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Gérard Oury (1919–2006)

Actor | Writer | Director

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He was the son of a Jewish violinist. He left France in 1940 to escape the Nazi occupation, but returned after the war. He started out as an actor, and became a director in 1959. Although his films were comedies, they usually dealt with serious issues such as racism. He once said that his films "dealt with serious things by making people laugh". See more trivia »

Born:

Max-Gérard Houry
in Paris, France

Died:

(age 87) in Saint-Tropez, Var, France
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2003 Above the Clouds
Le général de La Motte-Noire
 
1986 A Man and a Woman: 20 Years Later
Un spectateur de '40 ans déjà' (uncredited)
 
1963 The Prize
Dr. Claude Marceau
 
1961 La menace
Le docteur
 
1960 The Itchy Palm
Cameo Appearance (uncredited)
 
1959 The Journey
Teklel Hafouli
 
1958 Le miroir à deux faces
Le docteur Bosc
 
1958 Back to the Wall
Jacques Decrey
 
1958 Seventh Heaven
Maurice Portal
 
1957 Young Girls Beware
Marcel Palmer
 
1956 Virage dangereux (TV movie)
Charles
 
1956 Triple Deception
Julius Pindar
 
1956 Le ciel des hommes (short)
Récitant/Narrator (voice)
 
1955 The Best Part
Gérard Bailly - un ingénieur
 
1955 En votre âme et conscience (TV series)
– L'affaire Roux (1955)
 
1955 Heroes and Sinners
Villeterre
 
1954 The River Girl
Enzo Cinti
 
1954 Loves of Three Queens
Napoleon Bonaparte (segment: Napoleon and Josephine)
 
1954 The Detective
Inspector Dubois
 
1954 Maison de poupée (TV movie)
Torwald Helmer
 
1954 They Who Dare
Captain George Two (as Gerard Oury)
 
1954 I cavalieri dell'illusione
Napoleone Bonaparte
 
1953 The Heart of the Matter
Yusef
 
1953 The Sword and the Rose
Dauphin of France (as Gerard Oury)
 
1953 Sea Devils
Napoleon
 
1953 Endless Horizons (voice)
 
1952 Le costaud des Batignolles
Récitant/Narrator (voice)
 
1951 The Night Is My Kingdom
Lionel Moreau
 
1951 Mr. Peek-a-Boo
Maurice
 
1951 ...Sans laisser d'adresse
Un journaliste aigri
 
1950 Here Is the Beauty
Bruno
 
1950 Sorceror
Petit rôle (uncredited)
 
1949 Du Guesclin
Le Dauphin
 
1949 The Secret of Mayerling
Petit rôle
 
1949 Jo la Romance
Roland Grenier
 
1947 Antoine et Antoinette
Customer
 
1942 Small Kidneys
Philinte
 
Show ShowWriter (20 titles)
1999 Le schpountz (writer)
 
1996 The Mirror Has Two Faces (screenplay "Le Miroir a Deux Faces")
 
1993 La soif de l'or (writer)
 
1989 Vanille fraise (writer)
 
1987 Lévy et Goliath
 
1984 La vengeance du serpent à plumes
 
1982 Ace of Aces
 
1980 Umbrella Coup
 
1978 Out of It (writer)
 
1973 The Mad Adventures of 'Rabbi' Jacob (dialogue / screenplay / story adaption)
 
1971 Delusions of Grandeur
 
1969 The Brain (writer)
 
1966 La Grande Vadrouille (scenario / adaptation)
 
1965 The Sucker (scenario and adaptation)
 
1962 Crime Does Not Pay
 
1960 The Itchy Palm (dialogue / screenplay)
 
1959 Come Dance with Me! (adaptation)
 
1959 Babette Goes to War (story)
 
1959 Un témoin dans la ville (writer)
 
1958 Le miroir à deux faces (writer)
 
Show ShowDirector (17 titles)
Show ShowThanks (1 title)
2006 La joie de faire rire (video documentary short) (thanks)
 
Show ShowSelf (19 titles)
2003 Louis De Funès, la comédie humaine (TV special documentary)
Himself
 
2001 Vivement dimanche (TV series)
Himself
– Episode dated 18 February 2001 (2001) … Himself
 
2001 C'est au programme (TV series documentary)
Himself
– Episode dated 26 January 2001 (2001) … Himself
 
1999 Les enfants de la télé (TV series)
Himself
– Episode dated 7 May 1999 (1999) … Himself
 
1978-1993 La nuit des Césars (TV series documentary)
Himself / Himself - Honorary Award Recipient (César d'honneur)
– La 18ème nuit des Césars (1993) … Himself - Honorary Award Recipient (César d'honneur) (also archive footage)
– 17ème nuit des Césars (1992) … Himself
– 9ème nuit des Césars (1984) … Himself
– 3ème nuit des Césars (1978) … Himself
 
1990 Ne m'oubliez pas: Hommage à Bernard Blier (TV documentary)
Himself
 
1988 Du côté de chez Fred (TV series)
Himself
– Episode dated 3 November 1988 (1988) … Himself
 
1984 Étoiles et toiles (TV series documentary)
Himself
– Le comique chez Gérard Oury (1984) … Himself
 
1982 Bourvil, un éclat de rire (TV documentary)
Himself
 
1980 Les nouveaux rendez-vous (TV series)
Himself
– Episode dated 5 October 1980 (1980) … Himself
 
1978 Les rendez-vous du dimanche (TV series)
Himself
– Episode dated 12 March 1978 (1978) … Himself
 
1974 Histoire du cinéma français par ceux qui l'ont fait (TV series documentary)
Himself
 
1971 Samedi soir (TV series)
Himself
– Episode dated 13 March 1971 (1971) … Himself
 
1970 Michèle Morgan (TV documentary)
Himself
 
1965 Grand écran (TV series documentary)
Himself
– Episode dated 4 February 1965 (1965) … Himself
 
1964 Le vrai visage de Thérèse de Lisieux (documentary short)
Récitant/Narrator (voice)
 
1962 Reflets de Cannes (TV series documentary)
Himself
– Episode dated 23 May 1962 (1962) … Himself
 
1959 Cinépanorama (TV series documentary)
Himself
– Episode dated 3 October 1959 (1959) … Himself
 
1957 Les marines (documentary short)
Récitant (voice)
 
Show ShowArchive Footage (9 titles)
2009 Vivement dimanche (TV series)
 
2009 Il était une fois... (TV series documentary)
 
2007 On a tous grandi avec Louis de Funès (TV documentary)
Himself
 
2006 La joie de faire rire (video documentary short)
Himself
 
2005 Saint-Tropez sur Seine (video documentary short)
Himself
 
2005 Don't Forget the Joie de Vivre (video documentary short)
Himself
 
2005 Les enfants de la télé (TV series)
 
2003 Louis de Funès ou Le pouvoir de faire rire (TV documentary)
Himself (uncredited)
 
1956 Walt Disney's Wonderful World of Color (TV series)
 
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Alternate Names:

Gerard Oury | Max-Gérard Houry Tannenbaum
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Trivia:

He was the son of a Jewish violinist. He left France in 1940 to escape the Nazi occupation, but returned after the war. He started out as an actor, and became a director in 1959. Although his films were comedies, they usually dealt with serious issues such as racism. He once said that his films "dealt with serious things by making people laugh". See more »

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