About

Known credits:
34
Birthday:
1931-11-02
Place of birth:
Toulouse, Haute-Garonne, France
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Gérard Barray

Overview

Gérard Barray (born 2 November 1931 in Toulouse) is a French actor.

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. 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 It will then excel in the roles of knights with a big heart. He starred as D'Artagnan, Pardaillan, Surcouf and Scaramouche. In total there practice gender 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. 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 (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.

Gérard Barray was appointed an Officer in the Order of Arts and Letters in January 2010.

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Known for

Acting

2003 The Galíndez File Actor Jorge Uria 58
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2001 El paraíso ya no es lo que era Actor Raúl 58
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2001 No te fallaré Actor Leo Barthel 58
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2001 Sexy Beast Actor Spanish Official 65
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1997 Open Your Eyes Actor Duvernois 69
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1985 Goya Actor 69
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1982 Black Commando Actor Ludovic Stafford 59
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1974 Madame Sans-Gêne Actor Neiperg N/A
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1972 Summertime Killer Actor Tania's teacher 58
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1972 The Little Triangle Actor Sabino Pérez 58
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1972 Le Manège de Port-Barcarès Actor Bruno Fontan N/A
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1971 Le Cinema de Papa Actor Richard 59
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1970 Neurosis Actor Carlos Ferrer 59
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1969 The Witness Actor Van Britten N/A
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1968 Beru and These Women Actor Commissaire San Antonio 58
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1968 Adriatic Sea of Fire Actor Michel Masic 59
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1967 Tender Sharks Actor Gregory N/A
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1966 Sale temps pour les mouches Actor Commissioner San-Antonio 58
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1966 The Big Hit of Surcouf Actor Captain Robert Surcouf 58
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1966 The Sea Pirate Actor Captain Robert Surcouf 58
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1966 Agent X-77 Orders to Kill Actor Serge Vadile, agent X 13 59
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1965 Pyramid of the Sun God Actor Count Alfonso di Rodriganda y Sevilla 58
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1965 Mercenaries of the Rio Grande Actor Count Alfonso di Rodriganda y Sevilla 59
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1964 The Spy Actor Frank Jackson 59
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1964 The Gallant Musketeer Actor Knight Jean de Pardaillan 58
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1963 The Adventures of Scaramouche Actor Robert Lafleur alias Scaramouche 58
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1963 Scheherazade Actor Renaud de Villecroix 58
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1962 Clash of Steel Actor Knight Jean de Pardaillan 58
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1961 The Corsican Brothers Actor Giovanni Sagona 59
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1961 Vengeance of the Three Musketeers Actor D'Artagnan 59
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1961 The Fighting Musketeers Actor D'Artagnan 59
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1961 Captain Fracasse Actor Duc de Vallombreuse 58
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1960 A Game for Six Lovers Actor Miguel 58
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1955 Série noire Actor Un homme du 'Corse' 58
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