Jules Berry
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.
Daybreak
(M. Valentin)
Strange Tales
(Fortunato)
The Devil's Envoys
(The Devil)
Rigolboche
(Berry)
Café de Paris
(Fleury)
Portrait of a Murderer
(Pfeiffer)
King of Hotels
The Crime of Monsieur Lange
(Batala)
Une femme chipée
(Doctor Germont)
Jeunes filles à marier
Touche-à-tout
(Bressac)
Et moi, j'te dis qu'elle t'a fait de l'oeil
(André Courvalin)
A Hen on a Wall
(Henri Sornin)
Disk 413
(Captain Richard Maury)
Wolves Between Them
Le Club des Aristocrates
(Serge de Montbreuse)
La Bête aux sept manteaux
A Man to Kill
Champs-Elysees
(Maxime Germont)
Balthazar
Les Deux Combinards
(Jacques Barisart)
The West
(Max - Le portier)
The Woman Thief
(Sadoc Torner)
Clodoche
L'An 40
(Stanislas)
Soyez les bienvenus
(The player)
Deputy Eusèbe
(Félix Jacassar)
La Symphonie fantastique
(Schlesinger)
Cas de conscience
His Uncle from Normandy
Parade in 7 Nights
(Inspector Calas)
The Big Fight
After the Storm
(Alex Krakow)
Face au destin
(Claude Davenay)
Le Soleil de minuit
(Forestier)
Chambre 13
The Image Book
((archive footage))
Le mort ne reçoit plus
Dorothy Looks for Love
(Mr. Pascal)
La Troisième Dalle
(Professor Barbaroux)
Dreams of Love
(Belloni)
Si jeunesse savait...
(Charles Vigne)
Distress
(Frontenac)
The London Man
(Brown)
Without Trumpet or Drum
(Saint-Rosay,le cousin écossais d'André)
Tête blonde
(Frédéric Octave Pancrace Truche)
The Rear-Wheel Drive Gang
(The Baron of Puy de la Margelle)
Les Maîtres-nageurs
(Chamboise)
Baccara
(André Leclerc)
Behind the Facade
(Alfredo d'Avila, dancer of these ladies)
Star Without Light
(Billy Daniel)
The Crowned Fish Tavern
(Léo)
The Duraton Family
(Sammy Walter)
The Mondesir Heir
(Waldemar, le mage)
Adventure in Paris
(Michel Levasseur)
Marie-Martine
(Loïc Limousin, le romancier)
The Kings of Sport
(Acteur)
27, rue de la Paix
(Denis Grand)
French White Cargo
(Moreno)
Not Any Weekend for Our Love
(Le baron Richard de Valirman)
Crossroads
(Lucien Sarrow)
Arsène Lupin, Detective
(Barnett, alias Arsène Lupin)
Le Voyageur de la Toussaint
(Plantel)
The Fleeing Dead
(Hector Trignol)
Mr. Gregoire Runs Away
(Charles Tuffal)
Paris - New-York
(Sinclar)
Mr. Nobody
(Monsieur Personne)
Stars Never Die
(Self (archive footage))
T'amerò sempre
(Oscar)
Behold Beatrice
(Richelière)
The Murderer Is Not Guilty
(Jules Berry)
The White Truck
(Shabbas)
Hercule
(Vasco)
The Green Dress
(Parmeline)
A Picnic on the Grass
(Pierre Haguet)
L'Argent
(Huret)
Final Accord
(Larzac)
My Heart and Its Millions
Messieurs Ludovic
(M. Mareuil)
L'Embuscade
(Armand Limeuil)
Arlette et ses papas
The Midnight Airplane
(L'inspecteur Leroy)
Quick
(Quick, Music Clown)
Retour au bonheur
Tristi amori
(Il conte Ettore Arcieri)
The Woman of Monte Carlo
(Count Messirian)
L'assassin a peur la nuit
(Jérôme)
Little Nothings
(Lefèvre (uncredited))
Encyclopédie audiovisuelle du cinéma
(Self (archive footage))