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Pierre Blanchar

Actor

Pierre Blanchar

Born June 30, 1892 in Philippeville, Constantine, France [now Skikda, Algeria]Died November 21, 196354 films

Pierre Blanchar (30 June 1892 – 21 November 1963) was a French actor. He appeared in more than 50 films between 1922 and 1961. Blanchar was married to actress Marthe Vinot, with whom he had a daughter, actress Dominique Blanchar. He played Napoleon in the 1938 British film A Royal Divorce alongside Ruth Chatterton as Josephine. He later appeared alongside Michèle Morgan in the 1946 film Pastoral Symphony.

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Wooden Crosses posterFirst watchWooden Crosses19327.1as Adjudant Gilbert DemachyThe young and patriotic student Demachy joins the French army in 1914 to defend his country. But he and his comrades soon experience the terrifying, endless trench war in Champagne, where…View film

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Filmography

54 films as actor
  1. 1961The Black MonocleLe marquis de Villemaur
  2. 1959KatiaKoubaroff
  3. 1959Riff Raff GirlsLe Pirate
  4. 1950My Friend SainfoinSainfoin
  5. 1949Dr. LaennecDr. Laennec
  6. 1949The Cupid ClubFlip
  7. 1948After LoveFrançois Mésaule
  8. 1947Sky BattalionCaptain Ferane
  9. 1946HomelandLe comte de Rysoor
  10. 1946Pastoral SymphonyPastor John Martens
  11. 1944The HunchbackKnight Henri de Lagardère
  12. 1943Secrets of a BallerinaGérard de Clergue
  13. 1943SecretsRené
  14. 1942La Neige sur les pasMarc Romanay
  15. 1942Pontcarral, Empire ColonelPontcarral
  16. 1941Night in DecemberPierre Darmont
  17. 1941La Prière aux étoilesPierre Florent
  18. 1941La Prière aux étoiles (80min cut)Pierre Florent
  19. 1941La Prière aux étoiles (film inachevé)Pierre Florent
  20. 1940Two WomenDomitien Van Bergen
  21. 1938A Royal DivorceNapoléon Bonaparte
  22. 1938Le JoueurAlexeï Nikitine
  23. 1938The Strange Monsieur VictorBastien Robineau
  24. 1937Courier of LyonsPierre-Joseph Lesurques
  25. 1937Life Dances OnThierry Raynal
  26. 1937The Queen of SpadesHermann
  27. 1937Street of ShadowsGrégor Courdane alias : Condoyan
  28. 1937A Woman of No Importance
  29. 1937The Man from NowhereMathias Pascal / Adrien Meis
  30. 1937CulpritJérôme Lescuyer
  31. 1935Lovers and ThievesClaude Brévin
  32. 1935Les Bateliers de la VolgaLieutenant Vadime Borzin
  33. 1935Crime and PunishmentRaskolnikov
  34. 1935The Devil in the BottleKeave
  35. 1935Turandot, princesse de ChineKalaf
  36. 1934L’OrFrançois Berthier
  37. 1934At the End of the WorldJean Arnaud
  38. 1934Iris perdue et retrouvée
  39. 1933Zero for ConductSupervisor (uncredited)
  40. 1933The Old DevilJean Trapeau
  41. 1932The Beautiful SailorSylvestre
  42. 1932The Dreamy MouthPierre, le mari
  43. 1932The Mistress of AtlantisLe capitaine de Saint-Avit
  44. 1932Wooden CrossesAdjudant Gilbert Demachy
  45. 1929Diane - Die Geschichte einer Pariserin
  46. 1929Wedding March
  47. 1929Captain FracasseCaptain Fracasse
  48. 1928La valse de l'adieu
  49. 1927The Chess PlayerBoleslas Vorowski
  50. 1925Her PeopleDavid
  51. 1924The Thruster
  52. 1923HeritageXavier
  53. 1923GenevièveAlphonse de Lamartine
  54. 1922Jocelyn