Urbain Cancelier
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Urbain Cancelier | |
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 Cancelier in 2018 | |
| Born | 2 August 1959 Paris, France |
| Occupation | Actor |
| Years active | 1984–present |
Urbain Cancelier (born 2 August 1959) is a French comedian and actor, primarily known for his collaborations with French film director Jean-Pierre Jeunet, and for playing Collignon in Le Fabuleux Destin d'Amélie Poulain.[1]
As a theater actor, he has not left the stage since the beginning of the 1980s. He worked several times with Bernard Murat, who made him the ideal interpreter of Georges Feydeau. Overall, he acted in more than thirty plays
In 2015, he received a nomination at the Molière Award for his role in the play Le Système, directed by Didier Long.
Spotted by Jean-Michel Ribes, he joined the series Palace in 1988.
But it was his role as the grocer Collignon in Amélie that popularised him. Since then, he became a regular regular supporting actor in French cinema.[2]
Personal life
He lives in Chalo-Saint-Mars with his wife. He has been elected to the municipal council for 3 terms in his commune.[3]
Theater
| Year | Title | Author | Director | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1985 | Les Fourberies de Scapin | Molière | Jacques Bachelier | |
| 1987 | Une femme est un Diable | Prosper Mérimée | Frédérique Aufort | |
| 1988 | Les Cannibales | George Tabori | Wolfram Mhering | |
| 1989 | Séance de nuit | Georges Feydeau | Jean-Baptiste Fronty | |
| C'est une femme du monde | Georges Feydeau | Jean-Baptiste Fronty | ||
| 1990 | La Dame de chez Maxim | Georges Feydeau | Bernard Murat | |
| 1992 | Nina | André Roussin | Bernard Murat | |
| A Flea in Her Ear | Georges Feydeau | Jean-Claude Brialy | ||
| 1993 | Pygmalion | George Bernard Shaw | Bernard Murat | |
| Tailleur pour dames | Georges Feydeau | Bernard Murat | ||
| 1994 | On purge bébé | Georges Feydeau | Bernard Murat | |
| 1995 | Monsieur de Saint-Futile | Françoise Dorin | Jean-Luc Moreau | |
| 1996–97 | A Flea in Her Ear | Georges Feydeau | Bernard Murat | |
| 1997 | The Imaginary Invalid | Molière | Richard Taxy | |
| 1998 | Le Mari, la femme et l'amant | Sacha Guitry | Bernard Murat | |
| 1998–99 | Frédérick ou le boulevard du crime | Éric-Emmanuel Schmitt | Bernard Murat | |
| 1999–2002 | Frou-Frou les Bains | Patrick Haudecœur | Jacques Décombe | |
| 2003–05 | Devinez Qui ? Dix petits nègres | Agatha Christie | Bernard Murat | |
| 2005 | Amadeus | Peter Shaffer | Stéphane Hillel | |
| 2007 | Victor, or Power to the Children | Roger Vitrac | Alain Sachs | |
| 2008–10 | César, Fanny, Marius | Marcel Pagnol | Francis Huster | |
| 2009 | Les Deux Canards | Tristan Bernard & Alfred dAthis | Alain Sachs | |
| 2010 | Boubouroche | Georges Courteline | Nicolas Briançon | |
| 2011 | Kingdom on Earth | Tennessee Williams | Bernard Murat | |
| Kramer vs. Kramer | Avery Corman | Didier Caron | ||
| 2012 | Le Dindon | Georges Feydeau | Bernard Murat | |
| A Midsummer Night's Dream | William Shakespeare | Nicolas Briançon | ||
| 2013–14 | Thé à la menthe ou t'es citron ? | Patrick Haudecœur | Patrick Haudecœur | |
| 2015 | Le Système | Antoine Rault | Didier Long | Nominated - Molière Award for Best Supporting Actor |
| 2016 | Peau de Vache | Pierre Barillet & Jean-Pierre Gredy | Michel Fau | |
| Du vent dans les branches de Sassafras | René de Obaldia | Bernard Murat | ||
| 2019–20 | Frou-Frou les Bains | Patrick Haudecœur | Patrick Haudecœur | |
| 2023 | La Présidente | Maurice Hennequin & Pierre Veber | Jeoffrey Bourdenet | |
| 2025 | La Valse des pingouins | Patrick Haudecoeur | Patrick Haudecoeur |
