Firmin Gémier
French actor and theatre director (1869-1933) · France · On the map · Actors · Died at 64
Firmin Gémier was a French actor and director. Internationally, he is most famous for originating the role of Père Ubu in Alfred Jarry’s play Ubu Roi. He is known as the principal architect of the popular theatre movement in France.
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1933Died26 November 1933
La fuséeFilm, 1933Etienne GirbalLe simounFilm, 1933Director1932Un homme sans nomFilm1926
La branche morteFilm
The MagicianFilm, 1926Dr. Porhoët1920Officer of the Legion of HonourAward1917
The Torture of SilenceFilm, Dr. Gilles Berliac1869Born21 February 1869
La fuséeFilm, 1933Etienne GirbalLe simounFilm, 1933Director1932Un homme sans nomFilm1926La branche morteFilmThe MagicianFilm, 1926Dr. Porhoët1920Officer of the Legion of HonourAward1917The Torture of SilenceFilm, Dr. Gilles Berliac1869Born21 February 1869People around Firmin
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Country
France
Category
Actors
Type
Actor
Status
Deceased
Dates
Lived 1869 to 1933 · aged 64
