Paul Crauchet
Actor · Since 1962
Known for
Paul Crauchet is a working actor with credits spread across cinema, television and everything between. Neither the cinema nor the television half of the career can be called the side project. The single most recognizable credit is 'Army of Shadows', playing Félix Lepercq. 'Le Cercle Rouge' belongs on any short list of his work.
Paul Crauchet
Actor · Since 1962
57 Movies · 8 Series
Paul Crauchet is a working actor with credits spread across cinema, television and everything between. Neither the cinema nor the television half of the career can be called the side project. The single most recognizable credit is 'Army of Shadows', playing Félix Lepercq. 'Le Cercle Rouge' belongs on any short list of his work.
Movies
Plays Félix Lepercq
Army of Shadows
1969
Plays The Receiver
Le Cercle Rouge
1970
Plays L'inspecteur Lévêque
The Swimming Pool
1969
Plays Priest
Is Paris Burning?
1966
Plays Paul Robier
Flic Story
1975
Plays Osam
La Belle Verte
1996
Plays Morand
Un Flic
1972
Plays Edmond des Papillons, aka Mond des Parpaillouns
My Mother's Castle
1990
Plays Gaby
The Merry Widow
2007
Plays Cathy's father
The Witness
1978
Plays Touegueule
War of the Buttons
1962
Plays Georges Briand
Ho !
1968
Plays Insurer
The Last Adventure
1967
Plays Jacques Loring, Martin's neighbor
Last Known Address
1970
Plays Le Duc de Luynes
The King's Whore
1990
Plays Edmond des Papillons, aka Mond des Parpaillouns
My Father's Glory
1990
Plays Francis Palombo
Without Apparent Motive
1971
Plays Alek's Father
To Kill a Priest
1988
Plays le 1er patient
Wild Grass
2009
Plays Public Prosecutor
The Married Couple of the Year Two
1971
Plays Roberto
The War Is Over
1966
Plays Pépé
Fast
1995
Plays Pelissier, accountant
The Wise Guys
1965
Plays Chavignac
A Cloud in the Teeth
1974
Plays Pierre
Black List
1984
Plays Le père
Who Cares: Anatomy of a Delivery Boy
1971
Plays Fred
Sign of the Lion
1962
Plays Commissioner Sébeille
The Dominici Affair
1973
Plays Le Père Clément
The Grocer's Son
2007
Plays The Plumber
Impossible Object
1973
Plays Dr. Bernard
Zita
1968
Plays Pierre Cateux
The Burned Barns
1973
Plays Raphaël
Butterfly on the Shoulder
1978
Plays Inspector
Beyond Fear
1975
Plays Zagra
Where Did Tom Go?
1971
Plays Poucier
The Sunday of Life
1967
Plays Le mendiant
Dessine-moi un jouet
1999
Plays Photograph
Why Women Sin
1958
Plays Gaston, le patron du 1er bistrot
Beaujolais Nouveau Is Arrived
1978
Plays Henri, drunkard
The Wonderful Crook
1975
Plays Valdés
The Looters
1967
Plays Rollin
The Track
1975
Plays Yves Rodellec
La Brute
1987
Plays The father
Félicité
1979
TV Shows
Plays Charles « Branl'dans le vent »
Between Land and Sea
1997
Plays Planchet
D'Artagnan
1969
Plays Jules (père de Jean-Baptiste)
Le Champ Dolent, le roman de la terre
2002
Plays Pépé
Les Allumettes suédoises
1996
Plays Gautrais
Belphegor, or The Phantom of the Louvre
1965
Plays Paul Gardy
La Maison des bois
1971
Plays Cassius, le maître
Police Commissioner Moulin
1976
Plays Régis
Les Cinq Dernières Minutes
1958
Latest Trailers
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Wild Grass
Full Filmography 65
Wild Grass
le 1er patient
2009
The Merry Widow
Gaby
2007
The Grocer's Son
Le Père Clément
2007
Le Champ Dolent, le roman de la terre
Jules (père de Jean-Baptiste) · 4 episodes
2002–
Dessine-moi un jouet
Le mendiant
1999
Between Land and Sea
Charles « Branl'dans le vent » · 6 episodes
1997–
La Belle Verte
Osam
1996
Les Allumettes suédoises
Pépé · 3 episodes
1996–
Fast
Pépé
1995
Frequently Asked Questions
Is Paul Crauchet still alive?
Paul Crauchet passed away on December 19, 2012 at age 92.
What are the most famous roles of Paul Crauchet?
Paul Crauchet is best known for roles in Army of Shadows, Le Cercle Rouge, The Swimming Pool.
How many movies has Paul Crauchet been in?
Over a 61-year career (since 1951), Paul Crauchet has appeared in 57 movies and 8 TV shows.
What was Paul Crauchet's first movie?
The career of Paul Crauchet began with Skipper Next to God (1951).
What is Paul Crauchet's most recent movie or series?
Paul Crauchet's most recent release is Wild Grass, which premiered on November 4, 2009.
What TV shows has Paul Crauchet appeared in?
On television, Paul Crauchet has appeared in Belphegor, or The Phantom of the Louvre, La Maison des bois, Police Commissioner Moulin, Between Land and Sea.
Paul Crauchet
1920-07-14 · Béziers, Hérault, France
Paul Crauchet (14 July 1920 – 19 December 2012) was a French actor.
As a young man interested in aviation and rugby, Paul Crauchet discovered a passion for the theatre at the age of 23. He settled in Paris in 1945, he studied under Charles Dullin for three years and began on stage in 1949. He then worked at the Théâtre National Populaire with Jean Vilar.
Crauchet appeared in the first film by Éric Rohmer, The Sign of Leo, in 1959, and then in 1962 in The War of the Buttons of Yves Robert. It is in The Wise Guys of Robert Enrico in 1965 that he became noticed. He had a very long career during which he worked with many directors, such as Alain Resnais, René Clément, Jean-Pierre Melville, Jacques Deray and José Giovanni. In 1983 he starred in Les Bancals.
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