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Bourvil

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 cinéma9.5
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Spécial cinéma

1974 · Series

La Traversée de Bourvil9.0
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La Traversée de Bourvil

2022 · Movie

Grrr....
9.0
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Grrr....

1952 · Movie

Belmondo: The Incorrigible8.2
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Belmondo: The Incorrigible

2022 · Movie

Cinépanorama8.7
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Cinépanorama

1956 · Series

Lino Ventura, la part intime7.9
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Lino Ventura, la part intime

2018 · Movie

Studio en folies
8.5
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Studio en folies

1947 · Movie

Don't Look Now... We're Being Shot At!7.9
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Don't Look Now... We're Being Shot At!

1966 · Movie

The Wise Guys7.9
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The Wise Guys

1965 · Movie

La Bonne Planque7.8
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La Bonne Planque

1964 · Movie

Le Cercle Rouge7.6
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Le Cercle Rouge

1970 · Movie

Les Magnifiques sauvages7.0
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Les Magnifiques sauvages

2023 · Movie

The Longest Day7.6
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The Longest Day

1962 · Movie

Bourvil, du comique paysan au génie de l'acteur7.0
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Bourvil, du comique paysan au génie de l'acteur

2015 · Movie

The Sucker7.4
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The Sucker

1965 · Movie

Fortunate7.4
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Fortunate

1960 · Movie

The Brain7.3
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The Brain

1969 · Movie

La Traversée de Paris7.3
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La Traversée de Paris

1956 · Movie

Les Misérables7.2
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Les Misérables

1958 · Movie

Sideral Cruises7.3
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Sideral Cruises

1942 · Movie

A Night at the Opera6.4
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A Night at the Opera

2020 · Movie

Champs-Elysées6.8
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Champs-Elysées

1982 · Series

Les Rois de la comédie6.3
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Les Rois de la comédie

2023 · Movie

A Star to the Sun7.0
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A Star to the Sun

1943 · Movie

The Hunchback of Paris6.7
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The Hunchback of Paris

1959 · Movie

The Big Swag6.6
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The Big Swag

1965 · Movie

Thank Heaven for Small Favors6.6
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Thank Heaven for Small Favors

1963 · Movie

My Wife's Husband6.6
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My Wife's Husband

1963 · Movie

Les Culottes rouges6.6
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Les Culottes rouges

1962 · Movie

Royal Affairs in Versailles6.7
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Royal Affairs in Versailles

1953 · Movie

Bourvil, un homme vrai6.0
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Bourvil, un homme vrai

2016 · Movie

All the Gold in the World6.5
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All the Gold in the World

1961 · Movie

Jean Gabin, le dernier des géants6.0
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Jean Gabin, le dernier des géants

2015 · Movie

By the Window6.7
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By the Window

1948 · Movie

The Prize6.6
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The Prize

1950 · Movie

Comiques de toujours (Vol. 1 à 4)6.0
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Comiques de toujours (Vol. 1 à 4)

2009 · Movie

The Singer from Mexico6.5
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The Singer from Mexico

1957 · Movie

Captain Blood6.4
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Captain Blood

1960 · Movie

The Busybody6.4
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The Busybody

1961 · Movie

White as Snow6.5
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White as Snow

1948 · Movie

The Mirror Has Two Faces6.3
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The Mirror Has Two Faces

1958 · Movie

Atlantic Wall6.2
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Atlantic Wall

1970 · Movie

The Three Musketeers6.4
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The Three Musketeers

1953 · Movie

The Christmas Tree6.2
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The Christmas Tree

1969 · Movie

Wear His Heart on His Sleeve6.4
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Wear His Heart on His Sleeve

1949 · Movie

Sunday Encounter6.3
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Sunday Encounter

1958 · Movie

Don't Tempt the Devil6.2
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Don't Tempt the Devil

1963 · Movie

Crazy for Love6.3
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Crazy for Love

1952 · Movie