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Bernard-Pierre Donnadieu

Bernard-Pierre Donnadieu

Actor · 1949 – 2010 · Paris, France

Bernard-Pierre Donnadieu (2 July 1949 – 27 December 2010) was a French actor. He made more than 100 appearances in movies and television over his career, as well as in theatrical roles. He was often cast as a villain, criminal or psychopath. Donnadieu was the French voice of many lead roles in English-language movies dubbed into French. He studied theatre and literature at the Sorbonne Paris III. Donnadieu's earliest notable film roles came in 1976 with The Tenant by Roman Polanski, and Second Chance (French: Si c'était à refaire, lit. 'If I Had to Do It All Over Again') by Claude Lelouch. The film which earned him wider recognition was Georges Lautner's 1981 action thriller, The Professional in which he had a major role, appearing with Jean-Paul Belmondo. Other notable film roles were the title part in The Return of Martin Guerre by Daniel Vigne, and in George Sluizer's The Vanishing, for which Donnadieu won best acting awards at the 1989 Madrid Film Festival and the 1990 Porto Film Festival. He was nominated for a best supporting actor César Award for his 1984 role as the dangerous criminal gang leader in Rue Barbare ('Barbarian Street'). His final film appearance was in 2008 in Christophe Barratier's Paris 36 (released in France as Faubourg 36). Donnadieu appeared in many television and theatre productions. He played historical figures such as Hubert-Joseph Henry in the L'Affaire Dreyfus and Roger Salengro, in L'Affaire Salengro, a television film directed by Yves Boisset, with whom he regularly worked. While his appearance and physique seemed to influence directors to cast him as malevolent characters, he also had more sympathetic roles, such as the lead in the drama Faut pas rire du bonheur, in which his character has a romantic involvement with a woman, played by Laura Morante. His work dubbing French dialogue has included voicing characters portrayed by actors such as Kurt Russell, Dennis Hopper and Ron Perlman. In the theatre, he was a frequent collaborator with Georges Wilson who directed him in several productions. Donnadieu died from cancer on 27 December 2010 at age 61. Source: Article "Bernard-Pierre Donnadieu" from Wikipedia in English, licensed under CC-BY-SA.

Movies24

  • Movie7.4

    Spoorloos

    The Vanishing

    1988 · 871 votes

  • Movie7.2

    Le Professionnel

    The Professional

    1981 · 611 votes

  • Movie7.6

    Le locataire

    The Tenant

    1976 · 1.3K votes

  • Movie7.2

    Mr. Klein

    1976 · 296 votes

  • Movie5.7

    La vie est un roman

    Life Is a Bed of Roses

    1983 · 37 votes

  • Movie5.8

    Shadow of the Wolf

    1992 · 29 votes

  • Movie6.9

    Les uns et les autres

    Bolero

    1981 · 88 votes

  • Movie6.1

    Faubourg 36

    Paris 36

    2008 · 144 votes

  • Movie5.8

    Max mon amour

    Max My Love

    1986 · 39 votes

  • Movie3.2
  • Movie6.4

    Le Corps de mon ennemi

    The Body of My Enemy

    1976 · 141 votes

  • Movie6.7

    Le Retour de Martin Guerre

    The Return of Martin Guerre

    1982 · 227 votes

  • Movie5.0

    I guardiani del cielo

    Tower of the First Born

    1998 · 2 votes

  • Movie5.2

    Rue Barbare

    Street of the Damned

    1984 · 37 votes

  • Movie6.5

    Jeanne Devère

    2011 · 2 votes

  • Movie5.3

    Flagrant désir

    1986 · 7 votes

  • Movie6.0

    Marcellino pane e vino

    Miracle of Marcellino

    1991 · 25 votes

  • Movie5.8

    La Passion Béatrice

    Beatrice

    1987 · 24 votes

  • Movie9.0

    Christian

    1989 · 1 votes

  • Movie4.4

    Twee vrouwen

    Twice a Woman

    1979 · 17 votes

  • Movie7.5

    Les Passeurs

    2004 · 2 votes

  • Movie3.3

    Double Face

    1987 · 3 votes

  • Movie6.7

    Le Pantalon

    1997 · 19 votes

  • Movie4.0

    Connemara

    Fatal Lovers

    1990 · 3 votes

Series12

  • TV
  • TV6.2

    30 millions d'amis

    1976 · 3 votes

  • TV7.1

    Commissaire Moulin

    Police Commissioner Moulin

    1976 · 8 votes

  • TV

    Barbe-Rouge

    Captain Red Beard

    1997

  • TV10.0
  • TV1.0
  • TV6.0

    Jean Moulin

    2002 · 3 votes

  • TV8.0
  • TV9.0

    L'Ennemi de la mort

    1981 · 1 votes

  • TV7.0
  • TV9.0
  • TV