Raymond Rouleau (4 June 1904 – 11 December 1981) was a Belgian actor and

film director A film director controls a film's artistic and dramatic aspects and visualizes the screenplay (or script) while guiding the film crew and actors in the fulfilment of that vision. The director has a key role in choosing the cast members, pr ...

. He appeared in more than 40 films between 1928 and 1979. He also directed 22 films between 1932 and 1981. Rouleau studied at the

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, where he met

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. They emigrated to

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together and collaborated with a variety of directors at the cutting edge of French theatre, including

Charles Dullin Charles Dullin (; 8 May 1885 – 11 December 1949) was a French actor, theater manager and director. Career Dullin began his career as an actor in melodrama:185 In 1908, he started his first troupe with Saturnin Fabre, the ''Théâtre de Foire ...

and

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. They married in France and separated in 1940. He subsequently married the actress

Françoise Lugagne Françoise Lugagne (1914–1991) was a French stage, film and television actress. She was married to the Belgian actor Raymond Rouleau and appeared alongside him in the 1945 fashion house drama ''Paris Frills ''Paris Frills'' (french: Falbalas) i ...

Partial filmography

* ''

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'' (1928) - Jantrou * ''

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'' (1932) - Pierre Bernier * '' Suzanne'' (1932) * ''Le jugement de minuit'' (1933) - L'inspecteur Berry * ''Une vie perdue'' (1933) * '' Volga in Flames'' (1934) - Schalin * ''Vers l'abîme'' (1934) - Rist * ''Les beaux jours'' (1935) - Boris - le deuxième amoureux de Sylvie * ''Donogoo'' (1936) - Pierre * ''Le coeur dispose'' (1937) - Robert Levaltier * '' The Messenger'' (1937, director) * ''

The Lafarge Case ''The Lafarge Case'' (French: ''L'Affaire Lafarge'') is a 1938 French historical crime film directed by Pierre Chenal and starring Pierre Renoir, Marcelle Chantal and Raymond Rouleau. It recalls a famous nineteenth century case, and is mostly p ...

'' (1938) - Maître Lachaud * ''

The Shanghai Drama ''The Shanghai Drama'' (french: Le drame de Shanghaï) is a 1938 French drama film directed by G. W. Pabst and starring Christl Mardayn, Louis Jouvet and Raymond Rouleau.Kennedy-Karpat p.132-33 An exiled White Russian woman works as a cabaret s ...

'' (1938) - Le journaliste André Franchon * '' Conflict'' (1938) - Michel Lafont * ''Coups de feu'' (1939) - Le lieutenant Stanislas de Glombinski * ''Le duel'' (1941) - Henri Maurey * ''

First Ball ''First Ball'' (French: ''Premier bal'') is a 1941 French romantic comedy film directed by Christian-Jaque and starring Marie Déa, Fernand Ledoux and Raymond Rouleau.Oscherwitz & Higgins p.309 The film's sets were designed by the art director R ...

'' (1941) - Jean de Lormel * ''

Who Killed Santa Claus? ''Who Killed Santa Claus?'' (french: L'Assassinat du père Noël) is a 1941 French comedy-drama film by Christian-Jaque. This adaptation of Pierre Véry's novel of the same name was the first film produced by Continental Films. Cast * Harry Ba ...

'' (1941) - Le baron Roland de la Faille * ''

Miss Bonaparte ''Miss Bonaparte'' (French: ''Mam'zelle Bonaparte'') is a 1942 French historical drama film directed by Maurice Tourneur and starring Edwige Feuillère, Monique Joyce and Raymond Rouleau. It is based on a novel by Gérard Bourgeois and Pierre ...

'' (1942) - Philippe de Vaudrey * ''La femme que j'ai le plus aimée'' (1942) - Claude Ferval, l'auteur dramatique * ''

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'' (1942) - Clarence * ''

The Honourable Catherine ''The Honourable Catherine'' (French: ''L'honorable Catherine'') is a 1943 French comedy film directed by Marcel L'Herbier and starring Edwige Feuillère, Raymond Rouleau and André Luguet. Some of the film's final scenes were directed by an unc ...

'' (1943) - Jacques Tavère * ''

Monsieur des Lourdines ''Monsieur des Lourdines'' is a 1943 French historical drama film directed by Pierre de Hérain and starring Raymond Rouleau, Germaine Dermoz and Mila Parély. It is an adaptation of Alphonse de Chateaubriant's 1911 novel of the same title. The ...

'' (1943) - Anthime des Lourdines * ''

The Secret of Madame Clapain ''The Secret of Madame Clapain'' (French: ''Le secret de Madame Clapain'') is a 1943 French crime film directed by André Berthomieu and starring Raymond Rouleau, Line Noro and Michèle Alfa.Rège p.227 The film's sets were designed by the art ...

'' (1943) - François Berthier * ''L'aventure est au coin de la rue'' (1944) - Pierre Trévoux * ''Documents secrets'' (1945) - Radlo * '' Paris Frills'' (1945) - Philippe Clarence * ''

The Ideal Couple ''The Ideal Couple'' (French: ''Le couple idéal'') is a 1946 French comedy film directed by Bernard-Roland and Raymond Rouleau and starring Raymond Rouleau, Hélène Perdrière and Denise Grey Denise Grey (born Édouardine Verthuy; 17 Septe ...

'' (1946) - Diavolo / Henri * ''

Dernier refuge ''Last Refuge'' (french: Dernier refuge) is a French film from 1947, directed by Marc Maurette, written by Maurice Griffe and Marc Maurette, and starring Raymond Rouleau. The film featured Louis de Funès in a supporting role. Cast * Raymo ...

'' (1947) - Philippe * ''Vertiges'' (1947) - Dr. Jean Favier * ''L'aventure commence demain'' (1948) - Claude Largeais * ''Une grande fille toute simple'' (1948) - Simon * ''L'inconnu d'un soir'' (1949) - Le roi Jean IV * ''

Mission in Tangier ''Mission in Tangier'' (French: ''Mission à Tanger'') is a 1949 French drama film directed by André Hunebelle and starring Raymond Rouleau, Gaby Sylvia and Mila Parély. It was the first in the trilogy of films featuring dashing reporter Geo ...

'' (1949) - Georges Masse * ''Les femmes sont folles'' (1950) - Claude Barrois * '' Beware of Blondes'' (1950) - Georges Masse * ''Tapage nocturne'' (1951) - Commissaire Legrand * ''

My Wife Is Formidable ''My Wife Is Formidable'' (French: ''Ma femme est formidable'') is a 1951 French comedy film directed by André Hunebelle and starring Fernand Gravey, Sophie Desmarets and Simone Valère.Rège p.43 It was shot at the Saint-Maurice Studios in ...

'' (1951) - L'homme giflé par Sylvia (uncredited) * ''

Massacre in Lace ''Massacre in Lace'' (French: ''Massacre en dentelles'') is a 1952 French comedy crime film directed by André Hunebelle and starring Raymond Rouleau, Anne Vernon and Tilda Thamar. It was shot at the Saint-Maurice Studios in Paris. The film' ...

'' (1952) - Georges Masse * ' (1952) - L'inspecteur Wens (segment "Mort dans l'ascenseur, Le") * ''Il est minuit, docteur Schweitzer'' (1952) - Le commandant Lieuvin * ''

Les Intrigantes ''Les Intrigantes'' ( en, italic=yes, The Plotters, link=yes), is a French crime drama film from 1954, directed by Henri Decoin, written by François Boyer, starring Raymond Rouleau and Louis de Funès Louis Germain David de Funès de Gal ...

'' (1954) - Paul Rémi * ''Une fille épatante'' (1955) - Jacques Mareuil * ''

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'' (1957, director) - Governor Danforth (uncredited) * ''Le fric'' (1959) - Williams * '' The Lovers of Teruel'' (1962, director) * ''The Big Scare'' (1964) - Chabriant, le maire * ''Deux heures à tuer'' (1966) - De Rock * '' Vogue la galère'' (1973, director)

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* {{DEFAULTSORT:Rouleau, Raymond 1904 births 1981 deaths Belgian male film actors Belgian film directors 20th-century Belgian male actors