Gérard Barray (born 2 November 1931 in Toulouse) is a French actor.[1]
Barray's parents split up quickly and his mother, who came from Montauban decided to return to her hometown with her little boy. Around the age of 15, he discovered a passion for jazz; he participated in a few shows in nightclubs while pursuing his studies and obtained a bachelor's degree at the Faculty of Toulouse.[which?] Camille Ricard, an actress and teacher at the Conservatory of Toulouse, who advised him to go to Paris with a letter of recommendation for a friend, Noel Roquevert. Barray enrolled at the Cours Simon, a drama school in Paris. Four years later, Gérard Barray won the Jury Prize.
It will then excel in the roles of knights with a big heart.[clarification needed] He starred as D'Artagnan, Pardaillan, Surcouf and Scaramouche. In total there practice gender[clarification needed] in a dozen feature films, most of which are box-office success, widely known abroad. Besides films swashbuckling as Pardaillan and Scaramouche and adventure films like Surcouf, Barray turned police commissioner in two San Antonio movies.[2] In 1969, he starred beside young actress Claude Jade in "The Witness". He played Van Britten, a mysterious museum curator who seduces a young English teacher. It was his last major role.
For Claude Berri he played in Le Cinéma de papa [fr] (1970) as Richard, a super star and rather temperamental actor. His comeback in 1997 was in Alejandro Amenabar's "Abre los ojos" as Devernois, a TV man.[3]
Gérard Barray was appointed an Officer in the Order of Arts and Letters in January 2010.[4]
Year | Title | Role | Director |
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1961 | Captain Fracasse | the Duke of Vallombreuse | Pierre Gaspard-Huit |
The Three Musketeers | d'Artagnan | Bernard Borderie | |
The Corsican Brothers | Giovanni Sagona | Anton Giulio Majano | |
1962 | Le Chevalier de Pardaillan [fr] | Chevalier Jean de Pardaillan | Bernard Borderie |
1963 | Shéhérazade | Renaud de Villecroix | Pierre Gaspard-Huit |
The Adventures of Scaramouche [fr] | Scaramouche / Robert Lafleur | Antonio Isasi-Isasmendi | |
1964 | Gibraltar | Frank Jackson | Pierre Gaspard-Huit |
Hardi Pardaillan! | Chevalier Jean de Pardaillan | Bernard Borderie | |
1965 | The Treasure of the Aztecs | Comte Alfonso di Rodriganda y Sevilla | Robert Siodmak |
The Pyramid of the Sun God | Comte Alfonso di Rodriganda y Sevilla | Robert Siodmak | |
1966 | Agent X-77 Orders to Kill | Serge Vadile, agent X 13 | Maurice Cloche |
The Sea Pirate | Robert Surcouf | Sergio Bergonzelli, Roy Rowland | |
Tonnerre sur l'océan Indien [fr] | Robert Surcouf | Sergio Bergonzelli, Roy Rowland | |
Sale temps pour les mouches [fr] | Commissaire San-Antonio | Guy Lefranc | |
1967 | Zärtliche Haie | Gregory | Michel Deville |
1968 | Adriatic Sea of Fire | Michel Masic | Alexandre Astruc |
Béru et ces dames [fr] | Commissaire San-Antonio | Guy Lefranc | |
1969 | The Witness | Van Britten | Anne Walter |
1997 | Open Your Eyes | Duvernois | Alejandro Amenábar |
2000 | Sexy Beast | a Spanish official | Jonathan Glazer |
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