
Jean-Claude Brialy
Jean-Claude Brialy (30 March 1933 – 30 May 2007) was a French actor and film director. Brialy was born in Aumale (now Sour El-Ghozlane), French Algeria, where his father was stationed with the French Army. Brialy moved to mainland France with his family in 1942. He was an alumnus of the Prytanée National Militaire. When he was 21 years old, he went to Paris to work as an actor. In 1956, Brialy acted in his first role in the short film Le coup du berger (Fool's Mate) by Jacques Rivette. By the late 1950s, he'd become one of the most prolific actors in the French nouvelle vague and a star. He appeared in films of nouvelle vague directors such as Claude Chabrol (Le Beau Serge, 1958; Les Cousins, 1959), Louis Malle (Ascenseur pour l'échafaud, 1958; Les Amants, 1958), François Truffaut (Les 400 Coups, 1959), Jean-Luc Godard, (Une femme est une femme, 1961), Éric Rohmer (Claire's Knee, 1970), as well as in films of other filmmakers such as Jean Renoir (Elena et les hommes 1958), Roger Vadim (La ronde, 1964), Philippe de Broca (Le Roi de cœur, 1966), Luis Buñuel (Le Fantôme de la liberté, 1974), and Claude Lelouch (Robert et Robert, 1978). In 2006, he appeared in his last role, as the eponymous character of the TV film Monsieur Max, directed by Gabriel Aghion. Godard described him as "the French Cary Grant," while Brialy's self-described "life models" had reportedly been actor Sacha Guitry and director Jean Cocteau. Brialy directed a number of films, including Églantine in 1971, which was loosely inspired by his own memories of a happy childhood spent in Chambellay with his grandparents, and Les volets clos (Closed shutters) in 1972. He owned the restaurant L'Orangerie, on the Île Saint-Louis; he'd also worked as a TV presenter, a singer, and a radio host. During the presentation of one of his books, Brialy described himself this way: "I'm a boy who got lucky enough to do what I love in life". Brialy, in 1959, acquired a château in the commune of Monthyon, near Paris. There, he accommodated and entertained many friends from the cinema and the theatre, such as Jean Marais, Pierre Arditi, and Romy Schneider whom he'd met during the 1958 production of the film Christine. Schneider, after the 1981 fatal accident of her son David, found a "refuge from the paparazzi" in Brialy's home. French singer Barbara would often sing at the piano. Director Jean-Pierre Melville used the château to shoot the last scenes of his 1970 crime film Le Cercle Rouge, where Alain Delon and Yves Montand are killed by the police. In his books, the autobiographical Le Ruisseau des singes (The river of monkeys) (2000) and the memoir J'ai oublié de vous dire (I Forgot to Tell You) (2004), Brialy revealed that he was bisexual. ... Source: Article "Jean-Claude Brialy" from Wikipedia in English, licensed under CC-BY-SA.
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- 2022 · La TV des 70's : Quand Giscard était président as Self (archive footage)
- 2020 · Le Fantôme de Laurent Terzieff as Self (archive footage)
- 2014 · Les Enfoirés - Les Enfoirés en chœur de 1985 à aujourd'hui as
- 2005 · The Accursed Kings as Hugues de Bouville
- 2000 · The Blue Bicycle as Raphaël Mahl
- 1999 · Letter to my brother Guy Gilles, filmmaker who passed away too soon as Self
- 1998 · Vivement dimanche as Self
- 1998 · The Count of Monte Cristo as Morrel's Father
- 1998 · La Grande Béké as Dupont Menard
- 1995 · One Hundred and One Nights as The Japanese Guide
- 1994 · The Monster as Roccarotta
- 1994 · Queen Margot as Coligny
- 1992 · Coucou c'est nous ! as Self
- 1990 · Les Nuls, l'émission as Self - Guest
- 1990 · No Fear, No Die as Pierre Ardennes
- 1990 · Stars 90 as Self
- 1990 · Fort Boyard as Self
- 1990 · My New Partner II as Le banquier
- 1987 · Sacrée soirée as Self
- 1987 · Matin Bonheur as Self
- 1986 · A Man and a Woman: 20 Years Later as Un spectateur de '40 ans déjà'
- 1983 · Gramps Is in the Resistance as Le joueur de tennis flagorneur
- 1983 · Cover Up as Le contrôleur Jean-François Rambert
- 1982 · Mozart as Le comte d'Affiglio
- 1982 · Champs-Elysées as Self
- 1980 · Arsène Lupin Joue et Perd "813" as Arsène Lupin / ...
- 1980 · The Lady Banker as Paul Cisterne
- 1977 · Fan School as Self - Host
- 1976 · 30 millions d'amis as Self
- 1975 · Numéro un as Self
- 1975 · Numéro un as Self - Host
- 1975 · Numéro un as Self (archive footage)
- 1975 · Les Rendez-vous du dimanche as Self
- 1974 · The Phantom of Liberty as M. Foucault
- 1972 · Midi trente as Self
- 1972 · Midi trente as Self (archive footage)
- 1972 · Le Grand Échiquier as Self
- 1971 · Samedi soir as Self
- 1970 · Claire's Knee as Jérôme
- 1968 · À bout portant as Self
- 1968 · The Bride Wore Black as Corey
- 1968 · Manon 70 as Jean-Paul
- 1965 · I Knew Her Well as Dario Marchionni
- 1962 · Cléo from 5 to 7 as The Nurse (uncredited)
- 1962 · The Seven Deadly Sins as Arthur (segment "L'avarice")
- 1961 · A Woman Is a Woman as Émile Récamier
- 1959 · The 400 Blows as Man in Street
- 1959 · Discorama as Self
- 1958 · Christine as Lieutenant Theo Kaiser
- 1958 · Elevator to the Gallows as Le Jeune Homme du Motel (uncredited)
- 1956 · Cinépanorama as Self
- 1954 · Reflets de Cannes as Self
- Future · Le Meilleur de nulle part ailleurs as Self
- 2021 · Archives secrètes as Self (archive footage)
- 2019 · Alain Delon, la beauté du diable et les femmes... as Self (archive footage)
- 2019 · Claude Chabrol, the Maverick as Self - Actor (archive footage)
- 2015 · Hitchcock/Truffaut as Self (archive footage) (uncredited)
- 2014 · Jean-Claude Brialy, l'homme qui voulait tant être aimé as Self (archive footage)
- 2010 · Jean Gabin intime as Self
- 2007 · Vous êtes de la police ? as Alfred Lamproie
- 2007 · Arletty, Lady Paname as Self
- 2007 · Monsieur Max as Max Jacob
- 2005 · Quartier V.I.P. as Ferdinand
- 2005 · Quoi? L'éternité. as Self
- 2005 · Les Contes secrets ou les Rohmériens as Self
- 2004 · De Caunes-Garcia - Le meilleur de nulle part ailleurs as Self (archive footage)
- 2004 · People - Jet set 2 as Minimo
- 2004 · Le Président Ferrare as Guillaume Ferrare
- 2003 · The Car Keys as Actor who refuses to film with Laurent
- 2003 · Les filles, personne s'en méfie as Projectionist
- 2003 · Claude Chabrol: Mon premier film as Self
- 2002 · As Luck Would Have It as Jean-Pierre Muller
- 2002 · Special Delivery as Robert Fresnel
- 2001 · South Kensington as Ferdinando
- 2001 · Les Enfoirés 2001 - L'odyssée des Enfoirés as
- 2001 · Nadia Coupeau, dite Nana as Vandoeuvres
- 2001 · Unfair Competition as nonno Mattia Della Rocca
- 2001 · Les Filles à papa as Robert, dit « Bob »
- 2000 · To the Extreme as L'avocat
- 2000 · Actors as Self
- 2000 · Tribute to Alfred Lepetit as Self
- 1999 · Kennedy et moi as Benny Grimaldi
- 1999 · Man of My Life as Lucien Vilner
- 1996 · Shadow Play as Rene Sandre
- 1996 · Beaumarchais the Scoundrel as Abbot
- 1995 · A French Woman as Arnoult
- 1995 · Son of Gascogne as Self
- 1994 · Michel Sardou - Show Sardou as Self - Co-Host
- 1993 · Colpo di coda as Piantoni
- 1992 · La Jalousie as Albert Blondel
- 1992 · Août as Martin
- 1990 · Forgery and the Use of Forgeries as Charles Laumière
- 1990 · There Was a Castle with Forty Dogs as Il giudice
- 1989 · Comédie d'été as Gaston
- 1987 · The Innocents as Klotz
- 1987 · Malady of Love as Frédéric
- 1987 · Le Moustachu as Leroy
- 1987 · Maschenka as Kolin
- 1987 · Grand Guignol as M. Albert
- 1987 · Levy & Goliath as Bijou / Delaroche
- 1986 · Le Débutant as Willy
- 1986 · Follow My Gaze as Freddy Langlois
- 1986 · Inspector Lavardin as Claude Alvarez
- 1985 · An Impudent Girl as Sam
- 1985 · Marriage of the Century as Kaffenberg
- 1985 · The Fourth Power as PDG de la chaîne
- 1985 · L'Herbe rouge as Abbot Gril
- 1985 · Vivement Truffaut as Self / Corey (archive footage)
- 1985 · The Telephone Always Rings Twice as Le commissaire
- 1984 · Die schöne Wilhelmine as Casanova
- 1984 · Pinot simple-flic as Morcy
- 1983 · Père Noël et fils as Thomas
- 1983 · Stella as Roland
- 1983 · Sarah as Gabriel Larcange
- 1983 · Demon Is on the Island as Dr Paul Henry Marshall
- 1983 · Deadly Circuit as Voragine
- 1983 · Notre Dame de la Croisette as Self
- 1983 · Cap Canaille as Me Samuel Kebadjan
- 1983 · Edith and Marcel as Loulou Barrier
- 1982 · The Girl from Trieste as Professor Martin
- 1982 · The Night of Varennes as Monsieur Jacob
- 1981 · Bolero as Le directeur du Lido
- 1981 · Cinq-Mars as l'historien
- 1980 · The Adventures of Arsène Lupin as Arsène Lupin
- 1979 · Swimming Instructor as Logan
- 1978 · The Song of Roland as Le Seigneur
- 1978 · Robert et Robert as Jacques Millet
- 1977 · Double Murder as Van Nijlen
- 1977 · Focal Point as Michel Gaur
- 1977 · The Accuser as Le Rantec
- 1977 · Julie pot-de-colle as Jean-Luc Farlot
- 1976 · Barocco as Walt
- 1976 · Holy Year as Pierre Bizet
- 1976 · Scrambled Eggs as Brumaire
- 1976 · Un animal doué de déraison as Claude
- 1976 · The Judge and the Assassin as Avocat Villedieu
- 1975 · Catherine & Co. as Guillaume
- 1975 · Dreyfus: The Intolerable Truth as Narrator (voice)
- 1974 · Like a Pot of Strawberries as Norbert
- 1974 · Un amour de pluie as Seducer
- 1972 · A Murder Is a Murder as Paul Kastner
- 1971 · A Season in Hell as Paul Verlaine
- 1971 · Cose di Cosa Nostra as Domenico 'Mimì' Gargiulo
- 1971 · Côté cour, côté champs as
- 1970 · Le Bal du comte d'Orgel as Count Anne d'Orgel
- 1968 · Dear Caroline as Le comte de Boimussy
- 1967 · Operation San Pietro as Cajella
- 1967 · Lamiel as Le comte d'Aubigné
- 1967 · The Oldest Profession as Philibert (segment "Mademoiselle Mimi")
- 1967 · Shock Troops as Jean
- 1967 · Anna as Serge
- 1966 · King of Hearts as Duke of Clover
- 1966 · Our Husbands as Ottavio Pelagatta
- 1965 · The Mandrake as Ligurio
- 1965 · L'amour à la chaîne as Figurant
- 1965 · Love at Sea as The Disenchanted Man
- 1965 · How Not to Rob a Department Store as Marcel
- 1965 · The Real Bargain as The gigolo
- 1964 · Les Siffleurs as Jean-Claude Brialy
- 1964 · Comment épouser un premier ministre as Philippe Lambert
- 1964 · Male Companion as The Prince
- 1964 · Circle of Love as Alfred
- 1964 · Male Hunt as Antoine Monteil
- 1964 · Tonio Kröger as Tonio Kröger als Erwachsener
- 1964 · How to Make a French Dish as Jacquot
- 1963 · Nutty, Naughty Chateau as Sébastien
- 1963 · Carom Shots as Paul Martin
- 1963 · People in Luck as L'automobiliste (« Le Gros Lot »)
- 1963 · The Sword and the Balance as Jean-Philippe
- 1962 · Adieu Philippine as Self - sur le plateau de 'Montserrat' (uncredited)
- 1962 · The Devil and the Ten Commandments as Didier Marin
- 1962 · La banda Casaroli as Corrado Minguzzi
- 1962 · Arsène Lupin vs. Arsène Lupin as François de Vierne
- 1962 · Sentimental Education as Frédéric Moreau
- 1962 · The Burning Court as Marc Desgrez
- 1962 · Hitch-Hike as Jean-Claude, le marchand de brosses
- 1962 · Greed as Arthur
- 1962 · A Very Private Affair as Narrateur
- 1961 · Paris Belongs to Us as Jean-Marc
- 1961 · Famous Love Affairs as Eric Torring
- 1961 · The Lions Are Loose as Didier Marèze
- 1961 · Three Faces of Sin as Laurent Lénaud
- 1961 · Wise Guys as Ronald
- 1961 · A Story of Water as The Young Man
- 1961 · The Fiancés of Macdonald Bridge as Nurse
- 1960 · The Army Game as Capitaine
- 1960 · The Gigolo as Jacky
- 1960 · Le Bel Âge as Jean-Claude
- 1959 · Eyes of Love as Pierre Ségur
- 1959 · The Big Night as Scintillone
- 1959 · Way of Youth as Paul Tiercelin
- 1959 · All the Boys Are Called Patrick as Patrick
- 1959 · The Cousins as Paul
- 1958 · The Lovers as Boy on a ride (uncredited)
- 1958 · Et ta sœur... as Brice
- 1958 · Handsome Serge as François
- 1958 · School for Coquettes as Robert
- 1958 · Illegal Cargo as Jean, le jeune journaliste assassiné
- 1958 · The Overworked as Jimmy
- 1957 · Anyone Can Kill Me as Un inspecteur de police
- 1957 · The Tricyclist as Jean-Claude
- 1957 · The Mischief Makers as The man in the film
- 1957 · A Girl in a Pocket as Jean-Loup
- 1957 · Young Girls Beware as Sexy-bar customer (uncredited)
- 1957 · A Friend of the Family as Philippe Lemonnier
- 1956 · Fool’s Mate as Claude
- 1956 · The Kreutzer Sonata as Trukhacevskij