Jules Berry
Jules Berry (actually Marie Louis Jules Paufichet; born February 9, 1883 in Poitiers, † April 20, 1951 in Paris) was a French actor.
Life
Jules Berry came from a family of merchants and studied architecture in Paris. In 1903 he had his first stage at the Théâtre Antoine commitment. In Georges Feydeau's play La duchesse of the Folies Bergeres - he celebrated in 1907 in Lyon successes. After that, he worked for several years in Brussels at the theater. Meanwhile, he had a short first film appearance in 1908 and 1911 another. Between 1914 and 1919 he performed military service.
In the 1920s, Berry became one of the most famous comedians in Parisian theaters. His playboy image is reflected in love affairs, gambling and betting debts and tax evasion. After more than 15 years, he took over in Marcel L' Herbiers The Money (1928 ) again a small movie role, but only in the early 1930s was the film work its main activity. He interrupted his stage career in 1933 and presented in 1940 a whole.
With " a bird of prey face, sharp looking eyes and mucous smile " Berry was in the French film of the 1930s and 1940s especially suited for the presentation slick villains. His playing style was heavily influenced by the theatricality, where he found his subject in roles of lover and seducer. Jean Renoir succeeded in The Crime of Mr. Lange ( 1936), Berry in the role of the cunning entrepreneur Batala wrest a more subtle game. Directed by Marcel Carné his most famous films were The day is dawning (1939) and The Night with the Devil (1942 ). After numerous second-rate thrillers, Berry succeeded in André Cerfs Comedy Si jeunesse savait (1947 ) a final histrionic climax.
Berry died in April 1951 and found his final resting place in the Cimetière du Père Lachaise in Paris.