Ronny Louis Edmond Coutteure (2 July 1951 – 21 June 2000) was a
Belgian
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actor, director, author, TV presenter and restaurateur and worked in cinema, radio, television, opera and theatre. He was a celebrity in his home country of Belgium and in France but is most famous internationally for his supporting role of
Remy Baudouin, comrade-in-arms of Indiana Jones in ''
The Young Indiana Jones Chronicles
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''.
Career
In theater, Ronny Coutteure staged and performed several works. He was the proprietor of the "pub-theatre" ''La ferme des hirondelles'' (Swallow Farm) in
Fretin
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Fretin junction
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in northern
France
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and he wrote and directed an opera, ''Les Contes d'un buveur de bière'' (Tales of a beer drinker) as well as teaching ''"biérologie"'' ("beer-ology"). Coutteure was a strong supporter of the culture and heritage of northern France and became a symbol of the culture of the frontier region with Belgium.
Death
He committed
suicide by hanging
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on 21 June 2000 at ''La ferme des hirondelles'' at the age of 48 shortly after
France 3
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announced the cancellation of his show ''Ronny coup de cœur''.
Radio / Television
* 1998 : ''Écouteuses, écouteurs, écoutez'' : Daily show on the Radio ''Fréquence Nord''
* 1998-2000 : ''Ronny coup de cœur'' : TV Show on the TV Channel ''France 3 Nord-Pas-de-Calais-Picardie''
Filmography
Theatre
Author
* 1981 : ''De Belges histoires''
* 1992 : ''D'amoureuses histoires''
* 1997 : ''Le temps de la bière''
* 1997-98 : ''Lucasfilm magazine''
Discography
* 1980 : ''Eul' bibine à Fredo''
* 1981 : ''Ils sont fous ces Français''
* 1983 : ''Il y a du soleil à Lille''
* 1984 : ''Le Roi du smurf''
* 1989 : ''Pietje Lamelut et autres histoires''
* 1994 : ''Contes d'un buveur de bière''
References
External links
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1951 births
2000 deaths
People from Wervik
Suicides by hanging in France
20th-century Belgian male actors
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