Robert Hirsch (26 July 1925 – 16 November 2017) was a French actor. He was a ''sociétaire'' of the

Comédie-Française The Comédie-Française () or Théâtre-Français () is one of the few state theatres in France. Founded in 1680, it is the oldest active theatre company in the world. Established as a French state-controlled entity in 1995, it is the only state ...

since 1952. In 1990, he won

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for his role in ''

Hiver 54, l'abbé Pierre ''Hiver 54, l'abbé Pierre'' is a 1989 French film, directed by Denis Amar, and starring Lambert Wilson and Claudia Cardinale. Supporting actor Robert Hirsch won a Best Supporting Actor award from the French Academy of Cinema for the film. Plot ...

''. His other film appearances included ''

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'', and in 2006/07 he appeared in ''Le gardien'' (a French adaptation of

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's ''

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'') at Théâtre de l'Oeuvre then

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. In April 2011, he asked

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to write a part specially for him. The result was

Le Père ''Le Père'' (''The Father'') is a play by the French playwright Florian Zeller that won in 2014 the Molière Award for Best Play. It premiered in September 2012 at the Théâtre Hébertot, Paris, with Robert Hirsch (André) and Isabelle Gélina ...

which had its first performance in Le Théâtre Hébertot, Paris, in September 2012. Hirsch played the central character, André, at the age of 87.

Partial filmography

* ''

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'' (1951) - Rédillon * ''

Royal Affairs in Versailles ''Royal Affairs in Versailles'' (French title: ''Si Versailles m'était conté'') is a 1954 French-Italian historical drama directed by Sacha Guitry. Described as "a historical film showing Versailles from its beginnings to the present day", it ...

'' (1954) - Le duc de Charmeroy (uncredited) * ''

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 Gala ...

'' (1954) - Pakévitch * ''

Yours Truly, Blake ''Yours Truly, Blake'' (French: ''Votre dévoué Blake'') is a 1954 French comedy crime film directed by Jean Laviron and Jerome Epstein and starring Eddie Constantine, Danielle Godet and Simone Paris.Marie p.20 The film's sets were designed b ...

'' (1954) - Saganoff * ''

Plucking the Daisy ''Plucking the Daisy'' (french: En effeuillant la marguerite) is a 1956 French comedy film directed by Marc Allégret and starring Brigitte Bardot. It was also known as ''Mam'selle Striptease'' and ''Please Mr Balzac''. ''Turner Classic Movies' ...

'' (1956) - Roger Vital * ''

'' (1956) - Pierre Gringoire * ''

The Amorous Corporal ''The Amorous Corporal'' (french: La Bigorne, caporal de France) is a 1958 French adventure-comedy film co-written and directed by Robert Darène. Loosely based on the novel ''La Bigorne, caporal de France'' by Pierre Nord, it is set in eighteen ...

'' (1958) - Boisrose * '' Mimi Pinson'' (1958) - Jean-Lou * '' Maigret et l'affaire Saint-Fiacre'' (1959) - Lucien Sabatier * ''125 rue Montmartre'' (1959) - Didier Barrachet * ''

Adieu Philippine ''Adieu Philippine'' (, "Farewell, Philippine") is a 1962 French film directed by Jacques Rozier. Although obscure and difficult to screen, it has been praised as one of the key films of the French New Wave. It premiered at the 1962 Cannes Film Fe ...

'' (1962) - Juan Salcedo dans l'émission de télévision 'Montserrat' (uncredited) * ''

Impossible on Saturday ''Impossible on Saturday'' (french: Pas question le samedi, ''lit.'' "No question Saturday") is a 1965 Italian- French-Israeli comedy film co-production directed by Alex Joffé. Cast * Robert Hirsch as Carlo, plus 11 other roles * Dalia Friedland ...

'' (1965) - Carlo, plus 11 other roles * ''Monnaie de singe'' (1966) - Fulbert Taupin * ''

Kiss Me General ''Kiss Me General'' (original title: ''Martin Soldat'') is a 1966 French comedy film directed by Michel Deville and starring Robert Hirsch, Véronique Vendell, Walter Rilla, Marlène Jobert and Anthony Sharp. An actor disguises himself as a so ...

'' (1966) - Martin * ''

All Mad About Him ''All Mad About Him'' (French: ''Toutes folles de lui'') is a 1967 French-Italian comedy film directed by Norbert Carbonnaux and starring Robert Hirsch, Sophie Desmarets and Maria Latour.Cowie & Elley p.136 The film's sets were designed by the ...

'' (1967) - Mathieu Gossin * ''Les cracks'' (1968) - Me Mulot * ''Appelez-moi Mathilde'' (1969) - Hubert de Pifre, l'officier * ''

Shock Treatment ''Shock Treatment'' is a 1981 American musical comedy film directed by Jim Sharman, and co-written by Sharman and Richard O'Brien. It is a follow-up to the 1975 film ''The Rocky Horror Picture Show''. While not an outright sequel, the film doe ...

'' (1973) - Gérôme Savignat * ''Chobizenesse'' (1975) - Jean-Sébastien Bloch * ''La crime'' (1983) - Avram Kazavian * ''

'' (1989) - Raoul * '' My Man'' (1996) - M. Hervé * ''

Mortel Transfert ''Mortel Transfert'' is a Franco-German thriller, directed by Jean-Jacques Beineix, adapted from the novel of the same name by Jean-Pierre Gattégno. The music was provided by the composer of ''Roselyne et les lions'', Reinhardt Wagner.Phil Powri ...

'' (2001) - Armand Zlibovic * '' A Private Affair'' (2002) - Vieil homme * ''

The Art Dealer ''The Art Dealer'' (French title: ''L'Antiquaire'') is a 2015 French thriller drama film produced and directed by François Margolin. The film is about a young woman's quest to recover the collection of paintings stolen from her Jewish family du ...

'' (2015) - Claude Weinstein (final film role)

Awards and nominations

Molière Awards

César Awards

References

Sources

* * ''L'Avant-scene theatre'' No. 1331 Octobre 2012

External links

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Robert Hirsch
Aveleyman) 1925 births 2017 deaths People from L'Isle-Adam, Val-d'Oise French male stage actors French male film actors French male television actors 20th-century French male actors 21st-century French male actors French National Academy of Dramatic Arts alumni Sociétaires of the Comédie-Française Best Supporting Actor César Award winners {{France-actor-stub