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Maurice Ronet
Actor

Maurice Ronet

13 Apr 1927Born
14 Mar 1983Died
55Age at death
93Credits

Biography

Maurice Ronet (13 April 1927 – 14 March 1983) was a French film actor, director, and writer.

Maurice Ronet was born Maurice Julien Marie Robinet in Nice, Alpes Maritimes. He was the only child of professional stage actors Émile Robinet and Gilberte Dubreuil. He made his stage debut at the age of 14 alongside his parents in Sacha Guitry's Deux couverts in Lausanne. After attending the Parisian acting school Centre du Spectacle de la Rue-Blanche, he entered the Paris Conservatoire in 1944, where Jean-Louis Barrault was one of his mentors.

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When he made his film debut at 22 in Jacques Becker's Rendez-vous de juillet (1949) in a role that was written specifically for him by Becker, he had little interest in pursuing an acting career.

After completing the film, he married Maria Pacôme (a French stage actress and playwright), and they departed to Moustiers-Sainte-Marie in Provence, where he tried his hand at ceramics. After completing his military service, he returned to Paris in the early 1950s where he took courses in philosophy and physics, and pursued his passion for literature, music (piano and organ), film and painting. His artwork, part of the peinture non figurative movement, was exhibited with friends Jean Dubuffet and Georges Mathieu. He also acted occasionally in small roles in the films of French directors like Yves Ciampi and René Wheeler, with ambitions of becoming a filmmaker himself. Gradually, however, he came to discover a freedom in acting and a creative satisfaction that provided a synthesis of all his interests.

Maurice Ronet became one of European cinema's more prolific actors. Between 1955 and 1975 he appeared in over 60 films. He often portrayed characters who were in conflict with themselves or society. He first garnered acclaim at the 1953 Cannes Film Festival for a supporting role in Jean Dreville's Endless Horizons (Horizons sans fin) and over the next few years as the romantic lead in André Michel's La sorcière (The Blonde Witch/The Sorceress, 1956) and in Jules Dassin's He Who Must Die (Celui qui doit mourir, 1957). It was at the presentation of "La Sorcière" at Cannes where he met a creative and an intellectual counterpart in Louis Malle. Two years later, he made his international box-office breakthrough as Julien Tavernier in Malle's first feature film Elevator to the Gallows (Ascenseur pour l'échafaud 1958), which features Jeanne Moreau. He originated the role of Philippe Greenleaf in Purple Noon (Plein soleil, 1960), René Clément's adaptation of The Talented Mr. Ripley. ...

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Known for

Filmography

The 80 most recent of 93 credits.

  1. 2013Barefoot in the KitchenFilm: (archive footage)
  2. 1983Surprise PartyFilm: Georges Levesques
  3. 1982La GuérilléraFilm: Brutus
  4. 1982La BalanceFilm: Roger Massina
  5. 1982Un matin rougeFilm: Henri
  6. 1981Beau PereFilm: Charly
  7. 1981SphinxFilm: Yvon Mageot
  8. 1979Orient ExpressSeries: Rolf Freitag (1 episode)
  9. 1979BloodlineFilm: Charles Martin
  10. 1978Madame le JugeSeries: Charles Bais (6 episodes)
  11. 1977Death of a Corrupt ManFilm: Philippe Dubaye
  12. 1977Emmenez-moi au RitzFilm: Philippe Gregor
  13. 1977Madame ClaudeFilm: Pierre
  14. 1976BartlebyFilm: Director
  15. 1976Golden NightFilm: Nuit d'or
  16. 1976Oh, mia bella matrignaFilm: Luigi
  17. 1976Why They Kill ThemselvesFilm
  18. 1975To the Bitter EndFilm: Paul Jordan
  19. 1975The Golden MassFilm: David
  20. 1974Only the Wind Knows the AnswerFilm: Robert Lucas
  21. 1974Cry of the HeartFilm: Mathieu
  22. 1974The Marseille ContractFilm: Inspector Briac
  23. 1974Night Police StationFilm: Vittorio Cazzaniga
  24. 1973The Red RoomFilm: Jean Gerfaud
  25. 1973The Crazy Capo AffairFilm: Diserens
  26. 1973Don Juan or If Don Juan Were a WomanFilm: Piere Gonzague
  27. 1973Without WarningFilm: Raoul Maury
  28. 1973SeductionFilm: Giuseppe Lagana
  29. 1972Devil in the BrainFilm: Fabrizio Garces
  30. 1972The Pebbles of EtratatFilm: Kelvo
  31. 1972Scandal ManFilm: Marc Fontemps
  32. 1971The Deadly TrapFilm: L'homme de l'organisation
  33. 1971Raphael or the Debauched OneFilm: Raphaël de Lorris
  34. 1971A Little, a Lot, PassionatelyFilm: Didier
  35. 1970The Sensuous AssassinFilm: Serge
  36. 1970The ModificationFilm: Léon Delmont
  37. 1970Last LeapFilm: Garal
  38. 1970Splendori e miserie di Madame RoyaleFilm: Commissario
  39. 1969The VixenFilm: Jérôme
  40. 1969The Scarlet LadyFilm: François
  41. 1969DelphineFilm: Jean-Marc, couturier ami de Delphine
  42. 1969The Swimming PoolFilm: Harry
  43. 1969The Unfaithful WifeFilm: Victor Pegala
  44. 1968Birds in PeruFilm: Rainier
  45. 1968How Sweet It Is!Film: Phillipe
  46. 1968A Devil Under the PillowFilm: Lotario
  47. 1967Garden of DelightsFilm: Carlo
  48. 1967The Road to CorinthFilm: Dex
  49. 1967The Champagne MurdersFilm: Paul Wagner
  50. 1966Long MarchFilm: Doctor Chevalier
  51. 1966Line of DemarcationFilm: Pierre, comte de Damville
  52. 1966Lost CommandFilm: Capain. Boisfeuras
  53. 1965Three Rooms in ManhattanFilm: François Combe
  54. 1965AmadorFilm: Amador
  55. 1965The Thief of TibadaboFilm: Nicolas, Director, Screenplay
  56. 1964Circle of LoveFilm: Henri
  57. 1964Wherever You AreFilm: Paul Vallier
  58. 1964Pariahs of GloryFilm: Ferrier
  59. 1964The Pit and the PendulumFilm: Le condamné à mort
  60. 1963The VictorsFilm: French Lieutenant
  61. 1963The Fire WithinFilm: Alain Leroy
  62. 1963Casablanca, Nest of SpiesFilm: Maurice Desjardins
  63. 1963Scarlet EyeFilm: Dr. Gérard Rinaldi
  64. 1963Enough RopeFilm: Walter Saccard
  65. 1962Assassin's CheckFilm: Gilbert Vitry
  66. 1962The Immoral MomentFilm: Michel Jussieu
  67. 1962Midnight MeetingFilm: Pierre Neyris
  68. 1962Liberté IFilm: Michel
  69. 1961Time Out for LoveFilm: Philippe
  70. 1960Il peccato degli anni verdiFilm: Paolo Donati
  71. 1960Mi último tangoFilm: Dario Ledesma
  72. 1960Purple NoonFilm: Philippe Greenleaf
  73. 1959The Devil Made a WomanFilm: José
  74. 1959This Desired BodyFilm: Henri Messardier
  75. 1958That NightFilm: Jean Mallet
  76. 1958Carve Her Name with PrideFilm: Jacques
  77. 1958Elevator to the GallowsFilm: Julien Tavernier
  78. 1957He Who Must DieFilm: Michelis
  79. 1956Missing Persons SectionFilm: Juan Milford
  80. 1956The Blonde WitchFilm: Laurent Brulard

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