1897 - 1966

First he attended the academy of arts with the goal to become a painter. But he soon had to realize that his talent wasn't enough for it.
Finally he came to the theater Odéon where he impersonated his first roles as an extra.

When he was able to gain a foothold in the French talkies he appeared in the movies "Attaque nocturen" (31) and "Amour à l'américaine" (32) before he managed his breakthrough with "L'affaire est dans le sac" (32).
In the next years followed many well-known productions like "Je te confie ma femme" (33), "Georges et Georgette" (33) "Turandot, princesse de Chine" (34), "Dora Nelson" (35), "Le golem" (36), "Gribouille" (37), "La grande illusion" (37), "La Marseillaise" (38), "La bête humaine" (38) and "La règle du jeu" (39).

As director Jean Renoir in the 30's the director Claude Autant-Lara took up an important place in Carette's film career and they realized together several movies, among them "Lettres d'amour" (42), "Occuppe-toi d'Amélie" (49), "L'auberge rouge" (51) and "Le joueur" (58).

To his other popular movies of the 40's belong "Tempête" (40), "Une étoile au soleil" (43), "Fou d'amour" (43), "Adieu Léonard" (43), "Sylvie et le fantôme" (45), "Les portes de la nuit" (46) and "Ronde de nuit" (49).

He was able to demonstrate his impressive acting talent in the 50's again and created his characters with great skill.
To his well-known movies of the 50's and early 60's belong "La marie du port" (50), "La fête à Henriette" (52), "Le bon Dieu sans confession" (53), "L'amour d'une femme" (54), "Si Paris nous était conté" (55), "Paris, Palace Hôtel" (56), "Crime et châtiment" (56), "Le miroir à deux faces" (58), "Vive Henri IV...vie l'amour!" (61) and "Les pieds nickelés" (64).

An advanced arthritis finished his career and Julien Carette retired from the film business.
At the end of his life he had to spend his time sometimes partially paralyzed or sitting on a chair owing to illness. When he tried to light a cigarette his clothing kindled and Carette was burnt to death.
 

Other movies with Julien Carette: 
Les gaietés de l'escadron (32) Moi et l'impératrice (33) Gonzague (33) Adieu les beaux jours (33) Un petit trou pas cher (34) Le greluchon délicat (34) Le billet de mille (34) Unenuit de noces (35) Ferdinand le noceur (35) Fanfare d'amour (35) Marinella (36) Les soeurs Hortensia (36) Parlez-moi d'amour (36) Aventure à Paris (36) Les rois du sport (37) Lumières de Paris (37) Les chevaliers de la cloche (37) 27 Rue de la Paix (37) Entrée des artists (38) Je chante (38) La route enchantée (38) Le récif de corail (38) Le monsieur de 5 heures (38) Café de Paris (38) L'accroche coeur (38) Derrière la façade (39) La règle du jeu (39) Le paradis des voleurs (39) Le monde tremblera (39) Battement de coeur (40) La famille Duraton (40) Sixième étage (40) Parade en sept nuits (41) Fromont jeune et Risler aîné (41) La prière aux étiles (41) Croisières sidérales (42) Soyez les bienvenus (42) La bonne étoile (43) A la belle frégate (43) Monsieur des Lourdines (43) Bonsoir mesdames, bonsoir messieurs (44) Service de nuit (44) Le merle blanc (44) Vingt-quatre heures de perm' (45) Impasse (45) Messieurs Ludovic (46) Histoi re de chanter (46) L'amour autour de la maison (47) La fleur de l'âge (47) Le mannequin assassiné (48) Une si jolie petite plage (49) Branquignol (49) Amédée (50) Premières armes (50) E piu facile che un cammello... (50) Sans laisser d'adresse (51) Agence matrimoniale (52) Drôle de noce (52) Au diable la vertu (53) Gli uomini, che mascalzoni! (53) Fraternité (54) Casa Ricordi (54) Sur le banc (55) La môme Pigalle (55) Pas de coup dur pour Johnny (55) Rencontre à Paris (56) Ces sacrées vacances (56) Je reviendrai à Kandara (56) Les trois font la paire (57) Le temps des oeufs durs (58) Archimède, le clochard (59) La belle et le tzigane (59) La jument verte (59) La millième fenêtre (60) Mon oncle du Texas (62) La foire aux cancres (63) Les aventures de Salavin (63)