Georges Descrières

{{Short description|French actor (1930–2013)}}

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| name = Georges Descrières

| birth_date = {{Birth date|1930|4|15|df=yes}}

| birth_place = Bordeaux, France

| death_date = {{Death date and age|2013|10|19|1930|4|15|df=yes}}

| death_place = Cannes, France

| occupation = Actor

| yearsactive = 1954-1996

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Georges Descrières (15 April 1930 – 19 October 2013) was a French actor.{{cite web|url=http://www.lefigaro.fr/flash-actu/2013/10/20/97001-20131020FILWWW00061-l-acteur-georges-descrieres-est-mort.php |title=L'acteur Georges Descrières est mort |date=20 October 2013 |publisher=Lefigaro.fr |access-date=20 October 2013}} He appeared in 52 films and television shows between 1954 and 1996. He starred alongside Anna Karina in the 1962 film Sun in Your Eyes{{cite web|url=https://movies.nytimes.com/movie/167573/Sun-In-your-Eyes/overview |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20101130185856/http://movies.nytimes.com/movie/167573/Sun-In-your-Eyes/overview |url-status=dead |archive-date=30 November 2010 |department=Movies & TV Dept. |work=The New York Times |date=2010 |title=NY Times.com: Sun in Your Eyes |access-date=24 January 2010 }} and portrayed the gentleman-burglar title character in the internationally successful TV series Arsène Lupin.

He was appointed an Officer of the Legion of Honour in January 2004 and appointed Grand Officer of the National Order of Merit in May 2011.{{cite web|url=http://www.dontmiss.fr/2013/10/la-mort-de-georges-descrieres-arsene-lupin-orphelin/ |archive-url=https://archive.today/20131021221511/http://www.dontmiss.fr/2013/10/la-mort-de-georges-descrieres-arsene-lupin-orphelin/ |url-status=dead |archive-date=21 October 2013 |title=La mort de Georges Descrières : Arsène Lupin orphelin ! |publisher=don't miss.fr |access-date=21 October 2013 }}