Pierre Magnier
French actor (1869-1959) · France · On the map · Actors · Died at 90
Pierre Frédéric Magnier was a French actor who began on the stage in the 1890s and became a prominent silent film actor in France. He was the second actor to portray Cyrano de Bergerac in any film in 1925. He continued acting until the 1950s.
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1959Died15 October 19591953
Le Chasseur de chez Maxim'sFilm, Honoré, table master at Chez Maxim's1952
Mr. Leguignon LampisteFilm, Le général de Saint Bouquet1949
The Naked WomanFilm, The Prince of Chabran1948
The Murdered ModelFilm, Notary1946
Queen's NecklaceFilm, Prosecutor Joly de Fleury1944
Coup de têteFilm, (uncredited)1942
La Symphonie fantastiqueFilm, Professor (uncredited)1940
Schubert's SerenadeFilm, Le Prince Metternich1937
A Man to KillFilm, Colonel Guéraud1934
AmokFilm, President1931Fra DiavoloFilm, Generale Dufresne1930
The Two WorldsFilm1920La detteFilm1900
Le duel d'HamletFilm, Laertes1869Born22 February 1869
Le Chasseur de chez Maxim'sFilm, Honoré, table master at Chez Maxim's1952Mr. Leguignon LampisteFilm, Le général de Saint Bouquet1949The Naked WomanFilm, The Prince of Chabran1948The Murdered ModelFilm, Notary1946Queen's NecklaceFilm, Prosecutor Joly de Fleury1944Coup de têteFilm, (uncredited)1942La Symphonie fantastiqueFilm, Professor (uncredited)1940Schubert's SerenadeFilm, Le Prince Metternich1937A Man to KillFilm, Colonel Guéraud1934AmokFilm, President1931Fra DiavoloFilm, Generale Dufresne1930The Two WorldsFilm1920La detteFilm1900Le duel d'HamletFilm, Laertes1869Born22 February 1869People around Pierre
Close ties
Marcel L'Herbier Directed The Queen's Necklace and The Cheat
Louis Jouvet Also in The End of the Day and The Cheat
Pierre Renoir Also in Le Récif de corail and Personal Column
Gabrielle Dorziat Also in The End of the Day, Ruy Blas and Miroir
Aimé Clariond Also in Le Destin fabuleux de Désirée Clary (1942)
Paul Faivre Also in Miroir and The Misfortunes of Sophie
Jean-Louis Barrault Also in Pearls of the Crown (1937)
Renée Saint-Cyr Also in Pearls of the Crown (1937)
Viviane Romance Also in The Queen's Necklace (1946)
Gaston Modot Also in The End of the Day (1939)
Gaby Morlay Also in Le Destin fabuleux de Désirée Clary (1942)
Pierre Larquey Also in The Ladies in the Green Hats (1937)
Henri Diamant-Berger Directed The Porter from Maxim's (1953)
Julien Carette Also in The Rules of the Game (1939)
Victor Francen Also in The End of the Day and The Cheat
Jean Tissier Also in Lessons in Conduct and The Captain
Mireille Balin Also in Lady Killer and Captain Benoit
Alexandre Rignault Also in Ruy Blas, Serenade and The Captain
Marguerite Moreno Also in Pearls of the Crown (1937)- Jean Brochard Also in The Cheat, Captain Benoit and Forfaiture
Marcel Duhamel Also in Le Récif de corail and The Cheat
Yves Deniaud Also in Coral Reefs and Life of Pleasure
Christian-Jaque Directed Pearls of the Crown (1937)
Jean Gabin Also in Lady Killer and Le Récif de corail
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About this person
He is most remembered for the role of the General in Jean Renoir's La règle du jeu, where he has one of the films more poignant quotes when he praises Marcel Dalio's character as one of "a vanishing breed."
Country
France
Category
Actors
Type
Actor
Status
Deceased
Dates
Lived 1869 to 1959 · aged 90
