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Roger Blin

Roger Blin

Acting·1907–1984·66 films

Roger Blin (Neuilly-sur-Seine, France, 22 March 1907 – Évecquemont, France, 21 January 1984) was a French actor and director. He staged world premieres of Samuel Beckett's Waiting for Godot in 1953 and Endgame in 1957.

As Actor

The King and the Mockingbird
The King and the Mockingbird (1980)L’aveugle (voice)
Le Corbeau
Le Corbeau (1943)François
Orpheus
Orpheus (1950)The Poet
That Most Important Thing: Love
That Most Important Thing: Love (1975)Servais' Father
The Hunchback of Notre Dame
The Hunchback of Notre Dame (1956)Mathias Hungadi
The Devil's Envoys
The Devil's Envoys (1942)The Monster Showman
Paris Blues
Paris Blues (1961)Fausto the Moor (uncredited)
Beating Heart
Beating Heart (1940)(credit only)
The Curtain Rises
The Curtain Rises (1938)Dominique, le gardien du château de la famille de Cécilia
The Curious Adventures of Mr. Wonderbird
The Curious Adventures of Mr. Wonderbird (1953)Blind Man (Voice)
Douce
Douce (1943)Man of the theater (uncredited)
The Adolescent
The Adolescent (1979)Romain
Adventures of Captain Fabian
Adventures of Captain Fabian (1951)
Jenny
Jenny (1936)le malade solitaire
Alibi
Alibi (1937)Kretz, Winckler's henchman
Life Is Ours
Life Is Ours (1936)Un métallo
One Must Live Dangerously
One Must Live Dangerously (1975)Murdoc
The Trump Card
The Trump Card (1942)Aspirant
The Life and Loves of Beethoven
The Life and Loves of Beethoven (1937)De Ries
Under Western Eyes
Under Western Eyes (1936)Unnamed Character
Volpone
Volpone (1941)Un vénitien
Five and the Skin
Five and the Skin (1982)Récitant (voice)
Captain Fracasse
Captain Fracasse (1943)Fagotin
Unusual Tales
Unusual Tales (1949)Guillaume
The Knight of the Night
The Knight of the Night (1953)le valet
Colonel Chabert
Colonel Chabert (1943)Cleric
Aloïse
Aloïse (1975)Le professeur de chant
Law of Survival
Law of Survival (1967)Pao
Passionnelle
Passionnelle (1947)Julien
Nevermore, Forever
Nevermore, Forever (1976)Daniel
Wicked City
Wicked City (1949)Emilio
First in Line
First in Line (1944)Paul Moury
A Taste for Women
A Taste for Women (1964)Larsen
The Sunday of Life
The Sunday of Life (1967)Jean Sans-Tête
The Amazing Mr. Callaghan
The Amazing Mr. Callaghan (1955)Wladimir
Little Claus and Big Claus
Little Claus and Big Claus (1964)Le grand Claus
Adrienne Lecouvreur
Adrienne Lecouvreur (1938)
The Old Country Where Rimbaud Died
The Old Country Where Rimbaud Died (1977)Jeanne's father
Stars at Noon
Stars at Noon (1959)Self
Too Small My Friend
Too Small My Friend (1971)Boris
The Devil's Tricks
The Devil's Tricks (1966)Monsieur de Beaurepaire
Adieu Léonard
Adieu Léonard (1943)Bohemian leader
Louise
Louise (1939)(uncredited)
The Shadow Line
The Shadow Line (1973)Burns
The World Will Shake
The World Will Shake (1939)Le Condamné
The Convict
The Convict (1951)Convict
The Star Ship
The Star Ship (1962)Curtway
The Ideal Couple
The Ideal Couple (1946)The sleepwalker
Les Trois Sœurs
Les Trois Sœurs (1960)Verchinine
Checkerboard
Checkerboard (1959)Slim, le guide
The Bohemian Life
The Bohemian Life (1945)Man of the puppet
Piédalu fait des miracles
Piédalu fait des miracles (1952)
The Last Judgment
The Last Judgment (1945)
Marie Soleil
Marie Soleil (1964)Karl / Boss
The Hospital of Leningrad
The Hospital of Leningrad (1983)Nestor
Le Fantôme de Laurent Terzieff
Le Fantôme de Laurent Terzieff (2020)Self (archive footage)
The Citadel of Silence
The Citadel of Silence (1937)Officer (uncredited)
Vendredi ou la vie sauvage
Vendredi ou la vie sauvage (1983)
Quatrevingt-treize
Quatrevingt-treize (1962)Tellmarc’h
Street Without a Name
Street Without a Name (1934)
Le Colisée
Le Colisée (1933)The Crowd
L'âge d'or
L'âge d'or (1942)
Vagabonds imaginaires
Vagabonds imaginaires (1950)Narrator (segment 'Les amours jaunes') (voice)
Qui donc a rêvé?
Qui donc a rêvé? (1965)
Mesure pour Mesure
Mesure pour Mesure (1971)Le Duc Vincentio
La Plaie et le Couteau, Charles Baudelaire
La Plaie et le Couteau, Charles Baudelaire (1967)

As Writer