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François Périer


1919 - 2002

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The actor François Périer was born as François Pillu in Paris. He studied dramatic arts and went to the conservatory to André Brunot in 1938. For his performance in the play "Jours heureux" he got his first award.

He began his film career at the same time, first he impersonated small roles. To these movies belong "Hôtel du Nord" (38), "La chaleur du sein" (38), "La fin du jour" (39) and "Le duel" (39). It followed "Les jours heureux" (41), "Lettres d'amour" (42), "L'enfant de l'amour" (44) and "Sylvie et le fantôme" (45).

François Périer became one of the most distinguished French actors in numerous movies after the war.
To his well-known post-war movies belong "Un revenant" (46), "La vie en rose" (47), "Jean de la Lune" (49), "La souricière" (50), "Jeunes mariés" (53), "Villa Borghese" (53), "Escale à Orly - Zwischenlandung in Paris" (55), "Gervaise" (56), "Charmants garçons" (57) and "Bobosse" (59).

The theater became more important again from the 60's but he still appeared regular in front of the camera. To these movies belong "L'amant de cinq jours" (61), "La visita" (63), "Week-end à Zuydcoote" (64), "Le samouraï" (67) and "Z" (69).

He remained busy in the film business and impersonated impressive roles in productions like "Max et les ferrailleurs" (71), "L'attentat - Die tödliche Falle/Die Affäre Sadiel" (73), "Stavisky..." (74), "Police Python 357" (76), "Thérèse Humbert" (83), "Le Tartuffe" (84), the serial "Le gorille" (90) and "Mémoires d'un jeune con" (96).

François Périer suffered from Alzheimer's disease from the beginning of the 90's but he was able to work for the radio till to the middle of the 90's.

Besides his activity as an actor he also led the theater de la Michodière for some years.

He was among others married with the actresses Jacqueline Porel and Marie Daëms. His son Jean-Pierre Périer committed suicide in 1966 at the age of 23. His son Jean-Marie Périer became a director.
 

Other movies with François Périer: 
Le veau gras (39) L'entraîneuse (40) Premier bal (41) Mariage d'amour (42) Le camion blanc (43) La ferme aux loups (43) Bonsoir mesdames, bonsoir messieurs (44) La tentation de Barbizon (45) Au petit bonheur (46) Le silence est d'or (47) Une jeune fille savait (47) Femme sans passé (48) Retour à la vie (49) Orphée (49) Au p'tit zouave (49) Les anciens de Saint-Loup (50) Souvenirs perdus: Une couronne mortuaire (50) Mon phoque et elles (51) L'amour, Madame (52) Elle et moi (52) Un trésor de femme (53) Capitaine Pantoufle (53) Tempi nostri (54) Il letto: Le lit de la Pompadour (54) Cadet-Rousselle (54) Scènes de ménage (54) Le ciel de lit (55) Les évadés (55) The Man Who Never Was (56) Je reviendrai à Kandara (56) Que les hommes sont bêtes (57) Les louves (57) Le notti di Cabiria (57) Tous peuvent me tuer (57) La bigorne (58) Il magistrato (59) Le testament d'Orphée (60) La corde raide (60) La française et l'amour: Le divorce (60) Chien de pique (60) Les amours de Paris (61) Les petits matins (62) Les veinards: Le vison (62) I compagni (63) Dragées au poivre (63) Le coup de bambou (63) Un homme de trop (67) Les gauloises bleues (68) La nuit Bulgare (69) Les caprices de Marie (70) Le cercle rouge (70) Tumuc Humac (70) Juste avant la nuit (71) Vogliamo i colonnelli (73) Antoine et Sébastien (73) Sara (75) Docteur François Gailland (75) La raison d'état (78) Serie "Mazarin" (78) La guerre des polices (79) Le bar du téléphone (80) Le battant (83) Serie "La piovra" (84) Jacques le fataliste et son maître (84) Serie "La piovra 2" (85) Soigne ta droite (87) Serie "La piovra 3" (87) Lacenaire (90) La pagaille (91) Voyage à Rome (92)


 
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