Jules Berry [97251]
Gender: Male
Popularity: 0.2886
Birthplace: Poitiers, Vienne, France
Birthday: 1883-02-09
Deathday: 1951-04-23
Age: 68 years
Movies: 88
Links: Homepage, IMDB
Biography: Jules Berry (born Marie Louis Jules Paufichet; 9 February 1883 – 23 April 1951) was a French actor. Berry and his two brothers were born to parents who sold hardware and settled in Poitou. The family moved to Paris in 1888. Berry completed his studies at the Lycée Louis-le-Grand and then graduated from École nationale supérieure des Beaux-Arts. It was during his studies that Berry developed an interest in the theater. Following an audition, he was hired by the Théâtre Antoine-Simone Berriau to act in La Mort du duc d'Enghien by Léon Hennique, and Le Perroquet vert by Arthur Schnitzler. Later he performed at the Théâtre de l'Ambigu-Comique and the Théâtre de l'Athénée. During a tour in Lyon, he was noticed by Jean-François Ponson, who hired him for a period of 12 years at the Théâtre royal des Galeries Saint-Hubert in Brussels. Audiences in Brussels gave him a warm welcome, where he played in productions such as Le Mariage de mademoiselle Beulemans. Berry subsequently performed in 30 successful plays for Marcel Achard, Alfred Savoir, Louis Verneuil, and Roger Ferdinand. One of Berry's first movie roles was the silent film Oliver Cromwell (1911) directed by Henri Desfontaines. His first appearance in a talking picture was Mon coeur et ses millions (1931) with Suzy Prim. Over the course of his career, Berry acted in 89 motion pictures. Bombastic, extravagant, and whimsical, Berry was as flamboyant as any entertainer of the period, including Pierre Brasseur. Berry is often considered one of the greatest actors in the history of French cinema. Among Berry's best films are: The Crime of Monsieur Lange by Jean Renoir, Les Visiteurs du Soir by Marcel Carné, Le Jour Se Lève by Marcel Carné, Strange Inheritance by Louis Daquin, Baccara by Yves Mirande, 27 Rue de la Paix by Richard Pottier and L'Habit vert by Roger Richebé. Berry ended his film career in 1951 to interpret the texts of Jacques Prévert. Berry was romantically involved with actresses Jane Marken, Suzy Prim, and Josseline Gaël. He and Gaël had a daughter named Michelle in 1939. A compulsive gambler, Berry frequented casinos and horse races. In April 1951, Berry was admitted to the Hôpital Broussais, where he died of a heart attack caused by treatment for rheumatism. He is buried in the Père Lachaise Cemetery (division 80). Source: Article "Jules Berry" from Wikipedia in English, licensed under CC-BY-SA 3.0.

The Image Book
2018-10-11
Stars Never Die
1957-05-07
Les Maîtres-nag
1951-01-19
The Rear-Wheel D
1950-11-24
Tête blonde
1950-09-01
Without Trumpet
1950-06-13
Not Any Weekend
1950-01-23
Portrait of a Mu
1949-11-25
Strange Tales
1949-10-26
Si jeunesse sava
1948-04-30
The Crowned Fish
1947-09-19
Distress
1947-04-16
Dreams of Love
1947-01-29
La Troisième Da
1946-10-23
The Murderer Is
1946-07-29
Messieurs Ludovi
1946-05-03
Mr. Gregoire Run
1946-05-03
Star Without Lig
1946-04-03
Dorothy Looks fo
1945-11-09
Le mort ne reço
1944-07-07
Behold Beatrice
1944-03-08
T'amerò sempre
1943-11-05
Tristi amori
1943-10-29
Le Soleil de min
1943-06-30
The London Man
1943-06-09
Marie-Martine
1943-05-11
Le Voyageur de l
1943-04-08
The White Truck
1943-03-24
The Big Fight
1942-12-23
Little Nothings
1942-12-16
The Devil's Envo
1942-12-05
L'assassin a peu
1942-09-02
Soyez les bienve
1942-07-08
Retour au bonheu
1942-04-09
La Symphonie fan
1942-04-01
Chambre 13
1942-01-31
Parade in 7 Nigh
1941-09-24
Face au destin
1941-09-17
L'Embuscade
1941-03-26
L'An 40
1941-01-31
After the Storm
1941-01-02
The Mondesir Hei
1940-05-07
Paris - New-York
1940-04-03
The Duraton Fami
1940-03-06
Daybreak
1939-06-09
His Uncle from N
1939-06-08
Cas de conscienc
1939-05-18
Behind the Facad
1939-03-14
Deputy Eusèbe
1939-03-09
Final Accord
1938-12-30
Café de Paris
1938-09-28
The Midnight Air
1938-08-04
The Woman of Mon
1938-07-28
Clodoche
1938-07-20
The Woman Thief
1938-03-30
Hercule
1938-03-05
The West
1938-02-16
Les Deux Combina
1938-02-04
Crossroads
1938-01-01
Balthazar
1937-12-29
A Picnic on the
1937-12-09
The Green Dress
1937-10-27
The Kings of Spo
1937-09-17
Le Club des Aris
1937-09-02
Arsène Lupin, D
1937-04-30
Champs-Elysees
1937-04-23
La Bête aux sep
1937-02-26
A Man to Kill
1937-02-25
French White Car
1937-02-03
Mr. Nobody
1936-12-04
Adventure in Par
1936-11-24
27, rue de la Pa
1936-11-11
Rigolboche
1936-10-07
Wolves Between T
1936-09-03
Disk 413
1936-07-24
A Hen on a Wall
1936-05-22
The Crime of Mon
1936-01-24
The Fleeing Dead
1936-01-02
Baccara
1935-12-27
Touche-à-tout
1935-11-01
Et moi, j'te dis
1935-09-06
Jeunes filles à
1935-07-05
Une femme chipé
1934-10-12
Arlette et ses p
1934-09-07
King of Hotels
1932-09-29
Quick
1932-08-23
My Heart and Its
1931-11-06
L'Argent
1928-12-25