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Pierre Tchernia(1928-2016)

  • Producer
  • Director
  • Writer
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Pierre Tchernia in La clé des champs (1958)
Pierre Tchernia was born on 29 January 1928 in Paris, France. He was a producer and director, known for Nouvelles de Marcel Aymé (1990), Le viager (1972) and The Down-in-the-Hole Gang (1974). He was married to Françoise Pépin. He died on 8 October 2016 in Paris, France.
BornJanuary 29, 1928
DiedOctober 8, 2016(88)
BornJanuary 29, 1928
DiedOctober 8, 2016(88)
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Known for

Nouvelles de Marcel Aymé (1990)
Nouvelles de Marcel Aymé
TV Series
  • Director
Le viager (1972)
Le viager
6.9
  • Director
  • 1972
The Down-in-the-Hole Gang (1974)
The Down-in-the-Hole Gang
6.2
  • Director
  • 1974
Alfred Adam, Colette Brosset, Robert Burnier, Eliane D'Almeida, Pierre Dac, Bernard Dhéran, Robert Dhéry, Annie Ducaux, and Jacques Fabbri in The American Beauty (1961)
The American Beauty
6.3
  • Director
  • 1961

Credits

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Producer

  • Télé notre histoire (1999)
    Télé notre histoire
    TV Series
    • producer
    • 1999–2001
  • Mardi cinéma (1982)
    Mardi cinéma
    6.6
    TV Series
    • producer
    • 1985
  • Roger Lanzac in La piste aux étoiles (1954)
    La piste aux étoiles
    TV Series
    • producer
    • 1966–1976
  • Pierre Tchernia in L'ami public numéro un (1961)
    L'ami public numéro un
    TV Series
    • producer
    • 1962–1975
  • Le dernier des cinq (1972)
    Le dernier des cinq
    TV Series
    • producer
    • 1972–1974
  • Monsieur Cinéma (1967)
    Monsieur Cinéma
    8.8
    TV Series
    • producer
    • 1970–1972
  • Un enfant parmi tant d'autres (1968)
    Un enfant parmi tant d'autres
    TV Series
    • producer
    • 1968–1971
  • S.V.P. Disney (1964)
    S.V.P. Disney
    TV Series
    • producer
    • 1964–1987
  • Pierre Tchernia in En direct de... (1956)
    En direct de...
    TV Series
    • producer
    • 1956–1959
  • Micheline Dax and Pierre Tchernia in La clé des champs (1958)
    La clé des champs
    TV Series
    • producer
    • 1959
  • Répondez, Monsieur X... (1957)
    Répondez, Monsieur X...
    TV Series
    • producer
    • 1957–1958
  • Le violon de l'orphéon (1957)
    Le violon de l'orphéon
    TV Movie
    • producer
    • 1957
  • B comme Bémol
    TV Short
    • producer
    • 1956

Director

  • Jean Carmet, la liberté d'abord
    TV Movie
    • Director
    • 1997
  • L'Oeil du cyclone (1991)
    L'Oeil du cyclone
    7.0
    TV Series
    • co-director
    • 1996
  • Espérance Pham Thai Lan in Le secret du petit milliard (1992)
    Le secret du petit milliard
    TV Movie
    • Director
    • 1992
  • Un beau petit milliard (1992)
    Un beau petit milliard
    TV Movie
    • Director
    • 1992
  • Nouvelles de Marcel Aymé (1990)
    Nouvelles de Marcel Aymé
    TV Series
    • Director
    • 1991
  • Bonjour l'angoisse (1988)
    Bonjour l'angoisse
    5.5
    • Director
    • 1988
  • Emmenez-moi au théâtre (1982)
    Emmenez-moi au théâtre
    TV Series
    • Director
    • 1984
  • Le voyageur imprudent (1982)
    Le voyageur imprudent
    7.2
    TV Movie
    • Director
    • 1982
  • Jean Poiret and Michel Serrault in La gueule de l'autre (1979)
    La gueule de l'autre
    6.0
    • Director
    • 1979
  • Michel Serrault and Rosy Varte in La grâce (1979)
    La grâce
    7.0
    TV Movie
    • Director
    • 1979
  • Andréa Ferréol and Michel Serrault in Le passe-muraille (1977)
    Le passe-muraille
    6.8
    TV Movie
    • Director
    • 1977
  • Roger Lanzac in La piste aux étoiles (1954)
    La piste aux étoiles
    TV Series
    • Director
    • 1966–1976
  • The Down-in-the-Hole Gang (1974)
    The Down-in-the-Hole Gang
    6.2
    • Director
    • 1974
  • Aujourd'hui à Paris (1972)
    Aujourd'hui à Paris
    7.4
    TV Movie
    • Director
    • 1972
  • Le viager (1972)
    Le viager
    6.9
    • Director
    • 1972

Writer

  • Readymade, Emile Reynaud et la peinture s'anima (2010)
    Readymade, Emile Reynaud et la peinture s'anima
    8.5
    Short
    • Writer
    • 2010
  • Télé notre histoire (1999)
    Télé notre histoire
    TV Series
    • Writer
    • 2001
  • Peer Augustinski, Kristiane Backer, Roger Carel, Craig Charles, Rupert Degas, Ottfried Fischer, Howard Lew Lewis, Thomas Piper, and Pierre Tornade in Asterix in America (1994)
    Asterix in America
    5.9
    • idea
    • 1994
  • Espérance Pham Thai Lan in Le secret du petit milliard (1992)
    Le secret du petit milliard
    TV Movie
    • Writer
    • 1992
  • Nouvelles de Marcel Aymé (1990)
    Nouvelles de Marcel Aymé
    TV Series
    • adaptation
    • 1991
  • Bonjour l'angoisse (1988)
    Bonjour l'angoisse
    5.5
    • writer
    • 1988
  • Jack Beaber, Roger Carel, Billy Kearns, and Pierre Tornade in Asterix in Britain (1986)
    Asterix in Britain
    7.1
    • adaptation
    • 1986
  • Jack Beaber, Roger Carel, Gordon Heath, Billy Kearns, Patricia Kessler, Pierre Mondy, Séverine Morisot, Thierry Ragueneau, Serge Sauvion, Pierre Tornade, and Allan Wenger in Asterix Versus Caesar (1985)
    Asterix Versus Caesar
    6.8
    • adaptation
    • 1985
  • Le voyageur imprudent (1982)
    Le voyageur imprudent
    7.2
    TV Movie
    • adaptation
    • 1982
  • Michel Serrault and Rosy Varte in La grâce (1979)
    La grâce
    7.0
    TV Movie
    • adaptation
    • 1979
  • Lucky Luke: Ballad of the Daltons (1978)
    Lucky Luke: Ballad of the Daltons
    6.9
    • writer
    • 1978
  • Andréa Ferréol and Michel Serrault in Le passe-muraille (1977)
    Le passe-muraille
    6.8
    TV Movie
    • adaptation
    • 1977
  • Sean Barrett, Roger Carel, Michael Kilgarriff, and Jacques Morel in The Twelve Tasks of Asterix (1976)
    The Twelve Tasks of Asterix
    7.6
    • with the collaboration of
    • 1976
  • The Down-in-the-Hole Gang (1974)
    The Down-in-the-Hole Gang
    6.2
    • Writer
    • 1974
  • S.V.P. Disney (1964)
    S.V.P. Disney
    TV Series
    • creator
    • 1966–1973

Personal details

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  • Alternative name
    • Pierre Rochefort
  • Height
    • 6′ 2¾″ (1.90 m)
  • Born
    • January 29, 1928
    • Paris, France
  • Died
    • October 8, 2016
    • Paris, France(undisclosed)
  • Spouse
    • Françoise Pépin1949 - 1998 (her death, 4 children)
  • Other works
    Book: "50 ans de télévision racontés par... " Paris:Le Passeur ISBN: 978-2-36890-242-4; interview of Tchernia by Jérôme Bourdon p.49-78.
  • Publicity listings
    • 2 Pictorials

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  • Trivia
    First TV newscaster in French television history.
  • Nickname
    • Pierre 'Magic' Tchernia

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