Pierre Mondy
| Pierre Mondy | |
|---|---|
| Born |
Pierre Cuq 10 February 1925 Neuilly-sur-Seine, France |
| Died |
15 September 2012 (aged 87) Paris, France |
| Occupation | actor |
Pierre Mondy (born Pierre Cuq; 10 February 1925, Neuilly-sur-Seine – 15 September 2012, Paris) was a French film and theatre actor and director.[1]
His first on-screen appearance was in 1949 in Jacques Becker's Rendez-vous de juillet and he appeared in over 140 films over the course of his career.[1] In 1960, he received international recognition for the role of Napoléon Bonaparte in the film Austerlitz directed by Abel Gance.[2] In the 1970s, his most successful film was the comedy Mais où est donc passée la septième compagnie?.[1] From 1992 until 2005, he appeared in the French television series Les Cordier, juge et flic.[2]
As a voice actor, he voiced Caius Obtus in Asterix et la Surprise de Cesar (Asterix vs. Caesar; 1985) and Cetinlapsus in Asterix Chez Le Bretons (Asterix in Britain; 1986).[3]
Mondy directed four films and thirteen television episodes, and wrote two television screenplay adaptions. He also directed over 60 theatre productions, many of them at the Théâtre du Palais-Royal in Paris.[1] In 1973 he directed the first production of La Cage aux folles starring Jean Poiret and Michel Serrault.[2]
He was married four times: to the actresses Claude Gensac, Pascale Roberts, Annie Fournier, and Catherine Allary.[4] He died on 15 September 2012, aged 87, from lymphoma.[2]
Selected filmography
- Les Compagnes de la nuit (1953)
- Capitaine Pantoufle (1953)
- Le Guérisseur (1953)
- Ni vu, ni connu (1958)
- Les Mystères de Paris (1962)
- The Sleeping Car Murders (1965)
- Forbidden Priests (1973)
- A Man and His Dog (2009)
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 Agence France Presse (2012-09-15). "L'acteur Pierre Mondy, 87 ans, est mort" (in French). Le Monde. Retrieved 15 September 2012.
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 2.2 2.3 Simon, Nathalie (2012-09-15). "Décès de Pierre Mondy, grand comédien populaire" (in French). Le Figaro. Retrieved 15 September 2012.
- ↑ Minovitz, Ethan (September 15, 2012). "Director, "Asterix" actor Pierre Mondy dead at 87". Big Cartoon News. Retrieved September 15, 2012.
- ↑ Vely, Yannick (15 September 2012). "Pierre Mondy. La disparition du commissaire Cordier" (in French). Paris Match. Retrieved 15 September 2012.