Alain Mottet

Alain Mottet

1928-12-30 – 2017-10-31 (age 88) Lyon, RhĂŽne, France
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Biography

Alain Mottet (30 December 1928 in Lyon, France – 31 October 2017 in Paris, France) was a French actor.

Alain Mottet appeared in dozens of films, often in secondary roles. He appeared in three films with José Giovanni. In 1965, he played the main role in L'Affaire de la malle à Gouffé. In 1969, in L'Armée des ombres, he was responsible for the prison camp where Lino Ventura, alias Philippe Gerbier, was imprisoned.

For television, he played Flambart, the police officer who chased EugÚne François Vidocq relentlessly, played by Bernard Noël in the TV series Vidocq in 1967. He regularly worked with director Abder Isker including on several episodes of Au théùtre ce soir. One of his most notable TV roles was as Shazénian in the fairytale Shéhérazade, shown at the end of 1971: on a flying horse, he walks with Claude Jade into the night sky.

In parallel to his screen career, he also continued to work on stage, most notably in plays by Jean Le Poulain, Roger Planchon, André Barsacq and Georges Wilson. He was part of the cast of the Comédie-Française from 1986 to 1988.

Married to Françoise Hirsch (1930-2017), until his death on 31 October 2017, he is the father of Christine Mottet and actor and musician Pierre Mottet.

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Known For

Army of Shadows
Army of Shadows

1969

as Le Commandant du Camp

Ho !
Ho !

1968

as Paul

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Murder on Demand

1977

as Jacques LacarĂšne

The Fire Within
The Fire Within

1963

as Urcel

Domino
Domino

1976

as Héller

Shéhérazade
Shéhérazade

1971

as Shazénian

Climates of Love
Inspector Blunder
Inspector Blunder

1980

as Dumeze, police director

The Pariah
The Pariah

1972

as 'Ficelle', henchman of Villanova

My New Partner II
My New Partner II

1990

as Le préfet

Last Known Address
Last Known Address

1970

as Frank Lambert, Leonetti's colleague and friend

Mata Hari, la vraie histoire
L'Affaire Lourdes
L'Affaire Lourdes

1967

as Jacomet

One Way Ticket
One Way Ticket

1971

as Nitesse

Le Curé de Tours
Le Curé de Tours

1980

as M. de Bourbonne

The Black Indies
The Black Indies

1964

as James Starr

Venus and Lulu
Venus and Lulu

1991

as Marceau le comédien

La main enchantée
La main enchantée

1974

as MaĂźtre Chevassut

The Good and the Bad
The Good and the Bad

1976

as le commissaire Blanchot

Question of Love
Question of Love

1978

as L'avocat général