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Gérard Barray

Gérard Barray

Birthday: 1931-11-02 | Place of Birth: Toulouse, Haute-Garonne, France

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. Source: Article "Gérard Barray" from Wikipedia in English, licensed under CC-BY-SA 3.0.

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Known For

Acting

Year
Title

Role

2003
The Galíndez File

as    Jorge Uria

2001
1997
Open Your Eyes

as    Duvernois

1982
Black Commando

as    Ludovic Stafford

1974
Madame Sans-Gêne

as    Neiperg

1973
Summertime Killer

as    Tania's teacher

1972
Le Manège de Port-Barcarès

as    Bruno Fontan

1972
The Little Triangle

as    Sabino Pérez

1971
Le Cinema de Papa

as    Richard

1970
Neurosis

as    Carlos Ferrer

1969
The Witness

as    Van Britten

1968
Beru and These Women

as    Commissaire San Antonio

1968
Adriatic Sea of Fire

as    Michel Masic

1967
The Sea Pirate

as    Captain Robert Surcouf

1967
Tender Sharks

as    Gregory

1966
The Big Hit of Surcouf

as    Captain Robert Surcouf

1966
Sale temps pour les mouches

as    Commissioner San-Antonio

1966
Agent X-77 Orders to Kill

as    Serge Vadile, agent X 13

1965
Pyramid of the Sun God

as    Count Alfonso di Rodriganda y Sevilla

1965
Mercenaries of the Rio Grande

as    Count Alfonso di Rodriganda y Sevilla

1964
The Spy

as    Frank Jackson

1964
The Gallant Musketeer

as    Knight Jean de Pardaillan

1963
Scheherazade

as    Renaud de Villecroix

1963
The Adventures of Scaramouche

as    Robert Lafleur alias Scaramouche

1962
Clash of Steel

as    Knight Jean de Pardaillan

1961
Vengeance of the Three Musketeers

as    D'Artagnan

1961
Captain Fracasse

as    Duke of Vallombreuse