- Born
- Died
- Birth nameBruno Jean Marie Cremer
- Height1.83 m
- Bruno Cremer went to Paris following high school. He always knew he was made to be an actor and his mother helped him. He was admitted to the Paris Conservatory. He rose to prominence in the theater playing in Shakespeare's "Pericles," Oscar Wilde's "An Ideal Husband" and Jean Anouilh's "Poor Bitos" and "Becket."
He has appeared in dozens of films, including The 317th Platoon, Is Paris Burning?, William Friedkin's Sorcerer and Bertrand Blier's Ménage. Cremer also appeared in over fifty television movies as the popular Commissaire Jules Maigret. In 2000, he wrote his memoirs in "Un certain jeune homme".- IMDb mini biography by: Michele Tirone
- SpouseChantal Hillion(December 22, 1984 - August 7, 2010) (his death, 2 children)
- Moles on both cheeks
- Natural charisma and mastery of the scene
- His portrayal of Maigret, regarded by several Simenon purists as the definitive one
- An actor should only show himself behind a mask. Otherwise, he loses some of his mystery.
- I was twelve. Acting was the exit door that saved my life. Otherwise, I don't know what I would have done.
- [on "The 317th Plattoon"] I was the only actor willing to go along with the idea of filming in the Cambodian jungle. That doesn't necessarily make me a dog of war. I loved the character but it seemed to narrow the range of opportunities that came my way.
- [on playing Maigret] I tried to erase the old-fashioned, pipe-and-slippers, paternalistic aspect of the character. I thought he lacked a sense of humor so I brought a bit of mystery, a certain distance and irony to the part. My only regret is failing to convince the producers to have him forego the pipe for a cigar.
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