Michel Bouquet

Michel Bouquet

Born:11/6/1925Died:4/13/2022
Place of Birth:Paris, France

Biography

Michel Bouquet (6 November 1925 – 13 April 2022) was a French stage and film actor. He appeared in more than 100 films from 1947 to 2020. He won the Best Actor European Film Award for Toto the Hero in 1991 and two Best Actor Césars for How I Killed My Father (2001) and The Last Mitterrand (2005). He also received the Molière Award for Best Actor for Les côtelettes in 1998, then again for Exit the King in 2005. In 2014, he was awarded the Honorary Molière for the sum of his career. He received the Grand Cross of the Legion of Honor in 2018. Michel François Pierre Bouquet was born on 6 November 1925 in Paris. When he was seven years old, he was sent to a boarding school where he stayed until the age of 14. He aspired to become a doctor but had to quit school at the age of 15 after his father had been taken prisoner during World War II. Bouquet worked as a baker's apprentice, then a bank clerk, to provide for the family. After a short stay in Lyon, he returned with his mother to Paris. Marie Bouquet was passionate about theater, and that helped the young Bouquet to find his vocation. He took acting classes under the tutelage of Maurice Escande, a member of the Comédie Française, and made his stage debut in the play La première étape in 1944. Then he studied at the Conservatory of Dramatic Arts in Paris where he met Gérard Philippe. In the mid-1940s Michel Bouquet began working with the playwright Jean Anouilh and director André Barsacq, who staged plays at the Théâtre de l'Atelier in Montmartre. In 1946, Anouilh gave Bouquet a part in Roméo and Jeannette, followed by The Rendez-vous of Senlis and The Invitation to the Castle in 1947. In the 1950s, the actor met another stage director, Jean Vilar, with whom he would frequently collaborate. Bouquet played many roles from the classical repertoire at the Festival d'Avignon, created by Vilar in 1947 (Henry IV in 1950, The Tragedy of King Richard II in 1953, and The Miser in 1962). Bouquet regularly worked with Anouilh until the early 1970s, then helped popularize in France the works of the British author Harold Pinter: The Collection in 1965, The Birthday Party in 1967 and No Man's Land in 1979. At the same time, at the end of the 1970s, Michel Bouquet was appointed professor at the National Conservatory of Dramatic Arts and taught there until 1990. In the 1980s-1990s, he returned to the Théâtre de l'Atelier where he once began his career. In 1994, he played in Exit the King by Eugène Ionesco, the role he would perform many times until 2014. In 1998 he received the Molière Award for Best Actor for Bertrand Blier's Les côtelettes, then again for Exit the King in 2005. In 2014, he was awarded the Honorary Molière for the sum of his career. A year later, the actor received accolades for his performance in Taking Sides by the British playwright Ronald Harwood. Bouquet announced his retirement from stage in 2019. ... Source: Article "Michel Bouquet" from Wikipedia in English, licensed under CC-BY-SA.

Filmography

Pierre Richard... en mode Veber

Pierre Richard... en mode Veber

20220.0
Secret Ceremony

Secret Ceremony

20220.0
Juste avant la nuit - Michel Bouquet

Juste avant la nuit - Michel Bouquet

20220.0
Villa Caprice

Villa Caprice

20215.4
The Lives of Albert Camus

The Lives of Albert Camus

20208.0
Muriel Robin, oser être soi...

Muriel Robin, oser être soi...

20180.0
À la recherche de... Pierre Richard

À la recherche de... Pierre Richard

20177.0
The Origin of Violence

The Origin of Violence

20166.4
The Art Dealer

The Art Dealer

20153.6
Rebecca

Rebecca

20142.0
Renoir

Renoir

20126.4
The Little Bedroom

The Little Bedroom

20116.4
Le malade imaginaire

Le malade imaginaire

20087.0
The Life and Work of Claude Chabrol

The Life and Work of Claude Chabrol

20060.0
The Last Mitterrand

The Last Mitterrand

20056.5
The Afternoon of Mr. Andesmas

The Afternoon of Mr. Andesmas

20047.0
The Chops

The Chops

20036.1
Trees

Trees

20017.0
How I Killed My Father

How I Killed My Father

20015.8
The Prince's Manuscript

The Prince's Manuscript

20008.2
Albert Camus, la tragédie du bonheur

Albert Camus, la tragédie du bonheur

19998.3
Milice, film noir

Milice, film noir

19970.0
Elisa

Elisa

19956.4
Il segno del comando

Il segno del comando

19925.0
All the Mornings of the World

All the Mornings of the World

19917.1
Toto the Hero

Toto the Hero

19917.1
Velvet Paws

Velvet Paws

19870.0
Cop au Vin

Cop au Vin

19856.2
A Christmas Carol

A Christmas Carol

19840.0
Le secret de monsieur L

Le secret de monsieur L

19830.0
Les Misérables

Les Misérables

19826.9
The Sorceress

The Sorceress

19822.0
La danse de mort

La danse de mort

19820.0
Histoire du petit Chaperon rouge

Histoire du petit Chaperon rouge

19810.0
Le Curé de Tours

Le Curé de Tours

19800.0
Les Jeunes Filles

Les Jeunes Filles

19790.0
Last In, First Out

Last In, First Out

19783.4
State Reasons

State Reasons

19785.3
Les Anneaux de Bicêtre

Les Anneaux de Bicêtre

197710.0
The Toy

The Toy

19766.9
Vincent mit l'âne dans un pré (et s'en vint dans l'autre)

Vincent mit l'âne dans un pré (et s'en vint dans l'autre)

19765.0
Beyond Fear

Beyond Fear

19756.5
Thomas

Thomas

19750.0
The Suspects

The Suspects

19745.4
Kisses Till Monday

Kisses Till Monday

19744.7
France, Incorporated

France, Incorporated

19744.1
Bloody Sun

Bloody Sun

19742.5
Bloody Murder

Bloody Murder

19745.2
Les grands sentiments font les bons gueuletons

Les grands sentiments font les bons gueuletons

19734.3
Two Men in Town

Two Men in Town

19737.1
Défense de savoir

Défense de savoir

19735.6
The Angels

The Angels

19734.0
Where There's Smoke

Where There's Smoke

19735.8
The Conspiracy

The Conspiracy

19735.3
The Holy Family

The Holy Family

19730.0
The Serpent

The Serpent

19736.1
The Assassination

The Assassination

19726.7
Le volet

Le volet

19720.0
3000 Million Without an Elevator

3000 Million Without an Elevator

19725.1
Vagabond Humor

Vagabond Humor

19722.0
Paulina 1880

Paulina 1880

19728.0
La Légende du siècle

La Légende du siècle

19720.0
Tartuffe

Tartuffe

19710.0
Papa, the Lil' Boats

Papa, the Lil' Boats

19714.2
Just Before Nightfall

Just Before Nightfall

19716.5
Malpertuis

Malpertuis

19716.5
The Cop

The Cop

19706.4
The Breach

The Breach

19706.1
Last Leap

Last Leap

19705.1
Borsalino

Borsalino

19706.9
Countdown to Vengeance

Countdown to Vengeance

19706.1
God Chose Paris

God Chose Paris

19690.0
Mississippi Mermaid

Mississippi Mermaid

19696.6
The Unfaithful Wife

The Unfaithful Wife

19696.9
À la recherche de Jean Grémillon

À la recherche de Jean Grémillon

19690.0
A Wall in Jerusalem

A Wall in Jerusalem

19680.0
The Bride Wore Black

The Bride Wore Black

19687.2
The Road to Corinth

The Road to Corinth

19674.1
Lamiel

Lamiel

19674.8
The Double Contempt

The Double Contempt

19670.0
Our Agent Tiger

Our Agent Tiger

19653.3
This Special Friendship

This Special Friendship

19647.9
A Look at Madness

A Look at Madness

19626.0
Rodolphe Bresdin

Rodolphe Bresdin

19620.0
Le Sourire

Le Sourire

19605.5
Katia

Katia

19596.4
Night and Fog

Night and Fog

19598.2
No Escape

No Escape

19584.7
Tower of Lust

Tower of Lust

19555.0
Mina de Vanghel

Mina de Vanghel

19530.0
Three Women

Three Women

19520.0
Two Pennies Worth of Violets

Two Pennies Worth of Violets

19513.0
White Paws

White Paws

19495.4
Manon

Manon

19497.0
Monsieur Vincent

Monsieur Vincent

19476.5
Criminal Brigade

Criminal Brigade

19470.0