Bourvil

Known for ActingBorn 1917-07-27Died 1970-09-23Prétot-Vicquemare, Seine-Inférieure [now Seine-Maritime], France

André Robert Raimbourg (27 July 1917 – 23 September 1970), better known as André Bourvil, and mononymously as Bourvil, was a French actor and singer best known for his roles in comedy films, most notably in his collaboration with Louis de Funès in the films Le Corniaud (1965) and La Grande Vadrouille (1966). For his performance in Le Corniaud, he won a Special Diploma at the 4th Moscow International Film Festival. Bourvil's father was killed in the First World War before he was born. As a result, he spent his entire childhood in the village of Bourville, from which he took his stage name. He married Jeanne Lefrique on 23 January 1943. After a battle with Kahler's syndrome, which attacks the bone marrow, he died at the age of 53. He is buried in Montainville, Yvelines. In his comic performances Bourvil principally played roles of gentle and well-meaning characters who were often a bit obtuse or naïve, such as his roles opposite the hyperactive, dishonest and bossy ones played by Louis de Funès. Bourvil's characters not only managed to make viewers laugh, but also to save themselves, often unwittingly, from the Machiavellian designs of his adversaries. Bourvil was, however, also capable of more dramatic roles such as the handyman in L'Arbre de Noël (1969). In this role he observes the relationship between a man he works for and the young son who has fallen ill. The audience can identify with the character played by Bourvil, just as they can in his comic roles, so often as a simple man. One can also note his role of Monsieur Thénardier in the film adaptation of Les Misérables (1958), and his penultimate role as the policeman Mattei in Jean-Pierre Melville's Le Cercle rouge (1970). In March 1948, Bourvil took part in the complete recording of Offenbach's The Tales of Hoffmann with artists of the Paris Opéra-Comique conducted by André Cluytens, playing the four 'servant' roles. Description above from the Wikipedia article Bourvil, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.Read more

Movies & web series

Spécial cinéma

La Traversée de Bourvil

Grrr....

Belmondo: The Incorrigible

Cinépanorama

Lino Ventura, la part intime

Studio en folies

Don't Look Now... We're Being Shot At!

The Wise Guys

La Bonne Planque

Le Cercle Rouge

Les Magnifiques sauvages

The Longest Day

Bourvil, du comique paysan au génie de l'acteur

The Sucker

Fortunate

The Brain

La Traversée de Paris

Les Misérables

Sideral Cruises

A Night at the Opera

Champs-Elysées

Les Rois de la comédie

A Star to the Sun

The Big Swag

My Wife's Husband

The Hunchback of Paris

Les Culottes rouges

Thank Heaven for Small Favors

Royal Affairs in Versailles

Bourvil, un homme vrai

Jean Gabin, le dernier des géants

The Prize

All the Gold in the World

Comiques de toujours (Vol. 1 à 4)

The Singer from Mexico

Captain Blood

The Busybody

By the Window

White as Snow

The Mirror Has Two Faces

Atlantic Wall

The Three Musketeers

The Christmas Tree

Wear His Heart on His Sleeve

Sunday Encounter

Don't Tempt the Devil

Crazy for Love