Jean-François Balmer
Jean-François Balmer (born April 18, 1946 in Valangin ) is a French - Swiss theater and film actor who mainly works in France.
Life
Balmer initially did various odd jobs, including working as a waiter and mountain guide. He studied economics at the École supérieure de commerce in Neuchâtel and from 1969 to 1973 acting with Isabelle Adjani and Jacques Villeret at the Conservatoire national supérieur d'art dramatique in Paris . Small roles in film and television followed in the 1970s; He made his screen debut in 1973 in command RAS by Yves Boisset , where he stood with his former classmates Jacques Weber on camera. Balmer also made his theatrical debut under Weber, playing Scapin's pranks under his direction in 1973 .
In 1977 Balmer was seen in the role of Waldeck in Alain Corneau's Wages of the Giants at the side of Yves Montand . In 1978 he was nominated for a César for Best Supporting Actor for his role as the investigating police officer in a dubious death . Numerous other supporting roles in film and television followed, including those directed by Claude Chabrol and Philippe de Broca , before he took on the leading role in a film for the first time in 1984 in Jacques Bral's Polar - A detective sees black . In the 1988 television series Spionin Against Will Balmer starred as Colonel Malone; in the multi-part series The French Revolution , he took over the role of King Louis XVI in 1989 . Balmer has appeared in more than 120 films. He also plays theater regularly. He has been nominated three times for a Molière for Best Actor : 1997 for his role in Le faiseur , 2001 for Novecento and 2011 for Henri IV, le bien aimé . Balmer was made a Knight of the Legion of Honor and Commander des Arts et Lettres in 2004.
Balmer has been married to the actress and production designer Françoise Petit since 1987 .
Filmography (selection)
- 1974: The wild sheep (Le mouton enragé)
- 1975: fear of the city (Peur sur la ville)
- 1977: The giants' wages (La menace)
- 1978: The rangers (Le passe-montagne)
- 1979: Girls' Years (L'adolescente)
- 1979: The Nice Coup (Les égouts du paradis)
- 1979: The Greyhound (Flic ou voyou)
- 1980: A sheet of love (Un page d 'amour)
- 1981: Snow (Neige)
- 1981: A strange career (Une étrange affaire)
- 1982: Women's choice - men's hunt (Le quart d'heure américain)
- 1983: The Bush Pilot (L'Africain)
- 1984: A love from Swann (Un amour de Swann)
- 1984: Polar - A detective sees black (Polar)
- 1984: Big City Hell - Hunted and Chased (Les fauves)
- 1984: The Blood of Others (Le sang des autres)
- 1985: The Assassination (Urgence)
- 1989: The French Revolution (La révolution française)
- 1991: Madame Bovary
- 1992: Diên Biên Phú - Symphony of Doom (Diên Biên Phu)
- 1994: The light of the extinguished stars (La lumière des étoiles mortes)
- 1996: Beaumarchais - The Insolent (Beaumarchais, l'insolent)
- 1997: Life is a game (Rien ne va plus)
- 1999: Time found again (Le temps retrouvé)
- 1999–2015: Boulevard du Palais (TV series, 54 episodes)
- 2000: The School of the Lost Girls (Saint-Cyr)
- 2000: Deutschlandspiel (TV)
- 2001: Belphégor (Belphégor, le fantôme du Louvre)
- 2003: The Bribes 3 - Return of a crook (Ripoux 3)
- 2006: Secret state affairs (L'ivresse du pouvoir)
- 2006: Deadly Diamonds (Un printemps à Paris)
- 2009: Lucky Luke
- 2010: Mumu
- 2012: In her house (Dans la maison)
- 2015: Cosmos
- 2016: Dieumerci!
Web links
- Jean-François Balmer in the Internet Movie Database (English)
Individual evidence
- ↑ Jean-François Balmer on voici.fr
- ↑ Biography of Jean-François Balmer on allocine.fr
- ↑ Jean-François Balmer on gala.fr
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Balmer, Jean-François |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | French-Swiss theater and film actor |
| DATE OF BIRTH | April 18, 1946 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Valangine |