Pierre Blanchar

Pierre Blanchar
Blanchar in the 1937 Italian film The Former Mattia Pascal
Born	(1892-06-30)30 June 1892 Philippeville, French Algeria (now Skikda, Algeria)
Died	21 November 1963(1963-11-21) (aged 71) Suresnes, France
Occupation	Actor
Years active	1922–1961

Pierre Blanchar (French pronunciation: [pjɛʁ blɑ̃ʃaʁ]; 30 June 1892 – 21 November 1963) was a French actor. He appeared in more than 50 films between 1922 and 1961. Blanchar was married to actress Marthe Vinot, with whom he had a daughter, actress Dominique Blanchar. He played Napoleon in the 1938 British film A Royal Divorce alongside Ruth Chatterton as Josephine. He later appeared alongside Michèle Morgan in the 1946 film Pastoral Symphony.

Selected filmography

• The Gardens of Murcia (1923)
• The Thruster (1924)
• The Promised Land (1925)
• Le Joueur d'échecs (1927)
• The Farewell Waltz (1928)
• The Wedding March (1929)
• Captain Fracasse (1929)
• Les Croix de bois (1932)
• The Beautiful Sailor (1932)
• L'Atlantide (1932)
• The Old Devil (1933)
• At the End of the World (1934)
• The Devil in the Bottle (1935)
• Lovers and Thieves (1935)
• The Volga Boatman (1936)
• Street of Shadows (1937)
• Culprit (1937)
• The Former Mattia Pascal (1937)
• Life Dances On (1937)
• The Man from Nowhere (1937)
• A Royal Divorce (1938)
• The Strange Monsieur Victor (1938)
• Night in December (1940)
• The Snow on the Footsteps (1942)
• Colonel Pontcarral (1942)
• Secrets (1943)
• La Liberation de Paris (1944)
• Pastoral Symphony (1946)
• Patrie (1946)
• Le Bataillon du ciel (1947)
• After Love (1948)
• Doctor Laennec (1949)
• The Cupid Club (1949)
• My Friend Sainfoin (1950)

Bibliography

• O'Brien, Scott. Ruth Chatterton, Actress, Aviator, Author. BearManor Media, 2013.
• Palmer, Tim & Michael, Charlie. Directory of World Cinema: France. Intellect Books, 2013.

External links

• Pierre Blanchar at IMDb
• Pierre Blanchar at AllMovie
• Pierre Blanchar at Find a Grave