Jean-Claude Brialy

Biography

Jean-Claude Brialy (30 March 1933 – 30 May 2007) was a French actor and film director. Brialy was born in Aumale (now Sour El-Ghozlane), French Algeria, where his father was stationed with the French Army. Brialy moved to mainland France with his family in 1942. He was an alumnus of the Prytanée National Militaire. When he was 21 years old, he went to Paris to work as an actor. In 1956, Brialy acted in his first role in the short film Le coup du berger (Fool's Mate) by Jacques Rivette. By the late 1950s, he'd become one of the most prolific actors in the French nouvelle vague and a star. He appeared in films of nouvelle vague directors such as Claude Chabrol (Le Beau Serge, 1958; Les Cousins, 1959), Louis Malle (Ascenseur pour l'échafaud, 1958; Les Amants, 1958), François Truffaut (Les 400 Coups, 1959), Jean-Luc Godard, (Une femme est une femme, 1961), Éric Rohmer (Claire's Knee, 1970), as well as in films of other filmmakers such as Jean Renoir (Elena et les hommes 1958), Roger Vadim (La ronde, 1964), Philippe de Broca (Le Roi de cœur, 1966), Luis Buñuel (Le Fantôme de la liberté, 1974), and Claude Lelouch (Robert et Robert, 1978). In 2006, he appeared in his last role, as the…

Movies & TV Shows

1. The 400 Blows (1959) — L' Homme dans la rue
2. Cléo from 5 to 7 (1962) — The Nurse (uncredited)
3. Elevator to the Gallows (1958) — Le Jeune Homme du Motel (uncredited)
4. The Monster (1994) — Roccarotta
5. Gramps Is in the Resistance (1983) — Le joueur de tennis flagorneur
6. Queen Margot (1994) — Coligny
7. A Woman Is a Woman (1961) — Émile Récamier
8. The Phantom of Liberty (1974) — Mr. Foucault
9. Claire's Knee (1970) — Jérôme
10. The Bride Wore Black (1968) — Corey
11. I Knew Her Well (1965) — Dario Marchionni
12. The Count of Monte Cristo (1998) — Morrel's Father
13. My New Partner II (1990) — Le banquier
14. The Judge and the Assassin (1976) — Avocat Villedieu
15. The Lovers (1958) — Boy on a ride (uncredited)
16. An Impudent Girl (1985) — Sam
17. Deadly Circuit (1983) — Voragine
18. Actors (2000) — Jean-Claude Brialy
19. The Mischief Makers (1957) — The man in the film
20. Pinot simple-flic (1984) — Morcy
21. The Cousins (1959) — Paul
22. Le Beau Serge (1959) — François
23. Unfair Competition (2001) — Mattia Della Rocca
24. Bolero (1981) — Le directeur du Lido
25. The Car Keys (2003) — Actor Refusing to Film with Laurent
26. King of Hearts (1966) — Duke of Clover
27. Paris Belongs to Us (1961) — Jean-Marc
28. Inspector Lavardin (1986) — Claude Alvarez
29. Beaumarchais the Scoundrel (1996) — Abbot
30. That Night of Varennes (1982) — Monsieur Jacob
31. Fiancés on the Bridge (1962) — Nurse
32. Christine (1958) — Theo Kaiser
33. All the Boys Are Called Patrick (1959) — Patrick
34. A Story of Water (1961) — The Young Man
35. One Hundred and One Nights (1995) — The Japanese Guide
36. Carom Shots (1963) — Paul Martin
37. The Telephone Always Rings Twice (1985) — Le commissaire
38. Adieu Philippine (1962) — Self - sur le plateau de 'Montserrat' (uncredited)
39. Love at Sea (1965) — The Disenchanted Man
40. People : Jet Set 2 (2004) — Minimo

Directed

1. Loving in the Rain (1974) — Director
2. A Good Little Devil (1983) — Director
3. Closed Shutters (1973) — Director
4. Églantine (1972) — Director
5. Cinq-Mars (1981) — Director
6. Les Malheurs de Sophie (1981) — Director
7. La nuit de l'été (1979) — Director
8. Georges Dandin de Molière (1997) — Director
9. La dame aux camélias (1997) — Director
10. La Jalousie (1992) — Director
11. A Rare Bird (1973) — Director