Maurice Barrier

Biography

Maurice Barrier (8 June 1932 – 12 April 2020) was a French actor and singer. Barrier was the son of a cabinetmaker, and had his first job working in his father's workshop. While in Rennes at age 28, he met several resident actors at the Théâtre National de Bretagne and made his stage debut in Caligula, written by Albert Camus. His first major role on television was in the film The Taking of Power by Louis XIV. His other major films included The Tall Blond Man with One Black Shoe, Two Men in Town, Black and White in Color, Coup de tête, and Flic Story. He played alongside several actors, such as Jean-Paul Belmondo, Jean Gabin, Alain Delon, Pierre Richard, Gérard Depardieu, and Gérard Jugnot. Barrier was married to the actress Hélène Manesse. The pair resided in Montréal, France from 1962 until Maurice's death on 12 April 2020 in Montbard at the age of 87 due to COVID-19. Source: Article "Maurice Barrier" from Wikipedia in English, licensed under CC-BY-SA 3.0.

Known For

Scene of the Crime

Vivement dimanche

Champs-Elysées

Louis la Brocante

The Tall Blond Man with One Black Shoe

Les Chevaux du soleil

The Fugitives

The Outsider

All Movies (36)

• À la recherche de... Pierre Richard2017 · as Self - Actor (archive footage)
• Marié(s) ou presque2008 · as Charles
• Pierre Richard, l'art du déséquilibre2005 · as Self
• La victoire des vaincus2002 · as Le grand-père
• The Happiest Place on Earth1999 · as Charrier
• Un jour avant l'aube1994
• Louis, the Child King1993 · as Guitaud
• Goupi-Mains rouges1993 · as Mains rouges
• Life and Nothing But1989 · as Mercadot
• Rouget le braconnier1989 · as le gendarme Javelle
• Charlie Dingo1987 · as Chinaski
• The Fugitives1986 · as Superintendent Duroc
• The Way Out1986 · as Smuggler
• La Nuit de Santa-Klaus1986
• Scout Toujours1985 · as Marek
• He Died with His Eyes Open1985 · as Arthur Chalon
• The Specialists1985 · as Kovacs
• One Woman or Two1985 · as Le maire
• Des grives aux loups1984 · as Jean-Édouard Vialhe
• The ComDads1983 · as Raffart
• The Outsider1983 · as « Tonton »
• And the Ship Sails On1983 · as Ziolev
• The Return of Martin Guerre1982 · as Pierre Guerre
• Le Grand Fossé1980
• Le Cadran Solaire1979
• Hothead1979 · as Berri, boss of the 'Penalty'
• The Gang1977 · as Lucien
• Black and White in Color1976 · as Caprice
• The Gypsy1975 · as Jacques Helman
• Flic Story1975 · as Rene Bollec
• Hail the Artist1973 · as René, un acteur
• The Edifying and Joyous Story of Colinot1973 · as Host
• Two Men in Town1973 · as Investigating judge
• The Tall Blond Man with One Black Shoe1972 · as Chaperon, Toulouse agent
• Raphael or the Debauched One1971 · as Lasalle
• The Taking of Power by Louis XIV1966 · as D'Artagnan

All TV Shows (13)

• Vivement dimanche1998 · as Self
• Louis la Brocante1998 · as Edgar de Bansac
• Les Allumettes suédoises1996 · as Bougras
• Catherine Courage1993 · as Magenta
• Les Jupons de la révolution1989 · as Montréal
• David Lansky1989 · as Angelo Sébastiani
• Rally1989 · as Diego
• La Valise en carton1988 · as Alfredo
• Des grives aux loups1984 · as Jean-Édouard Vialhe
• Champs-Elysées1982 · as Self
• Les Chevaux du soleil1980 · as Antoine Bouychou
• Paul Gauguin1975 · as Gauguin
• Scene of the Crime1970 · as Khamon