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Pierre Tornade
Actor
Born January 21, 1930Died March 7, 2012 (82 years)
Pierre Tornade (21 January 1930 – 7 March 2012) was a French actor. He appeared in more than 120 films and television shows between 1956 and 1998.
He was born Pierre Tournadre on 21 January 1930 in Bort-les-Orgues in the department of Corrèze. He began his theatrical career at 25 in Elle est folle, Carole at the théâtre du Palais-Royal. In 1956, he played in the musical comedy Irma la douce by Alexandre Breffort and Marguerite Monnot and then made his film debut in Les Truands, where he adopted his stage name, Tornade. The next year, he played a theater role in Pericles, Prince of Tyre before joining the Branquignols troupe of Robert Dhéry, which also included Jean Lefebvre, Michel Serrault and Micheline Dax.
He then became very demanded on television and appeared in several sitcoms such as Thierry la Fronde (1963), Le Chevalier d'Harmental (1966), Les Sept de l'escalier quinze B (1967) and Les Dossiers de l'agence O (1968). Because of his tall and imposing stature, he often appeared as a policeman or a soldier. His most famous roles were the father's victim in The Common Man (1975), Captain Dumont in the series Now Where Did the 7th Company Get to? (1973) and commissioner Florimond Faroux in the series Nestor Burma.
A famous voice actor, he moonlighted as village chief Vitalstatistix in animated films Asterix le Gaul (1967), Asterix and Cleopatra (1968) and The Twelve Tasks of Asterix (1976). He later voiced Averell Dalton in Lucky Luke animated films Daisy Town (1971) and La Ballade des Dalton (1978) and Lucky Luke the Lucky Cowboy (1983). He also voiced Obelix in four other animated films of Asterix, these include Asterix Versus Caesar (1985), Asterix in Britain (1986), Asterix and the Big Fight (1989) and Asterix Conquers America (1994).
He was named Chevalier (Knight) of the National Order of Merit in 1996. Tornade died on 7 March 2012 in Rambouillet hospital after several days in a coma. He had fallen accidentally in the stairway of his Yvelines residence the previous week and had been comatose since then.
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He was born Pierre Tournadre on 21 January 1930 in Bort-les-Orgues in the department of Corrèze. He began his theatrical career at 25 in Elle est folle, Carole at the théâtre du Palais-Royal. In 1956, he played in the musical comedy Irma la douce by Alexandre Breffort and Marguerite Monnot and then made his film debut in Les Truands, where he adopted his stage name, Tornade. The next year, he played a theater role in Pericles, Prince of Tyre before joining the Branquignols troupe of Robert Dhéry, which also included Jean Lefebvre, Michel Serrault and Micheline Dax.
He then became very demanded on television and appeared in several sitcoms such as Thierry la Fronde (1963), Le Chevalier d'Harmental (1966), Les Sept de l'escalier quinze B (1967) and Les Dossiers de l'agence O (1968). Because of his tall and imposing stature, he often appeared as a policeman or a soldier. His most famous roles were the father's victim in The Common Man (1975), Captain Dumont in the series Now Where Did the 7th Company Get to? (1973) and commissioner Florimond Faroux in the series Nestor Burma.
A famous voice actor, he moonlighted as village chief Vitalstatistix in animated films Asterix le Gaul (1967), Asterix and Cleopatra (1968) and The Twelve Tasks of Asterix (1976). He later voiced Averell Dalton in Lucky Luke animated films Daisy Town (1971) and La Ballade des Dalton (1978) and Lucky Luke the Lucky Cowboy (1983). He also voiced Obelix in four other animated films of Asterix, these include Asterix Versus Caesar (1985), Asterix in Britain (1986), Asterix and the Big Fight (1989) and Asterix Conquers America (1994).
He was named Chevalier (Knight) of the National Order of Merit in 1996. Tornade died on 7 March 2012 in Rambouillet hospital after several days in a coma. He had fallen accidentally in the stairway of his Yvelines residence the previous week and had been comatose since then.
Source: Article "Pierre Tornade" from Wikipedia in English, licensed under CC-BY-SA 3.0.
Known For
Filmography
| 2007 | Louis de Funès intime · as Un Maître D'hôtel |
| 1994 | Asterix in America · as Obélix |
| 1991 | Nestor Burma (TV Series) · as Commissaire Faroux |
| 1989 | Asterix and the Big Fight · as Obélix (voice) |
| 1988 | Palace (TV Series) · as Le Client À L'addition "à La Tête Du Client" |
| 1988 | Les Gauloises blondes · as Biturix |
| 1988 | À notre regrettable époux · as Radetsky |
| 1986 | Didi Drives Me Crazy · as Commissaire Bontemps |
| 1986 | Asterix in Britain · as Obélix (voice) |
| 1985 | Asterix Versus Caesar · as Obélix (voice) |
| 1984 | Fort Saganne · as Charles' Father |
| 1983 | Lucky Luke (TV Series) · as Averell Dalton (voice) |
| 1983 | Lucky Luke: The Daltons on the Run · as (voice) |
| 1981 | Arcole ou la terre promise (TV Series) · as Benoît Courtade |
| 1981 | Signé Furax · as Monsieur Léon, Obéliscologue |
| 1981 | Le chêne d'Allouville · as Henri Brainville, Mayor |
| 1978 | Général... nous voilà! · as Julien Berger |
| 1978 | Lucky Luke: Ballad of the Daltons · as Averell Dalton |
| 1977 | Le passe-muraille · as Lecuyer |
| 1977 | Les folies Offenbach (TV Series) · as Fialin De Persigny |
| 1977 | Stop Fooling Around... Soldier! · as Capitaine Marcus |
| 1976 | Le jour de gloire · as Le Maire |
| 1976 | The Twelve Tasks of Asterix · as (voice) |
| 1975 | The French Detective · as Commissioner Pignol |
| 1975 | The Seventh Company Has Been Found · as Capitaine Dumont |
| 1975 | Operation Lady Marlene · as Le Commandant Moulinot |
| 1975 | The Dangerous Mission · as Le Sergent-Chef Lapointe |
| 1975 | The Common Man · as Colin |
| 1975 | Raging Fists · as Jo, Bar Owner |
| 1974 | Impossible Is Not French · as Albert Lombard |
| 1974 | Shut Up, Gulli · as The Captain |
| 1974 | Le permis de conduire · as Le Directeur De La Banque |
| 1974 | |
| 1973 | Now Where Did the Seventh Company Get to? · as Capitaine Dumont, Commandant De La 7ème Compagnie |
| 1973 | I Don't Know Much, But I'll Say Everything · as Le Commissaire |
| 1973 | The Right of the Maddest · as Le Gendarme Motorisé |
| 1972 | A Loser · as Roland Fernier |
| 1971 | Daisy Town · as Averell Dalton / Un Parieur (voice) |
| 1971 | Delusions of Grandeur · as Voix Supplémentaires |
| 1971 | Les Nouvelles Aventures de Vidocq (TV Series) · as Le Préfet De La Somme |
| 1969 | L'auvergnat et l'autobus · as Grosswiller, Un Homme D'affaires |
| 1969 | The Brain · as Belgian Soldier Of The Armored Car |
| 1969 | The Devil by the Tail · as Schwartz - Le Second Complice |
| 1968 | Asterix and Cleopatra · as (voice) |
| 1968 | L'homme du Picardie (TV Series) · as Malbosc |
| 1968 | Beru and These Women · as Un Agent De Police |
| 1968 | The Tattoo · as Brigadier |
| 1968 | Salut Berthe! · as Father Fauvel |
| 1968 | A Strange Kind of Colonel · as Un Inspecteur |
| 1968 | The Little Bather · as Jean-Baptiste Castagnier, Le Gardien De Phare |
| 1967 | |
| 1967 | Asterix the Gaul · as (voice) |
| 1967 | Le fou du labo IV · as Dst Inspector |
| 1967 | The Flashing Blade (TV Series) · as Le Cocher |
| 1967 | The Oldest Profession · as The Mover (segment "mademoiselle Mimi") (uncredited) |
| 1967 | Deux Romains en Gaule · as Un Ancien Combattant Gaulois |
| 1967 | The Night of the Generals · as Orderly (uncredited) |
| 1967 | Vidocq (TV Series) · as Gontran Tornifon |
| 1966 | Monsieur le Président Directeur Général (Appelez-moi Maître) · as Un Adjudant |
| 1966 | Comment ne pas épouser un milliardaire (TV Series) · as Shirley |
| 1966 | Beaumarchais ou 60000 fusils · as Le Sergent |
| 1966 | Tender Scoundrel · as Le Client Du Garage |
| 1966 | The Mystery of the White Masks (TV Series) · as Antoine, Le Postillon |
| 1966 | What's Cooking in Paris · as Le Second Maître D'hôtel |
| 1966 | Trois enfants... dans le désordre · as Un Agent En Faction |
| 1966 | |
| 1966 | A New World · as Le Voisin Père De L'enfant |
| 1966 | Monnaie de singe · as Le Gardien De Prison |
| 1966 | At the Theater Tonight (TV Series) · as Philogène |
| 1965 | The Gendarme in New York · as Médecin De Bord |
| 1965 | La communale · as Le Metteur En Scène De La Pièce De Théâtre |
| 1965 | |
| 1965 | |
| 1964 | Mata Hari, agent H21 · as Cast |
| 1964 | Les gorilles · as A Police Officer |
| 1964 | The Counterfeit Constable · as Un Français Dans Le Bus |
| 1964 | Jaloux comme un tigre · as (uncredited) |
| 1964 | Détenu · as Cast |
| 1963 | Bebert and the Train · as Gendarme (uncredited) |
| 1963 | Thierry The Sling (TV Series) · as Taillevent |
| 1963 | The Reluctant Spy · as An Inspector (uncredited) |
| 1963 | People in Luck · as Un Homme (segment "le Gros Lot") |
| 1960 | The Youth Theater (TV Series) · as Riach |
| 1959 | La nuit de Tom Brown · as Le Barman |
| 1959 | Nina · as Un Inspecteur |
| 1958 | Voiture 7, place 15 · as Cast |
| 1958 | The Last Five Minutes (TV Series) · as Jules |
| 1957 | |
| 1957 | The Gangsters · as Le Ministre |