Jules Berry
Jules Berry (born Marie Louis Jules Paufichet; 9 February 1883 – 23 April 1951) was a French actor.
Berry and his two brothers were born to parents who sold hardware and settled in Poitou. The family moved to Paris in 1888. Berry completed his studies at the Lycée Louis-le-Grand and then graduated from École nationale supérieure des Beaux-Arts.
It was during his studies that Berry developed an interest in the theater. Following an audition, he was hired by the Théâtre Antoine-Simone Berriau to act in La Mort du duc d'Enghien by Léon Hennique, and Le Perroquet vert by Arthur Schnitzler.
Later he performed at the Théâtre de l'Ambigu-Comique and the Théâtre de l'Athénée. During a tour in Lyon, he was noticed by Jean-François Ponson, who hired him for a period of 12 years at the Théâtre royal des Galeries Saint-Hubert in Brussels. Audiences in Brussels gave him a warm welcome, where he played in productions such as Le Mariage de mademoiselle Beulemans.
Berry subsequently performed in 30 successful plays for Marcel Achard, Alfred Savoir, Louis Verneuil, and Roger Ferdinand. One of Berry's first movie roles was the silent film Oliver Cromwell (1911) directed by Henri Desfontaines. His first appearance in a talking picture was Mon coeur et ses millions (1931) with Suzy Prim. Over the course of his career, Berry acted in 89 motion pictures.
Bombastic, extravagant, and whimsical, Berry was as flamboyant as any entertainer of the period, including Pierre Brasseur. Berry is often considered one of the greatest actors in the history of French cinema.
Among Berry's best films are: The Crime of Monsieur Lange by Jean Renoir, Les Visiteurs du Soir by Marcel Carné, Le Jour Se Lève by Marcel Carné, Strange Inheritance by Louis Daquin, Baccara by Yves Mirande, 27 Rue de la Paix by Richard Pottier and L'Habit vert by Roger Richebé.
Berry ended his film career in 1951 to interpret the texts of Jacques Prévert.
Berry was romantically involved with actresses Jane Marken, Suzy Prim, and Josseline Gaël. He and Gaël had a daughter named Michelle in 1939.
A compulsive gambler, Berry frequented casinos and horse races. In April 1951, Berry was admitted to the Hôpital Broussais, where he died of a heart attack caused by treatment for rheumatism. He is buried in the Père Lachaise Cemetery (division 80).
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Películas (90)
The Image Book
2018 · (archive footage)
Stars Never Die
1957 · Self (archive footage)
Les Maîtres-nageurs
1951 · Chamboise
The Rear-Wheel Drive Gang
1950 · The Baron of Puy de la Margelle
Tête blonde
1950 · Frédéric Octave Pancrace Truche
Without Trumpet or Drum
1950 · Saint-Rosay,le cousin écossais d'André
Not Any Weekend for Our Love
1950 · Le baron Richard de Valirman
Portrait of a Murderer
1949 · Pfeiffer
Unusual Tales
1949 · Fortunato
Si jeunesse savait...
1948 · Charles Vigne
The Crowned Fish Tavern
1947 · Léo
Distress
1947 · Frontenac
Dreams of Love
1947 · Belloni
La Troisième Dalle
1946 · Professor Barbaroux
The Murderer Is Not Guilty
1946 · Jules Berry
Mr. Gregoire Runs Away
1946 · Charles Tuffal
Messieurs Ludovic
1946 · Mr. Mareuil
Star Without Light
1946 · Billy Daniel
Dorothy Looks for Love
1945 · Mr. Pascal
Le mort ne reçoit plus
1944 · Jérôme Armandy
Behold Beatrice
1944 · Richelière
I'll Love You Forever
1943 · Oscar
Tristi amori
1943 · Il conte Ettore Arcieri
Le Soleil de minuit
1943 · Forestier
The London Man
1943 · Brown
Marie-Martine
1943 · Novelist Loïc Limousin
Le Voyageur de la Toussaint
1943 · Plantel
The White Truck
1943 · Shabbas
The Big Fight
1942 · Charlie
The Devil's Envoys
1942 · The Devil
L'assassin a peur la nuit
1942 · Jérôme
Soyez les bienvenus
1942 · The player
Retour au bonheur
1942
La Symphonie fantastique
1942 · Schlesinger
Chambre 13
1942
Parade in 7 Nights
1941 · Inspector Calas
Face au destin
1941 · Claude Davenay
Little Nothings
1941 · Lefèvre (uncredited)
L'Embuscade
1941 · Armand Limeuil
L'An 40
1941 · Stanislas
After the Storm
1941 · Alex Krakow
The Mondesir Heir
1940 · Waldemar, le mage
Paris - New-York
1940 · Manager Sinclair
The Duraton Family
1940 · Sammy Walter
Daybreak
1939 · M. Valentin
His Uncle from Normandy
1939
Cas de conscience
1939
Behind the Facade
1939 · Alfredo d'Avila, dancer of these ladies
Deputy Eusèbe
1939 · Félix Jacassar
Final Accord
1938 · Baron Larzac
Café de Paris
1938 · Fleury
Crossroads
1938 · Lucien Sarrow
The Midnight Airplane
1938 · Inspector Leroy
The Woman of Monte Carlo
1938 · Count Messirian
Clodoche
1938
The Woman Thief
1938 · Sadoc Torner
Hercule
1938 · Vasco
The West
1938 · Max - Le portier
Les Deux Combinards
1938 · Jacques Barisart
Balthazar
1937
A Picnic on the Grass
1937 · Pierre Haguet
The Green Dress
1937 · Parmeline
The Kings of Sport
1937 · Acteur
Le Club des Aristocrates
1937 · Serge de Montbreuse
Arsène Lupin, Detective
1937 · Barnett, alias Arsène Lupin
Champs-Elysees
1937 · Maxime Germont
La Bête aux sept manteaux
1937
A Man to Kill
1937 · Commissioner Raucourt
French White Cargo
1937 · Moreno
Mr. Nobody
1936 · Monsieur Personne
Adventure in Paris
1936 · Michel Levasseur
27, rue de la Paix
1936 · Denis Grand
Rigolboche
1936 · Berry
Wolves Between Them
1936
Disk 413
1936 · Captain Richard Maury
A Hen on a Wall
1936 · Henri Sornin
The Crime of Monsieur Lange
1936 · Batala
The Fleeing Dead
1936 · Hector Trignol
Baccara
1935 · André Leclerc
Touche-à-tout
1935 · Bressac
Et moi, j'te dis qu'elle t'a fait de l'oeil
1935 · André Courvalin
Jeunes filles à marier
1935 · Philippe
Le crime de Monsieur Pegotte
1935 · M. Pegotte
Une femme chipée
1934 · Doctor Germont
Arlette and Her Fathers
1934 · Pierre de Pérignon
Un petit trou pas cher
1934
King of Hotels
1932
Quick
1932 · Quick, Music Clown
My Heart and Its Millions
1931 · Franck Crighton
L'Argent
1928 · Huret