Julien Bertheau

French actor (1910–1995) From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

Julien Bertheau (19 June 1910 – 28 October 1995)[1] was a French actor.

Born(1910-06-19)19 June 1910
Died28 October 1995(1995-10-28) (aged 85)
CitizenshipAlgeria
OccupationActor
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Julien Bertheau
Born(1910-06-19)19 June 1910
Died28 October 1995(1995-10-28) (aged 85)
CitizenshipAlgeria
OccupationActor
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Biography

Born in Algiers, Algeria, before making his debut at the Comédie-Française on 18 December 1936,[2] he worked as manager of the Theatre de la Porte Saint-Martin, then he studied with Charles Dullin at the Atelier Theatre, appeared in plays at the Comédie des Champs-Elysées and finally worked with Louis Jouvet. He left the Comédie-Française after twenty-two years.

In 1961, he starred in Madame Sans-Gene opposite Sophia Loren.[3] Bertheau was one of the favorite actors of Luis Buñuel, appearing in his Cela s'appelle l'aurore (1955), playing a maitre d'hotel in La Voie lactée (1969),[4] a bishop in Le Charme discret de la bourgeoisie (1972) and a policeman in Le Fantôme de la liberté (1974).

Bertheau died in Nice in 1995. His son, Alain Bertheau, was also a notable stage actor.

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