Claude Berri

Personal Info

Birthday

July 1, 1934

Day of Death

2009-01-12

(74 years old)

Place of Birth

Paris, France

Also Known As

Claude Berel Langmann

Claude Langmann

Claude Berri

Biography

Claude Berri (1 July 1934 – 12 January 2009) was a French film director, writer, producer, actor and distributor. Born Claude Beri Langmann in Paris, Berri was the son of Jewish immigrant parents.

His mother, Beila (née Bercu), was from Romania, and his father, Hirsch Langmann, was a furrier from Poland. His sister was the screenwriter and editor Arlette Langmann. Berri won the "Best Film" BAFTA for Jean de Florette, and was also nominated for twelve César Awards, though he never won.

Known For

Asterix & Obelix: Mission Cleopatra

French Cancan

Greed

Happily Ever After

Germinal

The Three Brothers

Didier

The Wounded Man

Filmography

2012
To Be... A Classic
as Self
2009
On the Trail of the New Wave
as Self (archive footage)
2007
Once Upon a Time... 'Tess'
as Self
2004
François Truffaut, une autobiographie
as Self
Filming 'Tess'
as Self
Tess: From Novel to Screen
as Self
Tess: The Experience
as Self
Happily Ever After
as le père de Vincent
2003
The Car Keys
as Self / Producer
Once Upon a Time... Tchao Pantin
as Self
2002
Asterix & Obelix: Mission Cleopatra
as Portrait painter of Cléopâtre
2001
Va Savoir (Who Knows?)
as Librarian
1999
Hard Off
as Claude Langmann
1998
Un grand cri d'amour
as André Maillard
1997
Didier
as Type aéroport
1995
The Three Brothers
as Le Président du tribunal
1994
The Machine
as Hugues
1993
Germinal
as Narrator (voice) (uncredited)
1990
Stan the Flasher
as Stan Goldberg
1983
The Wounded Man
as Client
1981
Le Roi des cons
as L'agent de police
1978
Catherine Deneuve by Chance, or, A Certain Blondeness
as Self
1977
Urgent ou à quoi bon exécuter des projets puisque le projet est en lui-même une jouissance suffisante
as Self
1975
Male of the Century
as Claude
1972
Sex Shop
as Claude
1971
Le Cinema de Papa
as Claude Langmann adulte
1970
The Man with Connections
as Military doctor (uncredited)
1968
Marry Me! Marry Me!
as Claude
1966
Line of Demarcation
as Chef de famille juif
1965
The Sleeping Car Murder
as Un porteur à la gare de Lyon (uncredited)
1962
Greed
as André (uncredited)
The Seven Deadly Sins
as André (segment "L'avarice'") (uncredited)
Janine
as Claude
1961
Please, Not Now!
as Bernard
My Baby Is Black!
as Dauber
1960
The Truth
as Georges
Zazie dans le Métro
as Waiter (uncredited)
The Good Girls
as André, young soldier
1959
I Spit on Your Grave
as David
Asphalt
as Band Boy (uncredited)
1958
Dangerous Games
as Young man
1955
French Cancan
as Un jeune homme à l'inauguration (uncredited)
1953
Good Lord Without Confession
as Le fils d'Eugène