Pierre Tchernia
Pierre Tcherniakowski (29 January 1928 – 8 October 2016), better known as Pierre Tchernia, was a French cinema and television producer, screenwriter, presenter, animator and actor. In France, he was known as "Magic" Tchernia and Monsieur Cinema.
Born in Paris as Pierre Tcherniakowski, he was the youngest of four children. His father, a Ukrainian immigrant, was an engineer and his mother a seamstress. He grew up in Courbevoie. In 1940, at age 12, he saw John Ford's Western Stagecoach and was inspired to work in cinema. After graduation, he enrolled in a film and photography technical school, and then joined the Institute for Advanced Cinematographic Studies.
He was part of the creation of the first televised news in France in 1949 and was an early French news presenter. In 1955 he became a producer of animation (with a heavy influence from the early animation of Walt Disney). For many years he hosted a television game show of movie trivia, Monsieur Cinéma (in French). He was also host or presenter for various French talk, variety, quiz and music shows over the years such as La Clé des champs. Tchernia was the regular French commentator in the Eurovision Song Contest on 14 occasions from 1958 until 1974.
On 14 July 2011, he became Commandeur of the Legion of Honor.
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Acting
Movie
Asterix & Obelix: Mission Cleopatra
as Caius Gaspachoandalus / Le narrateur
2002
Movie
Asterix at the Olympic Games
as Le narrateur (voice)
2008
Movie
The Twelve Tasks of Asterix
as Narrator (voice) (uncredited)
1976
Movie
Asterix and the Vikings
as Le narrateur (voice)
2006
Movie
The Little Bather
as Le président du jury (uncredited)
1968
Movie
War of the Buttons
as Bédouin, rural warden
1962
Movie
The American Beauty
as Announcer
1961
Movie
Carom Shots
as Legris, nouveau cadre supérieur de 321 (uncredited)
1963
Movie
Les Rois du gag
as Presenter of the Césars
1985
Movie
How we made Asterix & Obelix: Mission Cleopatra
as Self - Actor
2002
Movie
Signé Furax
as Un agent de l'Obélisque
1981
Movie
Turning Table
as The Mockingbird (voice)
1988
Movie
The Clouzot Scandal
as Self (archive footage)
2017
TV
Nulle part ailleurs
as Self
1987
TV
Champs-Elysées
as Self
1982
TV
Vivement dimanche
as Self
1998
TV
Les Enfants de la télé
as Self - Co-Host
1994
TV
Les Nuls, l'émission
as Self - Guest
1990
Movie
Les Trésors de Marcel Pagnol
as Self / Interviewer (archive footage)
2019
Movie
La Gueule de l’emploi
as Le colleur d'affiches
1974
Movie
Deux Romains en Gaule
as Voix-off
1967
TV
Sacrée soirée
as Self
1987
TV
Cérémonie des César
as Self - Host
1976
Movie
There Is the Brunette
as Guissauguet - le client
1958
Crew
Movie
The Twelve Tasks of Asterix
Screenplay
1976
Movie
Asterix and Cleopatra
Screenplay
1968
Movie
Asterix in Britain
Adaptation
1986
Movie
Asterix vs. Caesar
Writer
1985
Movie
The Little Bather
Screenplay
1968
Movie
The Annuity
Director
1972
Movie
Daisy Town
Lyricist
1971
Movie
Lucky Luke: The Ballad of the Daltons
Other
1978
Movie
The American Beauty
Director
1961
Movie
Carom Shots
Adaptation
1963
Movie
The Down-in-the-Hole Gang
Director
1974
Movie
The Other One's Mug
Director
1979