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Pierre Blanchar

Pierre Blanchar

Acting·1892–1963·49 films

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.

As Actor

Zero for Conduct
Zero for Conduct (1933)Supervisor (uncredited)
Wooden Crosses
Wooden Crosses (1932)Adjudant Gilbert Demachy
Life Dances On
Life Dances On (1937)Thierry Raynal
Katia
Katia (1959)Koubaroff
The Black Monocle
The Black Monocle (1961)Le marquis de Villemaur
The Strange Monsieur Victor
The Strange Monsieur Victor (1938)Bastien Robineau
Pastoral Symphony
Pastoral Symphony (1946)Pastor John Martens
The Man from Nowhere
The Man from Nowhere (1937)Mathias Pascal / Adrien Meis
The Beautiful Sailor
The Beautiful Sailor (1932)Sylvestre
The Chess Player
The Chess Player (1927)Boleslas Vorowski
The Mistress of Atlantis
The Mistress of Atlantis (1932)Le capitaine de Saint-Avit
Riff Raff Girls
Riff Raff Girls (1959)Le Pirate
Street of Shadows
Street of Shadows (1937)Grégor Courdane alias : Condoyan
Pontcarral, Empire Colonel
Pontcarral, Empire Colonel (1942)Pontcarral
Courier of Lyons
Courier of Lyons (1937)Pierre-Joseph Lesurques
Captain Fracasse
Captain Fracasse (1929)Captain Fracasse
Sky Battalion
Sky Battalion (1947)Captain Ferane
The Old Devil
The Old Devil (1933)Jean Trapeau
Crime and Punishment
Crime and Punishment (1935)Raskolnikov
Dr. Laennec
Dr. Laennec (1949)Dr. Laennec
The Dreamy Mouth
The Dreamy Mouth (1932)Pierre, le mari
Secrets of a Ballerina
Secrets of a Ballerina (1943)Gérard de Clergue
My Friend Sainfoin
My Friend Sainfoin (1950)Sainfoin
After Love
After Love (1948)François Mésaule
Culprit
Culprit (1937)Jérôme Lescuyer
Night in December
Night in December (1941)Pierre Darmont
Secrets
Secrets (1943)René
The Hunchback
The Hunchback (1944)Knight Henri de Lagardère
Homeland
Homeland (1946)Le comte de Rysoor
Two Women
Two Women (1940)Domitien Van Bergen
L’Or
L’Or (1934)François Berthier
Jocelyn
Jocelyn (1922)
A Royal Divorce
A Royal Divorce (1938)Napoléon Bonaparte
Le Joueur
Le Joueur (1938)Alexeï Nikitine
Her People
Her People (1925)David
La Prière aux étoiles
La Prière aux étoiles (1941)Pierre Florent
Turandot, princesse de Chine
Turandot, princesse de Chine (1935)Kalaf
Les Bateliers de la Volga
Les Bateliers de la Volga (1935)Lieutenant Vadime Borzin
The Cupid Club
The Cupid Club (1949)Flip
Lovers and Thieves
Lovers and Thieves (1935)Claude Brévin
The Queen of Spades
The Queen of Spades (1937)Hermann
A Woman of No Importance
A Woman of No Importance (1937)
The Liberation of Paris
The Liberation of Paris (1944)(voice)
The Devil in the Bottle
The Devil in the Bottle (1935)Keave
At the End of the World
At the End of the World (1934)Jean Arnaud
Diane - Die Geschichte einer Pariserin
Diane - Die Geschichte einer Pariserin (1929)
La Prière aux étoiles (80min cut)
La Prière aux étoiles (80min cut) (1941)Pierre Florent
La Prière aux étoiles (film inachevé)
La Prière aux étoiles (film inachevé) (1941)Pierre Florent
Georges Méliès
Georges MélièsVoix

As Director