Maurice Barrier
Actor
- Born
- June 8, 1932 · Malicorne-sur-Sarthe, Sarthe, France
- Died
- April 12, 2020 (age 87)
Maurice Barrier (8 June 1932 – 12 April 2020) was a French actor and singer.
Barrier was the son of a cabinetmaker, and had his first job working in his father's workshop. While in Rennes at age 28, he met several resident actors at the Théâtre National de Bretagne and made his stage debut in Caligula, written by Albert Camus.
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His first major role on television was in the film The Taking of Power by Louis XIV. His other major films included The Tall Blond Man with One Black Shoe, Two Men in Town, Black and White in Color, Coup de tête, and Flic Story. He played alongside several actors, such as Jean-Paul Belmondo, Jean Gabin, Alain Delon, Pierre Richard, Gérard Depardieu, and Gérard Jugnot.
Barrier was married to the actress Hélène Manesse. The pair resided in Montréal, France from 1962 until Maurice's death on 12 April 2020 in Montbard at the age of 87 due to COVID-19.
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Known for
The Tall Blond Man with One Black Shoe
December 6, 1972
The Fugitives
December 17, 1986
The ComDads
November 23, 1983
The Outsider
October 26, 1983
The Return of Martin Guerre
May 14, 1982
Two Men in Town
October 24, 1973
Scout Toujours
November 27, 1985
And the Ship Sails On
October 7, 1983
Hothead
February 14, 1979
Flic Story
October 1, 1975
The Specialists
March 13, 1985
Life and Nothing But
September 6, 1989
Acting36
- 2017À la recherche de... Pierre Richard as Self - Actor (archive footage)
- 2008Marié(s) ou presque as Charles
- 2005Pierre Richard, l'art du déséquilibre as Self
- 2002La victoire des vaincus as Le grand-père
- 1999The Happiest Place on Earth as Charrier
- 1994Un jour avant l'aube
- 1993Louis, the Child King as Guitaud
- 1993Goupi-Mains rouges as Mains rouges
- 1989Life and Nothing But as Mercadot
- 1989Rouget le braconnier