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Roger Planchon

Actor, Director, Writer, Producer
Born September 12, 1931Died May 12, 2009 (77 years)
Roger Planchon (born 12 September 1931 in Saint-Chamond, Loire, died on 12 May 2009 in Paris), was a French playwright, director, and filmmaker.

Roger Planchon spent his childhood in the Ardèche, notably in Dornas. He found its inspiration from his rural origins and this issue was a recurring theme in his writings.

He started on stage in 1949 after winning an amateur theater. In 1952, he founded the Théâtre de la Comédie, located in the rue des Marronniers, in Lyon. He was the director of the Théâtre de la Cité of Villeurbanne since 1957 (which became the Théâtre National Populaire in 1972).

Roger Planchon transposed many works by Brecht, Molière, Shakespeare, and many works of contemporary authors, including Arthur Adamov and Michel Vinaver, but also opened the Théâtre National Populaire to Patrice Chéreau, then Georges Lavaudant.

As films, he directed George Dandin ou le Mari confondu by Molière, Louis, enfant roi, which was entered at Cannes, and another one by Lautrec.

In 2002, Christian Schiaretti succeeded him as director of the TNP; he created his own company with which he continued to write and direct until his death.

He died on 12 May 2009 after a heart attack, he is buried in the Père Lachaise Cemetery (22nd division).

Source: Article "Roger Planchon" from Wikipedia in English, licensed under CC-BY-SA 3.0.
Known For
  • I... For Icarus
  • Lautrec
  • Camille Claudel
  • Dossier 51
  • The Return of Martin Guerre
  • Louis: The Child King
  • Molière
  • La 7ème cible
  • L'année de l'éveil
  • Légitime violence
  • Radio Raven
  • Le grand frère
  • Jean Galmot, aventurier
  • The Others

Filmography

1998
Lautrec · as Le Vieil Acteur
1993
Pétain · as Récitant (participation Vocale)
1993
Louis: The Child King · as Le Vieux Domestique
1991
L'année de l'éveil · as Le Capitaine
1990
Jean Galmot, aventurier · as Castellane
1989
Radio Raven · as M. Faber, Le Maire
1988
Camille Claudel · as Morhardt
1988
Dandin · as Le Tragédien
1984
La 7ème cible · as Le Commissaire Paillard
1984
Un amour interdit · as L'évêque
1983
Danton · as Antoine Fouquier-Tinville
1982
Le grand frère · as Inspecteur Valin
1982
Légitime violence · as Philippe Miller
1982
The Return of Martin Guerre · as Jean De Coras
1979
I... For Icarus · as David Naggara
1978
Dossier 51 · as Esculape 1
1978
Molière · as Colbert
1978
Roads to the South · as Parisian Attorney-At-Law
1974
The Others · as Alexis Artaxerxès
1973
George Who? · as Victor Borie
1956
A Man Escaped · as Guard On A Bike

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