Il était une fois Champs-Élysées
2022 · TV Show
as Self (archive footage)
Philippe Noiret
1930-10-01
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Lille, Nord, France
Philippe Noiret (1 October 1930 – 23 November 2006) was a French film actor. Noiret was born in Lille, France, the son of Lucy (Heirman) and Pierre Noiret, a clothing company representative. He was an indifferent student and attended several prestigious Paris schools, including the Lycée Janson de Sailly. He failed several times to pass his baccalauréat exams, so he decided to study theater. He trained at the Centre Dramatique de l'Ouest and toured with the Théâtre National Populaire for seven years, where he met Monique Chaumette, whom he married in 1962. During that time he developed a career as a nightclub comedian in a duo act with Jean-Pierre Darras, in which he played Louis XIV in an extravagant wig opposite Darras as the dramatist Jean Racine. In these roles they satirized the politics of Charles de Gaulle, Michel Debré and André Malraux. Noiret's screen debut (1949) was an uncredited role in Gigi. In 1955 he appeared in La Pointe Courte directed by Agnès Varda. She said later, "I discovered in him a breadth of talent rare in a young actor." Sporting a pudding-basin haircut, Noiret played a lovelorn youth in the southern fishing port of Sète. He later admitted: "I was scared stiff, and fumbled my way through the part—I am totally absent in the film." He was not cast again until 1960 in Zazie dans le Métro. After playing second leads in Georges Franju's Thérèse Desqueyroux in 1962, and in Le Capitaine Fracasse, from Théophile Gautier's romantic adventure, he became a regular on the French screen, without being cast in major roles until A Matter of Resistance directed by Jean-Paul Rappeneau in 1966. He became a star in France with Yves Robert's Alexandre le Bienheureux. "When I began to have success in the movies," Noiret told film critic Joe Leydon at the Cannes Film Festival in 1989, "it was a big surprise for me. For actors of my generation—all the men of 50 or 60 now in French movies—all of us were thinking of being stage actors. Even people like Jean-Paul Belmondo, all of us, we never thought we'd become movie stars. So, at the beginning, I was just doing it for the money, and because they asked me to do it. But after two or three years of working on movies, I started to enjoy it, and to be very interested in it. And I'm still very interested in it, because I've never really understood how it works. I mean, what is acting for the movies? I've never really understood." Noiret was cast primarily as the Everyman character, although he did not hesitate to accept controversial roles, such as in La Grande Bouffe, a film about suicide by overeating, which caused a scandal at Cannes in 1973, and in 1991 André Téchiné cast Noiret in J'embrasse pas (I Don't Kiss), as a melancholy old homosexual obsessed with young male flesh. And in 1987, in The Gold Rimmed Glasses based on Giorgio Bassani's novel about the cramped social life of post-war Ferrara in Italy, he played an elderly and respectable doctor who is gradually suspected of being a covert homosexual with a passion for a beautiful young man (Rupert Everett). Noiret won his first César Award for his role in Vieux Fusil in 1976. His second César came in 1990 for his role in Life and Nothing But. ... Source: Article "Philippe Noiret" from Wikipedia in English, licensed under CC-BY-SA.
Filmography
Rochefort, Marielle, Noiret: Les copains d'abord
2021 · Movie
as Self (archive footage)
Jean Rochefort, l'irrésistible
2020 · Movie
as Self (archive footage)
The Incredible Mr. Piccoli
2017 · Movie
as Self - Actor (archive footage)
Comiques de toujours (Vol. 1 à 4)
2009 · Movie
as Self (archive footage)
The Beaches of Agnès
2008 · Movie
as Self (archive footage)
3 Friends
2007 · Movie
as Serano, le concessionnaire Mercedes-Benz
Marco Ferreri: The Director Who Came from the Future
2007 · Movie
as Self
A Bear and a Mouse in Paradise
2006 · Movie
as Self
Marcello, una vita dolce
2006 · Movie
as Self
Edy
2005 · Movie
as Louis
Hitler, la folie d'un homme
2005 · Movie
as Narrator (voice)
The Dog, the General, and the Birds
2003 · Movie
as Récitant / Narrator (voice)
My New Partner III
2003 · Movie
as René Boirond
The Chops
2003 · Movie
as Léonce
Father and Sons
2003 · Movie
as Léo
Step by Step
2002 · Movie
as Louis Chevalier
A Day in the Life of French Cinema
2002 · Movie
as Self
Lulu Kreutz's Picnic
2000 · Movie
as Joseph Steg
Vivement dimanche
1998 · TV Show
as Self
Pierre and Marie
1997 · Movie
as Professor Rodolphe Schutz
Marianna Ucrìa
1997 · Movie
as Duke Signoretto
Soleil
1997 · Movie
as Joseph Lévy
On Guard
1997 · Movie
as Duke Philippe d'Orléans
The Grand Dukes
1996 · Movie
as Victor Vialat
Ghost with Driver
1996 · Movie
as Philippe Bruneau-Teissier
Le Veilleur de nuit
1996 · Movie
as Monsieur
Balthus through the Looking-Glass
1996 · Movie
as Récitant / Narrator
Looking for Paradise
1995 · Movie
as Padre di Claudia
Les Milles
1995 · Movie
as Le Général
Too Loud A Solitude
1995 · Movie
as Haňťa
Le Roi de Paris
1995 · Movie
as Victor Derval
The Troubles We've Seen
1994 · Movie
as Self
D'Artagnan's Daughter
1994 · Movie
as D'Artagnan
The Postman
1994 · Movie
as Pablo Neruda
Dead Tired
1994 · Movie
as Philippe Noiret
Tango
1993 · Movie
as L'Elégant
Max & Jeremie
1992 · Movie
as Robert 'Max' Maxendre
Fish Soup
1992 · Movie
as Alberto
The Two of Us
1992 · Movie
as Toussaint
I Don't Kiss
1991 · Movie
as Romain
Lest We Forget
1991 · Movie
as Self (segment "Pour Joaquim Elema Boringue, Guinée Équatoriale")
Especially on Sunday
1991 · Movie
as Amleto
Rossini! Rossini!
1991 · Movie
as Gioacchino Rossini
My New Partner II
1990 · Movie
as René Boirond
Uranus
1990 · Movie
as Watrin
The Palermo Connection
1990 · Movie
as Gianni Mucci
Forgery and the Use of Forgeries
1990 · Movie
as Anatole Hirsch
Stars 90
1990 · TV Show
as Self
Life and Nothing But
1989 · Movie
as Commander Delaplane
The Return of the Musketeers
1989 · Movie
as Cardinal Mazarin
Cinema Paradiso
1988 · Movie
as Alfredo
Chouans !
1988 · Movie
as Savinien de Kerfadec
The Sparrow's Fluttering
1988 · Movie
as Gabriele Battistini
Young Toscanini
1988 · Movie
as Dom Pedro II.
Les Œuvres de Frédéric Back
1988 · Movie
as Narrateur
The Family
1987 · Movie
as Jean-Luc
Masks
1987 · Movie
as Christian Legagneur
The Man Who Planted Trees
1987 · Movie
as Narrator (voice)
The Gold Rimmed Glasses
1987 · Movie
as Dr. Athos Fadigati
Widow's Walk
1987 · Movie
as Inspector Molinat
Nulle part ailleurs
1987 · TV Show
as Self
Sacrée soirée
1987 · TV Show
as Self
'Round Midnight
1986 · Movie
as Redon
Twist Again in Moscow
1986 · Movie
as Igor Tataïev
Let's Hope It's a Girl
1986 · Movie
as Leonardo
The Secret Wife
1986 · Movie
as Pierre Franchin, the painter
Before Midnight
1986 · Movie
as Self (archive footage)
Next Summer
1985 · Movie
as Edouard
Les Rois du gag
1985 · Movie
as In person at the César Awards ceremony (uncredited)
The Fourth Power
1985 · Movie
as Yves Dorget
My New Partner
1984 · Movie
as René Boirond
Fort Saganne
1984 · Movie
as Dubreuilh
Souvenirs souvenirs
1984 · Movie
as Le proviseur
Aurora
1984 · Movie
as André
The African
1983 · Movie
as Victor
Le Grand Carnaval
1983 · Movie
as Étienne Labrouche
A Friend of Vincent
1983 · Movie
as Albert Palm
My Friends Act II
1982 · Movie
as Giorgio Perozzi
The North Star
1982 · Movie
as Edouard Binet
Champs-Elysées
1982 · TV Show
as Self
Coup de Torchon
1981 · Movie
as Lucien Cordier
Three Brothers
1981 · Movie
as Raffaele Giuranna
Birgit Haas Must Be Killed
1981 · Movie
as Athanase
Jupiter's Thigh
1980 · Movie
as Antoine Lemercier
Heads or Tails
1980 · Movie
as Inspecteur Louis Baroni
A Week's Vacation
1980 · Movie
as Michel Descombes
No image
Rue du Pied de Grue
1979 · Movie
as Le père
Two Pieces of Bread
1979 · Movie
as Peppe Dorè
La Barricade du Point-du-Jour
1978 · Movie
as Eugène Pottier
Dear Inspector
1978 · Movie
as Antoine Lemercier
Who Is Killing the Great Chefs of Europe?
1978 · Movie
as Jean-Claude Moulineau
The Witness
1978 · Movie
as Robert Maurisson
Ciné regards
1978 · TV Show
as Self
The Purple Taxi
1977 · Movie
as Philippe Marchal
A Woman at Her Window
1976 · Movie
as Raoul Malfosse
The Judge and the Assassin
1976 · Movie
as Juge Rousseau
The Desert of the Tartars
1976 · Movie
as General
A Common Sense of Modesty
1976 · Movie
as Giuseppe Costanzo
Monsieur Albert
1976 · Movie
as Albert
30 millions d'amis
1976 · TV Show
as Self
Cérémonie des César
1976 · TV Show
as Self - President
The Old Gun
1975 · Movie
as Julien Dandieu
My Friends
1975 · Movie
as Il Perozzi
Playing with Fire
1975 · Movie
as Georges de Saxe
Let Joy Reign Supreme
1975 · Movie
as Philip of Orléans
L'école est finie
1975 · Movie
as Self - Narrator(voice)
Les Rendez-vous du dimanche
1975 · TV Show
as Self
Apostrophes
1975 · TV Show
as Self
The Down-in-the-Hole Gang
1974 · Movie
as Gaspard de Montfermeil
The Secret
1974 · Movie
as Thomas Berthelot
The Watchmaker of St. Paul
1974 · Movie
as Michel Descombes
Don't Touch the White Woman!
1974 · Movie
as Gen. Terry
A Cloud in the Teeth
1974 · Movie
as Malisard
Spécial cinéma
1974 · TV Show
as Self
La Grande Bouffe
1973 · Movie
as Philippe
The Serpent
1973 · Movie
as Lucien Berthon
No image
Poil de carotte
1973 · Movie
as François Lepic
La Mandarine
1972 · Movie
as Georges Lapierre
The Old Maid
1972 · Movie
as Gabriel Marcassus
The Assassination
1972 · Movie
as Pierre Garcin
A Time for Loving
1972 · Movie
as Marcel
Five Leaf Clover
1972 · Movie
as Alfred
Midi trente
1972 · TV Show
as Self
The Most Gentle Confessions
1971 · Movie
as Inspecteur Muller
Murphy's War
1971 · Movie
as Brezan
We Are All in Temporary Liberty
1971 · Movie
as Judge Francesco Langellone
Give Her the Moon
1970 · Movie
as Gabriel
Topaz
1969 · Movie
as Henri Jarre
Mr. Freedom
1969 · Movie
as Moujik Man
Justine
1969 · Movie
as Pombal
The Assassination Bureau
1969 · Movie
as Monsieur Lucoville
Clerambard
1969 · Movie
as Count Hector de Clérambard
The Tender Age
1968 · Movie
as Pourtalain
Very Happy Alexander
1968 · Movie
as Alexandre Gartempe
The Night of the Generals
1967 · Movie
as Inspector Morand
Woman Times Seven
1967 · Movie
as Victor
No image
The Other One
1967 · Movie
as André
A Matter of Resistance
1966 · Movie
as Jérôme
Who Are You, Polly Maggoo?
1966 · Movie
as Jean-Jacques Georges, le journaliste
Tender Scoundrel
1966 · Movie
as Bibi Dumonceaux
Father's Trip
1966 · Movie
as Disgruntled traveler
The Sultans
1966 · Movie
as Michou
No image
La Fin de la nuit
1966 · Movie
as Bernard Desqueyroux
The Buddies
1965 · Movie
as Bénin
Lady L
1965 · Movie
as Ambroise Gérôme
Monsieur
1964 · Movie
as Edmond Bernadac, Industrialist
Cyrano and d'Artagnan
1964 · Movie
as King Louis XIII
Summer Frenzy
1964 · Movie
as Jean
Clémentine chérie
1964 · Movie
as Edgar Hoover
The Lovers of the France
1964 · Movie
as Récitant / Narrator (voice)
Death, Where Is Your Victory?
1964 · Movie
as Brassy
Ballad for a Hoodlum
1963 · Movie
as L'inspecteur Mathieu
La Porteuse de pain
1963 · Movie
as Jacques Garraud
Therese
1962 · Movie
as Bernard Desqueyroux
The Masseuses
1962 · Movie
as Bellini
Crime Does Not Pay
1962 · Movie
as Monseigneur Hughes
Comme un poisson dans l'eau
1962 · Movie
as Lucien Barlemont
Le Mal court
1962 · Movie
as Parfait XVIII
Captain Fracasse
1961 · Movie
as Hérode
Famous Love Affairs
1961 · Movie
as Louis XIV
All the Gold in the World
1961 · Movie
as Victor Hardy
Rendezvous
1961 · Movie
as Inspector Maillard
Flore et Blancheflore
1961 · Movie
as Le roi Félix
Zazie dans le Métro
1960 · Movie
as Oncle Gabriel
Cyrano de Bergerac
1960 · Movie
as Lignère
Ravishing
1960 · Movie
as Maurice
De fil en aiguille
1960 · Movie
as M. Van Dam
Macbeth
1959 · Movie
as Macduff
Discorama
1959 · TV Show
as Self - Host, Self
La Pointe Courte
1956 · Movie
as Him
Matrimonial Agency
1952 · Movie
as A passerby (uncredited)
Olivia
1951 · Movie
as Béatrice's Lover (uncredited)
Gigi
1949 · Movie
as Bit Part (uncredited)
