Philippe Noiret

About

Philippe Noiret (1 October 1930 – 23 November 2006) was a French film actor. Noiret was born in Lille, France, the son of Lucy (Heirman) and Pierre Noiret, a clothing company representative. He was an indifferent student and attended several prestigious Paris schools, including the Lycée Janson de Sailly. He failed several times to pass his baccalauréat exams, so he decided to study theater. He trained at the Centre Dramatique de l'Ouest and toured with the Théâtre National Populaire for seven years, where he met Monique Chaumette, whom he married in 1962. During that time he developed a career as a nightclub comedian in a duo act with Jean-Pierre Darras, in which he played Louis XIV in an extravagant wig opposite Darras as the dramatist Jean Racine. In these roles they satirized the politics of Charles de Gaulle, Michel Debré and André Malraux. Noiret's screen debut (1949) was an...

Known for

Cinema ParadisoMovie • 1988La Grande BouffeMovie • 1973My FriendsMovie • 1975The PostmanMovie • 1994TopazMovie • 1969Who Is Killing the Great Chefs of Europe?Movie • 1978The Night of the GeneralsMovie • 1967The Return of the MusketeersMovie • 1989'Round MidnightMovie • 1986The Old GunMovie • 1975D'Artagnan's DaughterMovie • 1994Tender ScoundrelMovie • 1966The AssassinationMovie • 1972Woman Times SevenMovie • 1967My New Partner IIIMovie • 2003The Watchmaker of St. PaulMovie • 1974The Down-in-the-Hole GangMovie • 1974Dear InspectorMovie • 1978The Man Who Planted TreesMovie • 1987Coup de TorchonMovie • 1981Captain FracasseMovie • 1961The Judge and the AssassinMovie • 1976Let's Hope It's a GirlMovie • 1986The FamilyMovie • 1987