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Jules Berry

Jules Berry

Actor · Born 1883-02-09 · Poitiers, Vienne, France

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Biography

Jules Berry (born Marie Louis Jules Paufichet; 9 February 1883 – 23 April 1951) was a French actor. Berry and his two brothers were born to parents who sold hardware and settled in Poitou. The family moved to Paris in 1888. Berry completed his studies at the Lycée Louis-le-Grand and then graduated from École nationale supérieure des Beaux-Arts. It was during his studies that Berry developed an interest in the theater. Following an audition, he was hired by the Théâtre Antoine-Simone Berriau to act in La Mort du duc d'Enghien by Léon Hennique, and Le Perroquet vert by Arthur Schnitzler. Later he performed at the Théâtre de l'Ambigu-Comique and the Théâtre de l'Athénée. During a tour in Lyon, he was noticed by Jean-François Ponson, who hired him for a period of 12 years at the Théâtre royal des Galeries Saint-Hubert in Brussels. Audiences in Brussels gave him a warm welcome, where he played in productions such as Le Mariage de mademoiselle Beulemans. Berry subsequently performed in 30 successful plays for Marcel Achard, Alfred Savoir, Louis Verneuil, and Roger Ferdinand. One of Berry's first movie roles was the silent film Oliver Cromwell (1911) directed by Henri Desfontaines. Hi…

Movies & TV Shows

  1. Daybreak (1939) — M. Valentin
  2. The Crime of Monsieur Lange (1936) — Batala
  3. The Image Book (2018) — (archive footage)
  4. The Devil's Envoys (1942) — The Devil
  5. L'Argent (1928) — Huret
  6. The Kings of Sport (1937) — Acteur
  7. La Symphonie fantastique (1942) — Schlesinger
  8. The London Man (1943) — Brown
  9. Unusual Tales (1949) — Fortunato
  10. Crossroads (1938) — Lucien Sarrow
  11. Portrait of a Murderer (1949) — Pfeiffer
  12. Marie-Martine (1943) — Novelist Loïc Limousin
  13. Le Voyageur de la Toussaint (1943) — Plantel
  14. Café de Paris (1938) — Fleury
  15. The Fleeing Dead (1936) — Hector Trignol
  16. Mr. Gregoire Runs Away (1946) — Charles Tuffal
  17. Behind the Facade (1939) — Alfredo d'Avila, dancer of these ladies
  18. Star Without Light (1946) — Billy Daniel
  19. The Duraton Family (1940) — Sammy Walter
  20. The Green Dress (1937) — Parmeline
  21. L'assassin a peur la nuit (1942) — Jérôme
  22. Baccara (1935) — André Leclerc
  23. The Crowned Fish Tavern (1947) — Léo
  24. Hercule (1938) — Vasco
  25. Champs-Elysees (1937) — Maxime Germont
  26. French White Cargo (1937) — Moreno
  27. Not Any Weekend for Our Love (1950) — Le baron Richard de Valirman
  28. Paris - New-York (1940) — Manager Sinclair
  29. Rigolboche (1936) — Berry
  30. 27, rue de la Paix (1936) — Denis Grand
  31. Mr. Nobody (1936) — Monsieur Personne
  32. The Murderer Is Not Guilty (1946) — Jules Berry
  33. Parade in 7 Nights (1941) — Inspector Calas
  34. The Mondesir Heir (1940) — Waldemar, le mage
  35. Adventure in Paris (1936) — Michel Levasseur
  36. Arsène Lupin, Detective (1937) — Barnett, alias Arsène Lupin
  37. I'll Love You Forever (1943) — Oscar
  38. Arlette and Her Fathers (1934) — Pierre de Pérignon
  39. Little Nothings (1941) — Lefèvre (uncredited)
  40. A Hen on a Wall (1936) — Henri Sornin