Robert Liensol
Photoplayd Industry Rating
Not enough rated films yet to compute a weighted score.
Roles are weighted by involvement: director 1.0, screenwriter 0.7, lead 0.8, supporting 0.4, crew 0.1.
Robert Liensol was born on 9 September 1922 in Saint-Barthélémy, French West Indies. He was an actor, known for L'exil du roi Behanzin (1994), Target (1985) and Coco-the-Flower, Candidate (1979). He died on 13 February 2011 in Paris, France. Robert Liensol founded in 1954 and managed to 1972 the "Compagnie des Griots", the first French company of black actors. In that troupe, were Darling Légitimus, Théo Légitimus, Jenny Alpha, Bachir Touré, Toto Bissainthe, Thimotée Bassari, Lydia Ewandéand Danièle Van Berkeycke. They created "Les Nègres" by Jean Genet, directed by Roger Blin, "La tragédie du Roi Christophe" and "Une saison au Congo" by Aimé Césaire both directed by Jean-Marie Serreau. He merged the Griots company with the "Shango" theatre troupe of Med Hondo called "Griots-Shango"in 1972.
Known for
Credits
The Committee of 19 (1972)
as Vitse-gubernator
Kirikou and the Sorceress (1998)
as Le Sage dans la montagne (voice)
Snow (1981)
as Jocko
Kirikou and the Wild Beasts (2005)
as Le grand-père (voice)
Périgord noir (1989)
Actor
Soleil O (1973)
as Visitor
Time to Kill (1989)
as Joannes
West Indies: The Fugitive Slaves of Liberty (1979)
as Le parlementaire
Les verts pâturages (1964)
as Dieu / Le pasteur
L'exil du roi Behanzin (1996)
Actor
Vivre libre ou mourir (1980)
as The defense attorney
The Old Sorceress & the Valet (1987)
as Armand
Amok (1983)
as Mathieu Sempala
Coco-the-Flower, Candidate (1979)
as David 'Coco La Fleur' Boyeur
Bitter Sugar (1998)
as L'avocat
The Making of West Indies (1979)
as Self