Bourvil
André Robert Raimbourg (27 July 1917 – 23 September 1970), better known as André Bourvil, and mononymously as Bourvil, was a French actor and singer best known for his roles in comedy films, most notably in his collaboration with Louis de Funès in the films Le Corniaud (1965) and La Grande Vadrouille (1966). For his performance in Le Corniaud, he won a Special Diploma at the 4th Moscow International Film Festival. Bourvil's father was killed in the First World War before he was born. As a result, he spent his entire childhood in the village of Bourville, from which he took his stage name. He married Jeanne Lefrique on 23 January 1943. After a battle with Kahler's syndrome, which attacks the bone marrow, he died at the age of 53. He is buried in Montainville, Yvelines. In his comic performances Bourvil principally played roles of gentle and well-meaning characters who were often a bit obtuse or naïve, such as his roles opposite the hyperactive, dishonest and bossy ones played by Louis de Funès. Bourvil's characters not only managed to make viewers laugh, but also to save themselves, often unwittingly, from the Machiavellian designs of his adversaries. Bourvil was, however, also capable of more dramatic roles such as the handyman in L'Arbre de Noël (1969). In this role he observes the relationship between a man he works for and the young son who has fallen ill. The audience can identify with the character played by Bourvil, just as they can in his comic roles, so often as a simple man. One can also note his role of Monsieur Thénardier in the film adaptation of Les Misérables (1958), and his penultimate role as the policeman Mattei in Jean-Pierre Melville's Le Cercle rouge (1970). In March 1948, Bourvil took part in the complete recording of Offenbach's The Tales of Hoffmann with artists of the Paris Opéra-Comique conducted by André Cluytens, playing the four 'servant' roles. Description above from the Wikipedia article Bourvil, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.
Filmography
Bourvil : le rire et la tendresse
as Self (Footage Archives)
Bourvil : le rire et la tendresse
as Self (Footage Archives)
Les Rois de la comédie
as Self (archive footage)
Les Rois de la comédie
as Self (archive footage)
La Traversée de Bourvil
as Self (archive footage)
La Traversée de Bourvil
as Self (archive footage)
Belmondo: The Incorrigible
Belmondo: The Incorrigible
A Night at the Opera
as Self (archive footage)
A Night at the Opera
as Self (archive footage)
Lino Ventura, la part intime
as Self (archive footage)
Lino Ventura, la part intime
as Self (archive footage)
Bourvil, un homme vrai
as Self (archive footage)
Bourvil, un homme vrai
as Self (archive footage)
Le Tournage du Corniaud… Tout sauf un long fleuve tranquille
as Self (archive footage)
Le Tournage du Corniaud… Tout sauf un long fleuve tranquille
as Self (archive footage)
Bourvil, du comique paysan au génie de l'acteur
as Self (archive footage)
Bourvil, du comique paysan au génie de l'acteur
as Self (archive footage)
Jean Gabin, le dernier des géants
as Self (archive footage)
Jean Gabin, le dernier des géants
as Self (archive footage)
Bourvil : Bien... si bien
as Self (archive footage)
Bourvil : Bien... si bien
as Self (archive footage)
Comiques de toujours (Vol. 1 à 4)
as Self (archive footage)
Comiques de toujours (Vol. 1 à 4)
as Self (archive footage)
Clodo
as Gaston (uncredited)
Clodo
as Gaston (uncredited)
Le Cercle Rouge
as Commissioner François Mattei
Le Cercle Rouge
as Commissioner François Mattei
Atlantic Wall
as Léon Duchemin, Norman restaurateur
Atlantic Wall
as Léon Duchemin, Norman restaurateur
The Stud
as William Chaminade
The Stud
as William Chaminade
The Christmas Tree
as Verdun
The Christmas Tree
as Verdun
Monte Carlo or Bust!
as Monsieur Dupont
Monte Carlo or Bust!
as Monsieur Dupont
The Brain
as Anatole
The Brain
as Anatole
The Big Wash
as Armand Saint-Just
The Big Wash
as Armand Saint-Just
The Hotshots
as Jules Auguste Duroc
The Hotshots
as Jules Auguste Duroc
Les Arnaud
as Judge Henri Arnaud
Les Arnaud
as Judge Henri Arnaud
Don't Look Now... We're Being Shot At!
as Augustin Bouvet
Don't Look Now... We're Being Shot At!
as Augustin Bouvet
Three Disordered Children
as Eugène Laporte, entrepreneur de travaux publics
Three Disordered Children
as Eugène Laporte, entrepreneur de travaux publics
The Wise Guys
as Hector Valentin
The Wise Guys
as Hector Valentin
The Big Swag
as Louis Bourdin, metro ticket puncher and writer
The Big Swag
as Louis Bourdin, metro ticket puncher and writer
The Dirty Game
as Lalande
The Dirty Game
as Lalande
The Sucker
as Antoine Maréchal
The Sucker
as Antoine Maréchal
The Big Scare
The Big Scare
La Bonne Planque
as Antoine Perrin
La Bonne Planque
as Antoine Perrin
My Wife's Husband
as André Colombey
My Wife's Husband
as André Colombey
Thank Heaven for Small Favors
as Georges Lachaunaye
Thank Heaven for Small Favors
as Georges Lachaunaye
Josefa's Loot
as Pierre Corneille
Josefa's Loot
as Pierre Corneille
Don't Tempt the Devil
as Albert Gaudet, investigating judge
Don't Tempt the Devil
as Albert Gaudet, investigating judge
Un clair de Lune à Maubeuge
as Le chanteur à la télévision
Un clair de Lune à Maubeuge
as Le chanteur à la télévision
Les Culottes rouges
as Fendard
Les Culottes rouges
as Fendard
Tartarin de Tarascon
as Priest who reinflates the tire of his moped
Tartarin de Tarascon
as Priest who reinflates the tire of his moped
The Longest Day
as Mayor of Colleville
The Longest Day
as Mayor of Colleville
The Busybody
as André Loriot
The Busybody
as André Loriot
All the Gold in the World
as Mathieu Dumont / Antoine Dumont / Martial Dumont
All the Gold in the World
as Mathieu Dumont / Antoine Dumont / Martial Dumont
Fortunate
as Noël Fortunat
Fortunate
as Noël Fortunat
Captain Blood
as Baladin Cogolin
Captain Blood
as Baladin Cogolin
The Hunchback of Paris
as Passepoil
The Hunchback of Paris
as Passepoil
The Green Mare
as Honoré Haudouin
The Green Mare
as Honoré Haudouin
Way of Youth
as Charles Michaud, père
Way of Youth
as Charles Michaud, père
Serenade of Texas
as Me Jérôme Quilleboeuf
Serenade of Texas
as Me Jérôme Quilleboeuf
Sunday Encounter
as Jean Brévent
Sunday Encounter
as Jean Brévent
The Mirror Has Two Faces
as Pierre Tardivet
The Mirror Has Two Faces
as Pierre Tardivet
Les Misérables
as Thénardier
Les Misérables
as Thénardier
The Singer from Mexico
as Bilou
The Singer from Mexico
as Bilou
La Traversée de Paris
as Marcel Martin, unemployed taxi driver
La Traversée de Paris
as Marcel Martin, unemployed taxi driver
The Hussars
as le trompette Flicot Jean-Louis
The Hussars
as le trompette Flicot Jean-Louis
Le Fil à la patte
as Camille Bouzin, clerc de notaire et auteur de chansonnettes lestes
Le Fil à la patte
as Camille Bouzin, clerc de notaire et auteur de chansonnettes lestes
Cadet Rousselle
as Jérôme Baguindet
Cadet Rousselle
as Jérôme Baguindet
April Fools' Day
as Émile Dupuy
April Fools' Day
as Émile Dupuy
Royal Affairs in Versailles
as Museum guard
Royal Affairs in Versailles
as Museum guard
The Three Musketeers
as Planchet
The Three Musketeers
as Planchet
One Hundred Francs Per Second
as Self
One Hundred Francs Per Second
as Self
Crazy for Love
as Hippolyte Lemoine, neveu d'Augustine
Crazy for Love
as Hippolyte Lemoine, neveu d'Augustine
Grrr....
as Lui-même
Grrr....
as Lui-même
Alone in Paris
as Henri Milliard, le jeune marié campagnard
Alone in Paris
as Henri Milliard, le jeune marié campagnard
Mr. Peek-a-Boo
as Léon Dutilleul
Mr. Peek-a-Boo
as Léon Dutilleul
The Prize
as Isidore Pastouret
The Prize
as Isidore Pastouret
Miquette
as Urbain de la Tour-Mirande
Miquette
as Urbain de la Tour-Mirande
Le Roi Pandore
as Léon Ménard, le gendarme
Le Roi Pandore
as Léon Ménard, le gendarme
Wear His Heart on His Sleeve
as Leon Ménard
Wear His Heart on His Sleeve
as Leon Ménard
White as Snow
as Léon Ménard
White as Snow
as Léon Ménard
By the Window
as Gaston 'Pilou'
By the Window
as Gaston 'Pilou'
Not So Stupid
as Léon Ménard
Not So Stupid
as Léon Ménard
Studio en folies
as Self
Studio en folies
as Self
Hanged Man's Farm
as Le bourrelier, le chanteur à la noce
Hanged Man's Farm
as Le bourrelier, le chanteur à la noce
A Star to the Sun
as (uncredited)
A Star to the Sun
as (uncredited)
Sideral Cruises
as Scientist
Sideral Cruises
as Scientist
Foutraque (!)
as himself
Foutraque (!)
as himself