Christian Barbier (28 June 1924 – 3 November 2009) was a French film and television actor. Barbier was born at Saint-Ouen, Seine (currently Seine-Saint-Denis),

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. During his career (1964 to 1997), he specialized in

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rather than

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. In

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, he held several leading roles but is especially distinguished in auxiliary roles depicting more limited characters. He is especially remembered for his first-class performance in ''

Army of Shadows ''Army of Shadows'' (french: L'Armée des ombres; it, L'armata degli eroi) is a 1969 World War II suspense-drama film written and directed by Jean-Pierre Melville, and starring Lino Ventura, Simone Signoret, Paul Meurisse and Jean-Pierre Cassel ...

'' by

Jean-Pierre Melville Jean-Pierre Melville (; born Jean-Pierre Grumbach; 20 October 1917 – 2 August 1973) was a French filmmaker and actor. Among his films are ''Le Silence de la mer'' (1949), ''Bob le flambeur'' (1956), '' Le Doulos'' (1962), ''Le Samouraï'' (196 ...

in 1969. Appearing in a number of soaps and TV shows of the late 1960s to early 1980s, Barbier gained a certain notoriety thanks to the character of Joseph Durtol, bounded and proud hero of '' The Man of Picardy'', the legendary French television series. He died in Manosque (Alpes de Haute-Provence), aged 85.

Filmography

Films

*1956: '' Alerte au deuxième bureau'' ( Jean Stelli) - Le professeur Verdier *1964: ''

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) - Le commissaire Odile *1964: ''

Weekend at Dunkirk ''Weekend at Dunkirk'' (french: Week-end à Zuydcoote) is a 1964 war drama film directed by Henri Verneuil and starring Jean-Paul Belmondo. It is based on the 1949 Prix Goncourt winning novel ''Week-end at Zuydcoote'' (French: ''Week-end à Zuyd ...

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) - Paul *1964: '' Marie Soleil'' (Antoine Bourseiller) - Le directeur de l'exploitation agricole *1965: '' La Vie de château'' (

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) - French Colonel (uncredited) *1966: '' Maigret à Pigalle'' (

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) - Torrence *1966: '' Trans-Europ-Express'' (

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) - Lorentz *1966: '' L'Homme qui osa'' (''The Man Who Dared'') ( Jean Delire) *1967: '' La Loi du survivant'' (''Law of Survival'') ( José Giovanni) *1967: ''

Lamiel ''Lamiel'' is a 1967 French historical drama film. It was directed by Jean Aurel and stars Anna Karina, Michel Bouquet, and Jean-Claude Brialy. The film is based on Stendhal's unfinished last novel, '' Lamiel''. A costume drama set in the 19 ...

'' (

Jean Aurel Jean Aurel (6 November 1925 in Rastolita, Romania – 24 August 1996 in Paris) was a Romanian-born French film director and scriptwriter. Notably, he co-wrote ''La Femme d'à côté'' (''The Woman Next Door'') with François Truffaut and Suzann ...

) - Vidocq *1967: ' (''The Man Who Was Worth Millions'') (

Michel Boisrond Michel Jacques Boisrond (9 October 1921, Châteauneuf-en-Thymerais – 10 November 2002, La Celle-Saint-Cloud) was a French film director and screenwriter. His work spanned five decades, from the 1950s to the 1990s. Career A former apprentice ...

) - Carl *1968: '' L'Homme à la Buick'' (''The Man in the Buick'') ( Gilles Grangier) - Maxime *1968: '' Le Franciscain de Bourges'' (

Claude Autant-Lara Claude Autant-Lara (; 5 August 1901 – 5 February 2000) was a French film director and later Member of the European Parliament (MEP). Biography Born at Luzarches in Val-d'Oise, Autant-Lara was educated in France and at London's Mill Hill Sc ...

) - L'abbé Barret *1969: ''

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'' ( Alain Cuniot) - Motorist *1969: ''

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) - Guillaume Vermersch (“Le Bison”) *1969: '' L'Hiver'' (''Winter '') ( Marcel Hanoun) - Producer *1969: '' Target: Harry'' (

Roger Corman Roger William Corman (born April 5, 1926) is an American film director, producer, and actor. He has been called "The Pope of Pop Cinema" and is known as a trailblazer in the world of independent film. Many of Corman's films are based on works t ...

) - Sulley Boulez *1970: ''

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) - Léon *1970: ''

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Jacques Boigelot Jacques Boigelot (23 August 1929 – 4 March 2023) was a Belgian film director and screenwriter. He was for many years the head of the French Belgian television film department. His film '' Paix sur les champs'' (1970) was nominated for the Acad ...

) - Stanne Vanasche *1970: '' Les Jambes en l'air'' (

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) - Marcel *1972: ''

Les Tueurs fous ''The Lonely Killers'' (french: Les tueurs fous) is a 1972 Belgian crime film directed by Boris Szulzinger. The film was selected as the Belgian entry for the Best Foreign Language Film at the 45th Academy Awards, but was not accepted as a nom ...

'' (''The Lonely Killers'') (

Boris Szulzinger Boris Szulzinger is a Belgian author, filmmaker and film producer. He is known for '' The Lonely Killers'' (1972) and '' Tarzoon: Shame of the Jungle'' (1975, directed with Picha). He was the founder of the group ''Cinédit'' with Boris Lehma ...

) - Worker *1972: '' La chambre rouge'' ( Jean-Pierre Berckmans) - René Noris *1973: '' Le Gang des otages'' (''The Hostage Gang'') (

Édouard Molinaro Édouard Molinaro (13 May 1928 – 7 December 2013) was a French film director and screenwriter. Biography He was born in Bordeaux, Gironde. He is best known for his comedies with Louis de Funès (''Oscar'', '' Hibernatus''), '' My Uncle B ...

) - Brigadier *1973: ''Les Granges brûlées'' (''The Burned Barns'') (

Jean Chapot Jean Chapot (15 November 1930 – 10 April 1998) was a French screenwriter and film director who began his career as an actor. In 1972, he was awarded the Short Film Palme d'Or for his film ''Le fusil à lunette'' at the 25th Cannes Film Festiv ...

) - Gendarme *1973: '' L'Affaire Crazy Capo'' (

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) *1975: ''

Only the Wind Knows the Answer ''Only the Wind Knows the Answer'' (german: Die Antwort kennt nur der Wind) is a 1974 West German-French thriller film directed by Alfred Vohrer and starring Maurice Ronet, Marthe Keller and Karin Dor. It was entered into the 9th Moscow Interna ...

'' *1977: ''Jambon d'Ardenne'' (

Benoît Lamy Benoît Lamy (; 19 September 1945 – 15 April 2008) was a Belgian film director, best known for his picture ''Home Sweet Home'' (1973). Biography Lamy was born in Arlon in the Belgian Province of Luxembourg and died in Braine-l'Alleud, Wal ...

) - Entrepreneur *1977: '' L'Homme pressé'' (''Man in a Hurry'') (Édouard Molinaro) - Cardiologist *1980: '' Trois hommes à abattre'' (''Three Wanted Men'') (

Jacques Deray Jacques Deray (born Jacques Desrayaud; 19 February 1929 – 9 August 2003) was a French film director and screenwriter. Deray is prominently known for directing many crime and thriller films. Biography Born Jacques Desrayaud in Lyon, France, in ...

) - Liethard *1982: '' Hiver 60'' (

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) - André's father *1983: '' Le Voyage d'hiver'' (

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) - Corbin *1984: ''

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'' (Daniel Moosmann) (TV Series) - Jeff Stenay *1985: '' Brigade des mœurs'' (

Max Pécas Max Pécas (25 April 1925 in Lyon – 10 February 2003 in Paris) was a French filmmaker, writer and producer. Pécas was assistant director to Jacques Daroy and others from 1948 to 1957. After making erotic movies and thrillers through the 1960s ...

) - Robert Capes *1986: '' Suivez mon regard'' (

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) *1988: '' La Maison assassinée'' (

Georges Lautner Georges Lautner (; 24 January 1926 – 22 November 2013) was a French film director and screenwriter, known primarily for his comedies created in collaboration with screenwriter Michel Audiard. Lautner's ventures into other genres were less ...

) - Brigue *1991: '' L'Année de l'éveil'' (

Gérard Corbiau Gérard Corbiau (; born 19 September 1941) is a Belgian film director. Corbiau was born in Brussels, Belgium. He is best known for his costume dramas about music, '' Le maître de musique'' (1987), '' Farinelli'' (1994) and ''Le roi danse ''T ...

) - Colonel *1993: ''

Mayrig ''Mayrig'' (''Mother'') is a 1991 semi-autobiographical film written and directed by French-Armenian filmmaker Henri Verneuil. The film's principal cast includes Claudia Cardinale and Omar Sharif as parents of Azad (Henri Verneuil depicted as child ...

'' (Henri Verneuil) - Father Pignon *1994: '' Éternelles'' (

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) (Short) - Father *1997: '' The Bet'' (

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and

Bernard Campan Bernard Campan (born 4 April 1958, in Agen) is a French actor, film director and writer. He is a member of Les Inconnus trio of humorists. He won a César Award for Best Debut for ''Les Trois Frères'', and was nominated for best actor for hi ...

) *2001: '' Une belle journée'' (''A Beautiful Day'') ( Frédérique Dolphyn) (Short) - Jean *2002: '' Les Sabots de Vénus'' 1924 births 2009 deaths French male film actors French male television actors {{France-actor-stub