Pierre Mondy

Biography

Pierre Mondy (born Pierre Cuq; 10 February 1925 – 15 September 2012) was a French film and theatre actor and director. He was married four times: to Claude Gensac, Pascale Roberts, Annie Fournier, and Catherine Allary, all actresses. He died on 15 September 2012, aged 87, from lymphoma. Mondy's first on-screen appearance was in 1949 in Jacques Becker's Rendez-vous de juillet and he appeared in over 140 films over the course of his career. In 1960, he received international recognition for the role of Napoléon Bonaparte in the film Austerlitz directed by Abel Gance. In the 1970s, his most successful film was the comedy Mais où est donc passée la septième compagnie?. From 1992 until 2005, he appeared in the French television series Les Cordier, juge et flic. As a voice actor, he voiced Caius Obtus in Asterix et la Surprise de Cesar (Asterix vs. Caesar; 1985) and Cetinlapsus in Asterix Chez Le Bretons (Asterix in Britain; 1986). Mondy directed four films and thirteen television episodes, and wrote two television screenplay adaptions. He also directed over 60 theatre productions, many of them at the Théâtre du Palais-Royal in Paris. In 1973 he directed the first production of La Ca…

Movies & TV Shows

1. Asterix in Britain (1986) — Cétinlapsus (voice)
2. Asterix vs. Caesar (1985) — Caius (voice)
3. Now Where Did the Seventh Company Get to? (1973) — Sergent-chef Chaudard
4. The Seventh Company Has Been Found (1975) — Sergent-chef Chaudard
5. The Seventh Company Outdoors (1977) — Paul Chaudard, quincailler
6. The Night of the Generals (1967) — Kopatski
7. Weekend at Dunkirk (1964) — Dhéry
8. Neither Seen Nor Recognized (1958) — M. Bluette
9. Pinot simple-flic (1984) — Rochu
10. The Sleeping Car Murders (1965) — Le commissaire Tarquin
11. The Troubles of Alfred (1972) — François Morel
12. The Octopus (1984) — Don Amilcare Attilio Brenno
13. The Fighter (1983) — Rouxel
14. The Count of Monte Cristo (1961) — Caderousse
15. Austerlitz (1960) — Napoléon Bonaparte
16. The Mysteries of Paris (1962) — 'Le Chourineur'
17. People in Luck (1963) — Henri Duchemin (segment "Le Yacht")
18. Totò, Vittorio and the Doctor (1957) — Romeo
19. The Tricyclist (1957) — Gendarme
20. Le fils préféré (1994) — le dentiste usurier
21. People of No Importance (1956) — Pierrot Berty
22. A Man and His Dog (2009) — Le cuistot
23. Bankers Also Have Souls (1982) — Grégoire Dufour
24. Slices of Life (1985) — Le Président
25. Way of Youth (1959) — Lulu
26. The Pink Telephone (1975) — Benoît Castejac, propriétaire de Castejac & Cie
27. Impossible Is Not French (1974) — Antoine Brisset
28. Life Together (1958) — Monsieur Lebeaut
29. Boulevard (1960) — Dicky, l'ancien boxeur
30. The Buddies (1965) — Broudier
31. Bebert and the Train (1963) — Parmelin
32. Lost Souvenirs (1950) — Agent (uncredited)
33. Rendezvous in July (1949) — Friend of the 'gabardiné' student (uncredited)
34. Without Leaving an Address (1951) — L'ami de Forestier
35. Signé Furax (1981) — Amédée Gonflard
36. Love and the Frenchwoman (1960) — Édouard, le père de Bichette (segment "L'Adolescence")
37. Crime Does Not Pay (1962) — Clerget
38. Women Are Weak (1959) — André, Le mari d'Agathe
39. Lovely Rita (2003) — Marcel
40. Young Girls Beware (1957) — Tonio

Directed

1. Fantôme sur l'oreiller (1989) — Director
2. Call Me Mathilde (1969) — Director
3. Potiche (1983) — Director
4. At Theatre Tonight (1966) — Director
5. Le Canard à l'orange (1993) — Director
6. C'est encore mieux l'après-midi (1987) — Director
7. Double mixte (1989) — Director
8. Rumeurs (1991) — Director
9. L'Amant de ma sœur (1991) — Director
10. Un fil à la patte (1989) — Director
11. Remue-ménage (2003) — Director