Laurent Terzieff (27 June 1935, in

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– 2 July 2010, in

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) was a French

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Biography

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''Le Monde'', 3 July 2010 Marina and her husband

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, a

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n-born sculptor of Russian and Romanian descent who came to

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from

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during the

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. The original surname of his family was Chemerzin (russian: Чемерзин). As an adolescent, he was fascinated with philosophy and poetry. He assisted with a representation of the ''La Sonate des spectres'' by

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, directed by

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; while involved in the theater he decided he wanted to become an actor. Terzieff made his debut in 1953 at the Parisian '' of Jean-Marie Serreau in ''Tous contre tous'' of Adamov. After several more roles, Marcel Carné offered him a lead role in 1958's ''Tricheurs'', a tale about

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youth. He then appeared in the late works of French scenario writers such as

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, with whom he appeared in three films including ''Tu ne tueras point'' in 1961. Other collaborators included Henri-Georges Clouzot with '' La prisonnière'', in which he interprets an artist manipulator. In 1975 Terzieff played the leading role as the priest in the Irish artist Reginald Gray's production and direction of ''Jeu''. His partner

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, Dirk Kinnane and Bibi Hure were also in the cast. Other film appearances include ''Les Garcons'' by

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in 1959, ''

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'' (1961), '' Two Weeks in September'' (1967), in which he appeared with

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, ''

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'' (1969), ''

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'' (1969), '' The Desert of the Tartars'' (1976), and the TV miniseries '' Moses the Lawgiver'' (1974), starring Burt Lancaster. In the 1980s, he primarily acted on stage. Appearances during this era include '' Rouge Baiser'', ''Germinal'' in 1993, and ''

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'' in 1998. In 2005, he appeared in ''Mon petit doigt m'a dit''. Terzieff died on July 2, 2010, due to lung complications.

Awards and nominations

Molière Awards

Notes

External links

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Portrait of Laurent Terzieff

{{DEFAULTSORT:Terzieff, Laurent 1935 births 2010 deaths 20th-century French people 20th-century French male actors French male film actors French male television actors French people of Romanian descent French people of Russian descent Male actors from Toulouse Officers of the Ordre national du Mérite