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Gérard Oury(1919-2006)

  • Actor
  • Writer
  • Director
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Gérard Oury and Karin Schubert in Delusions of Grandeur (1971)
Gérard Oury was born on 29 April 1919 in Paris, France. He was an actor and writer, known for The Sucker (1965), The Mad Adventures of Rabbi Jacob (1973) and Don't Look Now... We're Being Shot At! (1966). He was married to Jacqueline Roman. He died on 19 July 2006 in Saint-Tropez, Var, France.
BornApril 29, 1919
DiedJuly 19, 2006(87)
BornApril 29, 1919
DiedJuly 19, 2006(87)
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  • Awards
    • 1 win & 1 nomination

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Known for

Louis de Funès and Bourvil in The Sucker (1965)
The Sucker
7.3
  • Writer
  • 1965
The Mad Adventures of Rabbi Jacob (1973)
The Mad Adventures of Rabbi Jacob
7.4
  • Writer
  • 1973
Louis de Funès and Bourvil in Don't Look Now... We're Being Shot At! (1966)
Don't Look Now... We're Being Shot At!
7.9
  • Writer(adaptation)
  • 1966
Jean-Paul Belmondo in Ace of Aces (1982)
Ace of Aces
6.6
  • Writer
  • 1982

Credits

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Actor

  • Là-haut, un roi au-dessus des nuages (2003)
    Là-haut, un roi au-dessus des nuages
    6.1
    • Le général de La Motte-Noire
    • 2003
  • Anouk Aimée and Jean-Louis Trintignant in A Man and a Woman: 20 Years Later (1986)
    A Man and a Woman: 20 Years Later
    5.8
    • Un spectateur de '40 ans déjà' (uncredited)
    • 1986
  • Paul Newman, Diane Baker, and Elke Sommer in The Prize (1963)
    The Prize
    6.8
    • Dr. Claude Marceau (as Gerard Oury)
    • 1963
  • La menace (1961)
    La menace
    5.8
    • Le docteur
    • 1961
  • La main chaude (1960)
    La main chaude
    4.8
    • Cameo Appearance (uncredited)
    • 1960
  • Deborah Kerr and Yul Brynner in The Journey (1959)
    The Journey
    6.8
    • Teklel Hafouli
    • 1959
  • The Mirror Has Two Faces (1958)
    The Mirror Has Two Faces
    6.6
    • Le docteur Bosc
    • 1958
  • Back to the Wall (1958)
    Back to the Wall
    7.2
    • Jacques Decrey
    • 1958
  • Le septième ciel (1958)
    Le septième ciel
    6.2
    • Maurice Portal
    • 1958
  • Young Girls Beware (1957)
    Young Girls Beware
    6.1
    • Marcel Palmer
    • 1957
  • Le ciel des hommes
    Short
    • Récitant
    • Narrator (voice)
    • 1956
  • Renée Faure, Eléonore Hirt, and Guy Tréjan in Virage dangereux (1956)
    Virage dangereux
    TV Movie
    • Charles
    • 1956
  • Michael Craig and Brenda de Banzie in Triple Deception (1956)
    Triple Deception
    6.1
    • Julius Pindar (as Gerard Oury)
    • 1956
  • L'homme au parapluie
    TV Movie
    • Gregory Black
    • 1956
  • Pierre Desgraupes and Pierre Dumayet in En votre âme et conscience (1955)
    En votre âme et conscience
    8.0
    TV Series
    • 1955

Writer

  • Sabine Azéma, Ticky Holgado, and Smaïn in Le schpountz (1999)
    Le schpountz
    3.1
    • writer
    • 1999
  • Jeff Bridges and Barbra Streisand in The Mirror Has Two Faces (1996)
    The Mirror Has Two Faces
    6.6
    • screenplay "Le Miroir a Deux Faces"
    • 1996
  • Thirst for Gold (1993)
    Thirst for Gold
    4.7
    • writer
    • 1993
  • Vanille fraise (1989)
    Vanille fraise
    4.7
    • writer
    • 1989
  • Lévy et Goliath (1987)
    Lévy et Goliath
    4.6
    • Writer
    • 1987
  • La vengeance du serpent à plumes (1984)
    La vengeance du serpent à plumes
    4.8
    • Writer
    • 1984
  • Jean-Paul Belmondo in Ace of Aces (1982)
    Ace of Aces
    6.6
    • written by
    • 1982
  • Pierre Richard in The Umbrella Coup (1980)
    The Umbrella Coup
    6.6
    • adaptation
    • dialogue
    • screenplay
    • 1980
  • The Escape (1978)
    The Escape
    6.4
    • adaptation
    • dialogue
    • screenplay
    • 1978
  • The Mad Adventures of Rabbi Jacob (1973)
    The Mad Adventures of Rabbi Jacob
    7.4
    • dialogue
    • screenplay
    • story adaption
    • 1973
  • Louis de Funès and Yves Montand in Delusions of Grandeur (1971)
    Delusions of Grandeur
    7.2
    • Writer
    • 1971
  • David Niven, Jean-Paul Belmondo, Bourvil, and Eli Wallach in The Brain (1969)
    The Brain
    6.8
    • a film by
    • dialogue
    • scenario adaptation
    • 1969
  • Louis de Funès and Bourvil in Don't Look Now... We're Being Shot At! (1966)
    Don't Look Now... We're Being Shot At!
    7.9
    • scenario (adaptation)
    • 1966
  • Louis de Funès and Bourvil in The Sucker (1965)
    The Sucker
    7.3
    • scenario and adaptation
    • 1965
  • Crime Does Not Pay (1962)
    Crime Does Not Pay
    6.3
    • Writer
    • 1962

Director

  • Sabine Azéma, Ticky Holgado, and Smaïn in Le schpountz (1999)
    Le schpountz
    3.1
    • Director
    • 1999
  • Fantôme avec chauffeur (1996)
    Fantôme avec chauffeur
    5.0
    • Director
    • 1996
  • Thirst for Gold (1993)
    Thirst for Gold
    4.7
    • Director
    • 1993
  • Vanille fraise (1989)
    Vanille fraise
    4.7
    • Director
    • 1989
  • Lévy et Goliath (1987)
    Lévy et Goliath
    4.6
    • Director
    • 1987
  • La vengeance du serpent à plumes (1984)
    La vengeance du serpent à plumes
    4.8
    • Director
    • 1984
  • Jean-Paul Belmondo in Ace of Aces (1982)
    Ace of Aces
    6.6
    • Director
    • 1982
  • Pierre Richard in The Umbrella Coup (1980)
    The Umbrella Coup
    6.6
    • Director
    • 1980
  • The Escape (1978)
    The Escape
    6.4
    • Director
    • 1978
  • The Mad Adventures of Rabbi Jacob (1973)
    The Mad Adventures of Rabbi Jacob
    7.4
    • Director
    • 1973
  • Louis de Funès and Yves Montand in Delusions of Grandeur (1971)
    Delusions of Grandeur
    7.2
    • Director
    • 1971
  • David Niven, Jean-Paul Belmondo, Bourvil, and Eli Wallach in The Brain (1969)
    The Brain
    6.8
    • Director
    • 1969
  • Louis de Funès and Bourvil in Don't Look Now... We're Being Shot At! (1966)
    Don't Look Now... We're Being Shot At!
    7.9
    • Director
    • 1966
  • Louis de Funès and Bourvil in The Sucker (1965)
    The Sucker
    7.3
    • Director
    • 1965
  • Crime Does Not Pay (1962)
    Crime Does Not Pay
    6.3
    • Director
    • 1962

Personal details

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  • Alternative names
    • Gerard Oury
  • Born
    • April 29, 1919
    • Paris, France
  • Died
    • July 19, 2006
    • Saint-Tropez, Var, France(undisclosed)
  • Spouse
    • Jacqueline RomanSeptember 9, 1944 - November 16, 1960 (divorced, 1 child)
  • Children
    • Danièle Thompson
  • Relatives
      Christopher Thompson(Grandchild)
  • Other works
    Book: "Mémoires d'éléphant". Paris: Olivier Orban
  • Publicity listings
    • 1 Print Biography
    • 1 Interview
    • 1 Pictorial

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    A classic stage actor (Racine's "Brittanicus") and then star and supporting actor in European and American film adventures, he turned to comedy as a director and helmed a string of successful comedies featuring his country's top actors (Bourvil, Louis de Funès, Jean-Paul Belmondo, etc.) His Don't Look Now... We're Being Shot At! (1966) retains the record for attendance by a French movie, and was only dethroned as the top ticket-seller ever in France by Titanic (1997).

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