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Pierre Blanchar

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Pierre Blanchar

Known For

Acting

Gender

Male

Birthday

Jun 30, 1892 (134 years old)

Place of Birth

Philippeville, Constantine, France [now Skikda, Algeria]

Biography

Pierre Blanchar (30 June 1892 – 21 November 1963) was a French actor. He appeared in more than 50 films between 1922 and 1961. Blanchar was married to actress Marthe Vinot, with whom he had a daughter, actress Dominique Blanchar. He played Napoleon in the 1938 British film A Royal Divorce alongside Ruth Chatterton as Josephine. He later appeared alongside Michèle Morgan in the 1946 film Pastoral Symphony. Source: Article "Pierre Blanchar" from Wikipedia in English, licensed under CC-BY-SA 3.0.

Known For

Acting
1961The Black MonocleLe marquis de Villemaur
1959Riff Raff GirlsLe Pirate
1959KatiaKoubaroff
1959DiscoramaSelf
1950My Friend SainfoinSainfoin
1949Dr. LaennecDr. Laennec
1949The Cupid ClubFlip
1948After LoveFrançois Mésaule
1947Sky BattalionCaptain Ferane
1946Pastoral SymphonyPastor John Martens
1946HomelandLe comte de Rysoor
1944Le Journal de la RésistanceHimself - Narrator
1944The HunchbackKnight Henri de Lagardère
1944The Liberation of Paris(voice)
1943Secrets of a BallerinaGérard de Clergue
1943SecretsRené
1942Pontcarral, Empire ColonelPontcarral
1942La Neige sur les pasMarc Romanay
1941Night in DecemberPierre Darmont
1941La Prière aux étoilesPierre Florent
1941La Prière aux étoiles (80min cut)Pierre Florent
1941La Prière aux étoiles (film inachevé)Pierre Florent
1940Two WomenDomitien Van Bergen
1938The Strange Monsieur VictorBastien Robineau
1938Le JoueurAlexeï Nikitine
1938A Royal DivorceNapoléon Bonaparte
1937Courier of LyonsPierre-Joseph Lesurques
1937Life Dances OnThierry Raynal
1937Street of ShadowsGrégor Courdane alias : Condoyan
1937The Queen of SpadesHermann
1937The Man from NowhereMathias Pascal / Adrien Meis
1937CulpritJérôme Lescuyer
1937A Woman of No Importance
1935Crime and PunishmentRaskolnikov
1935Lovers and ThievesClaude Brévin
1935Turandot, princesse de ChineKalaf
1935Les Bateliers de la VolgaLieutenant Vadime Borzin
1935The Devil in the BottleKeave
1934At the End of the WorldJean Arnaud
1934Iris perdue et retrouvée
1934L’OrFrançois Berthier
1933The Old DevilJean Trapeau
1933Zero for ConductSupervisor (uncredited)
1932Wooden CrossesAdjudant Gilbert Demachy
1932The Beautiful SailorSylvestre
1932The Mistress of AtlantisLe capitaine de Saint-Avit
1932The Dreamy MouthPierre, le mari
1929Captain FracasseCaptain Fracasse
1929Wedding March
1929Diane - Die Geschichte einer Pariserin
1928La valse de l'adieu
1927The Chess PlayerBoleslas Vorowski
1925La terre promiseDavid
1924The Thruster
1923GenevièveAlphonse de Lamartine
1923HeritageXavier
1922Jocelyn
-Georges MélièsVoix
Directing
1943Secrets of a BallerinaDirector
1943SecretsDirector