Louis-Alexandre Fabre (born 17 March 1955) is a French

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, mostly known for his role of Charles Frémont in the series ''

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''.

Biography

He was born in

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where he lived until he was 10. As a child, at the time of the Tunisian Independence, his father had to go back to France, in Albi. Then the family moved to

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when Alexandre was 12. Then he settled in

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. In

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, he learnt acting as a young 20-year-old, then went back to

where in played Ionesco,

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, Dumas, and others: Toursky, Gymnase, la Criée. He also shot for TV and the cinema ('' French Connection 2'' with Gene Hackman). For almost ten years, he played his own shows (inspired from Rabelais,

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, Sony Labou Tansi...), in big cities but also in the Tunisian countryside, in

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, Cameroun...). He plays

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of Molière in the 1993

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staged by Renata Ramos. He spent 15 years living in Africa. In

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, he put on a musical with his daughter, aged 20. Then, he moved back to Marseille (his favourite city), where he currently lives. In

, he still plays theater: ( Offenbach, Edmond Rostand, Daniel Soulier,

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...). In 2004, he auditioned for the role of Charles Frémont in

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's famous series, ''

''.

Movies

Cinema

*1975: '' French Connection 2'' (of

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) - Young Inspector *1976: '' Le Plein de super'' (of

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) - Jean-Loup *1980: ''Journal d'une maison de correction'' (of Georges Cachoux) - Le maniaque *1980: '' Retour à Marseille'' (of

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) - Un flic *1983: ''

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'' (of

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) - Un homme de main *1984: ''

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'' (of Philippe Lefebvre) - Equipe de Innocenti *2000: '' De l'histoire ancienne'' (of

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) - Libraire 1 *2001: ''Mon père, il m'a sauvé la vie'' (of José Giovanni) - Maître Moro Giafferi

Television

*1976: ''Les Lavandes et le réséda'' *1976: ''Le sanglier de Cassis'' *1976: ''Folies en miettes'' *1977: ''La Mer promise'' (de

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) - Le lieutenant *1979: ''Roméo et Baucis'' (d'Hélène Misserly) - Georges *1979: '' Jean le Bleu'' (d'

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) *1979: ''Le Roman du samedi'', épisode : ''Le coffre et le revenant'' (de

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) *1980: ''

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'' (d'

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) - L'ami d'Antoine *1980: ''So long rêveuse'' (de Jacques Ordines) *1980: '' Les Dossiers éclatés'' : ''

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'' (de Jean-Pierre Gallo) - Le gendarme *1980: ''Trousse colline'' *1980: '' Thomas Gordon'' *1980: ''Le Carton rouge'' (d'

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) *1980: ''L'Arrêt des cars'' *1980: ''La Fabrique, un conte de Noël'' (de

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) *1980: ''Mon cher Théo Van Gogh'' (de Max Gérard) - Gauguin *1981: ''La Chèvre d'or'' (de Jean Dasque) - Le gendarme *1981: '' Le Sang des Atrides'' (de Sam Itzkovitch) *1981: '' Le Fils père'' *1981: ''Ton vieil ami pierrot'' *1981: ''L'Abbé Faria'' *1981: '' L'inspecteur mène l'enquête'' (de Luc Godevais) *1981: ''Jeu de loi'' *1982: ''Délit de fuite'' (de Paul Seban) *1982: '' La Vie de Galilée'' (de Jacques Ordines) *1982: ''Le Secret des Andrônes'' (de Sam Itzkovitch) *1983: ''Microbidon'' (d'

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) *1984: ''Insomnie de monsieur Plude'' (de Jean Dasque) *1991: ''Tête de pioche'' *1991: '' Les Cœurs brûlés'' (de

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) - Veilleur de nuit *1998: ''L’Échappée'' - L'homme de la société *1998: ''Le Papa de Léa'' *1998: '' Le Monde à l'envers'' (de

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) *2000: ''Aux frontières de la loi'' *2000: ''

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'' - Startey *2001: '' Mon père, il m'a sauvé la vie'' *2002: '' Le juge est une femme'' (épisode : ''L'ami d'enfance'') - Louis *2003: ''Le Coupable idéal'' *2003: ''Action justice : déclaré coupable'' *2003: '' Avocats et Associés'' (épisode : ''Le loup dans la bergerie'') - Le juge Valas *2004-2015: ''

'' - Charles Frémont *2005: ''Un coin d'azur'' (d'Heikkei Arekallio) - Le médecin militaire *2005: '' Le Proc'', épisode : Le témoin - Sylvain Watteau *2007: '' L'Affaire Christian Ranucci : le Combat d'une mère'' (de

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) - Roger Pommard *2009: ''Funky Documentary'' (documentary)

Short film

* 2012 : À'' la recherche du droit'' de Virgile Bayle et Jason Roffé

References

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