Philippe Noiret
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Born | October 1, 1930 Lille, Nord, France |
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Died | November 23, 2006 Paris, France |
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Spouse(s) | (1962-2006) | |||||||||
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Philippe Noiret (October 1, 1930 - November 23, 2006) was a French film actor.
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Biography
Noiret was born in Lille, northern France.
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. There, he met his wife , whom he married in 1962. At the same time, he developed a career as a nightclub comedian in a duo act with .
Noiret debuted on the screen in 1956 in by Agnès Varda, but was not cast again until 1960 in Zazie dans le métro. After his role in Thérèse Desqueyroux in 1962, he became a regular on the French screen, without being cast in major roles until directed by Jean-Paul Rappeneau in 1966. He became a star in France with Alexandre le Bienheureux in 1967. At this point, he started to devote himself entirely to the screen.
Noiret could not play romantic leads, so he 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.
Noiret won his first César Award for in 1976. His second César came in 1990 for La Vie et rien d'autre.
Noiret is best known internationally for his role as Alfredo in Cinema Paradiso and the role of Pablo Neruda in Il Postino.
Noiret died at Paris in 2006, aged 76, from cancer.
Awards
Filmography (partial)
Title | Year | Notes |
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1948 | ||
1950 | ||
1952 | ||
1956 | Also known as The Short Point, with Agnès Varda | |
Zazie dans le métro | 1960 | Also known as Zazie in the Metro or Zazie, directed by Louis Malle |
1961 | ||
Thérèse Desqueyroux | 1962 | |
1962 | English title: Like a Fish in the Water | |
1964 | English title: The Buddies | |
1965 | English title: Castle Life | |
1966 | ||
Alexandre le bienheureux | 1967 | |
Night of the Generals | 1967 | |
Topaz | 1969 | L'Étau, by Alfred Hitchcock |
1969 | Played as Hector de Clérambard | |
Mr. Freedom | 1969 | |
1971 | ||
La Grande Bouffe | 1973 | Played as Philippe |
The Clockmaker | 1974 | |
Amici miei | 1975 | |
Le vieux fusil | 1975 | |
Que la fête commence | 1975 | English title: Let Joy Reign Supreme |
1976 | English title: A Woman With Her Window | |
1977 | ||
Who Is Killing the Great Chefs of Europe? | 1978 | |
1978 | English title: The Witness | |
Tre fratelli | 1981 | English title: Three Brothers |
L'étoile du nord | 1982 | English title: North Star |
1982 | ||
Coup de Torchon | 1981 | |
1984 | ||
Les Ripoux | 1984 | |
1985 | ||
1985 | English title: The Next Summer | |
1986 | English title: The Family | |
1987 | English title:Masks | |
The Return of the Musketeers | 1989 | |
1989 | ||
Nuovo Cinema Paradiso | 1989 | |
J'embrasse pas | 1991 | English title: I Do Not Kiss |
1992 | ||
Il Postino | 1994 | |
English title: Max and Jérémie | ||
1994 | English title: The Daughter of d'Artagnan | |
1997 | English title: Sun | |
1999 | English title: The Picnic with Lulu Kreutz | |
2002 | English title: The Chops | |
2002 | ||
2005 |