Biography
Christian Barbier (28 June 1924 – 3 November 2009) was a French film and television actor. Barbier was born at Saint-Ouen, Seine (currently Seine-Saint-Denis), France. During his career (1964 to 1997), he specialized in drama rather than comedy. In film, he held several leading roles but is especially distinguished in auxiliary roles depicting more limited characters. He is especially remembered for his first-class performance in Army of Shadows by Jean-Pierre Melville in 1969. Appearing in a number of soaps and TV shows of the late 1960s to early 1980s, Barbier gained a certain notoriety thanks to the character of Joseph Durtol, bounded and proud hero of The Man of Picardy, the legendary French television series. He died in Manosque (Alpes de Haute-Provence), aged 85. Source: Article "Christian Barbier" from Wikipedia in English, licensed under CC-BY-SA 3.0.
Movies & TV Shows
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Army of Shadows (1969) — Guillaume Vermesch / Le Bison
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Weekend at Dunkirk (1964) — Paul
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Three Men to Kill (1980) — Liethard
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Trans-Europ-Express (1966) — Lorentz
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The Burned Barns (1973) — Captain of gendarmerie
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The Horse (1970) — Léon, Mathilde’s Husband
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The Hurried Man (1977) — Cardiologist
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Mother (1991) — Father Pignon
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Brigade of Death (1985) — Robert Capes
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Lucky Jo (1964) — Le commissaire Odile
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The Man in the Buick (1968) — Maxime
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Franciscan of Bourges (1968) — Abbot Barret
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Falling Point (1970)
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Maigret at the Pigalle (1966) — Ispettore Torrence
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Winter (1969) — Le producteur
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Jambon d'Ardenne (1977) — L'entrepreneur
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The Year of Awakening (1991) — le colonel
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Serious as Pleasure (1975)
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Law of Survival (1967)
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Target: Harry (1969) — Sulley Boulez
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The Lonely Killers (1972) — The worker
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The Black Indies (1964) — Silfax
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Les Jambes en l'air (1971) — Marcel
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Lamiel (1967) — Vidocq
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The Ponies (1967)
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Follow My Gaze (1986) — Le présentateur TV
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Million Dollar Man (1967) — Carl
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Peace in the Fields (1972) — Stanne Vanasche
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L'Homme du Picardie (1968) — Joseph Durtol
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The Red Room (1973) — René Noris
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Cinéma 16 (1975) — Le docteur Lavaronnière
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Sans famille (1981) — Gaspard
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La Ligne de démarcation (1973) — Marcellin
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Marie Soleil (1964) — The farm manager
- Retour à Fonteyne (1999) — Antoine
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Nest of Spies (1956) — Professor Verdier
- Sept hommes en enfer (1981) — Guillaume
- Éternelles (1994) — The father
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Hiver 60 (1983) — Emile, le père d'André
- The Man Who Dares (1967) — Hillmacher