
Paul Crauchet
Known for Acting · 78 credits
- Born
- 1920-07-14
- Died
- 2012-12-19
- Place of birth
- Béziers, Hérault, France
- Also known as
- Paul Henri Jean Crauchet
Biography
Paul Crauchet (14 July 1920 – 19 December 2012) was a French actor.
As a young man interested in aviation and rugby, Paul Crauchet discovered a passion for the theatre at the age of 23. He settled in Paris in 1945, he studied under Charles Dullin for three years and began on stage in 1949. He then worked at the Théâtre National Populaire with Jean Vilar.
Crauchet appeared in the first film by Éric Rohmer, The Sign of Leo, in 1959, and then in 1962 in The War of the Buttons of Yves Robert. It is in The Wise Guys of Robert Enrico in 1965 that he became noticed. He had a very long career during which he worked with many directors, such as Alain Resnais, René Clément, Jean-Pierre Melville, Jacques Deray and José Giovanni. In 1983 he starred in Les Bancals.
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Known For
TV Shows (9)

Police Commissioner Moulin
1976
as Cassius, le maître

Les Cinq Dernières Minutes
1958
as Régis

Belphegor, or The Phantom of the Louvre
1965
as Gautrais

La Maison des bois
1971
as Paul Gardy

Between Land and Sea
1997
as Charles « Branl'dans le vent »

D'Artagnan
1969
as Planchet

Les Allumettes suédoises
1996
as Pépé
22 avenue de la Victoire
1965
as Sacristan

Le Champ Dolent, le roman de la terre
2002
as Jules (père de Jean-Baptiste)
Movies (69)

The Swimming Pool
1969
as L'inspecteur Lévêque

Le Cercle Rouge
1970
as The Receiver

Is Paris Burning?
1966
as Priest

La Belle Verte
1996
as Osam

Army of Shadows
1969
as Félix Lepercq

Flic Story
1975
as Paul Robier

A Cop
1972
as Morand

My Father's Glory
1990
as Edmond des Papillons, aka Mond des Parpaillouns

My Mother's Castle
1990
as Edmond des Papillons, aka Mond des Parpaillouns

The Last Adventure
1967
as Insurer

The Burned Barns
1973
as Pierre Cateux

The War Is Over
1966
as Roberto

War of the Buttons
1962
as Touegueule

The Witness
1978
as Cathy's father

Last Known Address
1970
as Jacques Loring, Martin's neighbor

The Married Couple of the Year Two
1971
as Public Prosecutor

Ho !
1968
as Georges Briand

Impossible Object
1973
as The Plumber

Who Cares: Anatomy of a Delivery Boy
1971
as Le père

Venus and Lulu
1991
as Pépé Laubépin

To Kill a Priest
1988
as Alek's Father

The Track
1975
as Rollin

Wild Grass
2009
as le 1er patient

The King's Whore
1990
as Le Duc de Luynes

Sign of the Lion
1962
as Fred

Beaujolais Nouveau Is Arrived
1978
as Gaston, le patron du 1er bistrot

The Merry Widow
2007
as Gaby

Without Apparent Motive
1971
as Francis Palombo

The Grocer's Son
2007
as Le Père Clément

Rascals
2006
as Favart adult

Where Did Tom Go?
1971
as Zagra

The Wise Guys
1965
as Pelissier, accountant

The Dominici Affair
1973
as Commissioner Sébeille

Butterfly on the Shoulder
1978
as Raphaël
Série noire
1955
as Le portier du garage

A Cloud in the Teeth
1974
as Chavignac

Les Maîtres du pain
1993
as 'La Fatigue'

Why Women Sin
1958
as Photograph

The Looters
1967
as Valdés

Just a Game
1992
as 'Smoking'

Dessine-moi un jouet
1999
as Le mendiant

Beyond Fear
1975
as Inspector

Adieu De Gaulle, adieu
2009
as Vieux jardinier

Un été après l'autre
1990
as Pa

Fast
1995
as Pépé

Zita
1968
as Dr. Bernard

Félicité
1979
as The father

La Gueule du loup
1981
as Commissioner Chailloux

La Brute
1987
as Yves Rodellec

Le Passager du Tassili
1987
as M. Vergeli

Black List
1984
as Pierre

The Sunday of Life
1967
as Poucier

Skipper Next to God
1951
as A Jewish passenger (uncredited)

The Wonderful Crook
1975
as Henri, drunkard

Héloïse and Abélard
1973
as Pierre le Vénérable

Lettres de Stalingrad
1969
as Pianist

À fleur de peau
1962
as l'inspecteur

Les Derniers Jours de la victime
1995
as Funès Le Chat
Louis et Réjane
1980
as Louis
Faut-il aimer Mathilde?
1993
as Papy

Foyer perdu
1952
as Coffee boy

L'Affaire Lourdes
1967
as Bernadette's father

Le Marathon du lit
2002
as Simon

Font-aux-Cabres
1962
as Florès
Le temps d'un instant
1985
as Brice
Le Pain de fougère
1981
as Le père Grandet

Les fortifs
1987
as Germain

L'auto rouge
1964
Homicide by night
1984
About Paul Crauchet
Paul Crauchet (14 July 1920 – 19 December 2012) was a French actor. As a young man interested in aviation and rugby, Paul Crauchet discovered a passion for the theatre at the age of 23. He settled in Paris in 1945, he studied under Charles Dullin for three years and began on stage in 1949. He then worked at the Théâtre National Populaire with Jean Vilar. Crauchet appeared in the first film by Éric Rohmer, The Sign of Leo, in 1959, and then in 1962 in The War of the Buttons of Yves Robert. It is in The Wise Guys of Robert Enrico in 1965 that he… With 78 credits spanning from 1951 to 2009, Paul Crauchet has appeared in 69 films and 9 TV shows.
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- The Swimming Pool (1969) — as L'inspecteur Lévêque
- Le Cercle Rouge (1970) — as The Receiver
- Is Paris Burning? (1966) — as Priest
- La Belle Verte (1996) — as Osam
- Army of Shadows (1969) — as Félix Lepercq
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