1883-02-09 Poitiers, Vienne, France
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.
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Le Livre d'image | (archive footage) | 2018-10-11 |
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Les étoiles ne meurent jamais | Self (archive footage) | 1957-05-07 |
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Les Maîtres-nageurs | Chamboise | 1951-01-19 |
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Le Gang des tractions-arrière | The Baron of Puy de la Margelle | 1950-11-24 |
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Pas de week-end pour notre amour | Le baron Richard de Valirman | 1950-01-23 |
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Tête blonde | Frédéric Octave Pancrace Truche | 1950-09-01 |
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Sans tambour ni trompette | Saint-Rosay,le cousin écossais d'André | 1950-06-13 |
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Portrait d'un assassin | Pfeiffer | 1949-11-25 |
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Histoires extraordinaires à faire peur ou à faire rire... | Fortunato | 1949-10-26 |
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Si jeunesse savait... | Charles Vigne | 1948-04-30 |
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Rêves d'amour | Belloni | 1947-01-29 |
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Désarroi | Frontenac | 1947-04-16 |
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La Taverne du poisson couronné | Léo | 1947-09-19 |
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Étoile sans lumière | Billy Daniel | 1946-04-03 |
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Monsieur Grégoire s'évade | Charles Tuffal | 1946-05-03 |
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La Troisième Dalle | Professor Barbaroux | 1946-10-23 |
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Messieurs Ludovic | Mr. Mareuil | 1946-05-03 |
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L'assassin n'est pas coupable | Jules Berry | 1946-07-29 |
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Dorothée cherche l'amour | Mr. Pascal | 1945-11-09 |
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Béatrice devant le désir | Richelière | 1944-03-08 |
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Le mort ne reçoit plus | 1944-07-07 | |
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Marie-Martine | Novelist Loïc Limousin | 1943-05-11 |
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Tristi amori | Il conte Ettore Arcieri | 1943-10-29 |
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Le Camion blanc | Shabbas | 1943-03-24 |
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T'amerò sempre | Oscar | 1943-11-05 |
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Le Voyageur de la Toussaint | Plantel | 1943-04-08 |
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Le Soleil de minuit | Forestier | 1943-06-30 |
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L'Homme de Londres | Brown | 1943-06-09 |
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La Symphonie fantastique | Schlesinger | 1942-04-01 |
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Chambre 13 | 1942-01-31 | |
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Soyez les bienvenus | The player | 1942-07-08 |
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L'assassin a peur la nuit | Jérôme | 1942-09-02 |
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Les Visiteurs du soir | The Devil | 1942-12-05 |
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Retour au bonheur | 1942-04-09 | |
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Le Grand Combat | Charlie | 1942-12-23 |
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L'Embuscade | Armand Limeuil | 1941-03-26 |
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L'An 40 | Stanislas | 1941-01-31 |
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Les Petits Riens | Lefèvre (uncredited) | 1941-04-11 |
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Après l'orage | Alex Krakow | 1941-01-02 |
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Face au destin | Claude Davenay | 1941-09-17 |
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Parade en 7 nuits | Inspector Calas | 1941-09-24 |
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La Famille Duraton | Sammy Walter | 1940-03-06 |
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Paris - New-York | Manager Sinclair | 1940-04-03 |
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L'Héritier des Mondésir | Waldemar, le mage | 1940-05-07 |
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Le jour se lève | M. Valentin | 1939-06-09 |
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Eusèbe député | Félix Jacassar | 1939-03-09 |
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Derrière la façade | Alfredo d'Avila, dancer of these ladies | 1939-03-14 |
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Cas de conscience | 1939-05-18 | |
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Son oncle de Normandie | 1939-06-08 | |
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Carrefour | Lucien Sarrow | 1938-09-09 |
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L'Occident | Max - Le portier | 1938-02-16 |
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Clodoche | 1938-07-20 | |
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L'Inconnue de Monte-Carlo | Count Messirian | 1938-07-28 |
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Le Voleur de femmes | Sadoc Torner | 1938-03-30 |
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Les Deux Combinards | Jacques Barisart | 1938-02-04 |
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Hercule | Vasco | 1938-03-05 |
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L'Avion de minuit | Inspector Leroy | 1938-08-04 |
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Café de Paris | Fleury | 1938-09-28 |
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Accord final | Baron Larzac | 1938-12-30 |
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L'Habit vert | Parmeline | 1937-10-27 |
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Un déjeuner de soleil | Pierre Haguet | 1937-12-09 |
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Les rois du sport | Acteur | 1937-09-17 |
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L'Homme à abattre | Commissioner Raucourt | 1937-02-25 |
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La Bête aux sept manteaux | 1937-02-26 | |
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Rendez-vous Champs-Elysées | Maxime Germont | 1937-04-23 |
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Le Club des Aristocrates | Serge de Montbreuse | 1937-09-02 |
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Balthazar | 1937-12-29 | |
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Arsène Lupin détective | Barnett, alias Arsène Lupin | 1937-04-30 |
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Le Chemin de Rio | Moreno | 1937-02-03 |
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Rigolboche | Berry | 1936-10-07 |
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27, rue de la Paix | Denis Grand | 1936-11-11 |
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Une poule sur un mur | Henri Sornin | 1936-05-22 |
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Le Disque 413 | Captain Richard Maury | 1936-07-24 |
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Aventure à Paris | Michel Levasseur | 1936-11-24 |
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Les Loups entre eux | 1936-09-03 | |
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Monsieur Personne | Monsieur Personne | 1936-12-04 |
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Le Mort en fuite | Hector Trignol | 1936-01-02 |
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Le Crime de Monsieur Lange | Batala | 1936-01-24 |
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Touche-à-tout | Bressac | 1935-11-01 |
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Jeunes filles à marier | Philippe | 1935-07-05 |
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Baccara | André Leclerc | 1935-12-27 |
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Et moi, j'te dis qu'elle t'a fait de l'oeil | André Courvalin | 1935-09-06 |
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Une femme chipée | Doctor Germont | 1934-10-12 |
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Arlette et ses papas | 1934-09-07 | |
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Quick | Quick, Music Clown | 1932-08-23 |
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Le Roi des palaces | 1932-09-29 | |
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Mon cœur et ses millions | Franck Crighton | 1931-11-06 |
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L'Argent | Huret | 1928-12-25 |
