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Bourvil

Bourvil

Acting·1917–1970·72 films

André Robert Raimbourg (27 July 1917 – 23 September 1970), better known as André Bourvil, and mononymously as Bourvil, was a French actor and singer best known for his roles in comedy films, most notably in his collaboration with Louis de Funès in the films Le Corniaud (1965) and La Grande Vadrouille (1966). For his performance in Le Corniaud, he won a Special Diploma at the 4th Moscow International Film Festival.

Filmography

Don't Look Now... We're Being Shot At!
Don't Look Now... We're Being Shot At! (1966)Augustin Bouvet
The Longest Day
The Longest Day (1962)Mayor of Colleville
Le Cercle Rouge
Le Cercle Rouge (1970)Commissioner François Mattei
The Sucker
The Sucker (1965)Antoine Maréchal
La Traversée de Paris
La Traversée de Paris (1956)Marcel Martin, unemployed taxi driver
The Brain
The Brain (1969)Anatole
The Wise Guys
The Wise Guys (1965)Hector Valentin
Les Misérables
Les Misérables (1958)Thénardier
Atlantic Wall
Atlantic Wall (1970)Léon Duchemin, Norman restaurateur
My Wife's Husband
My Wife's Husband (1963)André Colombey
The Hunchback of Paris
The Hunchback of Paris (1959)Passepoil
Captain Blood
Captain Blood (1960)Baladin Cogolin
Thank Heaven for Small Favors
Thank Heaven for Small Favors (1963)Georges Lachaunaye
Monte Carlo or Bust!
Monte Carlo or Bust! (1969)Monsieur Dupont
Mr. Peek-a-Boo
Mr. Peek-a-Boo (1951)Léon Dutilleul
Crazy for Love
Crazy for Love (1952)Hippolyte Lemoine, neveu d'Augustine
The Big Wash
The Big Wash (1968)Armand Saint-Just
The Christmas Tree
The Christmas Tree (1969)Verdun
The Big Scare
The Big Scare (1964)
The Three Musketeers
The Three Musketeers (1953)Planchet
The Hotshots
The Hotshots (1968)Jules Auguste Duroc
The Green Mare
The Green Mare (1959)Honoré Haudouin
Royal Affairs in Versailles
Royal Affairs in Versailles (1953)Museum guard
April Fools' Day
April Fools' Day (1954)Émile Dupuy
Fortunate
Fortunate (1960)Noël Fortunat
The Mirror Has Two Faces
The Mirror Has Two Faces (1958)Pierre Tardivet
Way of Youth
Way of Youth (1959)Charles Michaud, père
All the Gold in the World
All the Gold in the World (1961)Mathieu Dumont / Antoine Dumont / Martial Dumont
Don't Tempt the Devil
Don't Tempt the Devil (1963)Albert Gaudet, investigating judge
Cadet Rousselle
Cadet Rousselle (1954)Jérôme Baguindet
The Singer from Mexico
The Singer from Mexico (1957)Bilou
The Stud
The Stud (1970)William Chaminade
The Hussars
The Hussars (1955)le trompette Flicot Jean-Louis
Les Arnaud
Les Arnaud (1967)Judge Henri Arnaud
Miquette
Miquette (1950)Urbain de la Tour-Mirande
Sunday Encounter
Sunday Encounter (1958)Jean Brévent
The Big Swag
The Big Swag (1965)Louis Bourdin, metro ticket puncher and writer
Hanged Man's Farm
Hanged Man's Farm (1945)Le bourrelier, le chanteur à la noce
Les Culottes rouges
Les Culottes rouges (1962)Fendard
The Dirty Game
The Dirty Game (1965)Lalande
Wear His Heart on His Sleeve
Wear His Heart on His Sleeve (1949)Leon Ménard
Josefa's Loot
Josefa's Loot (1963)Pierre Corneille
La Bonne Planque
La Bonne Planque (1964)Antoine Perrin
White as Snow
White as Snow (1948)Léon Ménard
Not So Stupid
Not So Stupid (1947)Léon Ménard
The Prize
The Prize (1950)Isidore Pastouret
The Busybody
The Busybody (1961)André Loriot
Lino Ventura, la part intime
Lino Ventura, la part intime (2018)Self (archive footage)
A Night at the Opera
A Night at the Opera (2020)
Three Disordered Children
Three Disordered Children (1966)Eugène Laporte, entrepreneur de travaux publics
Tartarin de Tarascon
Tartarin de Tarascon (1962)Priest who reinflates the tire of his moped
Un clair de Lune à Maubeuge
Un clair de Lune à Maubeuge (1962)Le chanteur à la télévision
Sideral Cruises
Sideral Cruises (1942)Scientist
Serenade of Texas
Serenade of Texas (1958)Me Jérôme Quilleboeuf
Belmondo: The Incorrigible
Belmondo: The Incorrigible (2022)
Alone in Paris
Alone in Paris (1951)Henri Milliard, le jeune marié campagnard
Clodo
Clodo (1971)Gaston (uncredited)
Le Fil à la patte
Le Fil à la patte (1954)Camille Bouzin, clerc de notaire et auteur de chansonnettes lestes
By the Window
By the Window (1948)Gaston 'Pilou'
Le Roi Pandore
Le Roi Pandore (1950)Léon Ménard, le gendarme
One Hundred Francs Per Second
One Hundred Francs Per Second (1953)Self
Les Rois de la comédie
Les Rois de la comédie (2023)Self (archive footage)
Le Tournage du Corniaud… Tout sauf un long fleuve tranquille
Le Tournage du Corniaud… Tout sauf un long fleuve tranquille (2015)Self (archive footage)
Comiques de toujours (Vol. 1 à 4)
Comiques de toujours (Vol. 1 à 4) (2009)Self (archive footage)
Bourvil, un homme vrai
Bourvil, un homme vrai (2016)Self (archive footage)
La Traversée de Bourvil
La Traversée de Bourvil (2022)Self (archive footage)
Jean Gabin, le dernier des géants
Jean Gabin, le dernier des géants (2015)Self (archive footage)
A Star to the Sun
A Star to the Sun (1943)(uncredited)
Bourvil, du comique paysan au génie de l'acteur
Bourvil, du comique paysan au génie de l'acteur (2015)Self (archive footage)
Bourvil : le rire et la tendresse
Bourvil : le rire et la tendresse (2025)Self (Footage Archives)
Bourvil : Bien... si bien
Bourvil : Bien... si bien (2009)Self (archive footage)
Foutraque (!)
Foutraque (!)himself