgar Hoover |
| 1964 | Monsieur · as Edmond Bernadac, Industrialist |
| 1964 | Summer Frenzy · as Jean |
| 1963 | The Bread Peddler · as Jacques Garraud |
| 1963 | Ballad for a Hoodlum · as L'inspecteur Mathieu |
| 1962 | Therese · as Bernard Desqueyroux |
| 1962 | Le massaggiatrici · as Bellini |
| 1962 | Crime Does Not Pay · as Monseigneur Hughes |
| 1961 | Famous Love Affairs · as Louis Xiv |
| 1961 | Tout l'or du monde · as Victor Hardy |
| 1961 | Rendezvous · as Inspector Maillard |
| 1961 | Captain Fracasse · as Hérode |
| 1960 | Cyrano de Bergerac · as Lignère |
| 1960 | Ravishing · as Maurice |
| 1960 | Zazie in the Metro · as Oncle Gabriel |
| 1959 | Macbeth · as Macduff |
| 1955 | La Pointe Courte · as Him |
| 1952 | Matrimonial Agency · as A Passerby (uncredited) |
| 1951 | Olivia · as Béatrice's Lover (uncredited) |
| 1949 | Gigi · as Bit Part (uncredited) |
| 2023 | |
| 2023 | The Enigmatic Charlotte Rampling · as Self |
| 2023 | The Family · as Self |
| 2023 | Somebody Down There Likes Me · as Self |
| 2022 | Deneuve, la reine Catherine · as Self |
| 2022 | |
| 2021 | Rochefort, Noiret, Marielle: les copains d'abord · as Self (archive Footage) |
| 2020 | Annie Girardot selon son coeur · as Self |
| 2020 | Jean Rochefort, l'irrésistible · as Self (archive Footage) |
| 2020 | Simone Signoret, figure libre · as Self |
| 2018 | Robert Enrico, bref passage sur la Terre · as Self |
| 2017 | L'extravagant monsieur Piccoli · as Self - Actor (archive Footage) |
| 2012 | Il est minuit, Paris s'éveille · as Self |
| 2008 | The Beaches of Agnès · as Self (archive Footage) |
| 2006 | Marcello, una vita dolce · as Self |
| 2005 | |
| 2004 | |
| 2004 | Le grand journal de Canal+ (TV Series) · as Self |
| 2001 | |
| 1998 | Roll on Sunday (TV Series) · as Self |
| 1998 | We Can't Wait for Next Sunday (TV Series) · as Self - Main Guest |
| 1998 | In and Out of Fashion · as Self |
| 1994 | Veillées d'armes · as Self |
| 1994 | Les enfants de la télé (TV Series) · as Self |
| 1994 | Dead Tired · as Philippe Noiret |
| 1991 | Lest We Forget · as Self |
| 1987 | NPA (TV Series) · as Self |
| 1987 | Night of the Molières (TV Series) · as Self |
| 1982 | Maurizio Costanzo Show (TV Series) · as Self |
| 1982 | Cinéma cinémas (TV Series) · as Self |
| 1982 | Champs-Elysees (TV Series) · as Self |
| 1976 | César Awards (TV Series) · as Self - Presenter |
| 1975 | Sunday meetings (TV Series) · as Self |
| 1975 | Apostrophes (TV Series) · as Self |
| 1972 | Midi Trente (TV Series) · as Self |
| 1970 | Aujourd'hui Madame (TV Series) · as Self |