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Gérard Depardieu
Gérard Xavier Marcel Depardieu is a renowned French actor, widely acknowledged for his iconic contributions to the film world. Born on 27 December 1948, Depardieu initiated his career in 1967 and has been an active figure in the film industry till 2024. With an internationally acclaimed career, he has worked with over 150 directors, delivering over 250 films, and is regarded as one of the most prolific actors in film history. Notable collaborations include Jean-Luc Godard, François Truffaut, Maurice Pialat, Alain Resnais, and more.
Depardieu has consistently portrayed prominent historical and fictional characters of the Western world, in works both for silver screen and television productions, he's also authored 9 books. His noteworthy performances in 'The Last Metro', 'Police', 'Jean de Florette', and 'Cyrano de Bergerac' have received critical acclaim, earning him various awards including the César Award for Best Actor and the Volpi Cup for Best Actor. His work in American cinema has also been well received, highlighted by his Golden Globe winning performance in 'Green Card'. However, his career has been clouded by sexual assault accusations, leading to him being under formal investigation since 2021. Despite a tarnished reputation, he remains a significant contributor to French and international cinema.
Biography, Career & Filmography
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Given Name: Gérard Xavier Marcel Depardieu
Born: Châteauroux, France
Citizenship: France, Russia, United Arab Emirates
Birthday: December 27, 1948
Occupations: Actor
Years Active: 1967-2024
Children: 4
Spouses: Élisabeth Depardieu, Carole Bouquet, Clémentine Igou, Magda Vavrusova
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Awards and Nominations Received by Gérard Depardieu
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Movies Featuring Gérard Depardieu
Cyrano de Bergerac
1900
Lost Illusions
Green Card
Mesrine: Killer Instinct
The Closet
Life of Pi
Bon voyage
1492: Conquest of Paradise
Vatel
My Father the Hero
102 Dalmatians
The Man in the Iron Mask
Sgt. Stubby: An American Hero
Catherine Deneuve, belle et bien là
Trophy Wife
Small World
A Butterfly Kiss
Glenn, the Flying Robot
Fucking Kassovitz
Rasputin
Frank-Etienne Towards Beatitude
Turf
Nothing Can Stop Us Now
Obsessive Rythms
The Great Restaurant
The Big Night
Miserere
The World Petanque Tour
Asterix & Obelix: God Save Britannia
The Man Who Laughs
The Term. Beginning of a Big Story
Rhapsody
French Tour
Stalin’s Couch
Mečiar: The Lust For Power
Carbone
Kadyrov, The Dictator of Chechnya
Saint Amour
The Brand New Adventures of Aladdin
A Mighty Team
To the Ends of the World
André Téchiné: A Passion for Cinema
Thalasso
Fahim
Tutto l’amore che c’è
Actors
The Envy of Gods
Unfair Competition
Vidocq
Streghe verso nord
Asterix & Obelix: Mission Cleopatra
I Am Dina
How we made Asterix & Obelix: Mission Cleopatra
Blanche
Napoleon
You Only Live Once
Wide Load
Creators: The Past
Les Misérables
Ruby & Quentin
RRRrrrr!!!
San Antonio
36th Precinct
A Loving Father
The Car Keys
How Much Do You Love Me?
Olé !
Bérénice
The Pact of Silence
Crime Spree
Battle of the Brave
Volpone
La vie de Michel Muller est plus belle que la vôtre
Michou d’Auber
L’abbuffata
Let’s Be Friends
All the Mornings of the World
My American Uncle
Loulou
The Woman Next Door
The Big Brother
Boudu
Thank You, Life
Hurricane Rosie
I Love You All
The Return of Martin Guerre
The Moon in the Gutter
The ComDads
Le Tartuffe
Rive droite, rive gauche
One Woman or Two
Inspector Blunder
Choice of Arms
La Chèvre
Ménage
Jean de Florette
Deux
I Want to Go Home
Too Beautiful for You
Uranus
Danton
Fort Saganne
Police
Under the Sun of Satan
Home Front
Strange Place for an Encounter
Camille Claudel
Robust
Do You Do You Saint-Tropez
Adieu Paris
Sous le soleil de Pialat
Retirement Home
Maigret
Umami
The Green Shutters
Uranus
Danton
Police
The Year 01
Maîtresse
The Cinema According to Bertolucci
Nausicaa
A Little Sun in Cold Water
At the Meeting with Joyous Death
Rene the Cane
The Horseman on the Roof
Tell Her That I Love Her
The Machine
Oh, Woe Is Me
A Pure Formality
The Annuity
Vincent, Francois, Paul and the Others
Guardian Angels
Le Cri du cormoran, le soir au-dessus des jonques
Barocco
Get Out Your Handkerchiefs
Seven Deaths by Prescription
The Wonderful Crook
In the Beginning
Bye Bye Monkey
The Son Of…
Going Places
Traffic Jam
Sugar
Diamond 13
Hello Goodbye
Nathalie Granger
Mesrine: Killer Instinct
Balzac
The Pariah
Germinal
The Lorry
Bimboland
I Love You, I Don’t
Unhook the Stars
Two Men in Town
Trouble at Timpetill
Woman of the Ganges
XXL
Baxter, Vera Baxter
Colonel Chabert
Stavisky…
The Best Job in the World
Killer
The Left-Handed Woman
The Count of Monte Cristo
Bogus
Disco
The Easy Way
Buffet Froid
The Dogs
One Hundred and One Nights
Notes of Love
The King’s Favorite
L’Âge d’or de la pub
Pitch
Coco
Violanta
Asterix at the Olympic Games
Patrick Dewaere, My Hero
The Dominici Affair
L’Abolition
Asterix & Obelix Take on Caesar
The Last Woman
Junket Whore
Christmas Carole
Career Timeline
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2022
Lost Illusions
Dauriat
Retirement Home
Lino Vartan
Maigret
Jules Maigret
Umami
Gabriel
The Green Shutters
Jules Maugin
Patrick Dewaere, My Hero
Self (archive footage) - actor
2021
Robust
George
Do You Do You Saint-Tropez
Maurice Lefranc
Adieu Paris
Michael
Sous le soleil de Pialat
Self
2019
André Téchiné: A Passion for Cinema
Self - Actor (archive footage)
Thalasso
Gérard Depardieu
Fahim
Sylvain Charpentier
Wide Load
Taupin
Creators: The Past
Master of Faith
2018
Sgt. Stubby: An American Hero
Gaston Baptiste
Kadyrov, The Dictator of Chechnya
Self (archive footage)
The Brand New Adventures of Aladdin
Christopher Colombus
To the Ends of the World
Saintonge
2016
Rhapsody
Gérard
French Tour
Serge
Stalin’s Couch
Joseph Staline
Saint Amour
Jean
A Mighty Team
Jacques Belloc
2014
Obsessive Rythms
Père Villedieu
The Term. Beginning of a Big Story
Self (archive footage) (uncredited)
2013
Turf
Monsieur Paul
Nothing Can Stop Us Now
Henry
Miserere
Lionel Kasdan
The World Petanque Tour
Jacky
2012
Life of Pi
Frank-Etienne Towards Beatitude
Frank-Étienne Boulard
The Big Night
Juvénal
Asterix & Obelix: God Save Britannia
Obélix
The Man Who Laughs
Ursus
2011
A Butterfly Kiss
le médecin de Manon
Glenn, the Flying Robot
TV reporter
Fucking Kassovitz
Self
Rasputin
Grigori Raspoutine
2010
Mesrine: Killer Instinct
Catherine Deneuve, belle et bien là
Self (archive footage)
Trophy Wife
Maurice Babin
Small World
Conrad Lang
The Great Restaurant
Gérard - un client du restaurant
2008
Hello Goodbye
Alain Gaash
Mesrine: Killer Instinct
Guido
Trouble at Timpetill
Le général Igor
Disco
Jean-François
The Easy Way
Le chef
Asterix at the Olympic Games
Obélix
2005
How Much Do You Love Me?
Charly
Olé !
François Veber
La vie de Michel Muller est plus belle que la vôtre
Gérard Depardieu
Let’s Be Friends
Serge
Boudu
Boudu
2004
Bon voyage
RRRrrrr!!!
Le chef des Cheveux Sales
San Antonio
l'inspecteur Bérurier
36th Precinct
Denis Klein
Battle of the Brave
Father Thomas Blondeau
Volpone
Volpone
2003
Ruby & Quentin
Quentin
The Car Keys
Cheesemaker
The Pact of Silence
Joachim
Crime Spree
Daniel Foray
2002
Asterix & Obelix: Mission Cleopatra
Obélix
I Am Dina
Jacob
How we made Asterix & Obelix: Mission Cleopatra
Self - Actor
Blanche
D'Artagnan
A Loving Father
Léo Shepherd
2000
Vatel
102 Dalmatians
Tutto l’amore che c’è
Molotov
Actors
Gérard Depardieu
The Envy of Gods
Bernard
Bérénice
Titus
1995
The Horseman on the Roof
Police commissioner of Manosque
Guardian Angels
Carco / M. Ciccolini / La « bonne conscience »
The Son Of…
Gerard
One Hundred and One Nights
Self
1989
Deux
Marc Lambert
I Want to Go Home
Christian Gauthier
Too Beautiful for You
Bernard Barthélémy
1983
The Moon in the Gutter
Gérard Delmas - un docker hanté par le suicide de sa soeur
The ComDads
Jean Lucas
Danton
Georges Danton
Danton
Georges Danton
1980
My American Uncle
René Ragueneau
Loulou
Loulou
Hurricane Rosie
Raoul Lamarre
I Love You All
Patrick
Inspector Blunder
Roger Morzini, public enemy number 1
1977
1900
Rene the Cane
René Bornier
Tell Her That I Love Her
David Martinaud
The Lorry
lui
Baxter, Vera Baxter
Michel Cayre
The Left-Handed Woman
The Man with the T-Shirt
Violanta
Fortunat
1976
Maîtresse
Oliver
The Cinema According to Bertolucci
Self
Barocco
Samson / Samson's Killer
I Love You, I Don’t
Horseman
The Last Woman
Gérard
1974
Vincent, Francois, Paul and the Others
Jean Lavallée, ami de Vincent
The Wonderful Crook
Pierre
Going Places
Jean-Claude
Woman of the Ganges
Guy on the beach / "The Fool"
Stavisky…
Le jeune inventeur
1973
The Year 01
A traveler who does not take the train
At the Meeting with Joyous Death
Beretti
Two Men in Town
Young mobster
The Dominici Affair
Zézé Perrin
1972
The Annuity
Victor, le complice de Jo
Nathalie Granger
Le démarcheur
The Pariah
Young crook
Killer
Frédo Babasch, the sheep
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