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Known For
Acting
Birthday
February 9, 1883
Died
April 23, 1951
Place of Birth
Poitiers, Vienne, France
Also Known As
- Жюль Берри
- Marie Louis Jules Paufichet
Jules Berry
0.2 Popularity
Biography
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). Source: Article "Jules Berry" from Wikipedia in English, licensed under CC-BY-SA 3.0.
Known For
6.4
(archive footage)
The Image Book
2018
🎬
0.0
Self (archive footage)
Encyclopédie audiovisuelle du cinéma
1978
🎬
0.0
Self (archive footage)
Stars Never Die
1957
4.0
Chamboise
Les Maîtres-nageurs
1951
4.0
The Baron of Puy de la Margelle
The Rear-Wheel Drive Gang
1950
3.0
Frédéric Octave Pancrace Truche
Tête blonde
1950
3.0
Saint-Rosay,le cousin écossais d'André
Without Trumpet or Drum
1950
4.2
Le baron Richard de Valirman
Not Any Weekend for Our Love
1950
5.7
Pfeiffer
Portrait of a Murderer
1949
7.3
Fortunato
Strange Tales
1949
Credits
The Image Book
as (archive footage)
2018
6.4
🎬
Encyclopédie audiovisuelle du cinéma
as Self (archive footage)
1978
0.0
🎬
Stars Never Die
as Self (archive footage)
1957
0.0
Les Maîtres-nageurs
as Chamboise
1951
4.0
The Rear-Wheel Drive Gang
as The Baron of Puy de la Margelle
1950
4.0
Tête blonde
as Frédéric Octave Pancrace Truche
1950
3.0
Without Trumpet or Drum
as Saint-Rosay,le cousin écossais d'André
1950
3.0
Not Any Weekend for Our Love
as Le baron Richard de Valirman
1950
4.2
Portrait of a Murderer
as Pfeiffer
1949
5.7
Strange Tales
as Fortunato
1949
7.3
Si jeunesse savait...
as Charles Vigne
1948
0.0
The Crowned Fish Tavern
as Léo
1947
5.6
Distress
as Frontenac
1947
0.0
Dreams of Love
as Belloni
1947
0.0
La Troisième Dalle
as Professor Barbaroux
1946
0.0
The Murderer Is Not Guilty
as Jules Berry
1946
8.3
Mr. Gregoire Runs Away
as Charles Tuffal
1946
5.6
Messieurs Ludovic
as Mr. Mareuil
1946
6.0
Star Without Light
as Billy Daniel
1946
5.5
Dorothy Looks for Love
as Mr. Pascal
1945
0.0
Le mort ne reçoit plus
1944
0.0
🎬
Behold Beatrice
as Richelière
1944
6.0
T'amerò sempre
as Oscar
1943
7.0
Tristi amori
as Il conte Ettore Arcieri
1943
0.0
Le Soleil de minuit
as Forestier
1943
0.0
The London Man
as Brown
1943
5.9
Marie-Martine
as Novelist Loïc Limousin
1943
6.8
Le Voyageur de la Toussaint
as Plantel
1943
7.1
🎬
The White Truck
as Shabbas
1943
0.0
The Big Fight
as Charlie
1942
0.0
Little Nothings
as Lefèvre (uncredited)
1942
7.0
The Devil's Envoys
as The Devil
1942
6.9
L'assassin a peur la nuit
as Jérôme
1942
6.7
Soyez les bienvenus
as The player
1942
0.0
Retour au bonheur
1942
8.0
La Symphonie fantastique
as Schlesinger
1942
6.3
Chambre 13
1942
0.0
Parade in 7 Nights
as Inspector Calas
1941
4.5
Face au destin
as Claude Davenay
1941
0.0
L'Embuscade
as Armand Limeuil
1941
7.0
🎬
L'An 40
as Stanislas
1941
0.0
After the Storm
as Alex Krakow
1941
5.0
The Mondesir Heir
as Waldemar, le mage
1940
3.5
Paris - New-York
as Manager Sinclair
1940
7.0
The Duraton Family
as Sammy Walter
1940
4.7
Daybreak
as M. Valentin
1939
7.6
His Uncle from Normandy
1939
0.0
Cas de conscience
1939
0.0
Behind the Facade
as Alfredo d'Avila, dancer of these ladies
1939
7.8
Deputy Eusèbe
as Félix Jacassar
1939
0.0
Final Accord
as Baron Larzac
1938
9.0
Café de Paris
as Fleury
1938
7.7
The Midnight Airplane
as L'inspecteur Leroy
1938
0.0
The Woman of Monte Carlo
as Count Messirian
1938
0.0
Clodoche
1938
0.0
The Woman Thief
as Sadoc Torner
1938
0.0
Hercule
as Vasco
1938
6.0
The West
as Max - Le portier
1938
0.0
Les Deux Combinards
as Jacques Barisart
1938
0.0
Crossroads
as Lucien Sarrow
1938
5.4
Balthazar
1937
0.0
A Picnic on the Grass
as Pierre Haguet
1937
0.0
The Green Dress
as Parmeline
1937
6.1
The Kings of Sport
as Acteur
1937
6.3
Le Club des Aristocrates
as Serge de Montbreuse
1937
0.0
Arsène Lupin, Detective
as Barnett, alias Arsène Lupin
1937
5.5
Champs-Elysees
as Maxime Germont
1937
5.7
La Bête aux sept manteaux
1937
0.0
A Man to Kill
as Commissioner Raucourt
1937
0.0
French White Cargo
as Moreno
1937
4.0
Mr. Nobody
as Monsieur Personne
1936
7.5
Adventure in Paris
as Michel Levasseur
1936
6.0
27, rue de la Paix
as Denis Grand
1936
5.0
🎬
Rigolboche
as Berry
1936
4.3
Wolves Between Them
1936
0.0
Disk 413
as Captain Richard Maury
1936
0.0
A Hen on a Wall
as Henri Sornin
1936
6.0
The Crime of Monsieur Lange
as Batala
1936
7.1
The Fleeing Dead
as Hector Trignol
1936
7.1
Baccara
as André Leclerc
1935
7.6
Touche-à-tout
as Bressac
1935
0.0
🎬
Et moi, j'te dis qu'elle t'a fait de l'oeil
as André Courvalin
1935
0.0
🎬
Jeunes filles à marier
as Philippe
1935
0.0
🎬
Une femme chipée
as Doctor Germont
1934
0.0
Arlette et ses papas
1934
4.5
King of Hotels
1932
0.0
Quick
as Quick, Music Clown
1932
0.0
My Heart and Its Millions
as Franck Crighton
1931
0.0
L'Argent
as Huret
1928
6.9