Gérard Barray
Gérard Barray (born 2 November 1931 in Toulouse) is a French actor.
Barray's parents split up quickly and his mother, who came from Montauban decided to return to her hometown with her little boy. Around the age of 15, he discovered a passion for jazz; he participated in a few shows in nightclubs while pursuing his studies and obtained a bachelor's degree at the Faculty of Toulouse. Camille Ricard, an actress and teacher at the Conservatory of Toulouse, who advised him to go to Paris with a letter of recommendation for a friend, Noel Roquevert. Barray enrolled at the Cours Simon, a drama school in Paris. Four years later, Gérard Barray won the Jury It will then excel in the roles of knights with a big heart. He starred as D'Artagnan, Pardaillan, Surcouf and Scaramouche. In total there practice gender in a dozen feature films, most of which are box-office success, widely known abroad. Besides films swashbuckling as Pardaillan and Scaramouche and adventure films like Surcouf, Barray turned police commissioner in two San Antonio movies. In 1969, he starred beside young actress Claude Jade in "The Witness". He played Van Britten, a mysterious museum curator who seduces a young English teacher. It was his last major role.
For Claude Berri he played in Le Cinéma de papa (1970) as Richard, a super star and rather temperamental actor. His comeback in 1997 was in Alejandro Amenabar's "Abre los ojos" as Devernois, a TV man.
Gérard Barray was appointed an Officer in the Order of Arts and Letters in January 2010.
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Acting
Movie
Open Your Eyes
as Duvernois
1997
Movie
Sexy Beast
as Spanish Official
2001
Movie
The Fighting Musketeers
as D'Artagnan
1961
Movie
Pyramid of the Sun God
as Count Alfonso di Rodriganda y Sevilla
1965
Movie
Mercenaries of the Rio Grande
as Count Alfonso di Rodriganda y Sevilla
1965
Movie
Vengeance of the Three Musketeers
as D'Artagnan
1961
Movie
Captain Fracasse
as Duke of Vallombreuse
1961
Movie
A Game for Six Lovers
as Miguel
1960
Movie
The Galíndez File
as Jorge Uria
2003
Movie
The Sea Pirate
as Captain Robert Surcouf
1966
Movie
Le Cinema de Papa
as Richard
1971
Movie
Summertime Killer
as Tania's teacher
1972
Movie
Sale temps pour les mouches
as Commissioner San-Antonio
1966
Movie
Clash of Steel
as Knight Jean de Pardaillan
1962
Movie
The Adventures of Scaramouche
as Robert Lafleur alias Scaramouche
1963
Movie
The Big Hit of Surcouf
as Captain Robert Surcouf
1966
Movie
No te fallaré
as Leo Barthel
2001
Movie
The Twilight Girls
as Un journaliste de la télévision
1957
Movie
The Gallant Musketeer
as Knight Jean de Pardaillan
1964
Movie
Scheherazade
as Renaud de Villecroix
1963
Movie
Adriatic Sea of Fire
as Michel Masic
1968
Movie
Black Commando
as Ludovic Stafford
1982
Movie
The Little Triangle
as Sabino Pérez
1972
Movie
El paraíso ya no es lo que era
as Raúl
2001