Bourvil
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
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.
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Born
Jul 27, 1917
Prétot-Vicquemare, Seine-Inférieure [now Seine-Maritime], France
Died
Sep 23, 1970
Known For
Acting
Movies
74 acting
2 crew
Popularity
1.1
Known For
Don't Look Now... We're Being Shot At!
1966
as Augustin Bouvet
The Longest Day
1962
as Mayor of Colleville
Le Cercle Rouge
1970
as Commissioner François Mattei
The Sucker
1965
as Antoine Maréchal
Les Misérables
1958
as Thénardier
The Brain
1969
as Anatole
La Traversée de Paris
1956
as Marcel Martin, unemployed taxi driver
Atlantic Wall
1970
as Léon Duchemin, Norman restaurateur
The Wise Guys
1965
as Hector Valentin
The Hunchback of Paris
1959
as Passepoil
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