Jean-Claude Brialy
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Jean-Claude Brialy (30 March 1933 – 30 May 2007) was a French actor and film director. Brialy was born in Aumale (now Sour El-Ghozlane), French Algeria, where his father was stationed with the French Army. Brialy moved to mainland France with his family in 1942. He was an alumnus of the Prytanée National Militaire. When he was 21 years old, he went to Paris to work as an actor. In 1956, Brialy acted in his first role in the short film Le coup du berger (Fool's Mate) by Jacques Rivette. By the late 1950s, he'd become one of the most prolific actors in the French nouvelle vague and a star. He appeared in films of nouvelle vague directors such as Claude Chabrol (Le Beau Serge, 1958; Les Cousins, 1959), Louis Malle (Ascenseur pour l'échafaud, 1958; Les Amants, 1958), François Truffaut (Les 400 Coups, 1959), Jean-Luc Godard, (Une femme est une femme, 1961), Éric Rohmer (Claire's Knee, 1970), as well as in films of other filmmakers such as Jean Renoir (Elena et les hommes 1958), Roger Vadim (La ronde, 1964), Philippe de Broca (Le Roi de cœur, 1966), Luis Buñuel (Le Fantôme de la liberté, 1974), and Claude Lelouch (Robert et Robert, 1978). In 2006, he appeared in his last role, as the eponymous character of the TV film Monsieur Max, directed by Gabriel Aghion. Godard described him as "the French Cary Grant," while Brialy's self-described "life models" had reportedly been actor Sacha Guitry and director Jean Cocteau. Brialy directed a number of films, including Églantine in 1971, which was loosely inspired by his own memories of a happy childhood spent in Chambellay with his grandparents, and Les volets clos (Closed shutters) in 1972. He owned the restaurant L'Orangerie, on the Île Saint-Louis; he'd also worked as a TV presenter, a singer, and a radio host. During the presentation of one of his books, Brialy described himself this way: "I'm a boy who got lucky enough to do what I love in life". Brialy, in 1959, acquired a château in the commune of Monthyon, near Paris. There, he accommodated and entertained many friends from the cinema and the theatre, such as Jean Marais, Pierre Arditi, and Romy Schneider whom he'd met during the 1958 production of the film Christine. Schneider, after the 1981 fatal accident of her son David, found a "refuge from the paparazzi" in Brialy's home. French singer Barbara would often sing at the piano. Director Jean-Pierre Melville used the château to shoot the last scenes of his 1970 crime film Le Cercle Rouge, where Alain Delon and Yves Montand are killed by the police. In his books, the autobiographical Le Ruisseau des singes (The river of monkeys) (2000) and the memoir J'ai oublié de vous dire (I Forgot to Tell You) (2004), Brialy revealed that he was bisexual. ... Source: Article "Jean-Claude Brialy" from Wikipedia in English, licensed under CC-BY-SA.
Known for
Credits
The Lady Banker (1980)
as Paul Cisterne
The 400 Blows (1959)
as L' Homme dans la rue
Deadly Circuit (1983)
as Voragine
Cléo from 5 to 7 (1962)
as The Nurse (uncredited)
Adieu Philippine (1962)
as Self - sur le plateau de 'Montserrat' (uncredited)
Elevator to the Gallows (1958)
as Le Jeune Homme du Motel (uncredited)
Grand Guignol (1987)
as M. Albert
Queen Margot (1994)
as Coligny
Nutty, Naughty Chateau (1963)
as Sébastien
Manon 70 (1968)
as Jean-Paul
The Mischief Makers (1957)
as The man in the film
Inspector Lavardin (1986)
as Claude Alvarez
Actors (2000)
as Jean-Claude Brialy
The Seven Deadly Sins (1962)
as Arthur (segment "L'avarice")
Cover Up (1983)
as Le contrôleur Jean-François Rambert
A Very Private Affair (1962)
as Narrateur
The Tricyclist (1957)
as Jean-Claude
The Bride Wore Black (1968)
as Corey
As Luck Would Have It (2002)
as Jean-Pierre Muller
Shadow Play (1996)
as Rene Sandre
The Monster (1994)
as Roccarotta
Les Siffleurs (1964)
as Jean-Claude Brialy
Claire's Knee (1970)
as Jérôme
La Jalousie (1992)
as Albert Blondel
The Telephone Always Rings Twice (1985)
as Le commissaire
Double Murder (1977)
as Van Nijlen
I Knew Her Well (1965)
as Dario Marchionni
Way of Youth (1959)
as Paul Tiercelin
Malady of Love (1987)
as Frédéric
Edith and Marcel (1983)
as Loulou Barrier
One Hundred and One Nights (1995)
as The Japanese Guide
An Impudent Girl (1985)
as Sam
Gramps Is in the Resistance (1983)
as Le joueur de tennis flagorneur
Carom Shots (1963)
as Paul Martin
The Phantom of Liberty (1974)
as Mr. Foucault
Swimming Instructor (1979)
as Logan
Operation San Pietro (1967)
as Cajella
Jean-Claude Brialy, l'homme qui voulait tant être aimé (2014)
as Self (archive footage)
That Night of Varennes (1982)
as Monsieur Jacob
People in Luck (1963)
as L'automobiliste (segment "Le Gros Lot")
Lamiel (1967)
as Le comte d'Aubigné
Arletty, Lady Paname (2007)
as Self
A Man and a Woman: 20 Years Later (1986)
as Un spectateur de '40 ans déjà'
Sarah (1983)
as Gabriel Larcange
The Judge and the Assassin (1976)
as Avocat Villedieu
The Girl from Trieste (1982)
as Professor Martin
Greed (1962)
as Arthur
Dear Caroline (1968)
as Le comte de Boimussy
Le Beau Serge (1959)
as François
Die schöne Wilhelmine (1984)
as Casanova
School for Coquettes (1958)
as Robert
A Woman Is a Woman (1961)
as Émile Récamier
The Devil and the Ten Commandments (1962)
as Didier Marin
Et ta sœur… (1958)
as Brice
Beaumarchais the Scoundrel (1996)
as Abbot
Male Hunt (1964)
as Antoine Monteil
Claude Chabrol, the Maverick (2019)
as Self - Actor (archive footage)
Paris Belongs to Us (1961)
as Jean-Marc
The Oldest Profession (1967)
as Philibert (segment "Mademoiselle Mimi")
King of Hearts (1966)
as Duke of Clover
Famous Love Affairs (1961)
as Eric Torring
Catherine & Co. (1975)
as Guillaume
The Lovers (1958)
as Boy on a ride (uncredited)
There Was a Castle with Forty Dogs (1990)
as Il giudice
Arsène Lupin vs. Arsène Lupin (1962)
as François de Vierne
The Song of Roland (1978)
as Le Seigneur
Unfair Competition (2001)
as Mattia Della Rocca
The Cousins (1959)
as Paul
Monsieur Max (2007)
as Max Jacob
The Big Night (1959)
as Scintillone
The Mandrake (1965)
as Ligurio
To the Extreme (2000)
as L'avocat
Christine (1958)
as Theo Kaiser
The Fourth Power (1985)
as PDG de la chaîne
Cap Canaille (1983)
as Me Samuel Kebadjan
South Kensington (2001)
as Ferdinando
Circle of Love (1964)
as Alfred
Young Girls Beware (1957)
as Sexy-bar customer (uncredited)
Holy Year (1976)
as Pierre Bizet
Tribute to Alfred Lepetit (2000)
as Self
A Girl in a Pocket (1957)
as Jean-Loup
Bolero (1981)
as Le directeur du Lido
The Sword and the Balance (1963)
as Jean-Philippe
People : Jet Set 2 (2004)
as Minimo
Illegal Cargo (1958)
as Jean, le jeune journaliste assassiné
My New Partner II (1990)
as Le banquier
Père Noël et fils (1983)
as Thomas
The Kreutzer Sonata (1956)
as Trukhacevskij
No Fear, No Die (1990)
as Pierre Ardennes
Male Companion (1964)
as The Prince
Sentimental Education (1962)
as Frédéric Moreau
The Car Keys (2003)
as Actor who refuses to film with Laurent
Michel Sardou - Show Sardou (1994)
as Self - Co-Host
All the Boys Are Called Patrick (1959)
as Patrick
Jean Gabin intime (2010)
as Self
Fiancés on the Bridge (1962)
as Nurse
Tous les garçons... (1992)
Actor
Marriage of the Century (1985)
as Kaffenberg
Vivement Truffaut (1985)
as Self / Corey (archive footage)
Le Moustachu (1987)
as Leroy
Special Delivery (2002)
as Robert Fresnel
The Overworked (1958)
as Jimmy
La TV des 70's : Quand Giscard était président (2022)
as Self (archive footage)
Son of Gascogne (1995)
as Self
A French Woman (1995)
as Arnoult
The Accuser (1977)
as Le Rantec
Fool’s Mate (1956)
as Claude
Shock Troops (1967)
as Jean
How to Make a French Dish (1964)
as Jacquot
The Army Game (1960)
as Capitaine
Août (1992)
as Martin
A Season in Hell (1971)
as Paul Verlaine
The Lions Are Loose (1961)
as Didier Marèze
Follow My Gaze (1986)
as Freddy Langlois
Loving in the Rain (1974)
as Seducer
Pinot simple-flic (1984)
as Morcy
Quartier V.I.P. (2005)
as Ferdinand
De Caunes-Garcia - Le meilleur de nulle part ailleurs (2004)
as Self (archive footage)
Côté cour, côté champs (1971)
Actor
The Innocents (1987)
as Klotz
Quoi? L'éternité. (2005)
as Self
Maschenka (1987)
as Kolin
Vous êtes de la police ? (2007)
as Alfred Lamproie
Three Faces of Sin (1961)
as Laurent Lénaud
A Murder Is a Murder (1972)
as Paul Kastner
Our Husbands (1966)
as Ottavio Pelagatta
Notre Dame de la Croisette (1983)
as Self
The Burning Court (1962)
as Marc Desgrez
Love at Sea (1965)
as The Disenchanted Man
Hitch-Hike (1962)
as Jean-Claude, le marchand de brosses
Anna (1998)
as Serge
Demon Is on the Island (1983)
as Dr Paul Henry Marshall
Anyone Can Kill Me (1957)
as Un inspecteur de police
Eyes of Love (1959)
as Pierre Ségur
Kennedy et moi (1999)
as Benny Grimaldi
Les Filles à papa (2001)
as Robert, dit « Bob »
La banda Casaroli (1962)
as Corrado Minguzzi
Wise Guys (1961)
as Ronald
Le Fantôme de Laurent Terzieff (2020)
as Self (archive footage)
A Friend of the Family (1957)
as Philippe Lemonnier
Les Enfoirés 2001 - L'odyssée des Enfoirés (2001)
Actor
How Not to Rob a Department Store (1965)
as Marcel
Nadia Coupeau, dite Nana (2001)
as Vandoeuvres
Scrambled Eggs (1976)
as Brumaire
Les Enfoirés - Les Enfoirés en chœur de 1985 à aujourd'hui (2014)
Actor
Like a Pot of Strawberries (1974)
as Norbert
Les filles, personne s'en méfie (2003)
as Projectionist
Claude Chabrol: Mon premier film (2003)
as Self
The Real Bargain (1965)
as The gigolo
Levy & Goliath (1987)
as Bijou / Delaroche
Man of My Life (1999)
as Lucien Vilner
Mafia Things (1971)
as Domenico 'Mimì' Gargiulo
Julie pot-de-colle (1977)
as Jean-Luc Farlot
A Night at the Opera (2020)
as Self (archive footage)
Tonio Kröger (1964)
as Tonio Kröger als Erwachsener
Un animal doué de déraison (1976)
as Claude
The Adventures of Arsène Lupin (1980)
as Arsène Lupin
The Gigolo (1960)
as Jacky
Barocco (1976)
as Walt
Comédie d'été (1989)
as Gaston
Comment épouser un premier ministre (1964)
as Philippe Lambert
Letter to my brother Guy Gilles, filmmaker who passed away too soon (1999)
as Self
Les Contes secrets ou les Rohmériens (2005)
as Self
Robert et Robert (1978)
as Jacques Millet
Tight Skirts, Loose Pleasures (1965)
as Figurant
Nana Mouskouri, Momente ihres Lebens (2020)
as Self (archive footage)
Le Bal du comte d'Orgel (1970)
as Count Anne d'Orgel
L'Herbe rouge (1985)
as Abbot Gril
Stella (1983)
as Roland
Forgery and the Use of Forgeries (1990)
as Charles Laumière
Le Débutant (1986)
as Willy
Cinq-Mars (1981)
as l'historien
Focal Point (1977)
as Michel Gaur
Alain Delon, la beauté du diable et les femmes... (2019)
as Self (archive footage)
A Story of Water (1961)
as The Young Man
Le Bel Âge (1960)
as Jean-Claude
Dreyfus: The Intolerable Truth (1975)
as Narrator (voice)