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Known For
Acting
Birthday
July 2, 1949
Died
December 27, 2010
Place of Birth
Paris, France
Also Known As
- Bernard Donnadieu
Bernard-Pierre Donnadieu
0.3 Popularity
Biography
Bernard-Pierre Donnadieu (2 July 1949 – 27 December 2010) was a French actor. He made more than 100 appearances in movies and television over his career, as well as in theatrical roles. He was often cast as a villain, criminal or psychopath. Donnadieu was the French voice of many lead roles in English-language movies dubbed into French. He studied theatre and literature at the Sorbonne Paris III. Donnadieu's earliest notable film roles came in 1976 with The Tenant by Roman Polanski, and Second Chance (French: Si c'était à refaire, lit. 'If I Had to Do It All Over Again') by Claude Lelouch. The film which earned him wider recognition was Georges Lautner's 1981 action thriller, The Professional in which he had a major role, appearing with Jean-Paul Belmondo. Other notable film roles were the title part in The Return of Martin Guerre by Daniel Vigne, and in George Sluizer's The Vanishing, for which Donnadieu won best acting awards at the 1989 Madrid Film Festival and the 1990 Porto Film Festival. He was nominated for a best supporting actor César Award for his 1984 role as the dangerous criminal gang leader in Rue Barbare ('Barbarian Street'). His final film appearance was in 2008 in Christophe Barratier's Paris 36 (released in France as Faubourg 36). Donnadieu appeared in many television and theatre productions. He played historical figures such as Hubert-Joseph Henry in the L'Affaire Dreyfus and Roger Salengro, in L'Affaire Salengro, a television film directed by Yves Boisset, with whom he regularly worked. While his appearance and physique seemed to influence directors to cast him as malevolent characters, he also had more sympathetic roles, such as the lead in the drama Faut pas rire du bonheur, in which his character has a romantic involvement with a woman, played by Laura Morante. His work dubbing French dialogue has included voicing characters portrayed by actors such as Kurt Russell, Dennis Hopper and Ron Perlman. In the theatre, he was a frequent collaborator with Georges Wilson who directed him in several productions. Donnadieu died from cancer on 27 December 2010 at age 61. Source: Article "Bernard-Pierre Donnadieu" from Wikipedia in English, licensed under CC-BY-SA.
Known For
6.5
Martin
Jeanne Devère
2011
10.0
vocals
Des crimes presque parfaits
2010
0.0
Goering
Du cristal à la fumée
2010
4.0
Roger Salengro
L'Affaire Salengro
2009
0.0
François Salmon
À droite toute
2009
0.0
Narrateur
Les Condés: Policiers à Marseille
2009
6.1
Félix Galapiat
Paris 36
2008
5.2
l'ambassadeur de France
Antonio Vivaldi - A Prince in Venice
2007
0.0
Jean Monnet
How Much We Hated Each Other
2007
0.0
Napoléon
Austerlitz, la victoire en marchant
2006
Credits
Jeanne Devère
as Martin
2011
6.5
Des crimes presque parfaits
as vocals
2010
10.0
Du cristal à la fumée
as Goering
2010
0.0
L'Affaire Salengro
as Roger Salengro
2009
4.0
À droite toute
as François Salmon
2009
0.0
Les Condés: Policiers à Marseille
as Narrateur
2009
0.0
Paris 36
as Félix Galapiat
2008
6.1
Antonio Vivaldi - A Prince in Venice
as l'ambassadeur de France
2007
5.2
How Much We Hated Each Other
as Jean Monnet
2007
0.0
Austerlitz, la victoire en marchant
as Napoléon
2006
0.0
Allons petits enfants
as monsieur Haumont
2005
6.8
Jusqu'au bout
as Vincent Guérin
2005
0.0
Un petit garçon silencieux
as Féodor Lakasse
2004
0.0
Les Passeurs
as Maurice Nicod
2004
6.0
Clochemerle
as Barthélémy Piéchut, the mayor
2004
3.5
Jean Moulin
as Charvet
2002
0.0
Druids
as Dumnorix
2001
3.1
Dormir avec le diable
as Leguen
2001
4.0
Le Pantalon
as Col. Auoux
1997
6.6
Run for Your Life
as Valck
1997
0.0
Captain Red Beard
as Barbe-Rouge (1997) (voice)
1997
0.0
Caboose
as Larrivée
1996
5.0
Happiness Is No Joke
as Michel
1995
0.0
L'Affaire Dreyfus
as Henry
1995
5.9
Justinien Trouve, or God's Bastard
as Martin Coutouly
1993
6.4
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Rosen-Emil
as Dr. Friedmann
1993
6.0
Squadron
as Franek Bała
1992
5.5
Shadow of the Wolf
as Brown
1992
5.6
Miracle of Marcellino
as Il conte
1991
5.8
L'Alerte rouge
as Francis Touvenel
1991
10.0
Blanc d'ébène
as L'adjudant-recruteur Mariani
1991
0.0
Mit den Clowns kamen die Tränen
as Dr. Eli Kaplan
1990
0.0
Fatal Lovers
as Mark
1990
1.0
Cellini: A Violent Life
as François the First
1990
4.0
Christian
1989
0.0
🎬
Les Jupons de la révolution
as Mirabeau
1989
1.0
The Vanishing
as Raymond Lemorne
1988
7.4
Les lutteurs immobiles
as David
1988
7.0
Beatrice
as François de Cortemart
1987
5.7
Double Face
as Ring/Jean-Jean
1987
1.0
Max My Love
as Archibald
1986
5.8
In the Shadow of the Wind
as Pasteur Nicolas Jones
1986
5.2
Flagrant désir
as Robert Barnac
1986
4.7
Among Wolves
as Capitaine de Saintes
1985
4.1
Urgence
as Lucas Schroeder
1985
4.5
Street of the Damned
as Mathias Hagen, dit 'Matt', le maître du quartier
1984
5.0
Liberty Belle
as Yvon
1983
3.1
The Death of Mario Ricci
as Jacky Vermot
1983
6.0
Life Is a Bed of Roses
as Teacher
1983
5.7
The Informer
as Malaggione
1983
6.0
🎬
Coup de feu
1983
0.0
The Return of Martin Guerre
as Martin Guerre
1982
6.7
The Professional
as L'inspecteur Farges
1981
7.2
L'Ennemi de la mort
as le docteur Daniel Charbonnière
1981
0.0
Bolero
as Le représentant Croix Rouge (UNICEF)
1981
6.9
Twice a Woman
as 2nd Frenchman
1979
4.0
Such a Lovely Town...
as Arnoux
1979
6.5
Hothead
as Lucien
1979
7.1
Judith Therpauve
as Laindreaux
1978
6.3
Les Beaux Messieurs de Bois-Doré
as Clindor
1976
0.0
The Body of My Enemy
as Le Truand Blond
1976
6.4
Mr. Klein
as Extra (uncredited)
1976
7.2
Police Commissioner Moulin
as Aguir
1976
5.8
Nick Verlaine ou Comment voler la tour Eiffel
1976
0.0
The Tenant
as Bar waiter
1976
7.6
30 millions d'amis
as Self
1976
5.8
Les Cinq Dernières Minutes
as Jacques Roucy
1958
0.0