Gérard Oury(1919-2006)

Actor
Writer
Director

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Gérard Oury and Karin Schubert in La Folie des grandeurs (1971)

Gérard Oury was born on 29 April 1919 in Paris, France. He was an actor and writer, known for Le Corniaud (1965), Les Aventures de Rabbi Jacob (1973) and La Grande Vadrouille (1966). He was married to Jacqueline Roman. He died on 19 July 2006 in Saint-Tropez, Var, France.

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Awards
- 1 win & 1 nomination total

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Known for

Louis de Funès and Bourvil in Le Corniaud (1965)

7.3

Movie

Writer

1965

Les Aventures de Rabbi Jacob (1973)

Les Aventures de Rabbi Jacob

7.4

Movie

Writer

1973

Louis de Funès and Bourvil in La Grande Vadrouille (1966)

La Grande Vadrouille

7.9

Movie

Writer(adaptation)

1966

Jean-Paul Belmondo in L'As des as (1982)

6.6

Movie

Writer

1982

Credits

Actor

Là-haut, un roi au-dessus des nuages
6.1
- Le général de La Motte-Noire
- 2003
Un homme et une femme, 20 ans déjà
5.8
- Un spectateur de '40 ans déjà' (uncredited)
- 1986
Pas de lauriers pour les tueurs
6.8
- Dr. Claude Marceau (as Gerard Oury)
- 1963
La menace
5.8
- Le docteur
- 1961
La main chaude
4.8
- Cameo Appearance (uncredited)
- 1960
Le voyage
6.8
- Teklel Hafouli
- 1959
Le miroir à deux faces
6.6
- Le docteur Bosc
- 1958
Le dos au mur
7.2
- Jacques Decrey
- 1958
Le septième ciel
6.3
- Maurice Portal
- 1958
Méfiez-vous, fillettes!
6.1
- Marcel Palmer
- 1957
Le ciel des hommes
Short
- Récitant
- Narrator (voice)
- 1956
Virage dangereux
TV Movie
- Charles
- 1956
La maison des secrets
6.1
- Julius Pindar (as Gerard Oury)
- 1956
L'homme au parapluie
TV Movie
- Gregory Black
- 1956
En votre âme et conscience
8.0
TV Series
- 1955

Writer

Le schpountz
3.1
- writer
- 1999
Leçons de séduction
6.6
- screenplay "Le Miroir a Deux Faces"
- 1996
La Soif de l'or
4.7
- writer
- 1993
Vanille fraise
4.7
- writer
- 1989
Lévy et Goliath
4.6
- Writer
- 1987
La vengeance du serpent à plumes
4.8
- Writer
- 1984
L'As des as
6.6
- written by
- 1982
Le Coup du parapluie
6.6
- adaptation
- dialogue
- screenplay
- 1980
La carapate
6.4
- adaptation
- dialogue
- screenplay
- 1978
Les Aventures de Rabbi Jacob
7.4
- dialogue
- screenplay
- story adaption
- 1973
La Folie des grandeurs
7.1
- Writer
- 1971
Le Cerveau
6.8
- a film by
- dialogue
- scenario adaptation
- 1969
La Grande Vadrouille
7.9
- scenario (adaptation)
- 1966
Le Corniaud
7.3
- scenario and adaptation
- 1965
Le crime ne paie pas
6.3
- Writer
- 1962

Director

Le schpountz
3.1
- Director
- 1999
Fantôme avec chauffeur
5.0
- Director
- 1996
La Soif de l'or
4.7
- Director
- 1993
Vanille fraise
4.7
- Director
- 1989
Lévy et Goliath
4.6
- Director
- 1987
La vengeance du serpent à plumes
4.8
- Director
- 1984
L'As des as
6.6
- Director
- 1982
Le Coup du parapluie
6.6
- Director
- 1980
La carapate
6.4
- Director
- 1978
Les Aventures de Rabbi Jacob
7.4
- Director
- 1973
La Folie des grandeurs
7.1
- Director
- 1971
Le Cerveau
6.8
- Director
- 1969
La Grande Vadrouille
7.9
- Director
- 1966
Le Corniaud
7.3
- Director
- 1965
Le crime ne paie pas
6.3
- Director
- 1962

Personal details

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
Other works
Book: "Mémoires d'éléphant". Paris: Olivier Orban
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Trivia
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 La Grande Vadrouille (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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