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Jean-Pierre Marielle (born
April 12,
1932) is a
French actor. He is widely regarded in his country as one of the greatest living French actors. He has played in more than a hundred
movies in which he brought life to a very large diversity of roles, from the banal citizen (
Les Galettes de Pont-Aven), to the
serial killer (
Sans mobile apparent), to the
World War II hero (
Les Milles), to the compromised
spy (
La Valise), to the has-been
actor (
Les Grands Ducs), acting always with the same excellence whatever the quality of the movie in itself. He is well known for his outspokenness and especially for his warm and cavernous voice which is often imitated by French humorists considering him as the
archetype of the French gentleman.
Biography
Early life
Marielle was born in 1932 in
Dijon to an
industrialist father and a
dressmaker mother. His first experiences of acting date back to his years of
high school during which he staged some
Chekhov’s plays with his comrades. He initially wanted to study
literature but one of his teachers encouraged him to become an actor instead, so that he joined the
Conservatoire National where became close friends with
Jean-Paul Belmondo and
Jean Rochefort and from where he left with the
comedy second prize in
1954.
Career
His early career consisted of stage roles with the Grenier-Hussenot company, notably in
Pinter’s plays, and some small appearances on the large screen by the late
Fifties, with his particular voice giving him the abilities to play older characters. But disappointed by his first movie roles, he turned a moment to the
cabaret.
He obtained a little more consistent roles in the
Sixties in movies such as
Faites sauter la banque (
1963), starring alongside
Louis de Funès,
Week end à Zuydcoote (
1964) and in particular
Un monsieur de compagnie (1965), where french director
Philippe de Broca gave him the opportunity to express all his talent. But his popularity really exploded during the
Seventies as he appeared in a lot of comedies. In
La Valise (
1974) he incarnated an
israeli spy having to hide in a trunk in order to be extracted from a country of the
Middle East.
Les Gallettes de Pont-Aven (
1975),
Que la fête commence (
1974) and
Coup de Torchon (
1981) confirmed him as a great actor.
One of his best performances, which is also probably his darkest, lies in his wonderful interpretation of a disillusioned and suicidal cop in
Les mois d’avril sont meurtriers (
1987). The other major role of his career is
Monsieur de Sainte-Colombe in
Tous les matins du monde (
1994).
He also made at the same time a brilliant stage career and received the highest french award for a theater actor, the Molière, in
1994. He plays Jacques Sauniere in
The Da Vinci Code (
2006). He was awarded the
Légion d’Honneur in
1992.
Personal life
He has been married to French actress
Agathe Natanson since
October 4,
2003 and has a son from a previous union. He is a great lover of
jazz music and
New York City.
Awards
Nominations
2004 – César Award for Best Actor in a Supporting Role for the film La Petit Lili.
1993 – César Award for Best Actor in a Supporting Role for the film Max & Jeremie.
1992 – César Award for Best Actor for the film Tous les matins du monde.
1989 – César Award for Best Actor in a Supporting Role for the film Quelques jours avec moi.
1982 – César Award for Best Actor in a Supporting Role for the film Coup de torchon.
1976 – César Award for Best Actor for the film Les galettes de Pont-Aven.
Filmography
Tous peuvent me tuer (1957)
Faites sauter la banque (1963)
Week-end à Zuydcoote (1964)
Un monsieur de compagnie (1965)
Cent briques et des tuiles (1965)
Monnaie de singe (1965)
Le Diable par la queue (1968)
L'Amour c'est gai, l'amour c'est triste (1968)
Sans mobile apparent (1971)
4 mosche di velluto grigio (Four Flies on Grey Velvet) (1971)
Comment réussir quand on est con et pleurnichard (1973)
La Valise (1973)
Charlie et ses deux nenettes (1973)
Que la fête commence (1974)
Dupont Lajoie (1975)
Les Galettes de Pont-Aven (1975)
Cours après moi que je t'attrape (1976)
Comme la lune (1976)
Un Moment d'égarement (1977)
L'Imprécateur (1977)
L'Entourloupe (1979)
Cause toujours...tu m'intéresses (1979)
Voulez-vous un bébé Nobel ? (1980)
Pétrole! Pétrole! (1981)
Asphalte (1981)
Coup de torchon (1981)
Jamais avant le mariage (1982)
Signes extérieurs de richesse (1983)
Partenaires (1984)
L'Amour en douce (1985)
Hold-Up (1985)
Tenue de soirée (1985)
Les mois d'avril sont meurtriers (1986)
Quelques jours avec moi (1988)
Uranus (1990)
Tous les matins du monde (1991)
La Controverse de Valladolid (1992)
Max & Jérémie (1992)
Le Parfum d'Yvonne (1993)
Le Sourire (1994)
Les Milles (1995)
Les Grands Ducs (1996)
L'Elève (1996)
Une pour toutes (1999)
Les Acteurs (1999)
La Petite Lili (2002)
Claude Sautet ou la magie invisible (2002)
Le Grand Charles a disparu (2002)
Demain on déménage (2004)
Atomik Circus, le retour de James Bataille (2004)
Galilée (2005)
Les Ames grises (2005)
Le Grand Meaulnes (2006)
The Da Vinci Code (2006)Further Information
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