Raoul Billerey

Raoul Billerey ( Émile Gaston Maurice Billeret ; born October 12, 1920 in Nice , † July 28, 2010 in Limoux ) was a French stuntman , weapon master in film and actor .

Life

Billerey took an early interest in the theater and made the acquaintance of the actor Pierre Renoir ; after the Second World War he made his stage debut in 1946 in The Love of Three Oranges . At the beginning of the 1950s he learned fencing from Claude Carliez and was soon hired by André Hunebelle as a stuntman and armorer in his numerous adventure films. Billerey was also active as a fencer and actor in mostly small roles in over 150 films and television films. He was a sought-after specialist in action scenes, especially in the French-made coat-and-sword films. Until the year before his death, he also played numerous roles on the stage, such as his last in Jésus II as Adam.

Filmography (selection)

1962: Cartouche, the Bandit (Cartouche)
1962: The Scarlet Musketeer (Le chevalier de Pardaillan)
1985: The Naughty Girl (L'Effrontée)
1986: Betty Blue - 37.2 degrees in the morning (Betty Blue)
1987: If the sun didn't come back (Si le soleil ne revenait pas)
1987: No drowning allowed (Noyade interdite)

1988: Chouans! - Revolution and Passion (Chouans!)

1988: The Little Thief (La Petite voleuse)

1989: the war is over (après la guerre)

1992: Diên Biên Phú - Symphony of Doom (Diên Biên Phú)

1994: D'Artagnan's daughter (La Fille de d'Artagnan)

2002: Jet Lag - Or where love flies (Décalage horaire)

2004: In the mirror of evil (À ton image)

Web links

Raoul Billerey in the Internet Movie Database (English)

Individual evidence

personal data
SURNAME	Billerey, Raoul
ALTERNATIVE NAMES	Billeret, Émile Gaston Maurice (real name)
BRIEF DESCRIPTION	French stuntman and actor
DATE OF BIRTH	October 12, 1920
PLACE OF BIRTH	Nice
DATE OF DEATH	July 28, 2010
Place of death	Limoux

[1] Hommage à Raoul Billerey décédé le 28 juillet 2010: biography et filmographie .

[2] Raoul Billerey: la dernière cascade . July 30, 2010.