Benoît Régent (19 August 1953 – 22 October 1994) was a French actor. He was born in

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. He died at the age of 41 of a ruptured

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Partial filmography

*'' Femme intégrale'' (1980) - Jacques *''

La Peau de chagrin ''La Peau de chagrin'' (, ''The Skin of Shagreen''), known in English as ''The Magic Skin and The Wild Ass's Skin'', is an 1831 novel by French novelist and playwright Honoré de Balzac (1799–1850). Set in early 19th-century Paris, it tells t ...

'' (1980, TV Movie) - Bixiou *''

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'' (1981, TV Movie) - Un jeune homme *' (1982) - L'employé de la FNAC *' (1983) - Makovski *''

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'' (1983) - Chef F.F.I *'' La Java des ombres'' (1983) - Le dealer *''

Dangerous Moves ''Dangerous Moves'' (french: La Diagonale du fou) is a 1984 French-language film about chess, directed by Richard Dembo, produced by Arthur Cohn, starring Michel Piccoli, Alexandre Arbatt, as well as Liv Ullmann, Leslie Caron, and Bernhard W ...

'' (1984) - Barabal *'' Mon ami Washington'' (1984) - Jacques Trentin *''

Train d'enfer ''Train d'enfer''/''Operation Double Cross'' is a 1965 Italian/ French/Spanish international co-production spy film starring Jean Marais. Based on a novel by René Cambon, the film was directed by Gilles Grangier. Plot In Barcelona, secret ...

'' (1984) - Jouffroy *'' L'Été prochain'' (1985) - Le médecin *'' Rouge-gorge'' (1985) - Philippe Page *'' Subway'' (1985) - Le Vendeur *'' Spéciale police'' (1985) - Livio *''

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'' (1986, TV Series) - Malard *' (1986) - Henri *'' Un homme et une femme, 20 ans déjà'' (1986) - Un infirmier *'' Round Midnight'' (1986) - Psychiatrist *''

Noir et blanc ''Noir et Blanc'' is a 1986 French film written and directed by Claire Devers. Cast *Francis Frappat, Antoine *Jacques Martial, Dominique *Catherine Belkhodja, la femme de ménage *Joséphine Fresson, Edith *Benoît Régent, l'hôtelier *Marc ...

'' (1986) *''

A Flame in My Heart ''A Flame in My Heart'' (french: Une flamme dans mon cœur) is a 1987 erotic psychological drama film directed by Alain Tanner. Cast * as Mercédès * Benoît Régent as Pierre * as Johnny * André Marcon as Etienne * Douglas Ireland as Am ...

(Une flamme dans mon cœur)'' (1987) - Pierre *'' Nouilles'' (1987, Short) - Un client *'' L'Île aux oiseaux'' (1988) - Vincent *''

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'' (1988) - Le père *''

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'' (1988) - Pierre *''

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'' (1988) - Le pompiste *''

La Bande des quatre ''Gang of Four'' (french: La bande des quatre) is a 1989 French drama film directed by Jacques Rivette. It was entered into the 39th Berlin International Film Festival, where it won a Honourable Mention. Plot Four women (Anna, Claude, Joyce, an ...

'' (1989) - Thomas *''

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'' (1989) - Father Superior *''

Bunker Palace Hôtel ''Bunker Palace Hôtel'' is a 1989 French post-apocalyptic film by comics artist Enki Bilal. Plot In the imaginary dictatorship of a futuristic world, rebellion has broken out. The men in power scramble to the 'Bunker Palace Hotel', a safehouse b ...

'' (1989) - Nikolaï *'' Dr. M'' (1990) - Stieglitz *''

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'' (1990) - Alexandre Stavisky *''

J'entends plus la guitare ''J'entends plus la guitare'' (also known as ''I Don't Hear the Guitar Anymore'' and ''I Can No Longer Hear the Guitar'') is a 1991 French semi-autobiographical drama film written and directed by Philippe Garrel. It was screened in competition at ...

'' (1991) - Gerard *'' Pierre qui roule'' (1991, TV Movie) - Pierre *''

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'' (1992, TV Series) - Le Gardien *'' Three Colors: Blue'' (1993) - Olivier *''

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'' (1993, TV Movie) - Vincent *''

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'' (1993) - Bernard *'' Attendre le navire'' (1993) *'' Three Colors: Red'' (1994) - Olivier *'' Du fond du coeur'' (1994) - Benjamin Constant *'' En mai, fais ce qu'il te plaît'' (1995) - Jean-Claude *'' ...à la campagne'' (1995) - Benoît *'' Noir comme le souvenir'' (1995) - Dr. David Wahl (final film role)

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* 1953 births 1994 deaths Actors from Nantes French male film actors French male television actors French male stage actors 20th-century French male actors Deaths from aneurysm {{France-actor-stub