- Patrick Dewaere
Patrick Dewaere (
January 26 ,1947 –July 16 ,1982 ) was a Frenchactor .He was born in
Saint-Brieuc ,Côtes-d'Armor , France, the son of the French actress Madeleine (Mado) Maurin. He committedsuicide at age 35 by shooting himself with arifle inParis .Short-lived Patrick Dewaere was one of the most promising and popular French actors of the '70s. In 1968, he joined
Café de la Gare , thetroupe of performers which also included such future stars asGérard Depardieu andMiou-Miou . After initially appearing under the pseudonym Patrick Maurin, he finally opted for Dewaere, which was his grandmother's maiden name.Onscreen from 1971 in various bit parts, Dewaere made the breakthrough with his first major role in
Bertrand Blier 's anarchic comedy "Les Valseuses " (1974) where he and Gérard Depardieu starred as two young delinquents. The actor would team up again with Depardieu in Blier's Oscar-winning comedy "Preparez Vos Mouchoirs" (1978).Despite Dewaere's obvious talent for comedy, he was often successfully cast as a fragile,
neurotic individual. Shortly after the release of "Paradis Pour Tous" (1982), the black comedy where his character committed suicide, the actor shot himself in his house. ThePatrick Dewaere Award was established in France in 1983. The actor was the subject of the French documentary "Patrick Dewaere", which was shown at the Cannes Film Festival in 1992.Recently, Raphaël, a French
singer , wrote a song in his honour, "Chanson pour Patrick Dewaere" (Song for Patrick Dewaere).Filmography, as actor
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Je reviendrai à Kandara " (1956), directed byVictor Vicas
*"Paris brûle-t-il ? " (1965), directed byRené Clément
*"La Vie sentimentale de Georges le tueur " (1971), directed byDaniel Berger
*"Les Mariés de l'an II " (1971), directed byJean-Paul Rappeneau
*"Themroc " (1973), directed byClaude Faraldo
*"Lily aime-moi " (1974), directed byMaurice Dugowson
*"Les Valseuses " (1974), directed byBertrand Blier
*"Catherine et compagnie " (1975), directed byMichel Boisrond
*"Adieu poulet " (1975), directed byPierre Granier-Deferre
*"La meilleure façon de marcher " (1975), directed byClaude Miller
*"Marcia trionfale " (1976), directed byMarco Bellocchio
*"F... comme Fairbanks " (1976), directed by Maurice Dugowson (also credited as co-composer of the music)
*"Le Juge Fayard dit le shérif " (1977), directed byYves Boisset
*"La Clé sur la porte " (1978), directed by Yves Boisset
*"Coup de tête " (1978), directed byJean-Jacques Annaud
*"Préparez vos mouchoirs " (1978), directed by Bertrand Blier
*"L'Ingorgo - una storia impossibile " (1978), directed byLuigi Comencini
*"Série noire (film) " (1978), directed byAlain Corneau
*"Un mauvais fils " (1980), directed byClaude Sautet
*"Psy " (1980), directed byPhilippe de Broca
*"Plein sud " (1980), directed byLuc Béraud
*"Mille milliards de dollars " (1981), directed byHenri Verneuil
*"Hôtel des Amériques " (1981), directed byAndré Téchiné
*"Beau-Père " (1981), directed by Bertrand Blier
*"Paradis pour tous " (1982), directed byAlain Jessua External links
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