Pierre Gérald
Born
Victor Haim Cohen

26 May 1906
Paris, France
Died24 March 2012(2012-03-24) (aged 105)
OccupationActor
Years active1954-2007

Pierre Gérald (26 May 1906 24 March 2012) was a French actor who acted professionally in theater, movies and television series for over 50 years.

Early life

Born in Paris on 26 May 1906 into a family of diamond dealers, Gérald entered show business in 1954 as a stage actor. His stage career lasted almost 50 years, with his last final appearance in 2002 in La Traversée de Samuel R. (The Crossing of Samuel R).

Career

In 1961 he made his screen debut in the French television series L'inspecteur Leclerc enquête. This was followed by series such as Les dossiers de Jérôme Randax, Der kleine Doktor and La maison des autres.[1] In 1980 Gérald appeared in his first film La bande du Rex.

He continued to act well into his 90s and centennial years appearing in films and TV. He was in the Canal+ comedy series H set in a hospital in a Paris suburb as well as the TV series Highlander in 1992. In 2005 he appeared as the grandfather in the comedy Les poupées russes (Russian Dolls). At the time of his death on 24 March 2012 he was considered to be the oldest living working actor. His last film credit was in 2007, at the age of 101.[2] This was in the romantic film Ensemble, c'est tout (Hunting and Gathering) directed by Claude Berri that starred Audrey Tautou and Guillaume Canet.

Filmography

Year Title Role Notes
1980La bande du Rex
1981Pétrole ! Pétrole !Le Président
1990La DiscrèteScientist
1991A Day to RememberLucien
1991My Life Is HellDimitri
1991A Star for Two
1993FanfanLe vieux monsieur
2000Tout est calmeIsaac
2000Le Roi danseBoesset
2001Grégoire Moulin contre l'humanité
2002A+ PolluxLe vieux monsieur agressé
2002MoniqueUn vieil homme à l'hospice
2003Toutes les filles sont follesLe monsieur âgé
2003La vie nueLe grand-père
2005Russian DollsGrand-père
2007Hunting and GatheringGilbert

References

  1. "Pierre Gérald". Obituaries in the Performing Arts, 2012. Retrieved 16 November 2013.
  2. "Le doyen des acteurs, Pierre..." Staragora. Retrieved 16 November 2013.


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