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Raimu (1883–1946)

Actor

Orson Welles once called beloved, down-to-earth French character star Raimu (born Jules Auguste Cesar Muraire) "the greatest actor who ever lived." It is hard to argue the compliment of one genius to another. Raimu was born in Toulon, France on December 17, 1883 of very humble means. He began his career at age 16 as a music hall extra by imitating famous French comic idols... See full bio »

Born:

Jules Muraire
in Toulon, Var, France

Died:

(age 62) in Neuilly-sur-Seine, Hauts-de-Seine, Île-de-France, France

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1946 The Eternal Husband
Nicolas Pavlovitch
 
1946 Hoboes in Paradise
Boule
 
1943 Le colonel Chabert
Le colonel Hyacinthe Chabert
 
1943 Immortal France
L'oncle Jules Froment
 
1942 Small Kidneys
Charpillon
 
1942 The Benefactor
Monsieur Moulinet
 
1942 Midnight in Paris
Monsieur La Souris
 
1942 L'arlésienne
Marc
 
1942 Strangers in the House
Maître Hector Loursat
 
1941 Parade en 7 nuits
Le curé Maffre, curé des Baux
 
1941 Le duel
le Père Bolène
 
1940 The Well-Digger's Daughter
Pascal Amoretti
 
1940 The Man Who Seeks the Truth
Jean Vernet
 
1939 Second Childhood
Georges
 
1939 Last Desire
Cesare
 
1939 Monsieur Brotonneau
M. Brotonneau
 
1939 Cocoanut
Loulou Barbentane
 
1938 Heroes of the Marne
Bernard Lefrançois
 
1938 The Baker's Wife
Aimable Castanier
 
1938 Les nouveaux riches
Legendre
 
1938 L'étrange Monsieur Victor
Victor Agardanne
 
1937 Le fauteuil 47
Juste Auguste Theillard
 
1937 Les rois du sport
Jules de l'Estaque
 
1937 Gribouille
Camille Morestan
 
1937 Dance Program
Francois Patusset
 
1937 La chaste Suzanne
Monsieur des Aubrays
 
1937 The Pearls of the Crown
Industrialist
 
1937 Confessions of a Newlywed
Jules Papillot
 
1936 Faisons un rêve...
Le mari
 
1936 César
César Ollivier
 
1936 The King
M. Bourdier - un riche industriel et sénateur qui reçoit le Roi
 
1936 Les jumeaux de Brighton
Beaugérard père et les deux fils Achille
 
1936 The Secret of Polichinelle
M. Jouvenel
 
1935 Dawn Over France
Samplan
 
1935 School for Coquettes
Labaume
 
1934 Tartarin de Tarascon
Tartarin
 
1934 Charlemagne
 
1934 Ces messieurs de la santé
Gédéon Tafard
 
1934 J'ai une idée
 
1934 Midnight, Place Pigalle
Monsieur Prosper
 
1933 Theodore and Company
Clodomir
 
1932 Fanny
César
 
1932 Les gaîtés de l'escadron
Le capitaine Hurluret
 
1932 The Chocolate Girl
Félicien Bédarride
 
1931 Mam'zelle Nitouche
Célestin/Floridor
 
1931 Marius
César Olivier
 
1931 Black and White
Marcel Desnoyers
 
1917 Le vagabond (short) (as Rallum)
 
1916 L'enlèvement de Vénus (short) (as Rallum)
 
1916 Paris pendant la guerre (short)
 
1916 Sacré Joseph (short) (as Rallum)
 
1913 L'homme nu (short)
 
1912 L'agence Cacahouète (short) (as Rallum)
 
1912 Le fumiste
 
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1957 Stars Never Die (documentary)
Himself
 
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2010 L'Occupation sans relâche - Les artistes pendant la guerre (TV documentary)
Himself
 
1977 Ciné Follies (documentary)
 
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Alternate Names:

Jules Raimu | Rallum
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