Maurice Barrier
Maurice Barrier (born June 8, 1932 in Malicorne-sur-Sarthe , † April 12, 2020 in Montbard ) was a French actor .
Life
Maurice Barrier was the son of a carpenter and began working in his workshop after finishing school. In Rennes, he met some actors from the Comédie de l'Ouest , today's Théâtre national de Bretagne , and began to play regularly in the theater from the late 1950s. He remained loyal to the theater in the following decades and appeared at the Théâtre Hébertot and the Théâtre de Paris , among others . His most important award he received in 1998, when he for his performance in the play 12 Angry with the prestigious theater prize Molière as Best Supporting Actor Award.
From the mid-1960s he was seen in several films. For example, he played D'Artagnan in the television film The Seizure of Power by Louis XIV. He made his screen debut in 1971 with the two films Raphael, the libertine and musketeer with blow and stab . In both he played minor supporting roles. Up to the end of his career in 2008 with Marié (s) ou presque, he was involved in more than 90 film and television projects in a film career that spanned more than 50 years. He often played minor supporting roles or guest appearances. He was never nominated for a major film award.
Barrier was married to actress Hélène Manesse . This made him the brother-in-law of the painter Claude Manesse and the actor Philippe Manesse . He is the uncle of the actor Jérémy Manesse and the singer Sarah Manesse .
On April 12, 2020, Barrier died at the age of 87 in Montbard hospital during the COVID-19 pandemic in France as a result of a SARS-CoV-2 infection.
Filmography (selection)
- 1966: The seizure of power by Louis XIV. (La prize de pouvoir par Louis XIV)
- 1971: Musketeer with blow and stab (Les mariés de l'an II)
- 1971: Raphael the libertine (Raphaël ou le débauché)
- 1972: The tall blonde with the black shoe (Le Grand Blond avec une chaussure noire)
- 1973: Scaffold terminus (Deux hommes dans la ville)
- 1973: Escape in a circle (Le gang des otages)
- 1973: Take care, Nicolas (Salut l'artiste)
- 1975: The Gypsy (Le Gitan)
- 1975–1990: The Falls of Monsieur Cabrol ( Les cinq dernières minutes , television series, three episodes)
- 1975: Flic-Story - duel in six rounds (Flic story)
- 1976: Longing for Africa (La Victoire en chantant)
- 1977: The Gang (Le gang)
- 1979: That settles the matter for me (Coup de tête)
- 1982: The return of Martin Guerre (Le Retour de Martin Guerre)
- 1983: The Outsider (Le Marginal)
- 1983: Fellini's Ship of Dreams (E la nave va)
- 1983: Two crazy jokers (Les compères)
- 1985: The specialists (Les Spécialistes)
- 1985: A woman to fall in love with (Une femme ou deux)
- 1985: Murderous Angel (On ne meurt que deux fois)
- 1986: The Fugitives (Les Fugitifs)
- 1987: Charlie Dingo - The Stranded One (Charlie Dingo)
- 1989: life and nothing else (La vie et rien d'autre)
- 1993: The Childhood of the Sun King (Louis, enfant roi)
- 1995: A dangerous woman (La femme dangereuse)
- 1996: A childhood on Montmartre (Les allumettes suédoises)
- 1996: Crime scene: Frankfurt – Miami
- 2004: Teachers on Demand ( L'instit , TV series, an episode)
- 2008: Marié (s) ou presque
Web links
- Maurice Barrier in the Internet Movie Database (English)
- Maurice Barrier in the German synchronous file
Individual evidence
- ↑ Coronavirus: Le comédien Maurice Barrier est mort du Covid-19. In: 20minutes.fr . April 13, 2020, accessed on April 13, 2020 (French).
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Barrier, Maurice |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | French actor |
| DATE OF BIRTH | June 8, 1932 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Malicorne-sur-Sarthe , France |
| DATE OF DEATH | April 12, 2020 |
| Place of death | Montbard , France |