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Yves Robert
Actor

Yves Robert

21 Jun 1920Born
10 May 2002Died
81Age at death
79Credits

Biography

Yves Robert (19 June 1920 – 10 May 2002) was a French actor, screenwriter, director, and producer.

Robert was born in Saumur, Maine-et-Loire, France. In his teens, he went to Paris to pursue a career in acting, starting with unpaid parts on stage in the city's various theatre workshops. From ages 12–20 he set type as a typographer, then studied mime in his early 20s. In 1948 he made his motion picture debut with one of the secondary roles in the film, Les Dieux du dimanche. Within a few years, Robert was writing scripts, directing, and producing.

Yves Robert's directorial efforts included several successful comedies for which he had written the screenplay.

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His 1962 film, La Guerre des boutons won France's Prix Jean Vigo. His 1972 film Le grand blond avec une chaussure noire won the Silver Bear at the 23rd Berlin International Film Festival in 1973. In 1976, Un éléphant ça trompe énormément, starring his wife, earned him international acclaim. Robert's 1973 devastating comedy Salut l'artiste is considered by many performers to be the ultimate film about the humiliations of the actor's life. In 1977, he directed another comedy, Nous irons tous au paradis, which was nominated for a César Award for Best Film.

In 1990, Robert directed two dramatic films, My Mother's Castle (Le château de ma mère) and My Father's Glory (La Gloire de mon Père). Based on autobiographical novels by Marcel Pagnol, they were jointly voted "Best Film" at the 1991 Seattle International Film Festival, and received rave reviews. Over his career, he directed more than twenty feature-length motion pictures, wrote an equal number of scripts, and acted in more than seventy-five films. Although his last major role was perhaps in 1980, A Bad Son by Claude Sautet, as the working-class father of a drug-dealer, he continued acting past 1997.

Robert played opposite Danièle Delorme in the 1951 play Colombe (Dove) by Jean Anouilh. They married in 1956, and jointly formed the film production company La Guéville in 1961. La Guéville also released several films by Monty Python and Terry Gilliam, which was very influential into establishing the comedy troupe to French audiences. He died in Paris on 10 May 2002 from a cerebral hemorrhage. He was buried in Montparnasse Cemetery with the epitaph "A man of joy ...", where visitors leave buttons of many colors.[citation needed]He was survived by Danièle and two children, Anne and Jean-Denis Robert, by first wife, actress Rosy Varte. That month's Cannes Film Festival paid homage to his contribution to French film.

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Known for

Filmography

  1. 1995Éclats de familleFilm: Léon
  2. 1995Le Nez au ventFilm: Raphaël
  3. 1994Montparnasse-PondichéryFilm: Léo, Director
  4. 1992The CrisisFilm: M. Barelle
  5. 1992Le Bal des casse-piedsFilm: Director, Writer
  6. 1990My Mother's CastleFilm: Director, Screenplay
  7. 1990My Father's GloryFilm: Director, Writer
  8. 1989Anthony's CrimeFilm: Pilou
  9. 1987Infernal SymphonyFilm: Narrator (voice)
  10. 1986L'Été 36Film: Director, Writer
  11. 1986Little MagiciansFilm: Director
  12. 1985Billy Ze KickFilm: Alcide
  13. 1984The TwinFilm: l’homme dans l'ascenseur, Director, Writer
  14. 1983Waiter!Film: Simon, dance teacher
  15. 1983Vive la sociale !Film: Jojo, le père
  16. 1982Le rose et le blancFilm: Le barman des Caraïbes
  17. 1980A Bad SonFilm: René Calgagni
  18. 1979Courage fuyonsFilm: Director, Screenplay
  19. 1979Woman Between Wolf and DogFilm: Workman
  20. 1979These Kids Are Grown-UpsFilm: Le père de Louise
  21. 1977We Will All Meet in ParadiseFilm: Director, Writer
  22. 1976Pardon Mon AffaireFilm: Director, Screenplay
  23. 1976Little MarcelFilm: Commissioner Mancini
  24. 1976The Judge and the AssassinFilm: Professeur Degueldre
  25. 1975Special SectionFilm: Émile Bastard
  26. 1974The Return of the Tall Blond Man with One Black ShoeFilm: le chef d'orchestre, Director, Screenplay
  27. 1974La Grande PauletteFilm: The first gangster
  28. 1973Hail the ArtistFilm: le metteur en scène de théâtre (uncredited), Director, Writer
  29. 1973The Right of the MaddestFilm: Le contrôleur des Chemin de Fer
  30. 1972The Tall Blond Man with One Black ShoeFilm: Conductor, Director, Screenplay
  31. 1972Repeated AbsencesFilm: Le père de François
  32. 1972Dear LouiseFilm: Magnéto, cycle merchant
  33. 1972Money Money MoneyFilm: Defense counsel
  34. 1972The Troubles of AlfredFilm: Parisian television viewer, Writer
  35. 1972The AnnuityFilm: Bucigny-Dumaine (le bel officier)
  36. 1971Le Cinema de PapaFilm: Henri Roger Langmann
  37. 1971Le Cri du cormoran, le soir au-dessus des jonquesFilm: Commissioner
  38. 1970The CrookFilm: Commissioner
  39. 1970The Man with ConnectionsFilm: The Father
  40. 1969ClerambardFilm: Dragoon who enters La Langouste's (uncredited), Director, Writer
  41. 1968The Most Beautiful MonthFilm: Le cheminot
  42. 1968Very Happy AlexanderFilm: Director, Screenplay
  43. 1967Idiot in ParisFilm: Marcel Pitou, l'évadé des HLM
  44. 1966King of HeartsFilm: General Baderna (uncredited)
  45. 1966Funny MoneyFilm: Director
  46. 1965Public SchoolFilm: L'oncle Henri
  47. 1965The BuddiesFilm: Director, Writer
  48. 1963Bebert and the TrainFilm: Chaussin, Director
  49. 1962War of the ButtonsFilm: Director, Writer
  50. 1962Fiancés on the BridgeFilm: Handkerchief Seller
  51. 1962Cléo from 5 to 7Film: The Handkerchief Seller / Actor in Silent Film
  52. 1962Le PèlerinageFilm
  53. 1961The Passion of Slow FireFilm: Bartender
  54. 1961The Fenouillard FamilyFilm: 'Le Coq' (uncredited), Director, Writer
  55. 1960Love and the FrenchwomanFilm: Le dragueur à moustache (segment "Le Mariage")
  56. 1959Signed, Arsène LupinFilm: La Ballu, Director
  57. 1959The Green MareFilm: Zèphe Maloret
  58. 1958The Little ProfessorFilm: Dr Aubin
  59. 1958Women Are TalkativeFilm: Christian
  60. 1958Neither Seen Nor RecognizedFilm: Le photographe lors du mariage, Director, Writer
  61. 1958There Is the BrunetteFilm: Le mécanicien
  62. 1956The Terror with WomenFilm: Journalist Labarge
  63. 1956An Evening at the Music HallFilm: Jeff
  64. 1956Les TruandsFilm: Amédée Benoît / Son père
  65. 1955The Grand ManoeuvreFilm: Felix Leroy, lieutenant of the Dragoons
  66. 1955Bad LiaisonsFilm: L'inspecteur Forbin
  67. 1955School for LoveFilm: Clément
  68. 1954Fernand cherche du boulotFilm: Director
  69. 1954Men Think Only of ThatFilm: Veteran / Walker, Director
  70. 1953VirgileFilm: Esposito
  71. 1953Follow That ManFilm: Inspector Paulhan
  72. 1952Les Bonnes ManièresFilm: Director
  73. 1951Two Pennies Worth of VioletsFilm: Charlot, le voyou
  74. 1951Juliette, or Key of DreamsFilm: Accordionist
  75. 1951The Red RoseFilm: Yves Gérard
  76. 1951Bibi FricotinFilm: Antoine Gardon, détective "Passe Partout"
  77. 1950Paris IncidentFilm: Sergeant Gaston Chauvin
  78. 1950Le Tampon du capistonFilm: Pastini
  79. 1949Les Dieux du dimancheFilm: Guillot

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