Philippe Lemaire
Philippe Lemaire (born March 14, 1927 in Moussy-le-Neuf , † March 15, 2004 in Paris ) was a French actor .
Life
Lemaire had a dramatic childhood: after his father, a sailor, had died when Philippe was two years old, seven years later his mother disappeared without a trace, so that he grew up in the home. After serving in the Navy , Lemaire became an actor and made his film debut in 1944 after training with René Simon . He soon found success in roles as a youthful daredevil; later he played mainly in adventure and historical films .
His later career took place mainly on the screen in guest roles in television series.
Lemaire was married three times, including from 1953 to 1956 to Juliette Gréco , with whom he had a daughter. He committed the day after his 77th birthday suicide .
Filmography (selection)
- 1946: Adventure at the Royal Court (Le Capitan)
- 1949: The Lovers of Verona (Les Amants de Vérone)
- 1950: The dreaming heart (Maria Chapdelaine)
- 1951: The Forbidden Christ (Il Cristo proibito)
- 1953: And none was spared (Quand tu liras cette lettre)
- 1954: Fire under your skin (Le feu dans le peau)
- 1955: Those who sell (Les Clandestines)
- 1957: On the wrong track (L'Étrange Monsieur Steve)
- 1962: Cartouche, the Bandit (Cartouche)
- 1962: The iron mask (Le Masque de fer)
- 1962: The Scarlet Musketeer (Le chevalier de Pardaillan)
- 1963: Vice and Virtue (Le Vice et la Vertu)
- 1964: White cargo for Hong Kong
- 1964: The Triumph of the Musketeer (Hardi Pardaillan!)
- 1964: The Arkansas prospectors
- 1964: The diamond hell on the Mekong
- 1964: Angélique (Angélique, marquise des Anges)
- 1966: Angélique and the King (Angélique et le roi)
- 1966: Inspector X - Three yellow cats
- 1968: Extraordinary Stories (Histoires extraordinaires)
- 1972: The Red Chapel (TV Series)
- 1978: Heart fibrillation in St. Tropez (L'Amant de poche)
- 1983: Ars Amandi - The Art of Love (Ars amandi)
- 1984: Devil's Embrace (L'Année des méduses)
- 1993: Hunting in Paris (Une image de trop) (TV movie)
- 2003: Payoff (Gomez & Tavarès)
- 2004: Arsène Lupine - The King Among Thieves (Arsène Lupine)
Web links
- Philippe Lemaire in the Internet Movie Database (English)
- Biography (french)
personal data | |
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SURNAME | Lemaire, Philippe |
BRIEF DESCRIPTION | French actor |
DATE OF BIRTH | March 14, 1927 |
PLACE OF BIRTH | Moussy-le-Neuf |
DATE OF DEATH | March 15, 2004 |
Place of death | Paris |