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Jean-Louis Barrault

Jean-Louis Barrault

Actor · born 8 September 1910 · Le Vésinet, Yvelines, Île-de-France, France

Jean-Louis Barrault (8 September 1910, Le Vésinet, Yvelines – 22 January 1994) was a French actor, director and mime artist, training that served him well when he portrayed the 19th-century mime Jean-Gaspard Deburau (Baptiste Debureau) in Marcel Carné's 1945 film Les Enfants du Paradis (Children of Paradise).

Jean-Louis Barrault studied with Charles Dullin in whose troupe he acted from 1933 to 1935. At 25 years of age, he met and studied with the mime Étienne Decroux. From 1940 to 1946 he was a member of the Comédie-Française, where he directed productions of Paul Claudel's Le Soulier de satin and Jean Racine's Phèdre, two plays that made his reputation.

Where to start: Children of Paradise (1945).

As actor 42

TV shows 1

Frequently asked questions

What is the best Jean-Louis Barrault movie?

By viewer score, Children of Paradise (1945) at 8.1/10.

What are Jean-Louis Barrault’s most popular movies?

The Longest Day, Children of Paradise, La Ronde.

How many movies has Jean-Louis Barrault made?

42 films on TMDB, 42 as actor.

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