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Pierre Blanchar

Acting
71 years oldPhilippeville, Constantine, France [now Skikda, Algeria]

Biography

Pierre Blanchar (30 June 1892 – 21 November 1963) was a French actor. He appeared in more than 50 films between 1922 and 1961. Blanchar was married to actress Marthe Vinot, with whom he had a daughter, actress Dominique Blanchar. He played Napoleon in the 1938 British film A Royal Divorce alongside Ruth Chatterton as Josephine. He later appeared alongside Michèle Morgan in the 1946 film Pastoral Symphony. Source: Article "Pierre Blanchar" from Wikipedia in English, licensed under CC-BY-SA 3.0.

Personal Details

Born
June 30, 1892 - November 21, 1963 (age 71)
Gender
Male
Place of Birth
Philippeville, Constantine, France [now Skikda, Algeria]
Known For
Acting

Also Known As

Gustave Pierre Blanchard

Movies (49)

The Black Monocle
5.9

The Black Monocle

as Le marquis de Villemaur

1961

Katia
6.4

Katia

as Koubaroff

1959

Riff Raff Girls
5.8

Riff Raff Girls

as Le Pirate

1959

My Friend Sainfoin
8.0

My Friend Sainfoin

as Sainfoin

1950

Dr. Laennec
5.7

Dr. Laennec

as Dr. Laennec

1949

The Cupid Club

The Cupid Club

as Flip

1949

After Love
4.5

After Love

as François Mésaule

1948

Sky Battalion
6.0

Sky Battalion

as Captain Ferane

1947

Homeland
5.0

Homeland

as Le comte de Rysoor

1946

Pastoral Symphony
6.2

Pastoral Symphony

as Pastor John Martens

1946

The Hunchback

The Hunchback

as Knight Henri de Lagardère

1944

Le Journal de la Résistance
8.0

Le Journal de la Résistance

as Himself - Narrator

1944

The Liberation of Paris
6.0

The Liberation of Paris

as (voice)

1944

Secrets of a Ballerina
5.3

Secrets of a Ballerina

as Gérard de Clergue

1943

Secrets
7.0

Secrets

as René

1943

La Neige sur les pas
5.0

La Neige sur les pas

as Marc Romanay

1942

Pontcarral, Empire Colonel
6.6

Pontcarral, Empire Colonel

as Pontcarral

1942

Night in December
5.0

Night in December

as Pierre Darmont

1941

La Prière aux étoiles

La Prière aux étoiles

as Pierre Florent

1941

La Prière aux étoiles (80min cut)

La Prière aux étoiles (80min cut)

as Pierre Florent

1941

Two Women
7.0

Two Women

as Domitien Van Bergen

1940

A Royal Divorce

A Royal Divorce

as Napoléon Bonaparte

1938

Le Joueur

Le Joueur

as Alexeï Nikitine

1938

The Strange Monsieur Victor
6.9

The Strange Monsieur Victor

as Bastien Robineau

1938

Courier of Lyons
6.8

Courier of Lyons

as Pierre-Joseph Lesurques

1937

Life Dances On
6.9

Life Dances On

as Thierry Raynal

1937

The Queen of Spades

The Queen of Spades

as Hermann

1937

Street of Shadows
6.8

Street of Shadows

as Grégor Courdane alias : Condoyan

1937

A Woman of No Importance

A Woman of No Importance

1937

The Man from Nowhere
6.8

The Man from Nowhere

as Mathias Pascal / Adrien Meis

1937

Culprit
7.0

Culprit

as Jérôme Lescuyer

1937

Lovers and Thieves

Lovers and Thieves

as Claude Brévin

1935

Les Bateliers de la Volga

Les Bateliers de la Volga

as Lieutenant Vadime Borzin

1935

Crime and Punishment
6.8

Crime and Punishment

as Raskolnikov

1935

The Devil in the Bottle

The Devil in the Bottle

as Keave

1935

Turandot, princesse de Chine

Turandot, princesse de Chine

as Kalaf

1935

L’Or
2.5

L’Or

as François Berthier

1934

At the End of the World

At the End of the World

as Jean Arnaud

1934

Iris perdue et retrouvée

Iris perdue et retrouvée

1934

Zero for Conduct
6.9

Zero for Conduct

as Supervisor (uncredited)

1933

The Old Devil
5.2

The Old Devil

as Jean Trapeau

1933

The Beautiful Sailor
5.1

The Beautiful Sailor

as Sylvestre

1932

The Dreamy Mouth
3.0

The Dreamy Mouth

as Pierre, le mari

1932

The Mistress of Atlantis
5.1

The Mistress of Atlantis

as Le capitaine de Saint-Avit

1932

Wooden Crosses
7.0

Wooden Crosses

as Adjudant Gilbert Demachy

1932

Diane - Die Geschichte einer Pariserin

Diane - Die Geschichte einer Pariserin

1929

Wedding March

Wedding March

1929

Captain Fracasse
6.5

Captain Fracasse

as Captain Fracasse

1929

La valse de l'adieu

La valse de l'adieu

1928

TV Shows (1)