Bernard René Giraudeau (18 June 1947 – 17 July 2010) was a French actor, film director, scriptwriter, producer and writer.

Early life

He was born on 18 June 1947 in

La Rochelle La Rochelle (, , ; Poitevin-Saintongeais: ''La Rochéle''; oc, La Rochèla ) is a city on the west coast of France and a seaport on the Bay of Biscay, a part of the Atlantic Ocean. It is the capital of the Charente-Maritime department. Wi ...

Charente-Maritime Charente-Maritime () is a department in the Nouvelle-Aquitaine region on the southwestern coast of France. Named after the river Charente, its prefecture is La Rochelle. As of 2019, it had a population of 651,358 with an area of 6,864 square kil ...

. In 1963 he enlisted in the

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as a trainee engineer, qualifying as the first in his class a year later. He served on the

helicopter carrier A helicopter carrier is a type of aircraft carrier whose primary purpose is to operate helicopters, and has a large flight deck that occupies a substantial part of the deck, which can extend the full length of the ship like of the Royal Navy ...

'' Jeanne d'Arc'' in 1964–1965 and 1965–1966, and subsequently on the

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'' Duquesne'' and the

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'' Clemenceau'' before leaving the navy to try his luck as an actor.

Career

Giraudeau first appeared on film in ''

Deux hommes dans la ville ''Two Men in Town'' (french: Deux hommes dans la ville a.k.a. ''Two Against the Law'') is a 1973 Franco-Italian film directed by José Giovanni. The film was remade in 2014. Synopsis Germain Cazeneuve left the police to work as a prison trainer, ...

'' (1973), and his first film as director was in 1987, though he continued to work as an actor. As a writer, wrote the text of books of photography as well as publishing children's stories (''Contes d'Humahuaca'', 2002) and several novels. He was also the reader on the French

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s of the

Harry Potter ''Harry Potter'' is a series of seven fantasy novels written by British author J. K. Rowling. The novels chronicle the lives of a young wizard, Harry Potter, and his friends Hermione Granger and Ron Weasley, all of whom are students at ...

series. He has also created a recording of The Little Prince, a world renowned book by

Antoine de Saint-Exupéry Antoine Marie Jean-Baptiste Roger, comte de Saint-Exupéry, simply known as Antoine de Saint-Exupéry (, , ; 29 June 1900 – 31 July 1944), was a French writer, poet, aristocrat, journalist and pioneering aviator. He became a laureate of s ...

Personal life

He was married to actress and author Anny Duperey, with whom he had two children; one of them,

Sara Giraudeau Sara Giraudeau (born 1 August 1985) is a French actress. She won the 2018 César Award for Best Supporting Actress The César Award for Best Actress in a Supporting Role (French: ''César de la meilleure actrice dans un second rôle'') is one ...

, has achieved success as an actress.

Death

In 2000 he suffered from

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which led to the removal of his left kidney, with a subsequent

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in 2005 affecting his

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s. He said that the cancer led him to re-evaluate his life and understand himself better. He devoted some of his time to the support of cancer victims through the

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and the Institut Gustave-Roussy in Paris. He died of his cancer on 17 July 2010 in a Paris hospital.Thé ou Café (France 2) du 20 mai 2007

Filmography as film actor

1973 Events January * January 1 - The United Kingdom, the Republic of Ireland and Denmark 1973 enlargement of the European Communities, enter the European Economic Community, which later becomes the European Union. * January 15 – Vietnam War: ...

: ''

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'' – Kidnapper *

: ''

Deux Hommes dans la ville ''Two Men in Town'' (french: Deux hommes dans la ville a.k.a. ''Two Against the Law'') is a 1973 Franco-Italian film directed by José Giovanni. The film was remade in 2014. Synopsis Germain Cazeneuve left the police to work as a prison trainer, ...

'' (directed by

José Giovanni José Giovanni (22 June 1923, Paris, France – 24 April 2004, Lausanne, Switzerland) was the pseudonym of Joseph Damiani, a French writer and film-maker of Corsican origin who became a naturalized Swiss citizen in 1986. A former collaborationis ...

) – Frédéric Cazeneuve *

1975 It was also declared the ''International Women's Year'' by the United Nations and the European Architectural Heritage Year by the Council of Europe. Events January * January 1 - Watergate scandal (United States): John N. Mitchell, H. R. ...

: '' Le Gitan'' (directed by

) – Mareuil *

1976 Events January * January 3 – The International Covenant on Economic, Social and Cultural Rights enters into force. * January 5 – The Pol Pot regime proclaims a new constitution for Democratic Kampuchea. * January 11 – The 1976 ...

: ''Jamais plus toujours'' – Denis *

1977 Events January * January 8 – Three bombs explode in Moscow within 37 minutes, killing seven. The bombings are attributed to an Armenian separatist group. * January 10 – Mount Nyiragongo erupts in eastern Zaire (now the Democrat ...

: '' Le Juge Fayard dit Le Shériff'' – Le juge Davoust *

: '' Bilitis'' (directed by David Hamilton) – Lucas *

: '' Moi, fleur bleue'' – Isidore *

: '' Et la tendresse ? Bordel !'' – Luc *

1979 Events January * January 1 ** United Nations Secretary-General Kurt Waldheim heralds the start of the '' International Year of the Child''. Many musicians donate to the '' Music for UNICEF Concert'' fund, among them ABBA, who write the so ...

: '' Le Toubib'' (directed by Pierre Granier-Deferre) – François *

1980 Events January * January 4 – U.S. President Jimmy Carter proclaims a grain embargo against the USSR with the support of the European Commission. * January 6 – Global Positioning System time epoch begins at 00:00 UTC. * January 9 – In ...

: ''

La Boum ''La Boum'' (English title: ''The Party'' or ''Ready for Love'') is a 1980 French teen romantic comedy film directed by Claude Pinoteau and starring Sophie Marceau, appearing in her film début. Written by Danièle Thompson and Pinoteau, the film ...

'' – Éric Lehman * 1981: ''

Viens chez moi, j'habite chez une copine ''Viens chez moi, j'habite chez une copine'' is a French comedy film directed by Patrice Leconte. It was released in 1981. Plot Guy is fired from is job, and asks to sleep and stay in the apartment of his friend, Daniel, who is living with his gi ...

'' (directed by

Patrice Leconte Patrice Leconte (; born 12 November 1947) is a French film director, actor, comic strip writer, and screenwriter. Life and career Leconte grew up in Tours, and began making little amateur films at 15. He went to Paris in 1967 and studied at Ins ...

) – Daniel * 1981: '' Passione d'amore'' (directed by

Ettore Scola Ettore Scola (; 10 May 1931 – 19 January 2016) was an Italian screenwriter and film director. He received a Golden Globe for Best Foreign Film in 1978 for his film '' A Special Day'' and over the course of his film career was nominated for fiv ...

) – Capitaine Giorgio Bacchetti * 1981: '' Croque la vie'' (directed by

Jean-Charles Tacchella Jean-Charles Tacchella (born 23 September 1925) is a French screenwriter and film director. He was nominated for an Academy Award for Best Original Screenplay for his film '' Cousin Cousine'' (1975), which was also nominated for the Academy Awar ...

) – Alain *

1982 Events January * January 1 – In Malaysia and Singapore, clocks are adjusted to the same time zone, UTC+8 (GMT+8.00). * January 13 – Air Florida Flight 90 crashes shortly after takeoff into the 14th Street Bridge in Washington, D.C ...

: ' (directed by

Alexandre Arcady Alexandre Arcady (born 17 March 1947) is a French actor, film director, producer and screenwriter. Life and career Alexandre Arcady was born in Algiers, Algeria. He emigrated to France at the age of fifteen. His son is filmmaker Alexandre Aja. ...

) – Pascal Villars *

: ''Meurtres à domicile'' – Max Queryat *

: ''

Hécate ''Hécate'' is a 1982 French-Swiss drama film directed by Daniel Schmid. It is based on the 1954 novel '' Hecate and Her Dogs'' by Paul Morand. It was entered into the 33rd Berlin International Film Festival. Cast * Bernard Giraudeau as Julien ...

'' (directed by Daniel Schmid) – Julien Rochelle *

1983 The year 1983 saw both the official beginning of the Internet and the first mobile cellular telephone call. Events January * January 1 – The migration of the ARPANET to TCP/IP is officially completed (this is considered to be the beginning ...

: '' Le Ruffian'' (directed by

) – Gérard *

: '' Papy fait de la résistance'' (directed by Jean-Marie Poiré) – Un resistant arrêté *

1984 Events January * January 1 – The Bornean Sultanate of Brunei gains full independence from the United Kingdom, having become a British protectorate in 1888. * January 7 – Brunei becomes the sixth member of the Association of Southeas ...

: ' (directed by

Gilles Béhat Gilles Marc Béhat (3 September 1949) is a French filmmaker and actor. Biography Gilles Béhat (Béat by birth) was born in Lille. The confusion around the "h" in his last name stems from an error in the credits of the first film he participated ...

) – Chet *

: '' L'Année des méduses'' (directed by Christopher Frank) – Romain Kalides *

1985 The year 1985 was designated as the International Youth Year by the United Nations. Events January * January 1 ** The Internet's Domain Name System is created. ** Greenland withdraws from the European Economic Community as a result of a ...

: ''

Les Spécialistes ''Les Spécialistes'' () is a 1985 French action film directed by Patrice Leconte. Plot Notorious safe cracker Stéphane Carella, who has been imprisoned for some time and longs for retirement once he is released in a year, is transported throu ...

'' (directed by

) – Paul Brandon *

: ' (directed by Gérard Vergez) – Delancourt *

: ''Moi vouloir toi'' – L'ex-ami d'alice *

: '' Among Wolves'' – L'exécuteur de De Saintes (uncredited) *

1986 The year 1986 was designated as the International Year of Peace by the United Nations. Events January * January 1 ** Aruba gains increased autonomy from the Netherlands by separating from the Netherlands Antilles. **Spain and Portugal en ...

: '' Les Longs Manteaux'' – Murat *

: ' – Inspector Simon Blount *

1987 File:1987 Events Collage.png, From top left, clockwise: The MS Herald of Free Enterprise capsizes after leaving the Port of Zeebrugge in Belgium, killing 193; Northwest Airlines Flight 255 crashes after takeoff from Detroit Metropolitan Airport, ...

: '' L'homme voilé'' – Pierre *

: ''Vent de panique'' – Roland Pochon *

1991 File:1991 Events Collage.png, From left, clockwise: Boris Yeltsin, elected as Russia's first president, waves the new flag of Russia after the 1991 Soviet coup d'état attempt, orchestrated by Soviet hardliners; Mount Pinatubo erupts in the Phi ...

: '' La Reine blanche'' (directed by

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) – Yvon *

: ''Le coup suprême'' – Jacques Mercier *

1992 File:1992 Events Collage V1.png, From left, clockwise: Riots break out across Los Angeles, California after the police beating of Rodney King; El Al Flight 1862 crashes into a residential apartment building in Amsterdam after two of its engin ...

: '' Après l'amour'' (directed by Diane Kurys) – David *

: '' Drôles d'oiseaux'' (directed by Peter Kassovitz) – Constant Van Loo *

1993 File:1993 Events Collage.png, From left, clockwise: The Oslo I Accord is signed in an attempt to resolve the Israeli–Palestinian conflict; The Russian White House is shelled during the 1993 Russian constitutional crisis; Czechoslovakia is peacefu ...

: ''

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'' (directed by

Olivier Assayas Olivier Assayas (born 25 January 1955) is a French film director, screenwriter and film critic. Assayas is known for his slow-burning period pieces, psychological thrillers, neo-noirs and French comedies. His work has become synonymous with th ...

) – Constantin *

1994 File:1994 Events Collage.png, From left, clockwise: The 1994 Winter Olympics are held in Lillehammer, Norway; The Kaiser Permanente building after the 1994 Northridge earthquake; A model of the MS Estonia, which sank in the Baltic Sea; Nels ...

: '' Elles ne pensent qu'à ça...'' (directed by Charlotte Dubreuil) – l'homme de la fin *

: ''

Le Fils préféré ''The Favourite Son'' (original title: ''Le Fils préféré'') is a 1994 French drama film directed by Nicole Garcia and written by François Dupeyron, Jacques Fieschi and Garcia. It stars Gérard Lanvin, Bernard Giraudeau and Jean-Marc Barr. Cas ...

'' (directed by

Nicole Garcia Nicole Garcia (born 22 April 1946) is a French actress, film director and screenwriter. Her film ''Charlie Says (2006 film), Charlie Says'' was entered into the 2006 Cannes Film Festival. Her film ''Going Away'' was screened in the Special Prese ...

) – Francis *

1996 File:1996 Events Collage.png, From left, clockwise: A bomb explodes at Centennial Olympic Park in Atlanta, set off by a radical anti-abortionist; The center fuel tank explodes on TWA Flight 800, causing the plane to crash and killing everyone o ...

: ''Les Caprices d'un fleuve'' – Jean-François de La Plaine *

: ''

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'' (directed by

) – Abbé de Vilecourt *

1997 File:1997 Events Collage.png, From left, clockwise: The movie set of ''Titanic'', the highest-grossing movie in history at the time; '' Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone'', is published; Comet Hale-Bopp passes by Earth and becomes one of ...

: ''

Marianna Ucrìa ''Marianna Ucrìa'' is a 1997 Italian drama film directed by Roberto Faenza. It was entered into the 20th Moscow International Film Festival. Plot In Sicily, in the first half of the eighteenth century, the twelve-year-old Marianna Ucrìa was t ...

'' – Grass *

: '' Marquise'' (directed by

Véra Belmont Véra Belmont (born 17 November 1932) is a French film producer, director and screenwriter. Since 1960, she has produced 45 films, directed 5 films, and written 8 films. Her films were greatly inspired by François Truffaut and other members of ...

) –

Molière Jean-Baptiste Poquelin (, ; 15 January 1622 (baptised) – 17 February 1673), known by his stage name Molière (, , ), was a French playwright, actor, and poet, widely regarded as one of the greatest writers in the French language and world ...

: '' Marthe'' (directed by

) – The Colonel *

1998 1998 was designated as the ''International Year of the Ocean''. Events January * January 6 – The ''Lunar Prospector'' spacecraft is launched into orbit around the Moon, and later finds evidence for frozen water, in soil in permanently s ...

: ''

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'' (directed by Moussa Touré) – Roger *

: '' Le Double de ma moitié'' (directed by Yves Amoureux) – Thierry Montino *

1999 File:1999 Events Collage.png, From left, clockwise: The funeral procession of King Hussein of Jordan in Amman; the 1999 İzmit earthquake kills over 17,000 people in Turkey; the Columbine High School massacre, one of the first major school shoot ...

: '' Gouttes d'eau sur pierres brûlantes'' (directed by

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) – Léopold *

: ''

Une affaire de goût ''A Question of Taste'' (french: Une affaire de goût, also known as ''A Matter of Taste'' in the United States) is a 2000 French film directed by Bernard Rapp. Rapp and Gilles Taurand wrote the screenplay which was based on the book " Affaires ...

'' (directed by Bernard Rapp) – Frédéric Delamont *

2003 File:2003 Events Collage.png, From top left, clockwise: The crew of STS-107 perished when the Space Shuttle Columbia disintegrated during reentry into Earth's atmosphere; SARS became an epidemic in China, and was a precursor to SARS-CoV-2; A ...

: '' That Day'' – Pointpoirot *

: '' La Petite Lili'' (directed by

Claude Miller Claude Miller (20 February 1942 – 4 April 2012) was a French film director, producer and screenwriter. Life and career Claude Miller was born to a Jewish family. A student at Paris' IDHEC film school from 1962 through 1963, Miller had his fi ...

) – Brice *

: ''Les marins perdus'' – Diamantis *

2004 2004 was designated as an International Year of Rice by the United Nations, and the International Year to Commemorate the Struggle Against Slavery and its Abolition (by UNESCO). Events January * January 3 – Flash Airlines Flight ...

: ''

Je suis un assassin ''The Hook'' (french: Je suis un assassin) is a 2004 French thriller film directed by Thomas Vincent, based on the novel of the same name by Donald Westlake. Cast * François Cluzet - Ben Castelano * Karin Viard - Suzy Castelano * Bernard Girau ...

'' – Brice Kantor *

2005 File:2005 Events Collage V2.png, From top left, clockwise: Hurricane Katrina in the Gulf of Mexico; the Funeral of Pope John Paul II is held in Vatican City; " Me at the zoo", the first video ever to be uploaded to YouTube; Eris was discover ...

: '' Chok-Dee'' – Jean

Filmography as director

1988 – La Face de l'ogre (film TV) 1991 – L'Autre (film, 1991), d'après le roman d'Andrée Chedid 1992 – Un été glacé (film TV) 1996 – Les Caprices d'un fleuve

Documentaries

1992''- The travels of Bernard Giraudeau'' 1992- La Transamazonienne 1999- Un ami chilien 1999- Chili Norte – Chili Sure 2003 – Esquisses Philippines

Bibliography

* 1992: ''Transamazonienne'', Editions Odyssée, photos Pierre-Jean Rey * 1996: ''Les Caprices d'un fleuve'', Editions Mille et Une Nuits, * 2001: ''Le Marin à l'ancre'', Editions Métailié * 2002: ''Les Contes d'Humahuaca'', Editions Métailié / Seuil jeunesse * 2003: ''Ailleurs'', commentaire sur les peintures d'Olivier Suire Verley, Editions PC * 2004: ''Les Hommes à terre'', Editions Métailié * 2007: ''Les Dames de nage'', Editions Métailié * 2007: "Le Retour du quartier-maître", in ''Nos mers et nos océans'', collective work of Les Écrivains de marine, Éditions des Équateurs, pp. 75–106

References

External links

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