Maurice Barrier

Personal Info

Birthday

June 8, 1932

Day of Death

2020-04-12

(87 years old)

Place of Birth

Malicorne-sur-Sarthe, Sarthe, France

Also Known As

Maurice Jean-Étienne Barrier

Maurice Barrier

Biography

Maurice Barrier (8 June 1932 – 12 April 2020) was a French actor and singer. Barrier was the son of a cabinetmaker, and had his first job working in his father's workshop.

While in Rennes at age 28, he met several resident actors at the Théâtre National de Bretagne and made his stage debut in Caligula, written by Albert Camus. His first major role on television was in the film The Taking of Power by Louis XIV. His other major films included The Tall Blond Man with One Black Shoe, Two Men in Town, Black and White in Color, Coup de tête, and Flic Story.

Known For

Scene of the Crime

Louis la Brocante

The Tall Blond Man with One Black Shoe

David Lansky

The Fugitives

The ComDads

Two Men in Town

Flic Story

Filmography

2017
À la recherche de... Pierre Richard
as Self - Actor (archive footage)
2008
Marié(s) ou presque
as Charles
2005
Pierre Richard, l'art du déséquilibre
as Self
2002
La victoire des vaincus
as Le grand-père
1999
The Happiest Place on Earth
as Charrier
1993
Louis, the Child King
as Guitaud
Goupi-Mains rouges
as Mains rouges
1989
Life and Nothing But
as Mercadot
Rouget le braconnier
as le gendarme Javelle
1987
Charlie Dingo
as Chinaski
1986
The Fugitives
as Superintendent Duroc
The Way Out
as Smuggler
1985
Scout Toujours
as Marek
He Died with His Eyes Open
as Arthur Chalon
The Specialists
as Kovacs
One Woman or Two
as Le maire
1983
The ComDads
as Raffart
The Outsider
as « Tonton »
And the Ship Sails On
as Ziolev
1982
The Return of Martin Guerre
as Pierre Guerre
1979
Hothead
as Berri, boss of the 'Penalty'
1977
The Gang
as Lucien
1976
Black and White in Color
as Caprice
1975
The Gypsy
as Jacques Helman
Flic Story
as Rene Bollec
1973
Hail the Artist
as René, un acteur
Two Men in Town
as Investigating judge
The Edifying and Joyous Story of Colinot
as Host
1972
The Tall Blond Man with One Black Shoe
as Chaperon, Toulouse agent
1971
Raphael or the Debauched One
as Lasalle
1966
The Taking of Power by Louis XIV
as D'Artagnan