Name
Jules Berry
Known For
Acting
Birthday
1883-02-09
Deathday
1951-04-23 (68 years old)
Place of Birth
Poitiers, Vienne, France
Biography
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).
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- 1939 Daybreak as M. Valentin
- 1949 Unusual Tales as Fortunato
- 1942 The Devil's Envoys as The Devil
- 1936 Rigolboche as Berry
- 1938 Café de Paris as Fleury
- 1949 Portrait of a Murderer as Pfeiffer
- 1932 King of Hotels
- 1936 The Crime of Monsieur Lange as Batala
- 1934 Une femme chipée as Doctor Germont
- 1935 Jeunes filles à marier as Philippe
- 1935 Touche-à-tout as Bressac
- 1935 Et moi, j'te dis qu'elle t'a fait de l'oeil as André Courvalin
- 1936 A Hen on a Wall as Henri Sornin
- 1936 Wolves Between Them
- 1936 Disk 413 as Captain Richard Maury
- 1937 Le Club des Aristocrates as Serge de Montbreuse
- 1937 La Bête aux sept manteaux
- 1937 A Man to Kill as Commissioner Raucourt
- 1937 Champs-Elysees as Maxime Germont
- 1937 Balthazar
- 1938 Les Deux Combinards as Jacques Barisart
- 1938 The West as Max - Le portier
- 1938 The Woman Thief as Sadoc Torner
- 1938 Clodoche
- 1941 L'An 40 as Stanislas
- 1942 Soyez les bienvenus as The player
- 1939 Deputy Eusèbe as Félix Jacassar
- 1942 La Symphonie fantastique as Schlesinger
- 1939 Cas de conscience
- 1939 His Uncle from Normandy
- 1941 Parade in 7 Nights as Inspector Calas
- 1942 The Big Fight as Charlie
- 1941 Face au destin as Claude Davenay
- 1941 After the Storm as Alex Krakow
- 1943 Le Soleil de minuit as Forestier
- 1942 Chambre 13
- 2018 The Image Book as (archive footage)
- 1944 Le mort ne reçoit plus as Jérôme Armandy
- 1945 Dorothy Looks for Love as Mr. Pascal
- 1946 La Troisième Dalle as Professor Barbaroux
- 1947 Dreams of Love as Belloni
- 1948 Si jeunesse savait... as Charles Vigne
- 1947 Distress as Frontenac
- 1943 The London Man as Brown
- 1950 Without Trumpet or Drum as Saint-Rosay,le cousin écossais d'André
- 1950 Tête blonde as Frédéric Octave Pancrace Truche
- 1950 The Rear-Wheel Drive Gang as The Baron of Puy de la Margelle
- 1951 Les Maîtres-nageurs as Chamboise
- 1935 Baccara as André Leclerc
- 1939 Behind the Facade as Alfredo d'Avila, dancer of these ladies
- 1946 Star Without Light as Billy Daniel
- 1947 The Crowned Fish Tavern as Léo
- 1940 The Duraton Family as Sammy Walter
- 1940 The Mondesir Heir as Waldemar, le mage
- 1936 Adventure in Paris as Michel Levasseur
- 1943 Marie-Martine as Novelist Loïc Limousin
- 1937 The Kings of Sport as Acteur
- 1936 27, rue de la Paix as Denis Grand
- 1937 French White Cargo as Moreno
- 1950 Not Any Weekend for Our Love as Le baron Richard de Valirman
- 1938 Crossroads as Lucien Sarrow
- 1937 Arsène Lupin, Detective as Barnett, alias Arsène Lupin
- 1943 Le Voyageur de la Toussaint as Plantel
- 1936 The Fleeing Dead as Hector Trignol
- 1946 Mr. Gregoire Runs Away as Charles Tuffal
- 1940 Paris - New-York as Manager Sinclair
- 1936 Mr. Nobody as Monsieur Personne
- 1957 Stars Never Die as Self (archive footage)
- 1943 I'll Love You Forever as Oscar
- 1944 Behold Beatrice as Richelière
- 1946 The Murderer Is Not Guilty as Jules Berry
- 1943 The White Truck as Shabbas
- 1938 Hercule as Vasco
- 1937 The Green Dress as Parmeline
- 1937 A Picnic on the Grass as Pierre Haguet
- 1928 L'Argent as Huret
- 1938 Final Accord as Baron Larzac
- 1931 My Heart and Its Millions as Franck Crighton
- 1946 Messieurs Ludovic as Mr. Mareuil
- 1941 L'Embuscade as Armand Limeuil
- 1934 Arlette and Her Fathers as Pierre de Pérignon
- 1938 The Midnight Airplane as Inspector Leroy
- 1932 Quick as Quick, Music Clown
- 1942 Retour au bonheur
- 1943 Tristi amori as Il conte Ettore Arcieri
- 1938 The Woman of Monte Carlo as Count Messirian
- 1942 L'assassin a peur la nuit as Jérôme
- 1941 Little Nothings as Lefèvre (uncredited)
- 1934 Un petit trou pas cher
- 1935 Le crime de Monsieur Pegotte as M. Pegotte
- 1978 Encyclopédie audiovisuelle du cinéma ( 1 episode ) as Self (archive footage)
