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