Gérard Caillaud (; 10 April 1946 – 28 January 2023) was a French actor and theatre director.
Biography
Born in
Poitiers
Poitiers is a city on the river Clain in west-central France. It is a commune in France, commune, the capital of the Vienne (department), Vienne department and the historical center of Poitou, Poitou Province. In 2021, it had a population of 9 ...
on 10 April 1946, Caillaud studied at the
Conservatoire national supérieur d'art dramatique
The Conservatoire national supérieur d'art dramatique (; "National Academy of Dramatic Arts"; abbr. CNSAD) is France's national drama academy, located in Paris and a constituent college of University PSL.
It is a higher education institution r ...
until 1971, when he became a resident 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 ...
. He performed many pieces by
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 great writers in the French language and world liter ...
until his departure in 1978. From 1984 to 1997, he was director of the
Théâtre des Mathurins
The théâtre des Mathurins (), also called Les Mathurins, is a Parisian theatre located at 36, rue des Mathurins, in the 8th arrondissement of Paris. It was established in 1897.
Directions
* 1898–1901: Marguerite Deval
* 1901–1908: Ju ...
, where he staged plays such as ', which won him a
Molière Award for Best Director in 1990. On television, he played the role of Capitaine Bonaventure in the series ''
Sœur Thérèse.com''.
Gérard Caillaud died on 28 January 2023, at the age of 76.
Filmography
Film
*' (1974)
*''
The Accuser'' (1977)
*''
L'argent des autres'' (1978)
*''
The Dogs'' (1979)
*''
Us Two'' (1979)
*''
Un si joli village'' (1979)
*' (1979)
*''
The Woman Cop'' (1980)
*' (1980)
*' (1983)
*' (1983)
*' (1984)
*''
Until September'' (1984)
*' (1986)
*' (1986)
*' (1988)
*''
The Mills of Power'' (1988)
*''
Fanfan'' (1993)
*''
Les Palmes de M. Schutz'' (1997)
*''
Ma femme s'appelle Maurice
''Ma femme s'appelle Maurice'' (English: ''My Wife's Name Is Maurice'') is a 2002 in film, 2002 France, French comedy film directed by Jean-Marie Poiré and starring Alice Evans, Régis Laspalès, Philippe Chevallier (actor), Philippe Chevallier an ...
'' (2002)
*' (2004)
*''
Madame Irma'' (2006)
Television
*' (1970)
*' (1975)
*''
Commissaire Moulin'' (1978)
*''
Julien Fontanes, magistrat'' (1981)
*' (1981)
*''
Sœur Thérèse.com'' (2003–2011)
*' (2010)
References
External links
*
{{DEFAULTSORT:Caillaud, Gerard
1946 births
2023 deaths
French male stage actors
French theatre directors
People from Poitiers
Male actors from Nouvelle-Aquitaine
French male film actors
French male television actors
20th-century French male actors
21st-century French male actors