Jules Berry
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).
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Final Accord
Baron Larzac
Quick
Quick, Music Clown
Messieurs Ludovic
Mr. Mareuil
Marie-Martine
Novelist Loïc Limousin
Clodoche
Unusual Tales
Fortunato
La Symphonie fantastique
Schlesinger
French White Cargo
Moreno
Behind the Facade
Alfredo d'Avila, dancer of these ladies
The Image Book
(archive footage)
Si jeunesse savait...
Charles Vigne
The Woman Thief
Sadoc Torner
Hercule
Vasco
Rigolboche
Berry
The Mondesir Heir
Waldemar, le mage
The Crime of Monsieur Lange
Batala
L'Argent
Huret
The Devil's Envoys
The Devil
Parade in 7 Nights
Inspector Calas
Disk 413
Captain Richard Maury
Mr. Gregoire Runs Away
Charles Tuffal
Without Trumpet or Drum
Saint-Rosay,le cousin écossais d'André
The London Man
Brown
Café de Paris
Fleury
The Big Fight
Charlie
Distress
Frontenac
Paris - New-York
Manager Sinclair
Not Any Weekend for Our Love
Le baron Richard de Valirman
Daybreak
M. Valentin
Mr. Nobody
Monsieur Personne
The Fleeing Dead
Hector Trignol
L'Embuscade
Armand Limeuil
Tête blonde
Frédéric Octave Pancrace Truche
La Troisième Dalle
Professor Barbaroux
I'll Love You Forever
Oscar
27, rue de la Paix
Denis Grand
Encyclopédie audiovisuelle du cinéma
Self (archive footage)
Portrait of a Murderer
Pfeiffer
The Duraton Family
Sammy Walter
Le Soleil de minuit
Forestier
A Hen on a Wall
Henri Sornin
Little Nothings
Lefèvre (uncredited)
Behold Beatrice
Richelière
Crossroads
Lucien Sarrow
My Heart and Its Millions
Franck Crighton
Soyez les bienvenus
The player
Le mort ne reçoit plus
The Green Dress
Parmeline
Arsène Lupin, Detective
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L'An 40
Stanislas
Chambre 13
Star Without Light
Billy Daniel
Dorothy Looks for Love
Mr. Pascal
Adventure in Paris
Michel Levasseur
His Uncle from Normandy
Le Club des Aristocrates
Serge de Montbreuse
Touche-à-tout
Bressac
The Woman of Monte Carlo
Count Messirian
The Murderer Is Not Guilty
Jules Berry
Stars Never Die
Self (archive footage)
Dreams of Love
Belloni
Baccara
André Leclerc
The Kings of Sport
Acteur
The Rear-Wheel Drive Gang
The Baron of Puy de la Margelle
Les Maîtres-nageurs
Chamboise
Les Deux Combinards
Jacques Barisart
The Crowned Fish Tavern
Léo
Wolves Between Them
Retour au bonheur
Face au destin
Claude Davenay
The West
Max - Le portier
Le Voyageur de la Toussaint
Plantel
Champs-Elysees
Maxime Germont
Jeunes filles à marier
Philippe
A Man to Kill
Commissioner Raucourt
A Picnic on the Grass
Pierre Haguet
Tristi amori
Il conte Ettore Arcieri
The White Truck
Shabbas
Deputy Eusèbe
Félix Jacassar
Et moi, j'te dis qu'elle t'a fait de l'oeil
André Courvalin
L'assassin a peur la nuit
Jérôme
Arlette et ses papas
Balthazar
King of Hotels
La Bête aux sept manteaux
The Midnight Airplane
Inspector Leroy
Cas de conscience
Une femme chipée
Doctor Germont
After the Storm
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