About

Known credits:
62
Birthday:
1949-07-02
Place of birth:
Paris, France
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Bernard-Pierre Donnadieu

Overview

Bernard-Pierre Donnadieu (2 July 1949 – 27 December 2010) 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.

He studied theatre and literature at the Sorbonne Paris III.

Donnadieu's earliest notable film roles came in 1976 with The Tenant by Roman Polanski, and Second Chance (French: Si c'était à refaire, lit. 'If I Had to Do It All Over Again') 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 Daniel Vigne, 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 ('Barbarian Street'). His final film appearance was in 2008 in Christophe Barratier's Paris 36 (released in France as Faubourg 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.

Donnadieu died from cancer on 27 December 2010 at age 61.

Source: Article "Bernard-Pierre Donnadieu" from Wikipedia in English, licensed under CC-BY-SA.

Known for

Acting
2011 Jeanne Devère Actor Martin 58
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2010 Du cristal à la fumée Actor Goering N/A
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2009 L'Affaire Salengro Actor Roger Salengro 58
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2009 À droite toute Actor François Salmon N/A
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2008 Paris 36 Actor Félix Galapiat 59
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2007 Antonio Vivaldi - A Prince in Venice Actor l'ambassadeur de France 58
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2007 How Much We Hated Each Other Actor Jean Monnet N/A
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2006 Austerlitz, la victoire en marchant Actor Napoléon N/A
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2005 Allons petits enfants Actor monsieur Haumont 59
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2005 Jusqu'au bout Actor Vincent Guérin N/A
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2004 Un petit garçon silencieux Actor Féodor Lakasse N/A
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2004 Les Passeurs Actor Maurice Nicod 59
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2004 Clochemerle Actor Barthélémy Piéchut, the mayor 58
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2002 Jean Moulin Actor N/A
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2002 Jean Moulin Actor Charvet N/A
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2001 Druids Actor Dumnorix 55
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2001 Dormir avec le diable Actor Leguen 59
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1997 Le Pantalon Actor Col. Auoux 58
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1997 Run for Your Life Actor Valck N/A
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1997 Captain Red Beard Actor Barbe-Rouge (1997) (voice) N/A
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1996 Caboose Actor Larrivée 58
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1995 Happiness Is No Joke Actor Michel N/A
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1995 L'Affaire Dreyfus Actor Henry 58
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1993 Justinien Trouve, or God's Bastard Actor Martin Coutouly 58
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1993 Rosen-Emil Actor Dr. Friedmann 59
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1992 Squadron Actor Franek Bała 58
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1992 Shadow of the Wolf Actor Brown 58
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1991 Miracle of Marcellino Actor Il conte 59
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1991 L'Alerte rouge Actor Francis Touvenel 69
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1991 Blanc d'ébène Actor L'adjudant-recruteur Mariani N/A
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1990 Mit den Clowns kamen die Tränen Actor Dr. Eli Kaplan N/A
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1990 Fatal Lovers Actor 58
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1990 Cellini: A Violent Life Actor François the First 58
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1989 Christian Actor N/A
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1988 The Vanishing Actor Raymond Lemorne 68
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1988 Les lutteurs immobiles Actor David 59
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1987 Beatrice Actor François de Cortemart 58
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1987 Double Face Actor Ring/Jean-Jean 58
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1986 Max My Love Actor Archibald 58
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1986 In the Shadow of the Wind Actor Pasteur Nicolas Jones 58
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1986 Flagrant désir Actor Robert Barnac 59
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1985 Among Wolves Actor Capitaine de Saintes 58
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1985 Urgence Actor Lucas Schroeder 58
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1984 Street of the Damned Actor Mathias Hagen, dit 'Matt', le maître du quartier 58
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1983 Liberty Belle Actor Yvon 58
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1983 The Death of Mario Ricci Actor Jacky Vermot 58
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1983 Life Is a Bed of Roses Actor Teacher 58
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1983 The Informer Actor Malaggione 58
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1983 Coup de feu Actor N/A
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1982 The Return of Martin Guerre Actor Martin Guerre 61
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1981 The Professional Actor L'inspecteur Farges 65
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1981 La guerre des insectes Actor N/A
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1981 L'Ennemi de la mort Actor le docteur Daniel Charbonnière N/A
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1981 Bolero Actor Le représentant Croix Rouge (UNICEF) 60
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1979 Twice a Woman Actor 2nd Frenchman 58
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1979 Such a Lovely Town... Actor Arnoux 58
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1979 Hothead Actor Lucien 61
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1978 Judith Therpauve Actor Laindreaux 58
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1976 Les Beaux Messieurs de Bois-Doré Actor Clindor N/A
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1976 The Body of My Enemy Actor Le Truand Blond 59
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1976 Mr. Klein Actor Extra (uncredited) 63
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1976 The Tenant Actor Bar waiter 70
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