
Paul Crauchet
Known for Acting · 80 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

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

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
Movies (71)

The Swimming Pool
1969
as L'inspecteur Lévêque

Un été après l'autre
1990
as Pa

La Belle Verte
1996
as Osam

Le Cercle Rouge
1970
as The Receiver

Army of Shadows
1969
as Félix Lepercq

Is Paris Burning?
1966
as Priest

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

Ho !
1968
as Georges Briand

Black List
1984
as Pierre

Un Flic
1972
as Morand

The Merry Widow
2007
as Gaby

The Witness
1978
as Cathy's father

Fast
1995
as Pépé

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

Flic Story
1975
as Paul Robier

The King's Whore
1990
as Le Duc de Luynes

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

Without Apparent Motive
1971
as Francis Palombo

The Wise Guys
1965
as Pelissier, accountant

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

The Dominici Affair
1973
as Commissioner Sébeille

Sign of the Lion
1962
as Fred

The Married Couple of the Year Two
1971
as Public Prosecutor

L'Affaire Lourdes
1967
as Bernadette's father

The Last Adventure
1967
as Insurer

War of the Buttons
1962
as Touegueule

The Burned Barns
1973
as Pierre Cateux

Wild Grass
2009
as le 1er patient

To Kill a Priest
1988
as Alek's Father

Where Did Tom Go?
1971
as Zagra

Zita
1968
as Dr. Bernard
Le temps d'un instant
1985
as Brice

Butterfly on the Shoulder
1978
as Raphaël

The War Is Over
1966
as Roberto
Faut-il aimer Mathilde?
1993
as Papy
Homicide by night
1984

Héloïse and Abélard
1973
as Pierre le Vénérable

À fleur de peau
1962
as l'inspecteur
Le Pain de fougère
1981
as Le père Grandet

The Track
1975
as Rollin

The Wonderful Crook
1975
as Henri, drunkard

Brothers in Arms
1992
as Self (archive footage)

The Looters
1967
as Valdés

Impossible Object
1973
as The Plumber

Adieu De Gaulle, adieu
2009
as Vieux jardinier

The Grocer's Son
2007
as Le Père Clément

Lettres de Stalingrad
1969
as Pianist

Venus and Lulu
1991
as Pépé Laubépin

The Sunday of Life
1967
as Poucier

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

L'auto rouge
1964

Les Derniers Jours de la victime
1995
as Funès Le Chat

Just a Game
1992
as 'Smoking'

Dessine-moi un jouet
1999
as Le mendiant

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

Rascals
2006
as Favart adult
Louis et Réjane
1980
as Louis

A Cloud in the Teeth
1974
as Chavignac

Beyond Fear
1975
as Inspector

La Gueule du loup
1981
as Commissioner Chailloux

Les Maîtres du pain
1993
as 'La Fatigue'

Why Women Sin
1958
as Photograph

La Brute
1987
as Yves Rodellec

Font-aux-Cabres
1962
as Florès
Série noire
1955
as Le portier du garage

La Plaie et le Couteau, Charles Baudelaire
1967
as L'avocat

Félicité
1979
as The father

Le Passager du Tassili
1987
as M. Vergeli

Foyer perdu
1952
as Coffee boy

Le Marathon du lit
2002
as Simon

Les fortifs
1987
as Germain
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 80 credits spanning from 1951 to 2009, Paul Crauchet has appeared in 71 films and 9 TV shows.
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- The Swimming Pool (1969) — as L'inspecteur Lévêque
- Un été après l'autre (1990) — as Pa
- La Belle Verte (1996) — as Osam
- Le Cercle Rouge (1970) — as The Receiver
- Army of Shadows (1969) — as Félix Lepercq
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