Gérard Barray

Gérard Barray

1931-11-02 – 2024-02-14 (age 92) Toulouse, Haute-Garonne, France
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Biography

Gérard Barray (born 2 November 1931 in Toulouse) is a French actor.

Barray's parents split up quickly and his mother, who came from Montauban decided to return to her hometown with her little boy. Around the age of 15, he discovered a passion for jazz; he participated in a few shows in nightclubs while pursuing his studies and obtained a bachelor's degree at the Faculty of Toulouse. Camille Ricard, an actress and teacher at the Conservatory of Toulouse, who advised him to go to Paris with a letter of recommendation for a friend, Noel Roquevert. Barray enrolled at the Cours Simon, a drama school in Paris. Four years later, Gérard Barray won the Jury It will then excel in the roles of knights with a big heart. He starred as D'Artagnan, Pardaillan, Surcouf and Scaramouche. In total there practice gender in a dozen feature films, most of which are box-office success, widely known abroad. Besides films swashbuckling as Pardaillan and Scaramouche and adventure films like Surcouf, Barray turned police commissioner in two San Antonio movies. In 1969, he starred beside young actress Claude Jade in "The Witness". He played Van Britten, a mysterious museum curator who seduces a young English teacher. It was his last major role.

For Claude Berri he played in Le Cinéma de papa (1970) as Richard, a super star and rather temperamental actor. His comeback in 1997 was in Alejandro Amenabar's "Abre los ojos" as Devernois, a TV man.

Gérard Barray was appointed an Officer in the Order of Arts and Letters in January 2010.

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Known For

The Adventures of Scaramouche
The Adventures of Scaramouche

1963

as Robert Lafleur alias Scaramouche

Open Your Eyes
Open Your Eyes

1997

as Duvernois

Sexy Beast
Sexy Beast

2001

as Spanish Official

Tender Sharks
Tender Sharks

1967

as Gregory

Scheherazade
Scheherazade

1963

as Renaud de Villecroix

Captain Fracasse
Captain Fracasse

1961

as Duke of Vallombreuse

The Witness
The Witness

1969

as Van Britten

The Gallant Musketeer
The Gallant Musketeer

1964

as Knight Jean de Pardaillan

The Fighting Musketeers
The Fighting Musketeers

1961

as D'Artagnan

Le Cinema de Papa
Le Cinema de Papa

1971

as Richard

Neurosis
Neurosis

1970

as Carlos Ferrer

Vengeance of the Three Musketeers
The Galíndez File
The Galíndez File

2003

as Jorge Uria

Summertime Killer
Summertime Killer

1972

as Tania's teacher

Mercenaries of the Rio Grande
Mercenaries of the Rio Grande

1965

as Count Alfonso di Rodriganda y Sevilla

The Sea Pirate
The Sea Pirate

1966

as Captain Robert Surcouf

Pyramid of the Sun God
Pyramid of the Sun God

1965

as Count Alfonso di Rodriganda y Sevilla

Adriatic Sea of Fire
Adriatic Sea of Fire

1968

as Michel Masic

The Corsican Brothers
The Corsican Brothers

1961

as Giovanni Sagona

A Game for Six Lovers