Philippe Volter (23 March 1959 – 13 April 2005) was a

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actor and director. Born Philippe Wolter to

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Claude Volter and his wife, actress Jacqueline Bir, Volter began his career in

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in 1985. He made many stage and film appearances, the latter of which peaked with such arthouse films as ''

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'' (1988), ''

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'' (1991) and ''

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'' (1993). Other appearances include '' Macbeth'' (1987) and '' The Five Senses'' (1999). Upon his father's death in 2002, he returned to

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and became artistic director for the Comedy Claude Volter. Volter committed suicide in 2005, aged 46.

Filmography

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* 1959 births 2005 suicides Belgian male film actors Belgian male stage actors Belgian theatre directors Suicides in France 2005 deaths {{Belgium-actor-stub