Cast

Gérard Depardieu

1948

Active years (films on this site)

1976–1995

Genres

DramaRomanceHistoryComedyFantasy

Schools and movements

Contemporary European Art CinemaFrench New WaveItalian Neorealism and AfterPolish Cinema

Directors worked with

Maurice Pialat4 filmsMarco Ferreri2 filmsFrançois Truffaut2 filmsBernardo Bertolucci1 filmAlain Resnais1 filmAndrzej Wajda1 filmGiuseppe Tornatore1 film

Biography

Gérard Xavier Marcel Depardieu is a French actor. Considered an icon of French cinema in the same way as Jean Gabin and Alain Delon, he has appeared in over 200 films since 1967, mostly in leading roles. Depardieu has worked with more than 150 film directors, including major filmmakers such as François Truffaut, Ridley Scott, Peter Weir and Bernardo Bertolucci. He is the second highest-grossing actor in the history of French cinema behind Louis de Funès, with roughly 60 of his films selling more than one million admissions in France. He has portrayed various well-known historical and fictitious figures, including Cyrano de Bergerac, Georges Danton, Christopher Columbus, Jean Valjean, Edmond Dantès and Porthos, as well as Obelix in four of the live action Asterix films. Beyond acting, Depardieu is a film producer, businessman and vineyard owner.

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Awards and honours

International

• César Award for Best Actor 1981
• National Society of Film Critics Award for Best Actor 1983
• Knight of the National Order of Merit 1985
• Volpi Cup for Best Actor 1985
• Cannes Film Festival Award for Best Actor 1990
• Golden Globe Award for Best Actor – Motion Picture Musical or Comedy 1990
• César Award for Best Actor 1991
• London Film Critics Circle Award for Actor of the Year 1992
• Knight of the Legion of Honour 1996
• Golden Lion for Lifetime Achievement 1997

National / local

• Stanislavsky Award 2006
• Lumière Award for Best Actor 2007
• 7 d'Or
• Lumière Award, Lyon Festival of cinema

12 films on this site

1. 1900 1976 · Bernardo Bertolucci · IMDb 7.6 · Cast
2. The Last Woman 1976 · Marco Ferreri · IMDb 6.3 · Cast
3. Bye Bye Monkey 1978 · Marco Ferreri · IMDb 6.3 · Cast
4. Loulou 1980 · Maurice Pialat · IMDb 6.6 · Cast
5. Mon oncle d'Amérique 1980 · Alain Resnais · IMDb 7.6 · Cast
6. The Last Metro 1980 · François Truffaut · IMDb 7.3 · Cast
7. The Woman Next Door 1981 · François Truffaut · IMDb 7.2 · Cast
8. Danton 1983 · Andrzej Wajda · IMDb 7.4 · Cast
9. Police 1985 · Maurice Pialat · IMDb 6.5 · Cast
10. Under the Sun of Satan 1987 · Maurice Pialat · IMDb 6.7 · Cast
11. A Pure Formality 1994 · Giuseppe Tornatore · IMDb 7.5 · Cast
12. Le Garçu 1995 · Maurice Pialat · IMDb 6.5 · Cast