Pierre Blanchar

French actor
The basics

Quick Facts

IntroFrench actor
PlacesFrance
wasFilm director Actor Film actor French Resistance fighter
Work fieldActivism Film, TV, Stage & Radio Military
Gender
Male
Birth30 June 1892, Skikda, Algeria
Death21 November 1963Suresnes, France (aged 71 years)
Star signCancer
Family
Children:Dominique Blanchar
Awards
Volpi Cup for Best Actor1935
The details

Biography

Pierre Blanchar (30 June 1892 – 21 November 1963) was a French actor. He appeared in 54 films between 1922 and 1961. Blanchar was married to actress Marthe Vinot, with whom he had a daughter, actress Dominique Blanchar.

Selected filmography

  • The Gardens of Murcia (1923)
  • The Thruster (1924)
  • The Promised Land (1925)
  • Le Joueur d'échecs (1927)
  • The Farewell Waltz (1928)
  • The Wedding March (1929)
  • Captain Fracasse (1929)
  • Les Croix de bois (1932)
  • The Beautiful Sailor (1932)
  • L'Atlantide (1932)
  • The Devil in the Bottle (1935)
  • The Volga Boatman (1936)
  • Street of Shadows (1937)
  • Culprit (1937)
  • The Former Mattia Pascal (1937)
  • Life Dances On (1937)
  • The Man from Nowhere (1937)
  • A Royal Divorce (1938)
  • The Strange Monsieur Victor (1938)
  • Night in December (1940)
  • La Liberation de Paris (1944)
  • La Symphonie pastorale (1946)
  • Patrie (1946)
  • After Love (1948)
  • Doctor Laennec (1949)
  • My Friend Sainfoin (1950)
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