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Pierre Gérald

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Pierre Gérald
Born
Victor Haim Cohen

26 May 1906
Paris, France
Died24 March 2012(2012-03-24) (aged 105)
OccupationActor
Years active1954-2007

Pierre Gérald (26 May 1906 – 24 March 2012) was a French actor who acted professionally in theater, movies and television series for over 50 years.

Early life

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Born in Paris on 26 May 1906 into a family of diamond dealers, Gérald entered show business in 1954 as a stage actor. His stage career lasted almost 50 years, with his last final appearance in 2002 in La Traversée de Samuel R. (The Crossing of Samuel R).

Career

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In 1961, Gerald made his screen debut in the French television series L'inspecteur Leclerc enquête. This was followed by series such as Les dossiers de Jérôme Randax, Der kleine Doktor and La maison des autres.[1] In 1980 Gérald appeared in his first film La bande du Rex.

Gerald continued to act well into his 90s and centennial years appearing in films and TV. He was in the Canal+ comedy series H set in a hospital in a Paris suburb as well as the TV series Highlander in 1992. In 2005 he appeared as the grandfather in the comedy Les poupées russes (Russian Dolls). At the time of his death on 24 March 2012 he was considered to be the oldest living working actor. His last film credit was in 2007, at the age of 101.[2] This was in the romantic film Ensemble, c'est tout (Hunting and Gathering) directed by Claude Berri that starred Audrey Tautou and Guillaume Canet.

Filmography

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Year Title Role Notes
1980 La bande du Rex
1981 Pétrole ! Pétrole ! Le Président
1990 La Discrète Scientist
1991 A Day to Remember Lucien
1991 My Life Is Hell Dimitri
1991 A Star for Two
1993 Fanfan Le vieux monsieur
2000 Tout est calme Isaac
2000 Le Roi danse Boesset
2001 Grégoire Moulin contre l'humanité
2002 A+ Pollux Le vieux monsieur agressé
2002 Monique Un vieil homme à l'hospice
2003 Toutes les filles sont folles Le monsieur âgé
2003 La vie nue Le grand-père
2005 Russian Dolls Grand-père
2007 Hunting and Gathering Gilbert

References

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  1. ^ Pierre Gérald. Obituaries in the Performing Arts, 2012. 16 April 2013. ISBN 978-0-7864-7063-1. Retrieved 16 November 2013.
  2. ^ "Le doyen des acteurs, Pierre..." Staragora. Retrieved 16 November 2013.
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