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Bruno Cremer

January 01, 1970

Bruno Jean Marie Cremer (6 October 1929 – 7 August 2010) was a French actor best known for portraying Jules Maigret on French television, from 1991 to 2005.

Bruno Cremer
Cremer as Jules Maigret in the 1991 TV series
Born
Bruno Jean Marie Cremer

(1929-10-06)6 October 1929
Saint-Mandé, Val-de-Marne, France
Died7 August 2010(2010-08-07) (aged 80)
Paris, France
OccupationActor
Spouse
Chantal Cremer
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(m. 1984; died 2010)​
Children3

Origins edit

Bruno Cremer was born in Saint-Mandé, Val-de-Marne, in the eastern suburbs of Paris, France. His mother, Jeanne Rullaert, a musician, was of Belgian Flemish origin and his father, Georges, was a businessman from Lille who, though born French, had taken out Belgian nationality after the French armed forces refused to accept him for service in the First World War. Bruno himself opted for French nationality when he reached the age of 18. His childhood was largely spent in Paris.

Bruno attended the Cours Hattemer, a private school.[1] Having completed his secondary studies, he followed an interest in acting which had interested him since the age of 12 and trained in acting from 1952 at France's highly selective Conservatoire national supérieur d'art dramatique (English: French National Academy of Dramatic Arts).

Career edit

His career began with ten years spent acting in live theatre, playing roles drawn from works of Shakespeare, Oscar Wilde and Jean Anouilh. Aged already 30, he created the role of Thomas Becket in the 1959 world premiere of Anouilh's Becket, and held Anouilh in veneration all his life. Later Cremer played Max in a French production of Bent by Martin Sherman in 1981. He regarded his basic profession as that of a stage actor, though he gravitated firmly to films.

It was in 1957 that Cremer had his first credited part in a film, Quand la femme s'en mêle (When a woman meddles), which starred Alain Delon. However, it was in 1965 that Cremer's career really began to prosper, with the film La 317e section, (The 317th Platoon), directed by Pierre Schoendoerffer and set in Indochina during the French colonial wars. From then onwards, Cremer became a popular actor and appeared in over 110 productions for cinema and television.

While Cremer tried to avoid labels and typecasting, he tended to be offered tough-guy roles, often military men. Examples from various points in his career include Section spéciale (1975), La légion saute sur Kolwezi (1980) and Là-haut, un roi au-dessus des nuages (2004).

Special Section (French original title: Section spéciale), released in 1975, is about a kangaroo court set up in collaborationist Vichy France to ensure judicial convictions of innocent people so as to mollify the Nazis. A French language film directed by the Greek-French film director Costa-Gavras, it features Cremer as Lucien Sampaix, a Communist journalist.

The 1980 film La légion saute sur Kolwezi (English Operation Leopard), directed by Raoul Coutard, is a documentary-style portrayal of a real-life operation headed by the French Foreign Legion in the Democratic Republic of the Congo in 1978 to rescue foreign hostages. Cremer plays a military commander. Pierre Schoendoerffer’s 2004 film Là-haut, un roi au-dessus des nuages (Above the Clouds), based on his own novel, Là-haut. Cremer played the Colonel.

Some 30 other film parts of Cremer included releases by both French and foreign directors. In 1967, for example, came the film The Stranger (Italian: Lo straniero), directed by Italian director Luchino Visconti, based on the novel L'Étranger by Albert Camus, and starring Marcello Mastroianni. The 1976 release The Good and the Bad (French Le Bon et les Méchants) was directed by Claude Lelouch, with Cremer playing Inspector Bruno Deschamps.

The next year, 1977, came the thriller Sorcerer (French Le Convoi de la peur), based on Georges Arnaud’s novel Le Salaire de la peur and directed by a William Friedkin fresh from the successes of The French Connection (1971) and The Exorcist (1973). In Sorcerer, Cremer played the fraudulent Paris banker Victor Manzon, starring alongside Roy Scheider. In 1989 Cremer starred in Jean-Claude Brisseau’s film drama White Wedding (French Noce Blanche) with Vanessa Paradis.

From 1991, he became a universally known figure in France and elsewhere for his televised portrayal of George Simenon's Commissaire Maigret, a role he played until 2005, totalling 54 episodes. During this period his cinema film commitments were few, though he did appear in 2000 with Charlotte Rampling in Under the Sand, written and directed by François Ozon, in 2001 in José Giovanni's Mon père, il m'a sauvé la vie, and in 2004 in Pierre Schoendoerffer’s Là-haut, un roi au-dessus des nuages (Above the Clouds).

In 2005, in the final episode of the Maigret series, his voice was dubbed by that of Vincent Grass in Maigret et l'Étoile du Nord: Cremer was suffering from the throat cancer that made him decide to end his career.

Later years edit

Cremer was made an officer of the Légion d’honneur in 2008.

A lifelong smoker of Punch brand cigars, he died of a cancer of the tongue and the pharynx from which he had suffered for several years,[2][3][4] in a Paris hospital on Saturday, 7 August 2010, aged 80. His funeral service was held in Paris on 13 August 2010 at the church of Saint Thomas of Aquinas, in the VIIth arrondissement. He is buried in the Montparnasse Cemetery, Paris.

His part autobiography appeared in 2000 under the title, Un certain jeune homme (A certain young man). In it he covered not the whole of his life, but only his early career, until the death of his father.

Married twice, Cremer had a son, Stéphane, by his first wife, and two daughters, Constance and Marie-Clementine, by his second wife, Chantal, whom he married in 1984.

Selected filmography edit

References edit

  1. ^ . Hattemer. Archived from the original on 2015-06-18. Retrieved 2015-06-30.
  2. ^ Marine Madelmond (23 July 2016). "Maigret, D8 : Bruno Cremer, que deviennent ses enfants?". TéléStar.
  3. ^ "Décès du comédien français Bruno Cremer". RFI. 9 August 2010. Retrieved 9 August 2010..
  4. ^ 'Maigret' star Bruno Cremer dies at 80: On Google News - AFP Text, August 8, 2010

External links edit

  • Bruno Cremer at IMDb
  • (unofficial) (in French)

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This article needs additional citations for verification Please help improve this article by adding citations to reliable sources Unsourced material may be challenged and removed Find sources Bruno Cremer news newspapers books scholar JSTOR January 2013 Learn how and when to remove this template message Bruno Jean Marie Cremer 6 October 1929 7 August 2010 was a French actor best known for portraying Jules Maigret on French television from 1991 to 2005 Bruno CremerCremer as Jules Maigret in the 1991 TV seriesBornBruno Jean Marie Cremer 1929 10 06 6 October 1929Saint Mande Val de Marne FranceDied7 August 2010 2010 08 07 aged 80 Paris FranceOccupationActorSpouseChantal Cremer m 1984 died 2010 wbr Children3 Contents 1 Origins 2 Career 3 Later years 4 Selected filmography 5 References 6 External linksOrigins editBruno Cremer was born in Saint Mande Val de Marne in the eastern suburbs of Paris France His mother Jeanne Rullaert a musician was of Belgian Flemish origin and his father Georges was a businessman from Lille who though born French had taken out Belgian nationality after the French armed forces refused to accept him for service in the First World War Bruno himself opted for French nationality when he reached the age of 18 His childhood was largely spent in Paris Bruno attended the Cours Hattemer a private school 1 Having completed his secondary studies he followed an interest in acting which had interested him since the age of 12 and trained in acting from 1952 at France s highly selective Conservatoire national superieur d art dramatique English French National Academy of Dramatic Arts Career editHis career began with ten years spent acting in live theatre playing roles drawn from works of Shakespeare Oscar Wilde and Jean Anouilh Aged already 30 he created the role of Thomas Becket in the 1959 world premiere of Anouilh s Becket and held Anouilh in veneration all his life Later Cremer played Max in a French production of Bent by Martin Sherman in 1981 He regarded his basic profession as that of a stage actor though he gravitated firmly to films It was in 1957 that Cremer had his first credited part in a film Quand la femme s en mele When a woman meddles which starred Alain Delon However it was in 1965 that Cremer s career really began to prosper with the film La 317e section The 317th Platoon directed by Pierre Schoendoerffer and set in Indochina during the French colonial wars From then onwards Cremer became a popular actor and appeared in over 110 productions for cinema and television While Cremer tried to avoid labels and typecasting he tended to be offered tough guy roles often military men Examples from various points in his career include Section speciale 1975 La legion saute sur Kolwezi 1980 and La haut un roi au dessus des nuages 2004 Special Section French original title Section speciale released in 1975 is about a kangaroo court set up in collaborationist Vichy France to ensure judicial convictions of innocent people so as to mollify the Nazis A French language film directed by the Greek French film director Costa Gavras it features Cremer as Lucien Sampaix a Communist journalist The 1980 film La legion saute sur Kolwezi English Operation Leopard directed by Raoul Coutard is a documentary style portrayal of a real life operation headed by the French Foreign Legion in the Democratic Republic of the Congo in 1978 to rescue foreign hostages Cremer plays a military commander Pierre Schoendoerffer s 2004 film La haut un roi au dessus des nuages Above the Clouds based on his own novel La haut Cremer played the Colonel Some 30 other film parts of Cremer included releases by both French and foreign directors In 1967 for example came the film The Stranger Italian Lo straniero directed by Italian director Luchino Visconti based on the novel L Etranger by Albert Camus and starring Marcello Mastroianni The 1976 release The Good and the Bad French Le Bon et les Mechants was directed by Claude Lelouch with Cremer playing Inspector Bruno Deschamps The next year 1977 came the thriller Sorcerer French Le Convoi de la peur based on Georges Arnaud s novel Le Salaire de la peur and directed by a William Friedkin fresh from the successes of The French Connection 1971 and The Exorcist 1973 In Sorcerer Cremer played the fraudulent Paris banker Victor Manzon starring alongside Roy Scheider In 1989 Cremer starred in Jean Claude Brisseau s film drama White Wedding French Noce Blanche with Vanessa Paradis From 1991 he became a universally known figure in France and elsewhere for his televised portrayal of George Simenon s Commissaire Maigret a role he played until 2005 totalling 54 episodes During this period his cinema film commitments were few though he did appear in 2000 with Charlotte Rampling in Under the Sand written and directed by Francois Ozon in 2001 in Jose Giovanni s Mon pere il m a sauve la vie and in 2004 in Pierre Schoendoerffer s La haut un roi au dessus des nuages Above the Clouds In 2005 in the final episode of the Maigret series his voice was dubbed by that of Vincent Grass in Maigret et l Etoile du Nord Cremer was suffering from the throat cancer that made him decide to end his career Later years editCremer was made an officer of the Legion d honneur in 2008 A lifelong smoker of Punch brand cigars he died of a cancer of the tongue and the pharynx from which he had suffered for several years 2 3 4 in a Paris hospital on Saturday 7 August 2010 aged 80 His funeral service was held in Paris on 13 August 2010 at the church of Saint Thomas of Aquinas in the VIIth arrondissement He is buried in the Montparnasse Cemetery Paris His part autobiography appeared in 2000 under the title Un certain jeune homme A certain young man In it he covered not the whole of his life but only his early career until the death of his father Married twice Cremer had a son Stephane by his first wife and two daughters Constance and Marie Clementine by his second wife Chantal whom he married in 1984 Selected filmography editThe Long Teeth 1953 L homme qui sort de la boite uncredited Send a Woman When the Devil Fails 1957 Bernard Mourir d amour 1961 L inspecteur Terens Le tout pour le tout 1962 Le medecin The 317th Platoon 1965 L adjudant Willsdorf Marco the Magnificent 1965 Guillaume de Tripoli a Knight Templar Objectif 500 millions 1966 Capitaine Jean Reichau Is Paris Burning 1966 directed by Rene Clement Colonel Rol Tanguy If I Were a Spy 1967 Matras Shock Troops 1967 Cazal The Stranger 1967 Priest Le Viol 1967 Walter The Killer Likes Candy 1968 Oscar Snell La Bande a Bonnot 1968 Jules Bonnot Bye bye Barbara 1969 Hugo Michelli Les Gauloises bleues 1969 Le pere Safety Catch 1970 Duca Lamberti Lucas Lamberti Pour un sourire 1970 Michael The Time to Die 1970 Max Topfer Biribi 1971 Le capitaine Lover of the Great Bear 1971 Saska Plot 1972 Maitre Michel Vigneau l avocat de Sadiel Sans sommation fr 1973 L ex sergent Donetti Le Protecteur 1974 Beaudrier The Suspects 1974 Commissaire Bonetti La Chair de l orchidee 1975 Louis Delage Section speciale 1975 Lucien Sampaix le journaliste ancien secretaire general de L Humanite The Good and the Bad 1976 Bruno L Alpagueur 1976 L Epervier Sorcerer 1977 directed by William Friedkin Victor Manzon Serrano Le Crabe Tambour 1977 L adjudant Willsdorf uncredited L Ordre et la securite du monde 1978 Lucas Richter A Simple Story 1978 Georges On efface tout 1979 Claude Raisman La Legion saute sur Kolwezi 1980 Pierre Delbart Meme les momes ont du vague a l ame 1980 Morton Anthracite 1980 Le prefet des etudes Une robe noire pour un tueur 1980 Alain Riviere La Puce et le Prive 1981 Valentin Val Brosse Aimee 1981 Carl Freyer Espion leve toi 1982 Richard Josepha 1982 Regis Duchemin Le prix du danger 1983 Antoine Chirex Effraction 1983 Pierre Un jeu brutal 1983 Christian Tessier Fanny Pelopaja 1984 Andres Gallego Le Matelot 512 1984 Le Commandant Roger Le regard dans le miroir 1985 Eric Chevallier Le Transfuge 1985 Bernard Corain Derborence 1985 Seraphin Tenue de soiree 1986 The Art Lover De bruit et de fureur 1988 Marcel Adieu je t aime 1988 Michel Dupre Cartel de Radjani 1989 Joulin Noce Blanche 1989 with Vanessa Paradis Francois Hainaut La piovra 1989 1992 TV series Antonio Espinosa Tumultes 1990 The Father Atto di dolore 1990 Armando Money 1991 Marc Lavater Un vampire au paradis 1992 Antoine Belfond Falsch 1992 Joe Taxi de nuit 1993 Silver le taxi Sous le sable 2000 Jean Drillon Mon pere il m a sauve la vie 2001 Joe La haut un roi au dessus des nuages fr 2003 Le colonelReferences edit Quelques Anciens Celebres Hattemer Archived from the original on 2015 06 18 Retrieved 2015 06 30 Marine Madelmond 23 July 2016 Maigret D8 Bruno Cremer que deviennent ses enfants TeleStar Deces du comedien francais Bruno Cremer RFI 9 August 2010 Retrieved 9 August 2010 Maigret star Bruno Cremer dies at 80 On Google News AFP Text August 8 2010External links editBruno Cremer at IMDb The Bruno Cremer Maigret website unofficial in French Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Bruno Cremer amp oldid 1219960420, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,

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