Gérard Barray

Gérard Barray (born 2 November 1931 in Toulouse) is a French comedian and film and television actor.^[1]

Early life and education[]

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 .^[which?] , an actress and teacher at the , who advised him to go to Paris with a letter of recommendation for a friend, Noel Roquevert. Barray enrolled at the , a drama school in Paris. Four years later, Gérard Barray won the Jury Prize.

Career[]

It will then excel in the roles of knights with a big heart.^{[clarification needed]} He starred as D'Artagnan, Pardaillan, Surcouf and Scaramouche. In total there practice gender^{[clarification needed]} 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.^[2] 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  [fr] (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.^[3]

Gérard Barray was appointed an Officer in the Order of Arts and Letters in January 2010.^[4]

Selected filmography[]

References[]

External links[]

• Gérard Barray at IMDb

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