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Roger Blin
Actor
Born March 22, 1907Died January 20, 1984 (76 years)
Roger Blin (Neuilly-sur-Seine, France, 22 March 1907 – Évecquemont, France, 21 January 1984) was a French actor and director. He staged world premieres of Samuel Beckett's Waiting for Godot in 1953 and Endgame in 1957.
Blin was the son of a doctor; however, despite his father's wishes, Blin forged a career in the theatre. As a teenager he was 'fascinated' by the Surrealists and their conception of revolutionary art.
He was initially part of the left-wing theatre collectives The Company of Five and The October Group. In 1935 Blin served as Antonin Artaud's assistant director for his production of Les Cenci [The Cenci] at the Folies-Wagrams theatre in 1935. Following his work with Artaud, Blin focused on 'political street-theatre.'
During the war, Blin was a liaison between the Resistance and the French Army.
His extensive career as both director and actor in both film and theatre has been largely defined by his work and relationship with Artaud, Samuel Beckett and Jean Genet. In addition to being a close friend and confidant of Artaud during the latter's nine years of internment, he directed the first performances of Beckett's Waiting For Godot, Happy Days and Endgame as well as directing the initial performance of Genet's The Blacks and the controversial The Screens. Genet's key correspondences to Blin have been published by Editions Gallimard.
The 1986 Faber and Faber publication, "Samuel Beckett: The Complete Dramatic Works" carries only three dedications from Beckett: "Endgame" is dedicated to Blin, while "Come and Go" is for John Calder, and "Catastrophe" is for Václav Havel.
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Blin was the son of a doctor; however, despite his father's wishes, Blin forged a career in the theatre. As a teenager he was 'fascinated' by the Surrealists and their conception of revolutionary art.
He was initially part of the left-wing theatre collectives The Company of Five and The October Group. In 1935 Blin served as Antonin Artaud's assistant director for his production of Les Cenci [The Cenci] at the Folies-Wagrams theatre in 1935. Following his work with Artaud, Blin focused on 'political street-theatre.'
During the war, Blin was a liaison between the Resistance and the French Army.
His extensive career as both director and actor in both film and theatre has been largely defined by his work and relationship with Artaud, Samuel Beckett and Jean Genet. In addition to being a close friend and confidant of Artaud during the latter's nine years of internment, he directed the first performances of Beckett's Waiting For Godot, Happy Days and Endgame as well as directing the initial performance of Genet's The Blacks and the controversial The Screens. Genet's key correspondences to Blin have been published by Editions Gallimard.
The 1986 Faber and Faber publication, "Samuel Beckett: The Complete Dramatic Works" carries only three dedications from Beckett: "Endgame" is dedicated to Blin, while "Come and Go" is for John Calder, and "Catastrophe" is for Václav Havel.
Source: Article "Roger Blin" from Wikipedia in English, licensed under CC-BY-SA 3.0.
Known For
Roger Blin Filmography
| 1982 | Five and the Skin · as Récitant (voice) |
| 1981 | Jean Genet: An Interview with Antoine Bourseiller · as Narrator |
| 1980 | The King and the Mockingbird · as L’aveugle (voice) |
| 1979 | The Adolescent · as Romain |
| 1977 | Le vieux pays où Rimbaud est mort · as Jeanne's Father |
| 1976 | Nevermore, Forever · as Daniel |
| 1975 | Il faut vivre dangereusement · as Murdoc |
| 1975 | Lily, aime-moi · as Le Père De Lily |
| 1975 | Aloïse · as Le Professeur De Chant |
| 1975 | That Most Important Thing: Love · as Servais' Father |
| 1973 | La ligne d'ombre · as Burns |
| 1970 | Trop petit mon ami · as Boris |
| 1968 | Les Compagnons de Baal (TV Series) · as Dominique Marchesini |
| 1967 | Law of Survival · as Pao |
| 1967 | The Sunday of Life · as Jean Sans-Tête |
| 1966 | The Devil's Tricks · as Monsieur De Beaurepaire |
| 1964 | Le petit Claus et le grand Claus · as Le Grand Claus |
| 1964 | A Taste for Women · as Larsen |
| 1961 | Paris Blues · as Fausto The Moor (uncredited) |
| 1959 | Checkerboard · as Slim, Le Guide |
| 1956 | The Hunchback of Notre Dame · as Mathias Hungadi |
| 1955 | Beside Murder · as Wladimir |
| 1953 | The Knight of the Night · as Le Valet |
| 1952 | The Curious Adventures of Mr. Wonderbird · as Blind Man (voice) |
| 1951 | |
| 1951 | Le bagnard · as Convict |
| 1950 | Orpheus · as The Poet |
| 1949 | Unusual Tales · as Guillaume |
| 1949 | Wicked City · as Emilio |
| 1947 | Passionnelle · as Julien |
| 1946 | Le couple idéal · as The Sleepwalker |
| 1945 | La vie de bohème · as Man Of The Puppet |
| 1944 | Premier de cordée · as Paul Moury |
| 1943 | Le colonel Chabert · as Cleric |
| 1943 | Douce · as Man Of The Theater (uncredited) |
| 1943 | Le Corbeau · as François |
| 1943 | Adieu Léonard · as Bohemian Leader |
| 1943 | Captain Fracasse · as Fagotin |
| 1942 | The Devil's Envoys · as The Monster Showman |
| 1942 | The Trump Card · as Aspirant |
| 1941 | Volpone · as Un Vénitien |
| 1940 | Beating Heart · as (credit Only) |
| 1939 | The World Will Shake · as Le Condamné |
| 1939 | Louise · as (uncredited) |
| 1939 | Pasha's Wives · as Mair |
| 1938 | The Lafarge Case · as Le Journalier |
| 1938 | |
| 1938 | The Curtain Rises · as Dominique, Le Gardien Du Château De La Famille De Cécilia |
| 1938 | Rasputin · as Le Jeune Paysan |
| 1937 | The Alibi · as Kretz, Winckler's Henchman |
| 1937 | Pique Dame · as Cast |
| 1936 | The Life and Loves of Beethoven · as De Ries |
| 1936 | Jenny · as Le Malade Solitaire |
| 1936 | Life Is Ours · as Un Métallo |
| 1936 | Under Western Eyes · as Unnamed Character |
| 1934 | Zou Zou · as Le Témoin Du Meurtre |
| 2020 | Le fantôme de Laurent Terzieff · as Self (archive Footage) |
| 1959 | Stars at Noon · as Self |