Jules Berry
Acting • Born 1883-02-09 – Died 1951-04-23
Biography
Jules Berry (born Marie Louis Jules Paufichet; 9 February 1883 – 23 April 1951) was a French actor. Berry and his two brothers were born to parents who sold hardware and settled in Poitou. The family moved to Paris in 1888. Berry completed his studies at the Lycée Louis-le-Grand and then graduated from École nationale supérieure des Beaux-Arts. It was during his studies that Berry developed an interest in the theater. Following an audition, he was hired by the Théâtre Antoine-Simone Berriau to act in La Mort du duc d'Enghien by Léon Hennique, and Le Perroquet vert by Arthur Schnitzler. Later he performed at the Théâtre de l'Ambigu-Comique and the Théâtre de l'Athénée. During a tour in Lyon, he was noticed by Jean-François Ponson, who hired him for a period of 12 years at the Théâtre royal des Galeries Saint-Hubert in Brussels. Audiences in Brussels gave him a warm welcome, where he played in productions such as Le Mariage de mademoiselle Beulemans. Berry subsequently performed in 30 successful plays for Marcel Achard, Alfred Savoir, Louis Verneuil, and Roger Ferdinand. One of Berry's first movie roles was the silent film Oliver Cromwell (1911) directed by Henri Desfontaines. His first appearance in a talking picture was Mon coeur et ses millions (1931) with Suzy Prim. Over the course of his career, Berry acted in 89 motion pictures. Bombastic, extravagant, and whimsical, Berry was as flamboyant as any entertainer of the period, including Pierre Brasseur. Berry is often considered one of the greatest actors in the history of French cinema. Among Berry's best films are: The Crime of Monsieur Lange by Jean Renoir, Les Visiteurs du Soir by Marcel Carné, Le Jour Se Lève by Marcel Carné, Strange Inheritance by Louis Daquin, Baccara by Yves Mirande, 27 Rue de la Paix by Richard Pottier and L'Habit vert by Roger Richebé. Berry ended his film career in 1951 to interpret the texts of Jacques Prévert. Berry was romantically involved with actresses Jane Marken, Suzy Prim, and Josseline Gaël. He and Gaël had a daughter named Michelle in 1939. A compulsive gambler, Berry frequented casinos and horse races. In April 1951, Berry was admitted to the Hôpital Broussais, where he died of a heart attack caused by treatment for rheumatism. He is buried in the Père Lachaise Cemetery (division 80). Source: Article "Jules Berry" from Wikipedia in English, licensed under CC-BY-SA 3.0.
Filmography
89 credits
Daybreak
Movie • 1939
M. Valentin
Unusual Tales
Movie • 1949
Fortunato
The Devil's Envoys
Movie • 1942
The Devil
Rigolboche
Movie • 1936
Berry
Café de Paris
Movie • 1938
Fleury
Portrait of a Murderer
Movie • 1949
Pfeiffer
King of Hotels
Movie • 1932
The Crime of Monsieur Lange
Movie • 1936
Batala
Une femme chipée
Movie • 1934
Doctor Germont
Jeunes filles à marier
Movie • 1935
Philippe
Et moi, j'te dis qu'elle t'a fait de l'oeil
Movie • 1935
André Courvalin
Touche-à-tout
Movie • 1935
Bressac
A Hen on a Wall
Movie • 1936
Henri Sornin
Disk 413
Movie • 1936
Captain Richard Maury
Wolves Between Them
Movie • 1936
Le Club des Aristocrates
Movie • 1937
Serge de Montbreuse
A Man to Kill
Movie • 1937
Commissioner Raucourt
La Bête aux sept manteaux
Movie • 1937
Champs-Elysees
Movie • 1937
Maxime Germont
Balthazar
Movie • 1937
Les Deux Combinards
Movie • 1938
Jacques Barisart
The West
Movie • 1938
Max - Le portier
The Woman Thief
Movie • 1938
Sadoc Torner
Clodoche
Movie • 1938
L'An 40
Movie • 1941
Stanislas
Deputy Eusèbe
Movie • 1939
Félix Jacassar
Soyez les bienvenus
Movie • 1942
The player
La Symphonie fantastique
Movie • 1942
Schlesinger
Cas de conscience
Movie • 1939
His Uncle from Normandy
Movie • 1939
Parade in 7 Nights
Movie • 1941
Inspector Calas
The Big Fight
Movie • 1942
Charlie
After the Storm
Movie • 1941
Alex Krakow
Face au destin
Movie • 1941
Claude Davenay
Le Soleil de minuit
Movie • 1943
Forestier
Chambre 13
Movie • 1942
The Image Book
Movie • 2018
(archive footage)
Le mort ne reçoit plus
Movie • 1944
Dorothy Looks for Love
Movie • 1945
Mr. Pascal
La Troisième Dalle
Movie • 1946
Professor Barbaroux
Dreams of Love
Movie • 1947
Belloni
Si jeunesse savait...
Movie • 1948
Charles Vigne
Distress
Movie • 1947
Frontenac
The London Man
Movie • 1943
Brown
Without Trumpet or Drum
Movie • 1950
Saint-Rosay,le cousin écossais d'André
Tête blonde
Movie • 1950
Frédéric Octave Pancrace Truche
The Rear-Wheel Drive Gang
Movie • 1950
The Baron of Puy de la Margelle
Les Maîtres-nageurs
Movie • 1951
Chamboise
Baccara
Movie • 1935
André Leclerc
Behind the Facade
Movie • 1939
Alfredo d'Avila, dancer of these ladies
Star Without Light
Movie • 1946
Billy Daniel
The Crowned Fish Tavern
Movie • 1947
Léo
The Duraton Family
Movie • 1940
Sammy Walter
The Mondesir Heir
Movie • 1940
Waldemar, le mage
Adventure in Paris
Movie • 1936
Michel Levasseur
Marie-Martine
Movie • 1943
Novelist Loïc Limousin
The Kings of Sport
Movie • 1937
Acteur
27, rue de la Paix
Movie • 1936
Denis Grand
French White Cargo
Movie • 1937
Moreno
Not Any Weekend for Our Love
Movie • 1950
Le baron Richard de Valirman
Crossroads
Movie • 1938
Lucien Sarrow
Arsène Lupin, Detective
Movie • 1937
Barnett, alias Arsène Lupin
Le Voyageur de la Toussaint
Movie • 1943
Plantel
The Fleeing Dead
Movie • 1936
Hector Trignol
Mr. Gregoire Runs Away
Movie • 1946
Charles Tuffal
Paris - New-York
Movie • 1940
Manager Sinclair
Mr. Nobody
Movie • 1936
Monsieur Personne
Stars Never Die
Movie • 1957
Self (archive footage)
I'll Love You Forever
Movie • 1943
Oscar
Behold Beatrice
Movie • 1944
Richelière
The Murderer Is Not Guilty
Movie • 1946
Jules Berry
The White Truck
Movie • 1943
Shabbas
Hercule
Movie • 1938
Vasco
The Green Dress
Movie • 1937
Parmeline
A Picnic on the Grass
Movie • 1937
Pierre Haguet
L'Argent
Movie • 1928
Huret
Final Accord
Movie • 1938
Baron Larzac
My Heart and Its Millions
Movie • 1931
Franck Crighton
Messieurs Ludovic
Movie • 1946
Mr. Mareuil
L'Embuscade
Movie • 1941
Armand Limeuil
Arlette et ses papas
Movie • 1934
The Midnight Airplane
Movie • 1938
Inspector Leroy
Quick
Movie • 1932
Quick, Music Clown
Retour au bonheur
Movie • 1942
Tristi amori
Movie • 1943
Il conte Ettore Arcieri
The Woman of Monte Carlo
Movie • 1938
Count Messirian
L'assassin a peur la nuit
Movie • 1942
Jérôme
Little Nothings
Movie • 1941
Lefèvre (uncredited)
Encyclopédie audiovisuelle du cinéma
TV • 1978
Self (archive footage)