Gérard Blain (1930–2000)

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Gérard Blain was born on October 23, 1930 in Paris, France. He was an actor and writer, known for Hatari! (1962), The Friends (1971) and The Pelican (1974). He was married to Marie-Hélène Bauret, Monique Sobieski, Bernadette Lafont and Estella Blain. He died on December 17, 2000 in Paris. See full bio »

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(age 70) in Paris, France

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Known For

Hatari!
Hatari! Charles 'Chips' Maurey
(1962)
The Friends
The Friends Writer
(1971)
The Pelican
The Pelican Paul Boyer
(1974)
A Child in the Crowd
A Child in the Crowd Un passant
(1976)
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 2001 Love Bandits
The priest
 1995 Jusqu'au bout de la nuit
François
 1993 L'homme dans la nuit (TV Movie)
Ricord
 1992 Chasse gardée
Pierre Bufières
 1990 Les cinq dernières minutes (TV Series)
Régis
- Hallali (1990) ... Régis
 1989 Der Schnee der Anden (TV Movie)
 1989 Le masque (TV Series)
M. Joyeux
- La rançon de la gloire (1989) ... M. Joyeux
 1989 Les deux virus (TV Movie)
Le professeur Puisard
 1989 Jour après jour
Richard Lunet
 1989 Winter's Child
Stephane's father
 1988 Natalia
Claude Roitman
 1987 Killing Time
Broz
 1986 La presqu'île
Simon
 1986 Un moment d'inattention (TV Movie)
Le père
 1985 Black Sequence (TV Series)
Baglet
- Pas de vieux os (1985) ... Baglet
 1985 Un aventurier nommé Godin (TV Movie)
L'avocat de Godin
 1984-1985 Quei trentasei gradini (TV Mini Series)
Dottor Brauner
- Episode #1.6 (1985) ... Dottor Brauner
- Episode #1.5 (1985) ... Dottor Brauner
- Episode #1.4 (1985) ... Dottor Brauner
- Episode #1.3 (1985) ... Dottor Brauner
- Episode #1.2 (1985) ... Dottor Brauner
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 1984 Cinéma 16 (TV Series)
Henri Fontenoy, dit le 'Colonel'
- Sortie interdite (1984) ... Henri Fontenoy, dit le 'Colonel'
 1983 La derelitta
Redza
 1983 Un dimanche de flic
Emilio
 1982 Si je réponds pas, c'est que je suis mort (Short)
Gérard Beckel
 1981 La flambeuse
Henri
 1978 Utopia
Gérard
 1977 La machine
Le journaliste
 1977 The American Friend
Raoul Minot
 1976 A Child in the Crowd
Un passant (uncredited)
 1974 The Pelican
Paul Boyer
 1971 Paolo e Francesca
Giovanni Malatrasi
 1970 Cain from Nowhere
Caïn
 1967 Shock Troops
Thomas
 1967 The Music
 1966 L'inconnue (Short)
 1966 M.M.M. 83
Robert Gibson
 1965 Un amore
Marcello
 1965 La guêpe (TV Movie)
Marceau
 1964 Amori pericolosi
L'attendente (segment "Il generale")
 1964 Via Veneto
 1964 La bonne soupe
Le peintre
 1963 La soupe aux poulets
Claudio
 1963 The Virgins
Xavier de Brétevielle
 1963 The Eye of the Needle
Toto Cacace
 1962 Lo sgarro
Paolo
 1962 Hatari!
Charles 'Chips' Maurey (as Gerard Blain)
 1961 Gold of Rome
Davide
 1961 Skin and Bones
Mazur
 1960 The Hunchback of Rome
Alvaro Cosenza
 1960 Via Margutta
Stefano Solera (as Gerard Blain)
 1960 Silver Spoon Set
Anselmo Foresi (as Gerard Blain)
 1959 Match contre la mort
Jacques Lourmel
 1959 The Cousins
Charles
 1958 Charlotte and Her Boyfriend (Short)
The New Boyfriend (uncredited)
 1958 Le Beau Serge
Serge
 1958 Giovani mariti
Marcello (as Gerard Blain)
 1957 The Mischief Makers (Short)
Gérard
 1957 Le désir mène les hommes
Olivier Jourdans
 1956 Crime and Punishment
Jean Fargeot
 1956 Deadlier Than the Male
Gérard Delacroix
 1954 Service Entrance
Le photographe - copain de Léo (uncredited)
 1954 Before the Deluge
Un lycéen (uncredited)
 1954 Wild Fruit (uncredited)
 1946 Son of France
 1945 Children of Paradise (uncredited)
 1944 Le carrefour des enfants perdus (uncredited)
 1944 Le bal des passants (uncredited)
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Alternate Names:

Gerard Blain

Height:

5' 8" (1.73 m)

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Leading actor of the French New Wave movement, mentored by the director Julien Duvivier. He was said to physically resemble the actor James Dean and was thought of as a French equivalent. He was a favorite of continental critics and was strongly promoted by the influential magazine Cahiers du Cinéma. After a period of retirement, he re-emerged in the 1970's as a writer/director of socially ... See more »
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