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Maurice Barrier

Maurice Barrier

Birthday: 1932-06-08 | Place of Birth: Malicorne-sur-Sarthe, Sarthe, France

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.

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Known For

Acting

Year
Title

Role

1989
Life and Nothing But

as    Mercadot

1985
The Specialists

as    Kovacs

1985
One Woman or Two

as    Le maire

1983
The ComDads

as    Raffart

1983
The Outsider

as    Tonton

1983
And the Ship Sails On

as    Ziolev

1982
The Return of Martin Guerre

as    Pierre Guerre

1976
Black and White in Color

as    Caprice

1975
Flic Story

as    Rene Bollec

1966
The Taking of Power by Louis XIV

as    D'Artagnan