Jules Berry
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). Source: Article "Jules Berry" from Wikipedia in English, licensed under CC-BY-SA 3.0.
Known For
M. Valentin
Le jour se lève
Fortunato
Histoires extraordinaires à faire peur ou à faire rire...
The Devil
Les Visiteurs du soir
Berry
Rigolboche
Fleury
Café de Paris
Pfeiffer
Portrait d'un assassin
Le Roi des palaces
Batala
Le Crime de Monsieur Lange
Doctor Germont
Une femme chipée
Philippe
Jeunes filles à marier
André Courvalin
Et moi, j'te dis qu'elle t'a fait de l'oeil
Bressac
Touche-à-tout
Henri Sornin
Une poule sur un mur
Captain Richard Maury
Le Disque 413
Les Loups entre eux
Serge de Montbreuse
Le Club des Aristocrates
Commissioner Raucourt
L'Homme à abattre
La Bête aux sept manteaux
Maxime Germont
Rendez-vous Champs-Elysées
Balthazar
Jacques Barisart
Les Deux Combinards
Max - Le portier
L'Occident
Sadoc Torner
Le Voleur de femmes
Clodoche
Stanislas
L'An 40
Félix Jacassar
Eusèbe député
The player
Soyez les bienvenus
Schlesinger
La Symphonie fantastique
Cas de conscience
Son oncle de Normandie
Inspector Calas
Parade en 7 nuits
Charlie
Le Grand Combat
Alex Krakow
Après l'orage
Claude Davenay
Face au destin
Forestier
Le Soleil de minuit
Chambre 13
(archive footage)
Le Livre d'image
Le mort ne reçoit plus
Mr. Pascal
Dorothée cherche l'amour
Professor Barbaroux
La Troisième Dalle
Belloni
Rêves d'amour
Charles Vigne
Si jeunesse savait...
Frontenac
Désarroi
Brown
L'Homme de Londres
Saint-Rosay,le cousin écossais d'André
Sans tambour ni trompette
Frédéric Octave Pancrace Truche
Tête blonde
The Baron of Puy de la Margelle
Le Gang des tractions-arrière
Chamboise
Les Maîtres-nageurs
André Leclerc
Baccara
Alfredo d'Avila, dancer of these ladies
Derrière la façade
Billy Daniel
Étoile sans lumière
Léo
La Taverne du poisson couronné
Sammy Walter
La Famille Duraton
Waldemar, le mage
L'Héritier des Mondésir
Michel Levasseur
Aventure à Paris
Novelist Loïc Limousin
Marie-Martine
Acteur
Les rois du sport
Denis Grand
27, rue de la Paix
Moreno
Le Chemin de Rio
Le baron Richard de Valirman
Pas de week-end pour notre amour
Lucien Sarrow
Carrefour
Barnett, alias Arsène Lupin
Arsène Lupin détective
Plantel
Le Voyageur de la Toussaint
Hector Trignol
Le Mort en fuite
Charles Tuffal
Monsieur Grégoire s'évade
Manager Sinclair
Paris - New-York
Monsieur Personne
Monsieur Personne
Self (archive footage)
Les étoiles ne meurent jamais
Oscar
T'amerò sempre
Richelière
Béatrice devant le désir
Jules Berry
L'assassin n'est pas coupable
Shabbas
Le Camion blanc
Vasco
Hercule
Parmeline
L'Habit vert
Pierre Haguet
Un déjeuner de soleil
Huret
L'Argent
Baron Larzac
Accord final
Franck Crighton
Mon cœur et ses millions
Mr. Mareuil
Messieurs Ludovic
Armand Limeuil
L'Embuscade
Arlette et ses papas
Inspector Leroy
L'Avion de minuit
Quick, Music Clown
Quick
Retour au bonheur
Il conte Ettore Arcieri
Tristi amori
Count Messirian
L'Inconnue de Monte-Carlo
Jérôme
L'assassin a peur la nuit
Lefèvre (uncredited)
Les Petits Riens
Personal Info
Known For
Acting
Known Credits
88
Gender
Male
Birthday
1883-02-09
Place of Birth
Poitiers, Vienne, France
Also Known As
Жюль Берри