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{{short description|French actor, comedian and singer}}
{{short description|French actor and singer (1917–1970)}}
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{{Infobox person
{{Infobox person
| name = André Bourvil
| name = André Bourvil
| image = Bourvil2.jpg
| image = Bourvil2.jpg
| caption = André Bourvil in 1967
| caption = Bourvil in 1967
| birth_name =André Robert Raimbourg
| birth_name = André Robert Raimbourg
| birth_date = {{Birth date|df=y|1917|7|27}}
| birth_date = {{Birth date|df=y|1917|7|27}}
| birth_place = [[Prétot-Vicquemare]], France
| birth_place = [[Prétot-Vicquemare]], France
| death_date = {{Death date and age|df=y|1970|9|23|1917|7|27}}
| death_date = {{Death date and age|df=y|1970|9|23|1917|7|27}}
| death_place = Paris, France
| death_place = [[Paris]], France
| occupation = {{hlist|Actor|comedian|singer}}
| occupation = {{hlist|Actor|singer}}
| years_active = 1941–1970
| years_active = 1941–1970
| awards =
| awards =
| children = [[Philippe Raimbourg]]<br>[[Dominique Raimbourg]]
| children = Philippe Raimbourg<br />[[Dominique Raimbourg]]
}}
}}


'''André Robert Raimbourg''' ({{IPA-fr|ɑ̃dʁe ʁɔbɛʁ ʁɛ̃buʁ}}; 27 July 1917 – 23 September 1970), better known as '''André Bourvil''' ({{IPA-fr|ɑ̃dʁe buʁˈvil}}), and [[:wikt:mononym|mononymously]] as '''Bourvil''', was a French actor and singer best known for his roles in comedy films, most notably in his collaboration with [[Louis de Funès]] in the films ''[[Le Corniaud]]'' (1965) and ''[[La Grande Vadrouille]]'' (1966). For his performance in ''Le Corniaud'', he won a Special Diploma at the [[4th Moscow International Film Festival]].<ref name="Moscow1965">{{cite web|url=http://www.moscowfilmfestival.ru/miff34/eng/archives/?year=1965 |title=4th Moscow International Film Festival (1965) |access-date=6 December 2012 |work=MIFF |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130116145645/http://www.moscowfilmfestival.ru/miff34/eng/archives/?year=1965 |archive-date=16 January 2013 }}</ref>
'''André Robert Raimbourg''' ({{IPA|fr|ɑ̃dʁe ʁɔbɛʁ ʁɛ̃buʁ}}; 27 July 1917 – 23 September 1970), better known as '''André Bourvil''' ({{IPA|fr|ɑ̃dʁe buʁˈvil}}), and [[:wikt:mononym|mononymously]] as '''Bourvil''', was a French actor and singer best known for his roles in comedy films, most notably in his collaboration with [[Louis de Funès]] in the films ''[[Le Corniaud]]'' (1965) and ''[[La Grande Vadrouille]]'' (1966). For his performance in ''Le Corniaud'', he won a Special Diploma at the [[4th Moscow International Film Festival]].<ref name="Moscow1965">{{cite web|url=http://www.moscowfilmfestival.ru/miff34/eng/archives/?year=1965 |title=4th Moscow International Film Festival (1965) |access-date=6 December 2012 |work=MIFF |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130116145645/http://www.moscowfilmfestival.ru/miff34/eng/archives/?year=1965 |archive-date=16 January 2013 }}</ref>


==Biography==
== Biography ==
His father was killed in the First World War before Bourvil was born. As a result, he spent his entire childhood in the village of [[Bourville]], from which he took his stage name. He married Jeanne Lefrique on 23 January 1943. After a battle with [[Multiple myeloma|Kahler's syndrome]], which attacks the [[bone marrow]], he died at the age of 53. He is buried in [[Montainville, Yvelines]].
Bourvil's father was killed in the First World War before he was born. As a result, he spent his entire childhood in the village of [[Bourville]], from which he took his stage name. He married Jeanne Lefrique on 23 January 1943. After a battle with [[Multiple myeloma|Kahler's syndrome]], which attacks the [[bone marrow]], he died at the age of 53.<ref>{{cite book|author1=Philippe Crocq|author2=Jean Mareska|title=Bourvil. De rire et de tendresse|publisher=[[Éditions Privat]]|year=2006|page=12|language=fr}}</ref> He is buried in [[Montainville, Yvelines]].
[[File:Bourvil avec ses enfants Philippe et Dominique Raimbourg.jpg|thumb|261x261px|Bourvil with his sons Philippe and Dominique Raimbourg, in 1959]]
[[File:Bourvil avec ses enfants Philippe et Dominique Raimbourg.jpg|thumb|261x261px|Bourvil with his sons Philippe and Dominique Raimbourg, in 1959]]


==Career==
== Career ==
In his comic performances Bourvil principally played roles of gentle and well-meaning characters who were often a bit obtuse or naïve, such as his roles opposite the hyperactive, dishonest and bossy ones played by [[Louis de Funès]]. Bourvil's characters not only managed to make viewers laugh, but also to save themselves, often unwittingly, from the [[Niccolò Machiavelli#Machiavellian|Machiavellian]] designs of his adversaries.
In his comic performances Bourvil principally played roles of gentle and well-meaning characters who were often a bit obtuse or naïve, such as his roles opposite the hyperactive, dishonest and bossy ones played by [[Louis de Funès]]. Bourvil's characters not only managed to make viewers laugh, but also to save themselves, often unwittingly, from the [[Niccolò Machiavelli#Machiavellian|Machiavellian]] designs of his adversaries.


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In March 1948, Bourvil took part in the complete recording of [[Jacques Offenbach|Offenbach]]'s ''[[The Tales of Hoffmann]]'' with artists of the Paris [[Opéra-Comique]] conducted by [[André Cluytens]], playing the four 'servant' roles.
In March 1948, Bourvil took part in the complete recording of [[Jacques Offenbach|Offenbach]]'s ''[[The Tales of Hoffmann]]'' with artists of the Paris [[Opéra-Comique]] conducted by [[André Cluytens]], playing the four 'servant' roles.


==Filmography==
== Filmography ==
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*1942: ''[[Croisières sidérales]]'' as Extra (uncredited)
*1942: ''[[Sideral Cruises]]'' as Extra (uncredited)
*1943: ''[[Une étoile au soleil]]''
*1943: ''[[Une étoile au soleil]]''
*1945: ''[[La Ferme du pendu]]'' as Saddler
*1945: ''[[La Ferme du pendu]]'' as Saddler
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*1947: ''[[Le Studio en folie]]'' as himself
*1947: ''[[Le Studio en folie]]'' as himself
*1947: ''[[Par la fenêtre]]'' as Pilou
*1947: ''[[Par la fenêtre]]'' as Pilou
*1947: ''[[Blanc comme neige]]'' as Léon Ménard
*1948: ''[[White as Snow (1948 film)|White as Snow]]'' as Léon Ménard
*1948: ''[[The Heart on the Sleeve]]'' as Léon Ménard
*1948: ''[[The Heart on the Sleeve]]'' as Léon Ménard
*1949: ''[[Le Roi Pandore]]'' as Léon Ménard
*1949: ''[[King Pandora]]'' as Léon Ménard
*1950: ''[[Miquette (1950 film)|Miquette]]'' as Urbain de la Tour-Mirande
*1950: ''[[Miquette (1950 film)|Miquette]]'' as Urbain de la Tour-Mirande
*1950: ''[[The Prize (1950 film)|The Prize]]'' as Isidore Pastouret
*1950: ''[[The Prize (1950 film)|The Prize]]'' as Isidore Pastouret
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*1951: ''[[Alone in Paris]]'' as Henri Milliard
*1951: ''[[Alone in Paris]]'' as Henri Milliard
*1952: ''[[Crazy for Love]]'' as Hippolyte Lemoine
*1952: ''[[Crazy for Love]]'' as Hippolyte Lemoine
*1953: ''[[A Hundred Francs a Second]]'' as Himself
*1953: ''[[A Hundred Francs a Second]]'' as himself
*1953: ''[[The Three Musketeers (1953 film)|The Three Musketeers]]'' as Planchet
*1953: ''[[The Three Musketeers (1953 film)|The Three Musketeers]]'' as Planchet
*1954: ''[[Royal Affairs in Versailles]]'' (directed by [[Sacha Guitry]]) as Versailles Museum Guide
*1954: ''[[Royal Affairs in Versailles]]'' (directed by [[Sacha Guitry]]) as Versailles Museum Guide
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*1954: ''[[Cadet Rousselle (film)|Cadet Rousselle]]'' as Jérôme Baguindet
*1954: ''[[Cadet Rousselle (film)|Cadet Rousselle]]'' as Jérôme Baguindet
*1954: ''[[Le Fil à la patte]]'' as Bouzin
*1954: ''[[Le Fil à la patte]]'' as Bouzin
*1955: ''[[Les Hussards]]'' as Flicot
*1955: ''[[Les Hussards]]'' as Flicot
*1956: ''[[La Traversée de Paris (film)|La Traversée de Paris]]'' as Marcel Martin
*1956: ''[[La Traversée de Paris (film)|La Traversée de Paris]]'' as Marcel Martin
*1956: ''[[The Singer from Mexico]]'' as Bilou
*1956: ''[[The Singer from Mexico]]'' as Bilou
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*1961: ''[[Le Tracassin]] ou les plaisirs de la ville'' ("The Busybody", [[Alex Joffé]]) as André Loriot
*1961: ''[[Le Tracassin]] ou les plaisirs de la ville'' ("The Busybody", [[Alex Joffé]]) as André Loriot
*1962: ''[[The Longest Day (film)|The Longest Day]]'' as Alphonse Lenaux, Mayor of [[Colleville-sur-Orne]]
*1962: ''[[The Longest Day (film)|The Longest Day]]'' as Alphonse Lenaux, Mayor of [[Colleville-sur-Orne]]
*1962: ''[[Tartarin de Tarascon]]'' as Priest
*1962: ''[[Tartarin of Tarascon (1962 film)|Tartarin of Tarascon]]'' as Priest
*1962: ''[[Un clair de lune à Maubeuge]]'' as Television Singer
*1962: ''[[Un clair de lune à Maubeuge]]'' as Television Singer
*1962: ''[[Les Culottes rouges]]'' as Fendard
*1962: ''[[Les Culottes rouges]]'' as Fendard
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*1963: ''[[Un drôle de paroissien]]'' as Georges Lachaunaye
*1963: ''[[Un drôle de paroissien]]'' as Georges Lachaunaye
*1963: ''[[Le Magot de Josepha]]'' as Pierre Corneille
*1963: ''[[Le Magot de Josepha]]'' as Pierre Corneille
*1963: ''{{Interlanguage link multi|La Cuisine au beurre|fr}}'' as André Colombey
*1963: ''{{Interlanguage link multi|La Cuisine au beurre|fr}}'' as André Colombey
*1964: ''[[La Grande Frousse]]'' as Inspector Simon Triquet
*1964: ''[[La Grande Frousse]]'' as Inspector Simon Triquet
*1965: ''[[Le Corniaud]]'' (The Sucker) (directed by [[Gérard Oury]]) as Antoine Maréchal
*1965: ''[[Le Corniaud]]'' (The Sucker) (directed by [[Gérard Oury]]) as Antoine Maréchal
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*1970: ''[[L'Étalon]]'' (directed by Jean-Pierre Mocky) as William Chaminade
*1970: ''[[L'Étalon]]'' (directed by Jean-Pierre Mocky) as William Chaminade
*1970: ''[[Le Mur de l'Atlantique]]'' (Atlantic Wall) directed by [[Marcel Camus]] as Léon Duchemin
*1970: ''[[Le Mur de l'Atlantique]]'' (Atlantic Wall) directed by [[Marcel Camus]] as Léon Duchemin
*1970: ''[[Le Cercle rouge]]'' directed by [[Jean-Pierre Melville]] as Le Commissaire Mattei
*1970: ''[[Le Cercle rouge]]'' directed by [[Jean-Pierre Melville]] as Le Commissaire Mattei
*1971: ''[[Clodo]]'' as Gaston (final film role)
*1971: ''[[Clodo]]'' as Gaston (final film role)
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==Songs==
== Songs ==
Nearly 300, among which the best known are:
Nearly 300, among which the best known are:
* "La tendresse"
* "La tendresse"
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* "Petit bal perdu" (C'était bien)
* "Petit bal perdu" (C'était bien)
* "Ma p'tite chanson"
* "Ma p'tite chanson"
* "Je t'aime moi non plus" (humouristic version), in duet with [[Jacqueline Maillan]]


==References==
== References ==
{{reflist}}
{{reflist}}


==External links==
== External links ==
*{{IMDb name|id=0100186|name=Bourvil}}
*{{IMDb name|id=0100186|name=Bourvil}}


===French links===
=== French links ===
*[http://users.skynet.be/bourvil/ Biography Site]
*[http://users.skynet.be/bourvil/ Biography Site] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121004064326/http://users.skynet.be/bourvil/ |date=4 October 2012 }}
*[https://web.archive.org/web/20120605171557/http://encinematheque.net/rire/R16/index.asp Bourvil on Encinematheque]
*[https://web.archive.org/web/20120605171557/http://encinematheque.net/rire/R16/index.asp Bourvil on Encinematheque]


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Latest revision as of 22:23, 30 October 2024

André Bourvil
Bourvil in 1967
Born
André Robert Raimbourg

(1917-07-27)27 July 1917
Prétot-Vicquemare, France
Died23 September 1970(1970-09-23) (aged 53)
Paris, France
Occupations
  • Actor
  • singer
Years active1941–1970
ChildrenPhilippe Raimbourg
Dominique Raimbourg

André Robert Raimbourg (French pronunciation: [ɑ̃dʁe ʁɔbɛʁ ʁɛ̃buʁ]; 27 July 1917 – 23 September 1970), better known as André Bourvil (French pronunciation: [ɑ̃dʁe buʁˈvil]), and mononymously as Bourvil, was a French actor and singer best known for his roles in comedy films, most notably in his collaboration with Louis de Funès in the films Le Corniaud (1965) and La Grande Vadrouille (1966). For his performance in Le Corniaud, he won a Special Diploma at the 4th Moscow International Film Festival.[1]

Biography

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Bourvil's father was killed in the First World War before he was born. As a result, he spent his entire childhood in the village of Bourville, from which he took his stage name. He married Jeanne Lefrique on 23 January 1943. After a battle with Kahler's syndrome, which attacks the bone marrow, he died at the age of 53.[2] He is buried in Montainville, Yvelines.

Bourvil with his sons Philippe and Dominique Raimbourg, in 1959

Career

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In his comic performances Bourvil principally played roles of gentle and well-meaning characters who were often a bit obtuse or naïve, such as his roles opposite the hyperactive, dishonest and bossy ones played by Louis de Funès. Bourvil's characters not only managed to make viewers laugh, but also to save themselves, often unwittingly, from the Machiavellian designs of his adversaries.

Bourvil was, however, also capable of more dramatic roles such as the handyman in L'Arbre de Noël (1969). In this role he observes the relationship between a man he works for and the young son who has fallen ill. The audience can identify with the character played by Bourvil, just as they can in his comic roles, so often as a simple man. One can also note his role of Monsieur Thénardier in the film adaptation of Les Misérables (1958), and his penultimate role as the policeman Mattei in Jean-Pierre Melville's Le Cercle rouge (1970).

In March 1948, Bourvil took part in the complete recording of Offenbach's The Tales of Hoffmann with artists of the Paris Opéra-Comique conducted by André Cluytens, playing the four 'servant' roles.

Filmography

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Songs

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Nearly 300, among which the best known are:

  • "La tendresse"
  • "Salade de fruits"
  • "Les crayons"
  • "La Tactique du gendarme" (from the film Le roi Pandore)
  • "Ballade irlandaise"
  • "Un clair de lune à Maubeuge"
  • "Petit bal perdu" (C'était bien)
  • "Ma p'tite chanson"
  • "Je t'aime moi non plus" (humouristic version), in duet with Jacqueline Maillan

References

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  1. ^ "4th Moscow International Film Festival (1965)". MIFF. Archived from the original on 16 January 2013. Retrieved 6 December 2012.
  2. ^ Philippe Crocq; Jean Mareska (2006). Bourvil. De rire et de tendresse (in French). Éditions Privat. p. 12.
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