Georges Poujouly (20 January 1940 in Garches, Hauts-de-Seine – 28 October 2000 in

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) was a French actor who gained international acclaim as a child for his performance in the award-winning film ''

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''. In the 1950s, he appeared in a number of other high-profile films, notably '' Les Diaboliques'', '' And God Created Woman'' and ''

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''. His later career was spent mainly in television, where he specialised in

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work.

1950s

At the age of 11, Poujouly was chosen by film director René Clément for the role of Michel Dollé, befriender of the orphaned Paulette (

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'' (''Jeux interdits''). The film was not greatly successful on its original release in France, but struck a chord with audiences and critics in other countries and went on to win numerous awards, including the 1952 Academy Award for Best Foreign Language Film. ''Forbidden Games'' is considered a classic of

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, and the spare, haunting performances of Poujouly and Fossey among the most notable of screen performances by child actors. In 1952, Poujouly played the role of Michel le Guen in

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's ''

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'' (''Nous sommes tous des assassins''). In 1954, he played the main character in a famous audio recording of

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, alongside

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as the narrator. He played smaller parts in Henri-Georges Clouzot's celebrated 1955 suspense film '' Les Diaboliques'' and

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's '' And God Created Woman'' (''Et dieu...créa la femme'') in 1956. A more substantial role, as a car thief turned killer, came in 1958 in the

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-directed thriller ''

'', with Jeanne Moreau and

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.Biography at Allocine.com (in French)
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Later career

From the 1960s, Poujouly worked mainly in television, with film appearances limited to small roles in such as ''

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'' (1963) and '' Is Paris Burning?'' (''Paris brûle-t-il?'') (1966). He appeared in a number of TV serials and moved into voice acting. Between 1959 and 1962 Poujouly was the voice of

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in two animated series based on

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's books. In later years his voiceover credits included the

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character Steve Keller in the French TV version of ''

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'' and Merry in the 1978 animated version of ''

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''.

Death

Poujouly's last-known credit is ''Robinson et compagnie'', a 1991 animated French language film version of ''

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''. Little is known of the last years of his life. He died of cancer, aged 60, on 28 October 2000.

Selected credits

Film *1952: ''

'' (dir. René Clément) - Michel Dollé *1952: ''

'' (dir.

) - Michel Le Guen *1952: ''La Jeune Folle'' (dir.

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) - Un enfant *1952: ''Son dernier Noël'' (dir.

Jacques Daniel-Norman Jacques Daniel-Norman (real name Joseph Jacques CompèreThe Treasure of Bengal'' (dir. Gianni Vernuccio) - Tomby *1955: '' Les Diaboliques'' (dir. Henri-Georges Clouzot) - Soudieu, un élève *1955: ''

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'' (dir. René Jolivet) - Le gamin avec le capitaine *1955: ''Cortile - L'enfant de la rue'' (dir. Antonio Petrucci) - Ferdinando 'Nando' Rossi *1955: ''Il Piccolo Vetraio'' (dir. Giorgio Capitani) - Piero *1956: '' Si tous les gars du monde'' (dir. Christian-Jaque) - Benj - le mousse *1956: ''Les Assassins du dimanche'' (dir. Alex Joffé) - Julot *1956: '' And God Created Woman'' (dir.

) - Christian Tardieu *1957: ''

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'' (dir.

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) - Roger Barjus *1958: ''

'' (dir.

) - Louis *1958: ''Guinguette'' (dir. Jean Delannoy) - François *1959: ''Pêcheur d'Islande'' (dir.

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) - Sylvestre Moan *1960: ''Une fille pour l'été'' (dir. Edouard Molinaro) - Michel *1960: ''Vacances en enfer'' (dir. Jean Kerchbron) - Jean *1961: ''Une grosse tête'' (dir. Claude de Givray) - Georges *1963: ''

'' (dir. Roger Vadim) - Lieutenant Hoech *1966: '' Paris brûle-t-il?'' (dir. René Clément) - Landrieux (uncredited) *1970: '' Paix sur les champs'' (dir.

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) - Louis *1970: ''Biribi'' (dir. Daniel Moosmann) - Sick Soldier *1972: ''

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'' (dir. Roger Vadim) *1981: ''Le Guépiot'' (dir. Joska Pilissy) - Le docteur *1991: ''Robinson et compagnie'' (dir. Jacques Colombat) - (voice) (final film role) Television *1964: ''Les beaux yeux d'Agatha'' (TV serial) - Frédéric *1964: ''Le théâtre de la jeunesse'' (TV Movie) *1965: ''Frédéric le gardian'' - Fanet *1967: ''Par quatre chemins'' (TV Movie) *1974: ''La passagère'' - Patrick Larrivière *1975: ''Esprits de famille'' (TV Movie) - Victor Bichois Voice *1954: ''Le Petit Prince'' *1959-62: ''Les aventures de Tintin'' *1972-80 (approx.): ''

'' *1978: ''Le seigneur des anneaux'' (''

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'') *1991: ''Robinson et compagnie''Georges Poujouly at imdb.com
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References

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