Pierre Magnier

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Pierre Magnier
Born	(1869-02-22)22 February 1869 Paris, France
Died	15 October 1959(1959-10-15) (aged 90) Clichy-la-Garenne, Hauts-de-Seine, France
Occupation	Actor
Years active	1895- 1953

Pierre Magnier was a French actor who began on the stage in the 1890s and became a prominent silent film actor in France. He was the second actor to portray Cyrano de Bergerac in any film in 1925. He continued acting until the 1950s. He is most remembered for the role of the General in Jean Renoir's La règle du jeu, where he has one of the films more poignant quotes (and the film's final line) when he praises Marcel Dalio's character as "one of a dying breed."

Selected filmography

La Roue (1923)
Lady Killer (1937)
Monsieur Leguignon Lampiste (1952)

External links

Pierre Magnier at the Internet Movie Database

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Persondata
Name	Magnier, Pierre
Alternative names
Short description	French actor
Date of birth	22 February 1869
Place of birth	Paris, France
Date of death	15 October 1959
Place of death	Clichy-la-Garenne, Hauts-de-Seine, France

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