Bernard-Pierre Donnadieu
Personal Info
Known for
Acting
Gender
Male
Birthday
1949-07-02
Day of Death
2010-12-27 (61 years old)
Place of Birth
Paris, France
Bernard-Pierre Donnadieu
Biography
Bernard-Pierre Donnadieu (2 July 1949 – 27 December 2010) was a French actor. He made more than 100 appearances in movies and television over his career, as well as in theatrical roles. He was often cast as a villain, criminal or psychopath. Donnadieu was the French voice of many lead roles in English-language movies dubbed into French.
He studied theatre and literature at the Sorbonne Paris III.
Donnadieu's earliest notable film roles came in 1976 with The Tenant by Roman Polanski, and Second Chance (French: Si c'était à refaire, lit. 'If I Had to Do It All Over Again') by Claude Lelouch. The film which earned him wider recognition was Georges Lautner's 1981 action thriller, The Professional in which he had a major role, appearing with Jean-Paul Belmondo. Other notable film roles were the title part in The Return of Martin Guerre by Daniel Vigne, and in George Sluizer's The Vanishing, for which Donnadieu won best acting awards at the 1989 Madrid Film Festival and the 1990 Porto Film Festival. He was nominated for a best supporting actor César Award for his 1984 role as the dangerous criminal gang leader in Rue Barbare ('Barbarian Street'). His final film appearance was in 2008 in Christophe Barratier's Paris 36 (released in France as Faubourg 36).
Donnadieu appeared in many television and theatre productions. He played historical figures such as Hubert-Joseph Henry in the L'Affaire Dreyfus and Roger Salengro, in L'Affaire Salengro, a television film directed by Yves Boisset, with whom he regularly worked. While his appearance and physique seemed to influence directors to cast him as malevolent characters, he also had more sympathetic roles, such as the lead in the drama Faut pas rire du bonheur, in which his character has a romantic involvement with a woman, played by Laura Morante. His work dubbing French dialogue has included voicing characters portrayed by actors such as Kurt Russell, Dennis Hopper and Ron Perlman. In the theatre, he was a frequent collaborator with Georges Wilson who directed him in several productions.
Donnadieu died from cancer on 27 December 2010 at age 61.
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Acting
(2011)
Jeanne Devère
as Martin
(2010)
Du cristal à la fumée
as Goering
(2009)
L'Affaire Salengro
as Roger Salengro
(2009)
Les Condés: Policiers à Marseille
as Narrateur
(2008)
Paris 36
as Félix Galapiat
(2007)
Antonio Vivaldi - A Prince in Venice
as l'ambassadeur de France
(2007)
How Much We Hated Each Other
as Jean Monnet
(2006)
Austerlitz, la victoire en marchant
as Napoléon
(2005)
Jusqu'au bout
as Vincent Guérin
(2005)
Allons petits enfants
as monsieur Haumont
(2004)
Un petit garçon silencieux
as Féodor Lakasse
(2004)
Clochemerle
as Barthélémy Piéchut, the mayor
(2004)
Les Passeurs
as Maurice Nicod
(2002)
Jean Moulin
as Charvet
(2001)
Druids
as Dumnorix
(2001)
Dormir avec le diable
as Leguen
(1997)
Run for Your Life
as Valck
(1997)
Le Pantalon
as Col. Auoux
(1996)
Caboose
as Larrivée
(1995)
Happiness Is No Joke
as Michel
(1995)
L'Affaire Dreyfus
as Henry
(1993)
Rosen-Emil
as Dr. Friedmann
(1993)
Justinien Trouve, or God's Bastard
as Martin Coutouly
(1992)
Shadow of the Wolf
as Brown
(1992)
Squadron
as Franek Bała
(1991)
Miracle of Marcellino
as Il conte
(1991)
Blanc d'ébène
as L'adjudant-recruteur Mariani
(1990)
Cellini: A Violent Life
as François the First
(1990)
Fatal Lovers
as Mark
(1989)
(1988)
The Vanishing
as Raymond Lemorne
(1988)
Les lutteurs immobiles
as David
(1987)
Beatrice
as François de Cortemart
(1987)
Double Face
as Ring/Jean-Jean
(1986)
Max My Love
as Archibald
(1986)
Flagrant désir
as Robert Barnac
(1986)
In the Shadow of the Wind
as Pasteur Nicolas Jones
(1985)
Urgence
as Lucas Schroeder
(1985)
Among Wolves
as Capitaine de Saintes
(1984)
Street of the Damned
as Mathias Hagen, dit 'Matt', le maître du quartier
(1983)
Life Is a Bed of Roses
as Teacher
(1983)
Liberty Belle
as Yvon
(1983)
The Death of Mario Ricci
as Jacky Vermot
(1983)
The Informer
as Malaggione
(1983)
(1982)
The Return of Martin Guerre
as Martin Guerre
(1981)
The Professional
as L'inspecteur Farges
(1981)
Bolero
as Le représentant Croix Rouge (UNICEF)
(1979)
Twice a Woman
as 2nd Frenchman
(1979)
Hothead
as Lucien
(1979)
Such a Lovely Town...
as Arnoux
(1978)
Judith Therpauve
as Laindreaux
(1976)
The Tenant
as Bar waiter
(1976)
Mr. Klein
as Extra (uncredited)
(1976)
The Body of My Enemy
as Le Truand Blond