Pierre Clémenti
Known for Acting · 99 credits
- Born
- 1942-09-28
- Died
- 1999-12-27
- Place of birth
- Paris, France
Biography
Pierre Clémenti (28 September 1942 – 27 December 1999) was a French actor.
Born in Paris, Clémenti studied drama and began his acting career in the theatre. He secured his first minor screen roles in 1960 in Yves Allégret's Chien de pique performing alongside Eddie Constantine. Arguably, his most famous role was that of gangster lover of bourgeois prostitute Catherine Deneuve in Belle de jour, the 1967 classic by Luis Buñuel, in whose film La voie lactée he played the Devil. He appeared in several highly regarded films of the period, working with many of Europe's best known directors, including Luchino Visconti (The Leopard), Pier Paolo Pasolini (Pigsty) and Bernardo Bertolucci (The Conformist and Partner). Other directors he has worked with are Liliana Cavani, Glauber Rocha, Miklós Jancsó and Philippe Garrel.
In 1972, his career was derailed after he was sentenced to prison for allegedly possessing or using drugs. Due to insufficient evidence, Clémenti was released after 17 months; later he penned a book about his time in prison. After his release he played the role of ever-optimistic sailor of the Potemkin in Dusan Makavejev's scandalous movie Sweet movie, and the role of the seductive saxophone player Pablo in Fred Haines's film adaptation of Herman Hesse's novel Steppenwolf. Throughout his career, he continued to be active on-stage.
He was also involved with the French underground film movement, directing several of his own films, which often featured fellow underground filmmakers and actors. Visa de censure no X was an experimental work made up of two of films. New Old was a feature length work released in 1978 in which Viva appeared. La Revolution ce ne'est qu'un debut, continuons le combat, followed by In the shadow of the blue rascal and Sun. He died of liver cancer in 1999
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Known For
TV Shows (4)
Movies (95)
Little Lips
1978
as Paul
Belle de Jour
1967
as Marcel
The Leopard
1963
as Francesco Paolo
The Conformist
1971
as Pasqualino 'Lino' Semirama
Pigsty
1969
as Cannibale
Sweet Movie
1974
as Potemkin Sailor
Hideous Kinky
1999
as Santoni
The Year of the Cannibals
1969
as Tiresia
Exposed
1983
as Vic
The Milky Way
1969
as Angel of Death
Quartet
1981
as Theo / Pornographer
The Diary of an Innocent Boy
1968
as Benjamin
Dog Day
1984
as Snake
Hard to Be a God
1990
as King
Le Pont du Nord
1982
as Julien
The Man Who Laughs
1966
as Orsini's Partisan
The Red Poster
1976
as Marcel Rayman
Steppenwolf
1974
as Pablo
Shock Troops
1967
as Militiaman
Partner
1968
as Giacobbe I and II
The Pacifist
1970
as Michele
Lamiel
1967
as Fedor de Miossens
The Inner Scar
1972
as Horseman / Archer
The Austrian
1990
as Hébert
Listen, Let's Make Love
1968
as Lallo
Russian Adventure. Peter Fleischmann is Filming "Hard to Be a God"
1990
as Self
Ninì Tirabusciò: The Woman Who Invented the Move
1970
as Il poeta futuristico
Zoo zéro
1979
as Ivo, le bégue
Cutting Heads
1970
as Shepherd
The Designated Victim
1971
as Count Mateo Tiepolo
Adorable Liar
1962
as Pierrot (uncredited)
Brigade Anti Gangs
1966
as 'Trois-Pommes'
Necropolis
1970
as Attila
The Idols
1968
as 'Charly le Surineur'
Edith's Diary
1983
Jack of Spades
1960
as Paco
The Song of Roland
1978
as Olivier / Le clerc
La vraie histoire de Gérard Lechômeur
1982
as Gérard Lechômeur
The Sorceror's Apprentice
1977
as Saint-Just
The Hips of J.W.
1997
as Paul
Paris s'en va
1981
Chassé-croisé
1982
as Doctor Moreau
Doctor Lerne, Subgod
1983
as Nicolas
Les Jours et les Nuits
2021
as Self
In the Shadow of the Blue Rascal
1986
as General Korzacouille / Flash
Wheel of Ashes
1968
as Pierre
Clash
1984
as Le jeune homme
Renaissance
1970
Chromo sud
1968
Homeo
1967
as Self
Pop Age
1966
as Self
How Not to Rob a Department Store
1965
as Raf, boyfriend
Positano
1969
as Self
Jupiter
1971
Visa de censure n° X
1976
New Old
1979
Les Frangines
1960
Massacres
1991
as Verdier
La deuxième femme
2008
as Self
The Irony of Chance
1974
as Antoine Desvrières
Crush Proof
1972
Madame Sourdis
1979
as Ferdinand Sourdis
His Day of Glory
1969
Home Movie: On the Set of Philippe Garrel's 'Le lit de la vierge'
1968
as Self
A Christmas Carol
1984
as Ghost of Christmas Past
L'amour des femmes
1982
as Philippe
Les Bargasses
1965
The Fall of the House of Usher
1981
as Allan
Enchanted Isles
1965
as Pierre
Souvenirs souvenirs
2008
as Self
The Virgin's Bed
1969
as Jesus
Brückenschläge
1983
La famille
1971
Heads and Tales
1967
Attendre le navire
1992
Book of Saints of Eternal Rome
1968
The Sun
1988
Un film porno
1968
Forty-four, or Bedtime Stories
1985
La vie très étrange de Madame Anastasie
1966
Antenna
1970
Nightmare
1980
as Victor
The Brunette and Me
1981
as Xavier de Royan
Rapt ou la Séparation des races
1984
as Firmin
Flore et Blancheflore
1961
as Flore
The Silent Woman
1989
as Bel-il
The Son of Amir Is Dead
1975
as Pierre
Stridura
1980
Pop' game
1968
as Un acteur du cabaret (uncredited)
Manon Roland
1989
as Marat
Pierre Clémenti, l'absolue liberté
2013
as Self (archive footage)
The Infernal Machine
1963
as Young Soldier
Autoportrait d’un schizophrène
1977
11 testaments
1983
as Self
De quoi s'agit-il?
1974
About Pierre Clémenti
Pierre Clémenti (28 September 1942 – 27 December 1999) was a French actor. Born in Paris, Clémenti studied drama and began his acting career in the theatre. He secured his first minor screen roles in 1960 in Yves Allégret's Chien de pique performing alongside Eddie Constantine. Arguably, his most famous role was that of gangster lover of bourgeois prostitute Catherine Deneuve in Belle de jour, the 1967 classic by Luis Buñuel, in whose film La voie lactée he played the Devil. He appeared in several highly regarded films of the period, working w… With 99 credits spanning from 1960 to 2021, Pierre Clémenti has appeared in 95 films and 4 TV shows.
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- Little Lips (1978) — as Paul
- Belle de Jour (1967) — as Marcel
- The Leopard (1963) — as Francesco Paolo
- The Conformist (1971) — as Pasqualino 'Lino' Semirama
- Pigsty (1969) — as Cannibale
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