Jules Berry

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). Source: Article "Jules Berry" from Wikipedia in English, licensed under CC-BY-SA 3.0.

Known For: Acting

Born: Poitiers, Vienne, France, 1883-02-09

Died: 1951-04-23

No.	Year	Title	Role	Vote Average
1	1928	L'Argent	Huret	69
2	1931	My Heart and Its Millions	Franck Crighton	0
3	1932	Quick	Quick, Music Clown	0
4	1932	King of Hotels		0
5	1934	Arlette et ses papas		45
6	1934	Une femme chipée	Doctor Germont	0
7	1935	Jeunes filles à marier	Philippe	0
8	1935	Et moi, j'te dis qu'elle t'a fait de l'oeil	André Courvalin	0
9	1935	Touche-à-tout	Bressac	0
10	1935	Baccara	André Leclerc	76
11	1936	The Fleeing Dead	Hector Trignol	71
12	1936	The Crime of Monsieur Lange	Batala	71
13	1936	A Hen on a Wall	Henri Sornin	60
14	1936	Disk 413	Captain Richard Maury	0
15	1936	Wolves Between Them		0
16	1936	Rigolboche	Berry	43
17	1936	27, rue de la Paix	Denis Grand	50
18	1936	Adventure in Paris	Michel Levasseur	60
19	1936	Mr. Nobody	Monsieur Personne	75
20	1937	French White Cargo	Moreno	40
21	1937	A Man to Kill	Commissioner Raucourt	0
22	1937	La Bête aux sept manteaux		0
23	1937	Champs-Elysees	Maxime Germont	58
24	1937	Arsène Lupin, Detective	Barnett, alias Arsène Lupin	55
25	1937	Le Club des Aristocrates	Serge de Montbreuse	0
26	1937	The Kings of Sport	Acteur	63
27	1937	The Green Dress	Parmeline	61
28	1937	A Picnic on the Grass	Pierre Haguet	0
29	1937	Balthazar		0
30	1938	Crossroads	Lucien Sarrow	54
31	1938	Les Deux Combinards	Jacques Barisart	0
32	1938	The West	Max - Le portier	0
33	1938	Hercule	Vasco	60
34	1938	The Woman Thief	Sadoc Torner	0
35	1938	Clodoche		0
36	1938	The Woman of Monte Carlo	Count Messirian	0
37	1938	The Midnight Airplane	L'inspecteur Leroy	0
38	1938	Café de Paris	Fleury	77
39	1938	Final Accord	Baron Larzac	90
40	1939	Deputy Eusèbe	Félix Jacassar	0
41	1939	Behind the Facade	Alfredo d'Avila, dancer of these ladies	78
42	1939	Cas de conscience		0
43	1939	His Uncle from Normandy		0
44	1939	Daybreak	M. Valentin	76
45	1940	The Duraton Family	Sammy Walter	47
46	1940	Paris - New-York	Manager Sinclair	70
47	1940	The Mondesir Heir	Waldemar, le mage	35
48	1941	After the Storm	Alex Krakow	50
49	1941	L'An 40	Stanislas	0
50	1941	L'Embuscade	Armand Limeuil	70
51	1941	Face au destin	Claude Davenay	0
52	1941	Parade in 7 Nights	Inspector Calas	45
53	1942	Chambre 13		0
54	1942	La Symphonie fantastique	Schlesinger	63
55	1942	Retour au bonheur		80
56	1942	Soyez les bienvenus	The player	0
57	1942	L'assassin a peur la nuit	Jérôme	67
58	1942	The Devil's Envoys	The Devil	69
59	1942	Little Nothings	Lefèvre (uncredited)	70
60	1942	The Big Fight	Charlie	0
61	1943	The White Truck	Shabbas	0
62	1943	Le Voyageur de la Toussaint	Plantel	71
63	1943	Marie-Martine	Novelist Loïc Limousin	68
64	1943	The London Man	Brown	59
65	1943	Le Soleil de minuit	Forestier	0
66	1943	Tristi amori	Il conte Ettore Arcieri	0
67	1943	T'amerò sempre	Oscar	70
68	1944	Behold Beatrice	Richelière	60
69	1944	Le mort ne reçoit plus		0
70	1945	Dorothy Looks for Love	Mr. Pascal	0
71	1946	Star Without Light	Billy Daniel	55
72	1946	Mr. Gregoire Runs Away	Charles Tuffal	56
73	1946	Messieurs Ludovic	Mr. Mareuil	60
74	1946	The Murderer Is Not Guilty	Jules Berry	83
75	1946	La Troisième Dalle	Professor Barbaroux	0
76	1947	Dreams of Love	Belloni	0
77	1947	Distress	Frontenac	0
78	1947	The Crowned Fish Tavern	Léo	56
79	1948	Si jeunesse savait...	Charles Vigne	0
80	1949	Strange Tales	Fortunato	70
81	1949	Portrait of a Murderer	Pfeiffer	57
82	1950	Not Any Weekend for Our Love	Le baron Richard de Valirman	42
83	1950	Without Trumpet or Drum	Saint-Rosay,le cousin écossais d'André	30
84	1950	Tête blonde	Frédéric Octave Pancrace Truche	30
85	1950	The Rear-Wheel Drive Gang	The Baron of Puy de la Margelle	40
86	1951	Les Maîtres-nageurs	Chamboise	40
87	1957	Stars Never Die	Self (archive footage)	0
88	2018	The Image Book	(archive footage)	64

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Vote Average

1928