Acting
Pierre Blanchar
Born 1892-06-30
Philippeville, Constantine, France [now Skikda, Algeria]
Department: Acting
Biography
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. Source: Article "Pierre Blanchar" from Wikipedia in English, licensed under CC-BY-SA 3.0.
Known For
Prominent works featuring Pierre Blanchar
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Zero for Conduct
1933
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Discorama
1959
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Wooden Crosses
1932
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Life Dances On
1937
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Katia
1959
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The Black Monocle
1961
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The Dreamy Mouth
1932
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The Strange Monsieur Victor
1938
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Pastoral Symphony
1946
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The Man from Nowhere
1937
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Filmography & Credits
Complete career catalog (59 titles)
| Poster | Title | Character / Role | Type | Year |
|---|---|---|---|---|
 | The Black Monocle | Le marquis de Villemaur | Movie | 1961 |
 | Katia | Koubaroff | Movie | 1959 |
 | Riff Raff Girls | Le Pirate | Movie | 1959 |
 | Discorama | Self | TV Series | 1959 |
 | My Friend Sainfoin | Sainfoin | Movie | 1950 |
 | Dr. Laennec | Dr. Laennec | Movie | 1949 |
 | The Cupid Club | Flip | Movie | 1949 |
 | After Love | François Mésaule | Movie | 1948 |
 | Sky Battalion | Captain Ferane | Movie | 1947 |
 | Homeland | Le comte de Rysoor | Movie | 1946 |
 | Pastoral Symphony | Pastor John Martens | Movie | 1946 |
 | The Hunchback | Knight Henri de Lagardère | Movie | 1944 |
 | The Liberation of Paris | (voice) | Movie | 1944 |
 | Secrets of a Ballerina | Gérard de Clergue | Movie | 1943 |
| Secrets of a Ballerina | Director | Movie | 1943 |
 | Secrets | René | Movie | 1943 |
| Secrets | Director | Movie | 1943 |
| La Neige sur les pas | Marc Romanay | Movie | 1942 | |
 | Pontcarral, Empire Colonel | Pontcarral | Movie | 1942 |
 | Night in December | Pierre Darmont | Movie | 1941 |
 | La Prière aux étoiles | Pierre Florent | Movie | 1941 |
 | La Prière aux étoiles (80min cut) | Pierre Florent | Movie | 1941 |
 | La Prière aux étoiles (film inachevé) | Pierre Florent | Movie | 1941 |
 | Two Women | Domitien Van Bergen | Movie | 1940 |
 | A Royal Divorce | Napoléon Bonaparte | Movie | 1938 |
 | Le Joueur | Alexeï Nikitine | Movie | 1938 |
 | The Strange Monsieur Victor | Bastien Robineau | Movie | 1938 |
 | Courier of Lyons | Pierre-Joseph Lesurques | Movie | 1937 |
 | Life Dances On | Thierry Raynal | Movie | 1937 |
 | The Queen of Spades | Hermann | Movie | 1937 |
 | Street of Shadows | Grégor Courdane alias : Condoyan | Movie | 1937 |
 | A Woman of No Importance | Self / Appearance | Movie | 1937 |
 | The Man from Nowhere | Mathias Pascal / Adrien Meis | Movie | 1937 |
 | Culprit | Jérôme Lescuyer | Movie | 1937 |
 | Lovers and Thieves | Claude Brévin | Movie | 1935 |
 | Les Bateliers de la Volga | Lieutenant Vadime Borzin | Movie | 1935 |
 | Crime and Punishment | Raskolnikov | Movie | 1935 |
 | The Devil in the Bottle | Keave | Movie | 1935 |
 | Turandot, princesse de Chine | Kalaf | Movie | 1935 |
 | L’Or | François Berthier | Movie | 1934 |
 | At the End of the World | Jean Arnaud | Movie | 1934 |
| Iris perdue et retrouvée | Self / Appearance | Movie | 1934 | |
 | Zero for Conduct | Supervisor (uncredited) | Movie | 1933 |
 | The Old Devil | Jean Trapeau | Movie | 1933 |
 | The Beautiful Sailor | Sylvestre | Movie | 1932 |
 | The Dreamy Mouth | Pierre, le mari | Movie | 1932 |
 | The Mistress of Atlantis | Le capitaine de Saint-Avit | Movie | 1932 |
 | Wooden Crosses | Adjudant Gilbert Demachy | Movie | 1932 |
 | Diane - Die Geschichte einer Pariserin | Self / Appearance | Movie | 1929 |
| Wedding March | Self / Appearance | Movie | 1929 | |
 | Captain Fracasse | Captain Fracasse | Movie | 1929 |
| La valse de l'adieu | Self / Appearance | Movie | 1928 | |
 | The Chess Player | Boleslas Vorowski | Movie | 1927 |
 | Her People | David | Movie | 1925 |
| The Thruster | Self / Appearance | Movie | 1924 | |
| Heritage | Xavier | Movie | 1923 | |
| Geneviève | Alphonse de Lamartine | Movie | 1923 | |
 | Jocelyn | Self / Appearance | Movie | 1922 |
 | Georges Méliès | (voice) | Movie | — |