Firmin Gémier
February 21, 1869 (157 years old) in Aubervilliers, Seine [now Seine-Saint-Denis, Île-de-France], France
Firmin Gémier (1869–1933) was a French actor and director. Internationally, he is most famous for originating the role of Père Ubu in Alfred Jarry’s play Ubu Roi. He is known as the principal architect of the popular theatre movement in France. Gémier began his career as an actor in melodramas for working class actors, before going on to direct six different theaters, including the Théâtre Antoine and the Odéon.
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- 1948 · Paris 1900 as Self (archive footage)
- 1933 · Le simoun as
- 1933 · La fusée as Etienne Girbal
- 1932 · Un homme sans nom as
- 1926 · The Magician as Dr. Porhoët
- 1926 · La branche morte as
- 1917 · The Torture of Silence as Dr. Gilles Berliac