Jean-Pierre Marielle
{{Short description|French actor (1932–2019)}}
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| name = Jean-Pierre Marielle
| image = Salon du livre de Paris 2011 - Jean-Pierre Marielle.jpg
| caption = Marielle in 2011
| birth_date = {{Birth date|1932|4|12|df=y}}
| birth_place = Paris, France
| death_date = {{death date and age|2019|04|24|1932|4|12|df=y}}
| death_place = Saint-Cloud, France
| occupation = Actor
| years_active = 1957–2016
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Jean-Pierre Marielle (12 April 1932 – 24 April 2019){{cite web|url=https://www.bfmtv.com/culture/l-acteur-jean-pierre-marielle-est-mort-a-l-age-de-87-ans-1679660.html|title=The actor Jean-Pierre Marielle died at the age of 87|website=BFM TV|date=24 April 2019 |access-date=24 April 2019}} was a French actor. He appeared in more than a hundred films in which he played very diverse roles, from a banal citizen (Les Galettes de Pont-Aven), to a World War II hero (Les Milles), to a compromised spy ({{Interlanguage link multi|La Valise|fr}}), to a has-been actor (Les Grands Ducs), to his portrayal of Jacques Saunière in The Da Vinci Code. He was well known for his distinctive cavernous voice, which is often imitated by French humorists who considered him to be archetypical of the French gentleman.
Early life
Marielle was born in 1932 in Paris to an industrialist father and a dressmaker mother. His first acting experiences dated back to his high school years during which he staged some of Chekhov’s plays with his comrades. He initially wanted to study literature but one of his teachers encouraged him to become an actor instead, so that he joined the Conservatoire National where he became close friends with Jean-Paul Belmondo and Jean Rochefort and from where he left with the comedy second prize in 1954.
Career
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Marielle's early career consisted of stage roles with the Grenier-Hussenot company, notably in Harold Pinter’s plays, and some small appearances on the large screen by the late 1950s, with his particular voice giving him the abilities to play older characters. However, disappointed by his first movie roles, he turned to cabaret for a certain time.
He obtained a little more consistent roles in the 1960s in movies such as Faites sauter la banque! (1963), starring alongside Louis de Funès, Weekend at Dunkirk (1964) and in particular Un monsieur de compagnie (1965), where French director Philippe de Broca gave him the opportunity to express all of his talent. But his popularity really exploded during the 1970s as he appeared in a lot of comedies. In {{Ill|La Valise|fr}} (1974) he played an Israeli spy having to hide in a trunk in order to be extracted from a country in the Middle East. Les Galettes de Pont-Aven (1975), Que la fête commence (1974) and Coup de Torchon (1981) confirmed him as a great actor.
One of his best performances, which is also probably his darkest, lies in his wonderful interpretation of a disillusioned and suicidal cop in {{Ill|Les mois d'avril sont meurtriers|fr}} (1987). The other major role of his career was Monsieur de Sainte-Colombe in Tous les matins du monde (1991).
In parallel he made a brilliant stage career and received the highest French award for a theater actor, the Molière, in 1994. He played Jacques Sauniere in The Da Vinci Code (2006). He was awarded the Légion d’Honneur in 1992.
Personal life
File:Jean-Pierre Marielle Cannes 2006.jpg
Marielle was married to French actress Agathe Natanson from 4 October 2003 until his death and had a son from a previous union. He was a great fan of jazz music and New York City.
Marielle died on April 24, 2019, at the age of 87.
Awards
- 1995 : Golden Goblet Award for Best Actor (2nd Shanghai International Film Festival) for the film Les Milles.
- 1992 : 7 d'Or Award for Best Actor for the TV film {{Interlanguage link multi|La controverse de valladolid|fr}}.
- 1987 : Mystfest Award for Best Actor for the film {{Interlanguage link multi|Les mois d'avril sont meurtriers|fr}}.
- 2008 : Honorary Lumière Awards (13th Lumière Awards)
Nominations
- 2004 – César Award for Best Actor in a Supporting Role for the film La Petite Lili.
- 1993 – César Award for Best Actor in a Supporting Role for the film Max et Jérémie.
- 1992 – César Award for Best Actor for the film Tous les matins du monde.
- 1989 – César Award for Best Actor in a Supporting Role for the film Quelques jours avec moi.
- 1982 – César Award for Best Actor in a Supporting Role for the film Coup de Torchon.
- 1976 – César Award for Best Actor for the film Les Galettes de Pont-Aven.
Filmography
| class="wikitable sortable" |
| Year
! Title ! Role ! Director ! class="unsortable" | Notes |
|---|
| rowspan=4|1957
| Le grand bluff | Philippe Norbert | Patrice Dally | |
| Fernand clochard
| Pierre Chevalier | | |
| Anyone Can Kill Me
| Jérôme | |
| Charming Boys
| The Deauville's receptionist | Henri Decoin (2) | |
| rowspan=1|1958
| La fille de la pluie | Xavier de la Mauge | Jean Prat | TV movie |
| rowspan=6|1960
| Les trois soeurs | Toujenbach | Jean Prat (2) | TV movie |
| La papesse
| | René Lucot | TV movie |
| La brune que voilà
| Cauteret | |
| Le mouton
| The chief of the police headquarters | |
| Pierrot la tendresse
| Emile | |
| Les joueurs
| Outiechitelny | TV movie |
| rowspan=1|1961
| La caméra explore le temps | TV series (1 Episode: "Les Templiers") |
| rowspan=4|1962
| Climats | Philippe Marcenat | Stellio Lorenzi (2) | |
| Il est minuit docteur Schweitzer
| Gilbert Pineau | TV movie |
| La caméra explore le temps
| Guy Lessertisseur | TV series (1 Episode: "La conjuration de Cinq-Mars") |
| La nuit des rois
| Malvolio | TV movie |
| rowspan=3|1963
| L'inspecteur Leclerc enquête | Michel Duquesnoy | Maurice Cazeneuve | TV series (1 Episode: "Le passé d'une femme") |
| Sweet and Sour
| Monsieur Rakanowsky | |
| Peau de banane
| Paul Reynaldo | |
| rowspan=7|1964
| André Durand-Mareuil | |
| Dernière enquête de Wens
| Jo Adams | Ivan Govar | |
| Relax Darling
| David Kouglov | |
| Échappement libre
| Van Houde | |
| Les cabinets particuliers
| Jacquart | Alain Boudet | TV movie |
| Male Companion
| Balthazar | |
| Weekend at Dunkirk
| Pierson | |
| rowspan=2|1965
| La bonne occase | Landrut | |
| Cent briques et des tuiles
| Justin | Pierre Grimblat | |
| rowspan=3|1966
| Monnaie de singe | Raymond Vernet | |
| Roger la Honte
| Lucien de Noirville | |
| Tendre Voyou
| Bob | Jean Becker (2) | |
| rowspan=1|1967
| Reverend Father Fouquet | |
| rowspan=1|1968
| L'homme à la Buick | The Marquis | |
| rowspan=3|1969
| Jean-Jacques Leroy-Martin | Philippe de Broca (2) | |
| Quarante-huit heures d'amour
| Mazoillac | |
| Les Femmes
| The editor | |
| rowspan=3|1970
| La perfection des jeunes filles | Narrator | Ulysse Laugier | Short |
| Les caprices de Marie
| Léopold Panneton | Philippe de Broca (3) | |
| Le pistonné
| Le lieutenant Casanova | |
| rowspan=5|1971
| L'amour c'est gai, l'amour c'est triste | Maxime | |
| The Married Couple of the Year Two
| Narrator | Voice, Uncredited |
| On est toujours trop bon avec les femmes
| Mac Cormack | |
| Without Apparent Motive
| Perry Rupert-Foote | |
| Four Flies on Grey Velvet
| Gianni Arrosio | |
| rowspan=3|1972
| Sex-shop | Lucien | Claude Berri (2) | |
| {{Interlanguage link multi|Le Petit Poucet (1972 film)|fr|3=Le Petit Poucet (film, 1972)|lt=Le Petit Poucet}}
| The Ogre | Michel Boisrond (2) | |
| P'pa je serai serrurier
| | Ulysse Laugier (2) | Short, Voice |
| rowspan=3|1973
| L'affaire Crazy Capo | Commissioner Martin | Patrick Jamain | |
| {{Interlanguage link multi|La Valise|fr}}
| Major Bloch | |
| Charlie et ses deux nénettes
| Tony | Joël Séria | |
| rowspan=3|1974
| Comment réussir quand on est con et pleurnichard | Gérard Malempin | |
| Un linceul n'a pas de poches
| Doctor Carlille | |
| Dis-moi que tu m'aimes
| Richard Le Royer | Michel Boisrond (3) | |
| rowspan=4|1975
| Léo Tartaffione | |
| Let Joy Reign Supreme
| The marquis de Pontcallec | |
| La traque
| Albert Danville | Serge Leroy | |
| Les Galettes de Pont-Aven
| Henri Serin | Joël Séria (2) | Nominated - César Award for Best Actor |
| rowspan=4|1976
| Calmos | Paul Dufour | |
| On aura tout vu
| Morlock | Georges Lautner (2) | |
| {{Interlanguage link multi|Cours après moi que je t'attrape|fr}}
| Paul | {{Interlanguage link multi|Robert Pouret|fr}} | |
| Sturmtruppen
| Salvatore Samperi | |
| rowspan=4|1977
| The More It Goes, the Less It Goes | Inspector Pignon | Michel Vianey | |
| Comme la lune
| Pouplard | Joël Séria (3) | |
| The Accuser
| Roustev | Jean-Louis Bertuccelli | |
| {{ill|Un moment d'égarement (1977 film)|fr|3=Un moment d'égarement (film, 1977)|lt=Un moment d'égarement}}
| Pierre | Claude Berri (3) | |
| rowspan=1|1979
| Cause toujours... tu m'intéresses! | François Perrin | |
| rowspan=2|1980
| L'entourloupe | Castelard | |
| Voulez-vous un bébé Nobel?
| Victor Delacroix | Robert Pouret (2) | |
| rowspan=3|1981
| Asphalte | Albert Pourrat | Denis Amar | |
| Pétrole! Pétrole!
| Jean-Marie Tardel | Christian Gion | |
| Coup de Torchon
| Georges Le Peron | Bertrand Tavernier (2) | Nominated - César Award for Best Supporting Actor |
| rowspan=3|1982
| Emmenez-moi au théâtre: L'étrangleur s'excite | Gene Cornflakes | Alexandre Tarta | TV movie |
| L'indiscrétion
| Daniel | Pierre Lary | |
| Jamais avant le mariage
| Patrick Le Kermadec | |
| rowspan=1|1983
| Signes extérieurs de richesse | Jérôme Bouvier | Jacques Monnet | |
| rowspan=3|1984
| ...e la vita continua | Arnoldo Betocchi | TV movie |
| Les capricieux
| Simon | TV movie |
| Partenaires
| Gabriel Gallien | |
| rowspan=2|1985
| L'amour en douce | Antoine Garnier | Édouard Molinaro (2) | |
| Hold-Up
| Simon Labrosse | |
| rowspan=1|1986
| The Rich and Depressed Man | Bertrand Blier (2) | |
| rowspan=3|1987
| Les mois d'avril sont meurtriers | Fred | Laurent Heynemann | Mystfest - Best Actor |
| Les idiots
| Kubac | Jean-Daniel Verhaeghe | TV movie |
| Les 2 crocodiles
| René Boutancard | Joël Séria (4) | |
| rowspan=2|1988
| Un château au soleil | Artus de Montdeny | Robert Mazoyer | TV Mini-Series |
| A Few Days with Me
| Monsieur Fonfrin | Nominated - César Award for Best Supporting Actor |
| rowspan=1|1989
| Bouvard et Pecuchet | François Bouvard | Jean-Daniel Verhaeghe (2) | TV movie |
| rowspan=3|1990
| Six crimes sans assassins | Commissioner Bastien Darnancourt | TV movie |
| Clérambard
| The Count Hector de Clérambard | Marcel Bluwal (2) | TV movie |
| Uranus
| Archambaud | Claude Berri (4) | |
| rowspan=1|1991
| Nominated - César Award for Best Actor |
| rowspan=2|1992
| La controverse de Valladolid | Jean-Daniel Verhaeghe (3) | TV movie |
| Max & Jeremie
| Almeida | Nominated - César Award for Best Supporting Actor |
| rowspan=1|1993
| The lonely man | Bertrand Blier (3) | |
| rowspan=2|1994
| Le parfum d'Yvonne | Dr. Rene Meinthe | |
| Le Sourire
| Pierre-François Le Clainche | |
| rowspan=1|1995
| Commander Perrochon | Sébastien Grall |
| rowspan=2|1996
| Georges Cox | Patrice Leconte (2) | |
| L'élève
| Armand | |
| rowspan=1|1999
| Commissioner Bayard | |
| rowspan=1|2000
| Himself | Bertrand Blier (4) | |
| rowspan=1|2001
| Madame De... | The general | Jean-Daniel Verhaeghe (4) | TV movie |
| rowspan=2|2003
| Le nouveau testament | Jean Marcelin | Yves Di Tullio | TV movie |
| Little Lili
| Simon Marceaux | Claude Miller (2) | Nominated - César Award for Best Supporting Actor |
| rowspan=3|2004
| Popernick | |
| Pride
| James's voice | John Downer | TV movie |
| Atomik Circus - Le retour de James Bataille
| Bosco | Didier & Thierry Poiraud | |
| rowspan=2|2005
| Galilée ou L'amour de Dieu | Pope Barberini | Jean-Daniel Verhaeghe (5) | TV movie |
| Grey Souls
| Pierre-Ange Destinat | |
| rowspan=2|2006
| |
| Le Grand Meaulnes
| M. de Galais | Jean-Daniel Verhaeghe (6) | |
| rowspan=2|2007
| Salomon Bellinsky | Nominated - César Award for Best Actor |
| Ce que mes yeux ont vu
| Jean Dussart | Laurent de Bartillat | |
| rowspan=2|2008
| Livrez-nous Grynszpan | Narrator | Joël Calmettes | TV movie |
| Elles et Moi
| Emile de Montellier | Bernard Stora (2) | TV Mini-Series (1 Episode) |
| rowspan=2|2009
| Micmacs | Placard | |
| Darwin (r)évolution
| Philippe Tourancheau | TV movie |
| rowspan=4|2010
| Pièce montée | Victor | |
| The Skin of Sorrow
| Oswald | TV movie |
| Santa's Apprentice
| | Luc Vinciguerra | Voice |
| Le mystère
| Octave | Jean-Teddy Filippe | |
| rowspan=2|2011
| Bouquet final | Jean-Pierre | TV movie |
| Chez Maupassant
| Sosthène | Gérard Jourd'hui | TV series (1 Episode : "Mon oncle Sosthène") |
| rowspan=5|2012
| Nos retrouvailles | The psychoanalyst | Josée Dayan (2) | TV movie |
| Rondo
| Abraham | Olivier van Malderghem | |
| Les seigneurs
| Titouan Leguennec | |
| Max
| Nick | Stéphanie Murat | |
| La fleur de l'âge
| Hubert Dassonville | Nick Quinn | |
| rowspan=1|2013
| Indiscrétions | Bernard Lefort | Josée Dayan (3) | TV movie |
| rowspan=3|2014
| Himself | |
| Des roses en hiver
| Jean | Lorenzo Gabriele | TV movie |
| Do Not Disturb
| Michel's father | |
| rowspan=1|2016
| L'homme au visage cassé | Jean-Loup Felicioli and Alain Gagnol | Voice |
| rowspan=1|2016
| Frantz Meyer | Josée Dayan (4) | TV series (1 Episode) |
References
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External links
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