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Raymond Gérôme

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Raymond Gérôme

Born May 17, 1920 in Koekelberg, Brussels, BelgiumDied February 3, 200247 films

Raymond Gérôme (17 May 1920 — 3 February 2002) was a Belgian-born, French stage and screen actor.

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Gérôme was born as Raymond Joseph Léon De Backer in Koekelberg. He made his first stage appearance in 1946, in a stage production of Jeanne d'Arc au bûcher and he entered films in 1954. He is best known to English speaking audiences for his roles as The Commander in The Brain and Inspector Renard in The Greengage Summer. In later life, he lent his voice to dubbing - he provided the voice of Governor Ratcliffe in the French release of Pocahontas.

In 1982 he was awarded a Pix du Brigadier for his performance in L'Extravagant Mister Wilde.

Gérôme died in 2002, at his home in Les Lilas.

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Essential films

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The Magnificent One poster7.0The Magnificent One1973The Brain poster7.3The Brain1969The Night of the Generals poster6.8The Night of the Generals1967L'Opération Corned Beef poster6.2L'Opération Corned Beef1991The French Revolution poster7.5The French Revolution1989Animal poster6.0Animal1977Dear Inspector poster5.9Dear Inspector1978A Slightly Pregnant Man poster5.7A Slightly Pregnant Man1973

Filmography

47 films as actor
  1. 1995Lulu, roi de FranceBaron de Vaux
  2. 1991MoneyMorf
  3. 1991L'Opération Corned BeefGhislain Chauffereau, beau-père de Jean-Jacques
  4. 1989The French RevolutionJacques Necker
  5. 1988Let Sleeping Cops Liechief inspector Cazalières
  6. 1981Les Avocats du DiableMaître Jules Corvisart
  7. 1978L'Exercice du pouvoirGeorges Argand
  8. 1978Dear InspectorHead of Criminal Division
  9. 1977AnimalLe comte de Saint-Prix
  10. 1977Le Portrait de Dorian GrayLord Henry Wotton
  11. 1976La Femme de pailleAnton Korff
  12. 1976Le Gentleman des AntipodesVigerie
  13. 1975Divine
  14. 1974Le chien des BaskervilleSherlock Holmes
  15. 1974One Morning in June 1940Colonel
  16. 1973The Magnificent OneGeneral Pontaubert
  17. 1973Un ange au paradis
  18. 1973A Slightly Pregnant ManDr Chaumont de Latour
  19. 1973The Day of the JackalFlavigny
  20. 1973The ConspiracyVignaud
  21. 1973Big DealGenève
  22. 1972Travels with My AuntMario
  23. 1971The Deadly TrapCommissaire Chameille
  24. 1970CélesteLeader of the French barbouzes
  25. 1970Les Dix Petits NègresMalgrave
  26. 1970Tropic of CancerMonsieur LeCenseur
  27. 1969Under the Sign of the BullJérôme Laprade, le beau-frère et financier d'Albert
  28. 1969The BrainCommissioner
  29. 1969La Toile d'araignéeLord, l'inspecteur de police
  30. 1968Les Aventures de LagardèrePhilippe d'Orléans
  31. 1968A Little VirtuousMaxime Kerman
  32. 1967The Night of the GeneralsColonel
  33. 1966The Other TruthJudge
  34. 1965Tell Me Whom to KillVoice on the phone (voice)
  35. 1963Le mari ne compte pasÉdouard, ami de Léon
  36. 1962The Iron MaskPimentel
  37. 1962The Immoral MomentPierre Malet
  38. 1961The Triumph of Michael StrogoffLe général Vrovkine
  39. 1961Napoléon II, the EagleApponyi
  40. 1961Goodbye AgainJimmy
  41. 1961The Greengage SummerRenard
  42. 1961Princess of ClevesThe King
  43. 1960The French GamePierre
  44. 1960Murder at 45 R.P.M.Le Commissaire
  45. 1957Mademoiselle and Her GangLawyer
  46. 1957Young Girls BewareJacques
  47. 1957ÉlisaVilledieu