1930-10-01 Lille, Nord, France
Philippe Noiret (1 October 1930 – 23 November 2006) was a French film actor. Noiret was born in Lille, France, the son of Lucy (Heirman) and Pierre Noiret, a clothing company representative. He was an indifferent student and attended several prestigious Paris schools, including the Lycée Janson de Sailly. He failed several times to pass his baccalauréat exams, so he decided to study theater. He trained at the Centre Dramatique de l'Ouest and toured with the Théâtre National Populaire for seven years, where he met Monique Chaumette, whom he married in 1962. During that time he developed a career as a nightclub comedian in a duo act with Jean-Pierre Darras, in which he played Louis XIV in an extravagant wig opposite Darras as the dramatist Jean Racine. In these roles they satirized the politics of Charles de Gaulle, Michel Debré and André Malraux. Noiret's screen debut (1949) was an uncredited role in Gigi. In 1955 he appeared in La Pointe Courte directed by Agnès Varda. She said later, "I discovered in him a breadth of talent rare in a young actor." Sporting a pudding-basin haircut, Noiret played a lovelorn youth in the southern fishing port of Sète. He later admitted: "I was scared stiff, and fumbled my way through the part—I am totally absent in the film." He was not cast again until 1960 in Zazie dans le Métro. After playing second leads in Georges Franju's Thérèse Desqueyroux in 1962, and in Le Capitaine Fracasse, from Théophile Gautier's romantic adventure, he became a regular on the French screen, without being cast in major roles until A Matter of Resistance directed by Jean-Paul Rappeneau in 1966. He became a star in France with Yves Robert's Alexandre le Bienheureux. "When I began to have success in the movies," Noiret told film critic Joe Leydon at the Cannes Film Festival in 1989, "it was a big surprise for me. For actors of my generation—all the men of 50 or 60 now in French movies—all of us were thinking of being stage actors. Even people like Jean-Paul Belmondo, all of us, we never thought we'd become movie stars. So, at the beginning, I was just doing it for the money, and because they asked me to do it. But after two or three years of working on movies, I started to enjoy it, and to be very interested in it. And I'm still very interested in it, because I've never really understood how it works. I mean, what is acting for the movies? I've never really understood." Noiret was cast primarily as the Everyman character, although he did not hesitate to accept controversial roles, such as in La Grande Bouffe, a film about suicide by overeating, which caused a scandal at Cannes in 1973, and in 1991 André Téchiné cast Noiret in J'embrasse pas (I Don't Kiss), as a melancholy old homosexual obsessed with young male flesh. And in 1987, in The Gold Rimmed Glasses based on Giorgio Bassani's novel about the cramped social life of post-war Ferrara in Italy, he played an elderly and respectable doctor who is gradually suspected of being a covert homosexual with a passion for a beautiful young man (Rupert Everett). Noiret won his first César Award for his role in Vieux Fusil in 1976. His second César came in 1990 for his role in Life and Nothing But. ... Source: Article "Philippe Noiret" from Wikipedia in English, licensed under CC-BY-SA.
 |
Rochefort, Marielle, Noiret: Les copains d'abord | Self (archive footage) | 2021-12-13 |
 |
Jean Rochefort, l'irrésistible | Self (archive footage) | 2020-11-30 |
 |
L'Extravagant Monsieur Piccoli | Self - Actor (archive footage) | 2017-05-28 |
 |
Comiques de toujours (Vol. 1 à 4) | Self (archive footage) | 2009-10-13 |
 |
Les Plages d'Agnès | Self (archive footage) | 2008-12-17 |
 |
Marco Ferreri - Il regista che venne dal futuro | Self | 2007-09-06 |
 |
3 Amis | Serano, le concessionnaire Mercedes-Benz | 2007-08-22 |
 |
Marcello, una vita dolce | Self | 2006-05-21 |
 |
A Bear and a Mouse in Paradise | Self | 2006-12-01 |
 |
Hitler, la folie d'un homme | Narrator (voice) | 2005-05-03 |
 |
Edy | Louis | 2005-11-02 |
 |
Les Côtelettes | Léonce | 2003-05-28 |
 |
Le Chien, le général et les oiseaux | Récitant / Narrator (voice) | 2003-05-15 |
 |
Ripoux 3 | René Boirond | 2003-12-10 |
 |
Père et fils | Léo | 2003-05-16 |
 |
Un Honnête commerçant | Louis Chevalier | 2002-08-31 |
 |
Un jour dans la vie du cinéma français | Self | 2002-05-20 |
 |
Le Pique-nique de Lulu Kreutz | Joseph Steg | 2000-01-19 |
 |
Le Bossu | Duke Philippe d'Orléans | 1997-12-03 |
 |
Soleil | Joseph Lévy | 1997-06-11 |
 |
Marianna Ucrìa | Duke Signoretto | 1997-08-13 |
 |
Les Palmes de M. Schutz | Professor Rodolphe Schutz | 1997-04-09 |
 |
Le Veilleur de nuit | Monsieur | 1996-12-27 |
 |
Fantôme avec chauffeur | Philippe Bruneau-Teissier | 1996-03-20 |
 |
Balthus de l'autre côté du miroir | Récitant / Narrator | 1996-01-01 |
 |
Les Grands Ducs | Victor Vialat | 1996-02-21 |
 |
Facciamo paradiso | Padre di Claudia | 1995-12-22 |
 |
Les Milles | Le Général | 1995-08-22 |
 |
Le Roi de Paris | Victor Derval | 1995-01-11 |
 |
Příliš hlučná samota | Haňťa | 1995-03-30 |
 |
Il postino | Pablo Neruda | 1994-09-22 |
 |
Veillées d'armes | Self | 1994-11-23 |
 |
Grosse fatigue | Philippe Noiret | 1994-05-18 |
 |
La Fille de d'Artagnan | D'Artagnan | 1994-08-24 |
 |
Tango | L'Elégant | 1993-02-03 |
 |
Zuppa di pesce | Alberto | 1992-02-27 |
 |
Max et Jérémie | Robert 'Max' Maxendre | 1992-10-14 |
 |
Nous deux | Toussaint | 1992-04-22 |
 |
Rossini! Rossini! | Gioacchino Rossini | 1991-09-12 |
 |
J'embrasse pas | Romain | 1991-11-20 |
 |
Contre l’oubli | Self | 1991-12-11 |
 |
La domenica specialmente | Amleto | 1991-09-26 |
 |
Uranus | Watrin | 1990-12-12 |
 |
Ripoux contre Ripoux | René Boirond | 1990-02-07 |
 |
Faux et usage de faux | Anatole Hirsch | 1990-08-22 |
 |
Dimenticare Palermo | Gianni Mucci | 1990-02-02 |
 |
The Return of the Musketeers | Cardinal Mazarin | 1989-04-12 |
 |
La Vie et rien d'autre | Commander Delaplane | 1989-09-06 |
 |
Chouans ! | Savinien de Kerfadec | 1988-03-23 |
 |
Il giovane Toscanini | Dom Pedro II. | 1988-10-07 |
 |
Les Œuvres de Frédéric Back | Narrateur | 1988-01-01 |
 |
Il frullo del passero | Gabriele Battistini | 1988-01-01 |
 |
Nuovo Cinema Paradiso | Alfredo | 1988-11-17 |
 |
L'homme qui plantait des arbres | Narrator (voice) | 1987-05-13 |
 |
Gli occhiali d'oro | Dr. Athos Fadigati | 1987-09-25 |
 |
Masques | Christian Legagneur | 1987-02-11 |
 |
La famiglia | Jean-Luc | 1987-01-20 |
 |
Noyade interdite | Inspector Molinat | 1987-12-02 |
 |
Twist again à Moscou | Igor Tataïev | 1986-10-22 |
 |
Avant minuit | Self (archive footage) | 1986-01-01 |
 |
La Femme secrète | Pierre Franchin, the painter | 1986-09-17 |
 |
'Round Midnight | Redon | 1986-09-23 |
 |
Speriamo che sia femmina | Leonardo | 1986-02-06 |
 |
Le 4ème Pouvoir | Yves Dorget | 1985-10-02 |
 |
Les Rois du gag | In person at the César Awards ceremony (uncredited) | 1985-03-12 |
 |
L'Été prochain | Edouard | 1985-01-09 |
 |
Les Ripoux | René Boirond | 1984-09-19 |
 |
Qualcosa di biondo | André | 1984-02-01 |
 |
Fort Saganne | Dubreuilh | 1984-05-11 |
 |
Souvenirs souvenirs | Le proviseur | 1984-09-19 |
 |
L'africain | Victor | 1983-10-22 |
 |
Le Grand Carnaval | Étienne Labrouche | 1983-12-07 |
 |
L'Ami de Vincent | Albert Palm | 1983-09-28 |
 |
L'Étoile du Nord | Edouard Binet | 1982-03-31 |
 |
Amici miei - Atto II° | Giorgio Perozzi | 1982-12-22 |
 |
Il faut tuer Birgitt Haas | Athanase | 1981-09-02 |
 |
Coup de torchon | Lucien Cordier | 1981-11-04 |
 |
Tre fratelli | Raffaele Giuranna | 1981-03-19 |
 |
On a volé la cuisse de Jupiter | Antoine Lemercier | 1980-02-06 |
 |
Une semaine de vacances | Michel Descombes | 1980-06-02 |
 |
Pile ou face | Inspecteur Louis Baroni | 1980-08-30 |
 |
Rue du Pied de Grue | Le père | 1979-11-07 |
 |
Due pezzi di pane | Peppe Dorè | 1979-01-26 |
 |
La Barricade du Point-du-Jour | Eugène Pottier | 1978-11-12 |
 |
Who Is Killing the Great Chefs of Europe? | Jean-Claude Moulineau | 1978-09-13 |
 |
Tendre Poulet | Antoine Lemercier | 1978-01-18 |
 |
Le Témoin | Robert Maurisson | 1978-09-20 |
 |
Un taxi mauve | Philippe Marchal | 1977-05-25 |
 |
Le Juge et l'Assassin | Juge Rousseau | 1976-03-10 |
 |
Il deserto dei Tartari | General | 1976-10-29 |
 |
Une femme à sa fenêtre | Raoul Malfosse | 1976-11-10 |
 |
Monsieur Albert | Albert | 1976-03-30 |
 |
Il comune senso del pudore | Giuseppe Costanzo | 1976-03-09 |
 |
Le Jeu avec le feu | Georges de Saxe | 1975-02-19 |
 |
L'école est finie | Self - Narrator(voice) | 1975-01-01 |
 |
Le Vieux Fusil | Julien Dandieu | 1975-08-20 |
 |
Amici miei | Il Perozzi | 1975-10-24 |
 |
Que la fête commence ! | Philip of Orléans | 1975-03-23 |
 |
Touche pas à la femme blanche | Gen. Terry | 1974-01-23 |
 |
Le Secret | Thomas Berthelot | 1974-10-09 |
 |
L'Horloger de Saint-Paul | Michel Descombes | 1974-01-16 |
 |
Les Gaspards | Gaspard de Montfermeil | 1974-02-06 |
 |
Un nuage entre les dents | Malisard | 1974-05-01 |
 |
La Grande Bouffe | Philippe | 1973-05-16 |
 |
Le Serpent | Lucien Berthon | 1973-04-07 |
|
Poil de carotte | François Lepic | 1973-08-29 |
 |
Le trèfle à cinq feuilles | Alfred | 1972-08-22 |
 |
A Time for Loving | Marcel | 1972-04-01 |
 |
L'Attentat | Pierre Garcin | 1972-10-04 |
 |
La Vieille Fille | Gabriel Marcassus | 1972-01-05 |
 |
La Mandarine | Georges Lapierre | 1972-03-17 |
 |
Siamo tutti in libertà provvisoria | Judge Francesco Langellone | 1971-12-24 |
 |
Les Aveux les plus doux | Inspecteur Muller | 1971-05-19 |
 |
Murphy's War | Brezan | 1971-01-13 |
 |
Les Caprices de Marie | Gabriel | 1970-02-25 |
 |
The Assassination Bureau | Monsieur Lucoville | 1969-03-09 |
 |
Topaz | Henri Jarre | 1969-12-17 |
 |
Mr. Freedom | Moujik Man | 1969-01-08 |
 |
Justine | Pombal | 1969-08-06 |
 |
Clérambard | Count Hector de Clérambard | 1969-02-17 |
 |
Alexandre le bienheureux | Alexandre Gartempe | 1968-02-09 |
 |
Adolphe ou l'âge tendre | Pourtalain | 1968-06-03 |
 |
Woman Times Seven | Victor | 1967-09-29 |
 |
The Night of the Generals | Inspector Morand | 1967-01-29 |
|
L'une et l'autre | André | 1967-10-10 |
 |
Tendre voyou | Bibi Dumonceaux | 1966-12-12 |
 |
Le Voyage du père | Disgruntled traveler | 1966-09-16 |
 |
La Vie de château | Jérôme | 1966-01-25 |
 |
Qui êtes-vous, Polly Maggoo ? | Jean-Jacques Georges, le journaliste | 1966-10-21 |
|
La Fin de la nuit | Bernard Desqueyroux | 1966-05-10 |
 |
Les Sultans | Michou | 1966-05-06 |
 |
Lady L | Ambroise Gérôme | 1965-12-17 |
 |
Les Copains | Bénin | 1965-01-15 |
 |
Les Amoureux du France | Récitant / Narrator (voice) | 1964-04-29 |
 |
Mort, où est ta victoire ? | Brassy | 1964-01-10 |
 |
Clémentine chérie | Edgar Hoover | 1964-08-04 |
 |
Cyrano et D'Artagnan | King Louis XIII | 1964-10-22 |
 |
Monsieur | Edmond Bernadac, Industrialist | 1964-04-22 |
 |
Frenesia dell'estate | Jean | 1964-02-04 |
 |
La Porteuse de pain | Jacques Garraud | 1963-08-29 |
 |
Ballade pour un voyou | L'inspecteur Mathieu | 1963-03-27 |
 |
Le Mal court | Parfait XVIII | 1962-04-03 |
 |
Le massaggiatrici | Bellini | 1962-09-20 |
 |
Comme un poisson dans l'eau | Lucien Barlemont | 1962-05-18 |
 |
Le crime ne paie pas | Monseigneur Hughes | 1962-07-06 |
 |
Thérèse Desqueyroux | Bernard Desqueyroux | 1962-09-21 |
 |
Le Rendez-vous | Inspector Maillard | 1961-11-10 |
 |
Le Capitaine Fracasse | Hérode | 1961-04-21 |
 |
Tout l'or du monde | Victor Hardy | 1961-11-01 |
 |
Flore et Blancheflore | King Félix | 1961-12-24 |
 |
Amours célèbres | Louis XIV | 1961-11-03 |
 |
De fil en aiguille | M. Van Dam | 1960-11-20 |
 |
Zazie dans le métro | Oncle Gabriel | 1960-10-28 |
 |
Ravissante | Maurice | 1960-12-14 |
 |
Cyrano de Bergerac | Lignère | 1960-12-25 |
 |
Macbeth | Macduff | 1959-10-20 |
 |
La Pointe courte | Him | 1956-01-04 |
 |
Agence Matrimoniale | A passerby (uncredited) | 1952-05-21 |
 |
Olivia | Béatrice's Lover (uncredited) | 1951-04-27 |
 |
Gigi | Bit Part (uncredited) | 1949-10-05 |
