Paul Crauchet

Paul Crauchet
Born (1920-07-14)14 July 1920
Béziers, France
Died 19 December 2012(2012-12-19) (aged 92)

Paul Crauchet (14 July 1920 – 19 December 2012)[1] was a French actor.

Biography

As a young man interested in aviation and rugby, Paul Crauchet discovered a passion for the theatre at the age of 23. He settled in Paris in 1945, he studied under Charles Dullin for three years and began on stage in 1949. He then worked at the Théâtre National Populaire with Jean Vilar.

Crauchet appeared in the first film by Éric Rohmer, The Sign of Leo, in 1959, and then in 1962 in The War of the Buttons of Yves Robert. It is in The Wise Guys of Robert Enrico in 1965 that he became noticed. He had a very long career during which he worked with many directors, such as Alain Resnais, René Clément, Jean-Pierre Melville, Jacques Deray and José Giovanni. In 1983 he starred in Les Bancals.[2]

Selected filmography

Year Film Role Notes
1956La Bande à papa
1959The Sign of LeoFred
1962War of the ButtonsTouegueule
1965The Wise GuysPélissier
1966The War Is OverRoberto
Is Paris Burning?Priest
1967The Last AdventureL'assureur
1968Ho!Gabriel Briand
1969Army of ShadowsFelix Lepercq
La PiscineLeveque
1970Le Cercle rougeLe Receleur
Last Known AddressJacques Loring
1971Where Did Tom Go ?
The Married Couple of the Year TwoPublic Prosecutor
1972Un flicMorand
1973Story of a Love Story
The Burned BarnsPierre Cateux
1975Flic StoryPaul Robier
1978Butterfly on the ShoulderRaphaël
1990The King's WhoreLe Duc de Luynes
My Mother's CastleEdmond des Papillons
My Father's GloryEdmond des Papillons
Impasse de la vignettePa
1996La Belle VerteOsam
2007The Grocer's SonLe père Clément
2009Wild GrassPatient

References

  1. ↑ "La disparition du comédien Paul Crauchet à l'âge de 92 ans". lci.tf1.fr. Archived from the original on 2012-12-22. Retrieved 2012-12-22.
  2. ↑ Kaplan, Mike (1 August 1983). Variety international show business reference, 1983. Garland Pub. p. 437.


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