Actor and film maker, born in Courbevoie, NC France. From a theatrical background, he usually plays comic roles. He received the best actor award at Cannes for his part in Tenue de soirée (1986, director Bertrand Blier). Later films include M. Hire (1989, director P Leconte), Uranus (1991, director Claude Berri), and Merci la vie (1991, director Bertrand Blier). His own film Grosse Fatigue (1994) was very successful. He also appeared in Prêt-à-porter (1994, director R Altman).
Filmography
As actor unless otherwise specified
1974 : Que la fête commence, directed by Bertrand Tavernier 1975 : La Meilleure Façon de marcher, directed by Claude Miller 1975 : Attention les yeux, directed by Gérard Pirès 1975 : Un bol d'air 1976 : Je t'aime… moi non plus, directed by Serge Gainsbourg 1977 : Le Locataire, directed by Roman Polanski 1977 : L'Ordinateur des pompes funèbres 1977 : On aura tout vu, directed by Georges Lautner 1977 : Le Diable dans la boîte, directed by Pierre Lary 1978 : Des enfants gâtés, directed by Bertrand Tavernier 1978 : Le Point de mire 1978 : Vous n'aurez pas l'Alsace et la Lorraine 1978 : Les héros n'ont pas froid aux oreilles, directed by Charles Némès 1978 : Le Beaujolais nouveau est arrivé 1978 : Les Bronzés, directed by Patrice Leconte 1978 : Chaussette surprise 1979 : La Gueule de l'autre, directed by Pierre Tchernia 1979 : Les bronzés font du ski, directed by Patrice Leconte 1979 : Rien ne va plus 1979 : L'Adolescente, directed by Jeanne Moreau 1979 : Cause toujours tu m'intéresses 1980 : Le Cheval d'orgueil, directed by Claude Chabrol 1980 : Viens chez moi j'habite chez une copine, directed by Patrice Leconte 1981 : Ma femme s'appelle reviens, directed by Patrice Leconte 1982 : Samedi samedi 1983 : Circulez y a rien à voir, directed by Patrice Leconte 1983 : Nemo, directed by Arnaud Selignac 1983 : Retenez_Moi...Ou_Je_Fais_Un_Malheur, directed by Michel Girard 1983 : Papy fait de la résistance, directed by Jean-Marie Poiré 1984 : Marche à l'ombre, director, writer and actor 1986 : Tenue de soirée, directed by Bertrand Blier 1986 : Je hais les acteurs de Gérard Krawczyk 1986 : Les Fugitifs, directed by Francis Veber 1988 : Sans peur et sans reproche, directed by Gérard Jugnot 1988 : Une nuit à l'assemblée nationale, directed by Jean-Pierre Mocky 1989 : Monsieur Hire, directed by Patrice Leconte 1989 : Chambre à part, directed by Jacky Cukier 1990 : Uranus, directed by Claude Berri 1990 : Strike it Rich 1991 : Merci la vie, directed by Bertrand Blier 1991 : Les Secrets professionnels du Dr Apfelglück d'Alessandro Capone 1991 : Prospero's Books, directed by Peter Greenaway 1991 : La Montre, la croix et la manière, directed by Ben Lewin 1993 : Toxic affaire, directed by Philomène Esposito 1994 : Grosse fatigue, director, writer and actor 1994 : Prêt-à-porter, directed by Robert Altman 1994 : Le Monstre, directed by Roberto Benigni 1996 : Les Grands Ducs, directed by Patrice Leconte 1999 : Mauvaise passe, director, writer 2002 : Embrassez qui vous voudrez, director, writer and actor 2003 : Madame Édouard, directed by Nadine Monfils 2006 : Je vous trouve très beau, directed by Isabelle Mergault 2006 : Les Bronzés 3 - Amis pour la vie, directed by Patrice Leconte
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