Christian Barbier

Biography

Christian Barbier (28 June 1924 – 3 November 2009) was a French film and television actor.

Barbier was born at Saint-Ouen, Seine (currently Seine-Saint-Denis), France. During his career (1964 to 1997), he specialized in drama rather than comedy. In film, he held several leading roles but is especially distinguished in auxiliary roles depicting more limited characters. He is especially remembered for his first-class performance in Army of Shadows by Jean-Pierre Melville in 1969. Appearing in a number of soaps and TV shows of the late 1960s to early 1980s, Barbier gained a certain notoriety thanks to the character of Joseph Durtol, bounded and proud hero of The Man of Picardy, the legendary French television series. He died in Manosque (Alpes de Haute-Provence), aged 85.

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Known For

Falling Point
Falling Point
Army of Shadows
Army of Shadows
The Horse
The Horse
Franciscan of Bourges
Franciscan of Bourges
La Ligne de démarcation
La Ligne de démarcation
Trans-Europ-Express
Trans-Europ-Express
Weekend at Dunkirk
Weekend at Dunkirk

Filmography

1999 Retour à Fonteyne
as Antoine
1994 Éternelles
as The father
1991 Mother
as Father Pignon
1991 The Year of Awakening
as le colonel
1986 Follow My Gaze
as Le présentateur TV
1985 Brigade of Death
as Robert Capes
1983 Hiver 60
as Emile, le père d'André
1981 Sans famille
as Gaspard
1981 Sept hommes en enfer
as Guillaume
1980 Three Men to Destroy
as Liethard
1980 La Fortune des Rougon
as Pierre Rougon
1979 Mon ami Gaylord
as grand-pa
1979 Le Jeune Homme vert
as L'abbé Le Couec
1977 The Hurried Man
as Cardiologist
1977 Jambon d'Ardenne
as L'entrepreneur
1975 Cinéma 16
as Le docteur Lavaronnière
1975 Serious as Pleasure
as
1973 La Ligne de démarcation
as Marcellin
1973 Coup de sang
as Vincent Tuarelli
1973 The Burned Barns
as Captain of gendarmerie