Bernard-Pierre Donnadieu
Bernard-Pierre Donnadieu was a French actor. He made more than 100 appearances in movies and television over his career, as well as in theatrical roles. He was often cast as a villain, criminal or psychopath. Donnadieu was the French voice of many lead roles in English-language movies dubbed into French.
Education
He studied theatre and literature at the Sorbonne Paris III.Career
Donnadieu's earliest notable film roles came in 1976 with The Tenant by Roman Polanski, and Second Chance by Claude Lelouch. The film which earned him wider recognition was Georges Lautner's 1981 action thriller, The Professional in which he had a major role, appearing with Jean-Paul Belmondo. Other notable film roles were the title part in The Return of Martin Guerre by, and in George Sluizer's The Vanishing, for which Donnadieu won best acting awards at the 1989 Madrid Film Festival and the 1990 Porto Film Festival. He was nominated for a best supporting actor César Award for his 1984 role as the dangerous criminal gang leader in Rue Barbare. His final film appearance was in 2008 in Christophe Barratier's Paris 36.Donnadieu appeared in many television and theatre productions. He played historical figures such as Hubert-Joseph Henry in the L'Affaire Dreyfus and Roger Salengro, in L'Affaire Salengro, a television film directed by Yves Boisset, with whom he regularly worked. While his appearance and physique seemed to influence directors to cast him as malevolent characters, he also had more sympathetic roles, such as the lead in the drama Faut pas rire du bonheur, in which his character has a romantic involvement with a woman, played by Laura Morante. His work dubbing French dialogue has included voicing characters portrayed by actors such as Kurt Russell, Dennis Hopper and Ron Perlman. In the theatre, he was a frequent collaborator with Georges Wilson who directed him in several productions.
Death
Donnadieu died from cancer on 27 December 2010 at age 61.Filmography
Docteur Françoise Gailland The Tenant – Bar waiterIf I Had to Do It All Over Again – Claude BlameBody of My Enemy – Blond hoodlumMon premier amour – Café patronJudith Therpauve – LaindreauxCoup de tête – LucienUn si joli village – ArnouxTwice a Woman – Second Frenchman5% de risque – Angry driverLes Uns et les Autres – Red Cross representative Le représentant Croix Rouge The Professional – Inspector FargesThe Return of Martin Guerre – Martin GuerreL'indic – MalaggioneLife Is a Bed of Roses – School teacherLiberty Belle – YvonThe Death of Mario Ricci – Jacky Vermot' – Mathias Hagen, known as 'Matt', leader of the neighborhood gang- – Lucas SchroederAmong Wolves – De Saintes
- – ArchibaldFlagrant désir – Robert BarnacL'intruse – Philippe BusardIn the Shadow of the Wind – Pastor Nicolas JonesLa Passion Béatrice – François, Béatrice's fatherThe Vanishing – Raymond LemorneChristian A Violent Life – François the FirstConnemara – MarkMarcellino – The countBlanc d'ébène – L'adjudant-recruteur MarianiSzwadron – Franek BataShadow of the Wolf – Brown
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