Firmin Gémier
Biography
Firmin Gémier (1869–1933) was a French actor and director. Internationally, he is most famous for originating the role of Père Ubu in Alfred Jarry’s play Ubu Roi. He is known as the principal architect of the popular theatre movement in France. Gémier began his career as an actor in melodramas for working class actors, before going on to direct six different theaters, including the Théâtre Antoine and the Odéon.
Known For
All Movies (7)
- Paris 19001948 · as Self (archive footage)
- Le simoun1933
- La fusée1933 · as Etienne Girbal
- Un homme sans nom1932
- The Magician1926 · as Dr. Porhoët
- La branche morte1926
- The Torture of Silence1917 · as Dr. Gilles Berliac