Jean-Louis Barrault
Known for Acting · 58 credits
- Born
- 1910-09-08
- Died
- 1994-01-22
- Place of birth
- Le Vésinet, Yvelines, Île-de-France, France
- Also known as
- Jean-Louis Bernard Barrault
Biography
Jean-Louis Barrault (8 September 1910, Le Vésinet, Yvelines – 22 January 1994) was a French actor, director and mime artist, training that served him well when he portrayed the 19th-century mime Jean-Gaspard Deburau (Baptiste Debureau) in Marcel Carné's 1945 film Les Enfants du Paradis (Children of Paradise).
Jean-Louis Barrault studied with Charles Dullin in whose troupe he acted from 1933 to 1935. At 25 years of age, he met and studied with the mime Étienne Decroux. From 1940 to 1946 he was a member of the Comédie-Française, where he directed productions of Paul Claudel's Le Soulier de satin and Jean Racine's Phèdre, two plays that made his reputation.
Over his career, he acted in nearly 50 movies including Les beaux jours, Jenny, L'Or dans la Montagne and Sous les Yeux d'occident.
In 1940, he married the actress Madeleine Renaud. They founded a number of theatres together and toured extensively, including in South America.
He was the uncle of actress Marie-Christine Barrault and sometime sponsor of Peter Brook. He died from a heart attack in Paris at the age of 83. Jean-Louis Barrault is buried with his wife Madeleine Renaud in the Passy Cemetery in Paris.
Known For
TV Shows (10)
Midi Première
1975
as Self
Les Rendez-vous du dimanche
1975
as Self
Numéro un
1975
as Self
Le Grand Échiquier
1972
as Self / Self - Main Guest
Discorama
1959
as Self
Samedi soir
1971
as Self
30 millions d'amis
1976
as Self
Cérémonie des César
1976
as Self - President
À bout portant
1968
as Self
Encyclopédie audiovisuelle du cinéma
1978
as Self (archive footage)
Movies (48)
The Longest Day
1962
as Father Louis Roulland
Children of Paradise
1945
as Baptiste Debureau
I Accuse
1938
Jenny
1936
as le Dromadaire
Royal Affairs in Versailles
1953
as Fénelon
Morceaux de Cannes
2021
The Dialogue of the Carmelites
1960
as Mime
La Ronde
1950
as The Poet
That Night of Varennes
1982
as Nicolas Edmé Restif de la Bretonne
Experiment in Evil
1960
as Dr. Cordelier / Opale
The Puritan
1938
as Francis Ferriter
Chappaqua
1966
as Dr. Benoit
To Be Hamlet
1985
as Self
The Life and Loves of Beethoven
1937
as Karl van Beethoven
Musée Grévin
1958
as Self
Orage
1938
as The African
Mlle. Desiree
1942
as Napoléon Bonaparte
Blood on His Sword
1961
as Louis XI
Man to Men
1948
as Henri Dunant
The Pearls of the Crown
1937
as Bonaparte jeune
Blind Desire
1945
as Michel Kremer
The Big Scare
1964
Le Fantôme de Laurent Terzieff
2020
as Self (archive footage)
Venom and Eternity
1952
as Self
Vagabonds imaginaires
1950
as Narrator (segment 'Le bateau ivre') (voice)
La Symphonie fantastique
1942
as Hector Berlioz
Hélène
1936
as Pierre Régnier
Angel of the Night
1944
as Jacques Martin, le jeune sculpteur
The Southern Trail
1938
as Olcott
The Birth of Children of Paradise
1967
as Self
Bizarre, Bizarre
1937
as William Kramps, le tueur de bouchers
Mirages
1938
as Pierre Bonvais
La lumière du lac
1988
as Le vieux
Montmartre on the Seine
1941
as Michel Courtin
Social Police
1937
as Scoppa
Street of Shadows
1937
as le client fou
Happy Days
1935
as René
Parade in 7 Nights
1941
as Lucien Ardouin
With André Gide
1952
as Self
Under Western Eyes
1936
as Haldin
À nous deux, madame la vie
1937
as Paul Briançon
Rhinocéros
1965
Les Fausses Confidences
1964
as Dubois
Youth in Revolt
1938
as Armand
L'Or dans la montagne
1939
as Maurice Farinet, le jeune paysan
La Rose et le réséda
1947
as Narrator (voice)
Carné, Prévert : drôle de duo
2019
as Self (archive footage)
La Répétition ou l'Amour puni
1958
as Le comte
About Jean-Louis Barrault
Jean-Louis Barrault (8 September 1910, Le Vésinet, Yvelines – 22 January 1994) was a French actor, director and mime artist, training that served him well when he portrayed the 19th-century mime Jean-Gaspard Deburau (Baptiste Debureau) in Marcel Carné's 1945 film Les Enfants du Paradis (Children of Paradise). Jean-Louis Barrault studied with Charles Dullin in whose troupe he acted from 1933 to 1935. At 25 years of age, he met and studied with the mime Étienne Decroux. From 1940 to 1946 he was a member of the Comédie-Française, where he directe… With 58 credits spanning from 1935 to 2021, Jean-Louis Barrault has appeared in 48 films and 10 TV shows.
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Most Popular Jean-Louis Barrault Movies
- The Longest Day (1962) — as Father Louis Roulland
- Children of Paradise (1945) — as Baptiste Debureau
- I Accuse (1938)
- Jenny (1936) — as le Dromadaire
- Royal Affairs in Versailles (1953) — as Fénelon
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