Christian Barbier

Personal Info

Birthday

June 28, 1924

Day of Death

2009-11-03

(85 years old)

Place of Birth

Saint-Ouen, Seine-Saint-Denis, France

Also Known As

Christian Raymond Barbier

Christian Barbier

Biography

Christian Barbier (28 June 1924 – 3 November 2009) was a French film and television actor. Barbier was born at Saint-Ouen, Seine (currently Seine-Saint-Denis), France.

During his career (1964 to 1997), he specialized in drama rather than comedy. In film, he held several leading roles but is especially distinguished in auxiliary roles depicting more limited characters. He is especially remembered for his first-class performance in Army of Shadows by Jean-Pierre Melville in 1969.

Known For

L'Homme du Picardie

Army of Shadows

Three Men to Destroy

Sans famille

Cinéma 16

Weekend at Dunkirk

The Horse

The Hurried Man

Filmography

1999
Retour à Fonteyne
as Antoine
1994
Éternelles
as The father
1991
Mother
as Father Pignon
The Year of Awakening
as le colonel
1986
Follow My Gaze
as Le présentateur TV
1985
Brigade of Death
as Robert Capes
1983
Hiver 60
as Emile, le père d'André
1981
Sept hommes en enfer
as Guillaume
1980
Three Men to Destroy
as Liethard
1977
The Hurried Man
as Cardiologist
Jambon d'Ardenne
as L'entrepreneur
1973
La Ligne de démarcation
as Marcellin
Coup de sang
as Vincent Tuarelli
The Burned Barns
as Captain of gendarmerie
1972
The Lonely Killers
as The worker
1971
Les Jambes en l'air
as Marcel
1970
The Horse
as Léon, Mathilde’s husband
Peace in the Fields
as Stanne Vanasche
1969
Winter
as Le producteur
Army of Shadows
as Guillaume Vermesch / The Buffalo
Target: Harry
as Sulley Boulez
La désirade
as Motorist
1968
Franciscan of Bourges
as Abbot Barret
The Man in the Buick
as Maxime
1967
Million Dollar Man
as Carl
Lamiel
as Vidocq
1966
Trans-Europ-Express
as Lorentz
Maigret at the Pigalle
as Ispettore Torrence
1964
The Black Indies
as Silfax
Marie Soleil
as The farm manager
Weekend at Dunkirk
as Paul
Lucky Jo
as Le commissaire Odile
1956
Nest of Spies
as Professor Verdier