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Philippe Noiret 1930 - 2006

Philippe Noiret was born on October 1, 1930 at Lille, Nord, France, and died at age 76 years old on November 23, 2006 in Paris France.. Philippe Noiret was buried on November 26, 2006 at Montparnasse Cemetery 3 Bd Edgar Quinet, in Paris, Département de Paris County, IDF France. Family, friend, or fan, this family history biography is for you to remember Philippe Noiret.

Philippe Noiret

October 1, 1930

Lille, Nord, France

November 23, 2006

Paris, France.

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The best character actor from France who appeared in 140 films. Philippe Noiret Famous memorial Birth 1 Oct 1930 Lille, Departement du Nord, Nord-Pas-de-Calais, France Death 23 Nov 2006 (aged 76) Paris, City of Paris, Île-de-France, France Burial Montparnasse Cemetery Paris, City of Paris, Île-de-France, France Show Map Plot Avenue Transversale, 3rd Division, 1st Section Actor. Born in Lille, Nord, France, he appeared mainly in international films. After a career on the stage, he made his movie debut in 1949 with a minor role in the film "Gigi". Noiret had memorable performances in such films as "The Night of the Generals" (1966), "Alexandre le bienheureux" (1967), "Topaz" (1969), "Murphy's War" (1970), "The Serpent" (1972), "La grande bouffe" (1973), "Le vieux fusil" (1975), "Le juge et l'assassin" (1976), "Dear Detective" (1978), "Les ripoux" (1984), as the projectionist in "Cinema Paradiso" (1988), "Il Postino" (1994), "Les côtelettes" (2003), and "Père et fils" (2003). Bio by: C.S.
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1930

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October 1, 1930

Birthdate

Lille, Nord, France

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Professional Career

PHILIPPE NOIRET Born October 1, 1930, in Lille, Nord, France Died November 23, 2006, Paris, France (cancer) Height 6′ 1″ (1.85 m) Mini Bio Philippe Noiret was one of French cinema's most familiar faces who appeared in more than 140 films in a career that spanned more than half a century. He was born on October 1, 1930, in Lille, Nord, France, into a middle-class family of shopkeepers. His father was fond of literature. Young Noiret attended the College Janson-of-Sally in the 16th arrondissement in Paris. At school, he was more interested in acting than in academics; he failed to pass his baccalaureate exams three times and left school without graduation. He studied acting at the Centre Dramatique de l'Ouest (Western Drama Theatre). There, in 1950, Noiret made his debut sharing the stage with Gérard Philipe under the directorship of Roger Blin. From 1953-1960 Noiret was a permanent member of the troupe with the Théâtre National Populaire (TNP) in Paris. There he played over 40 roles in seven years under the directorship of Jean Vilar. While there he met actress Monique Chaumette, whom he married in 1962, and they had one daughter, Frederique. At that time Noiret continued his acting career as a stand-up comedian and a nightclub entertainer. Noiret made his big screen debut playing bit part in Gigi (1949), then earned his first on-screen credit in Agence Matrimoniale (1952). He landed his first leading role as Lui, a government inspector, in the French New Wave film La Pointe Courte (1955) by notable female director Agnès Varda. His first big success came in 1960 with Louis Malle's film Zazie dans le Métro (1960) (aka.. Zazie in the Metro). In 1968 he became a star in France with the title role in Very Happy Alexander (1968). After that success, Noiret moved on with his acting career and devoted himself almost entirely to the big screen. Noiret's trademark hangdog face and his range allowed him to portray a middle-class man or an aristocrat, but not a handsome romantic hero, so he was cast primarily as the Everyman character. In La Grande Bouffe (1973), an allegoric film about sex orgy and suicide by overeating, which caused a scandal at Cannes in 1973, Noiret co-starred in a controversial role as suicidal judge Philippe, alongside Marcello Mastroianni. Philippe Noiret shot to international fame with the supporting role as Alfredo, an old man who is a small town projectionist who befriends and inspires a young boy, in Cinema Paradiso (1988). He received international acclaim for his portrayal of the exiled Chilean poet Pablo Neruda in The Postman (1994) by director Michael Radford. Noiret won two Cesar Awards (the French equivalent of the Oscars) and earned three more Cesar nominations. In 1976 he won his first Cesar for his exceptional performance as Julien Dandieu, a surgeon who kills the Nazis in revenge for the death of his wife and daughter, in The Old Gun (1975) (aka.. The Old Gun). Noiret won his second Cesar for the leading role as Major Delaplane in Life and Nothing But (1989) (aka.. Life and Nothing But) in 1990. Over the years, Noiret worked with all of the France's top directors. He also made excellent radio performances and popular books readings, which he narrated with his serious voice and impeccable diction. He was decorated with the Knight of the Legion of Honor. Philippe Noiret was also known as an elegant hedonist and an avid dog lover. His other interests outside of the acting profession included art, horses, gourmet cuisine and cigars. For about 30 years he resided in his country house in the wine country near Carcassonne, in the South of France, where he generously supported the local causes. Noiret died of generalized complications of cancer on November 23, 2006, in a hospital, in Paris, and was laid to rest in Cimetière du Monparnasse in Paris, France. - IMDb Mini Biography By: Steve Shelokhonov Family Spouse Monique Chaumette(August 13, 1962 - November 23, 2006) (his death, 1 child) Trivia Hergé, the Belgian author/cartoonist of the world-famous Tintin cartoons, felt that Noiret was the ideal choice to play a live action version of Tintin's "Captain Haddock" character. The winner of two Cesar Awards (the French equivalent of the Oscars), he has never attempted stardom in Hollywood. Known for his droopy bloodhound features, in real life he was an unabashed dog lover. Once a nightclub entertainer. After failing three times to pass his baccalaureate (the secondary school diploma) exams, he decided to study theater. Quotes [on Delphine Seyrig] Ah, Delphine Seyrig, everyone was in love with her... charming woman. Sad, that. That's the worst thing. It's not getting old. It's watching others disappear. [on director Bertrand Tavernier in a 1983 interview] I am completely free with Bertrand. I can do anything I feel, and I can try anything that I think of because I know he has a good eye, and he will tell me 'no' or 'yes,' or 'not quite so.' [on working with Simone Signoret in a 1983 interview] It was quite an experience because she is a fabulous actress, because she knows absolutely everything about movies, about what an actor can do on the screen. It's a real challenge to have someone like that in front of you. But she is quite hard to work with because she wants to be at the head of everything, and you have to remain very alert because otherwise, she can eat you. Alas, it makes things difficult. You have to stay a bit out of her reach because otherwise, she might just manage to devour you. [on Annie Giradot in a 1983 interview] Annie is the easiest person imaginable to work with, but just now she is not doing so very well because she made a lot of bad films, and I think she has some problems finding good scripts. I think the best way she could come back would be to find a role in a good play. She was not very clever in some career choices she made in the last period, and she is this certain kind of woman, always ready to do anything to help anyone. She will come back because she is an extraordinary actress. I like her very much.
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Death

November 23, 2006

Death date

cancer

Cause of death

Paris France.
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2006

Gravesite & Burial

November 26, 2006

Funeral date
Montparnasse Cemetery 3 Bd Edgar Quinet, in Paris, Département de Paris County, IDF 75014, France
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Obituary

Philippe Noiret, an Actor of Elegance and Dry Humor, Dies at 76 By Alan Riding Nov. 25, 2006 PARIS, Nov. 24 — Philippe Noiret, a much-loved French character actor who gained international renown through the movies “Il Postino” and “Cinema Paradiso,” died on Thursday at his home on the Left Bank in Paris. He was 76. The cause was cancer, said his agency, Artmedia. Although Mr. Noiret played a great variety of roles in a career dating to the early 1950s, one image that clung to him was that of an elegant gentleman farmer, reinforced by his aristocratic demeanor, dry sense of humor,r and velvety voice no less than his love of horses and country life. His own background, though, was modest. Born in Lille on Oct. 1, 1930, he failed to graduate from high school and, he later recalled, became an actor almost by default. His good fortune was to be hired by the Théâtre National Populaire in Paris in 1953. Seven years later, his movie career took off when he appeared in Louis Malle’s “Zazie dans le Métro.” With roles in more than 140 films after that, he worked with American and Italian directors as well as many leading French moviemakers. Among his best-known female co-stars were Simone Signoret, Romy Schneider, and Catherine Deneuve. Abroad, his most successful roles were as the village projectionist in Giuseppe Tornatore’s “Cinema Paradiso” (1988) and as the Chilean poet Pablo Neruda in Michael Radford’s “Postino” (1994). He also starred alongside Marcello Mastroianni in “La Grande Bouffe,” Marco Ferreri’s 1973 portrait of suicidal gluttony. Philippe Noiret, center, in the 1990 film “Ripoux Contre Ripoux.” Mr. Noiret also made many films in Italy, including “Il Postino.” Mr. Noiret frequently appeared in movies with his wife, the actress Monique Chaumette, whom he married in 1962. She and their daughter, Frédérique, survive him. In France, one of his finest roles was that of Major Delaplane, a French Army officer charged with organizing war memorials after World War I, in Bertrand Tavernier’s 1989 “La Vie et Rien d’Autre” (“Life and Nothing But”). For this role, he won a César, the French equivalent of an Oscar. He won his first César for best actor in Robert Enrico’s 1975 “Le Vieux Fusil” (“The Old Gun”). Mr. Tavernier, who made eight films with Mr. Noiret, was among numerous directors to remember him fondly. “He was a friend, a brother, someone I could count on for every adventure and whom I tried to serve by giving him different characters to play,” he told the radio station RTL on Friday. An outpouring of tributes underscored the special affection Mr. Noiret enjoyed in France. President Jacques Chirac hailed him as “one of theater’s and cinema’s most outstanding and engaging people.” Prime Minister Dominique de Villepin said he “captured and expressed something of the French soul.” In Italy, where Mr. Noiret made many films, newspaper headlines included “The Frenchman Adopted by Italy” and “Farewell Noiret, the French Star Who Conquered Italy.” Knowing that Mr. Noiret was ill, Aldo Tassone, the artistic director of France Cinema, an annual festival of French films in Florence, dedicated last month’s festival to him. Mr. Noiret had a down-to-earth view of his own long career. “When I think back, I see someone who has correctly executed his trade as an artisan,” the Paris Daily Libération quoted him as saying. “I have done a few difficult films as well as some not demanding enough. The average is not bad. I am a popular actor and I like that idea.”

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