About
Patrick Dewaere (26 January 1947 – 16 July 1982) was a French film actor. Born in Saint-Brieuc, Côtes-d'Armor, he was the son of French actress Mado Maurin. An actor from a young age, his career lasted more than 21 years until his suicide in Paris, in 1982. Patrick Dewaere was the third child of an actor's family. His biological father, Michel Têtard, was a lyricist who had an affair with Dewaere's mother, Mado Maurin, who was married to Pierre-Marie Bourdeaux. Dewaere grew up believing Bourdeaux was his biological father. After Dewaere's parents divorced, his mother remarried Georges Collignon, who sexually abused Dewaere as a child. Under the direction of his mother, Dewaere, his four brothers and his sister performed in movies and television series. The family lived in Paris. Dewaere attended the Cours Hattemer, a private school. One of his first TV appearances was in 1961, when he...
Known for
Beau PereMovie • 1981
Is Paris Burning?Movie • 1966
Going PlacesMovie • 1974
ThemrocMovie • 1973
The French DetectiveMovie • 1975
The Married Couple of the Year TwoMovie • 1971
A Thousand Billion DollarsMovie • 1982
The Deadly TrapMovie • 1971
Judge Fayard Called the SheriffMovie • 1977
Get Out Your HandkerchiefsMovie • 1978
Hotel AmericaMovie • 1981
No Problem!Movie • 1975
The Bishop's BedroomMovie • 1977
Plucking the DaisyMovie • 1956
HotheadMovie • 1979
The Best Way to WalkMovie • 1976
Traffic JamMovie • 1979
Serie NoireMovie • 1979
A Bad SonMovie • 1980
Paradise for AllMovie • 1982