Paul Crauchet
Actor
- Born
- July 14, 1920 · Béziers, Hérault, France
- Died
- December 19, 2012 (age 92)
Paul Crauchet (14 July 1920 – 19 December 2012) was a French actor.
As a young man interested in aviation and rugby, Paul Crauchet discovered a passion for the theatre at the age of 23. He settled in Paris in 1945, he studied under Charles Dullin for three years and began on stage in 1949. He then worked at the Théâtre National Populaire with Jean Vilar.
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Crauchet appeared in the first film by Éric Rohmer, The Sign of Leo, in 1959, and then in 1962 in The War of the Buttons of Yves Robert. It is in The Wise Guys of Robert Enrico in 1965 that he became noticed. He had a very long career during which he worked with many directors, such as Alain Resnais, René Clément, Jean-Pierre Melville, Jacques Deray and José Giovanni. In 1983 he starred in Les Bancals.
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Known for
Army of Shadows
September 10, 1969
Le Cercle Rouge
October 19, 1970
The Swimming Pool
January 31, 1969
My Father's Glory
August 29, 1990
My Mother's Castle
October 26, 1990
Un Flic
October 1, 1972
War of the Buttons
April 18, 1962
La Belle Verte
September 18, 1996
Is Paris Burning?
October 26, 1966
The Wise Guys
October 22, 1965
The Last Adventure
April 12, 1967
Flic Story
October 1, 1975
Acting71
- 2009Wild Grass as le 1er patient
- 2009Adieu De Gaulle, adieu as Vieux jardinier
- 2007The Merry Widow as Gaby
- 2007The Grocer's Son as Le Père Clément
- 2006Rascals as Favart adult
- 2002Le Marathon du lit as Simon
- 1999Dessine-moi un jouet as Le mendiant
- 1996La Belle Verte as Osam
- 1995Les Derniers Jours de la victime as Funès Le Chat
- 1995Fast