Paul Crauchet

Paul Crauchet

1920-07-14 – 2012-12-19 (age 92) Béziers, Hérault, France
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Biography

Paul Crauchet (14 July 1920 – 19 December 2012) was a French actor.

As a young man interested in aviation and rugby, Paul Crauchet discovered a passion for the theatre at the age of 23. He settled in Paris in 1945, he studied under Charles Dullin for three years and began on stage in 1949. He then worked at the Théâtre National Populaire with Jean Vilar.

Crauchet appeared in the first film by Éric Rohmer, The Sign of Leo, in 1959, and then in 1962 in The War of the Buttons of Yves Robert. It is in The Wise Guys of Robert Enrico in 1965 that he became noticed. He had a very long career during which he worked with many directors, such as Alain Resnais, René Clément, Jean-Pierre Melville, Jacques Deray and José Giovanni. In 1983 he starred in Les Bancals.

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Known For

The Swimming Pool
The Swimming Pool

1969

as L'inspecteur Lévêque

Is Paris Burning?
Is Paris Burning?

1966

as Priest

Army of Shadows
Army of Shadows

1969

as Félix Lepercq

Le Cercle Rouge
Le Cercle Rouge

1970

as The Receiver

Flic Story
Flic Story

1975

as Paul Robier

La Belle Verte
La Belle Verte

1996

as Osam

The Merry Widow
The Merry Widow

2007

as Gaby

My Mother's Castle
My Mother's Castle

1990

as Edmond des Papillons, aka Mond des Parpaillouns

A Cop
A Cop

1972

as Morand

My Father's Glory
My Father's Glory

1990

as Edmond des Papillons, aka Mond des Parpaillouns

The Wise Guys
The Wise Guys

1965

as Pelissier, accountant

The Track
The Track

1975

as Rollin

Ho !
Ho !

1968

as Georges Briand

The Burned Barns
The Burned Barns

1973

as Pierre Cateux

The Witness
The Witness

1978

as Cathy's father

The Last Adventure
The Last Adventure

1967

as Insurer

Fast
Fast

1995

as Pépé

The War Is Over
The War Is Over

1966

as Roberto

Who Cares: Anatomy of a Delivery Boy
War of the Buttons
War of the Buttons

1962

as Touegueule