Pierre Tchernia
Writing
Pierre Tcherniakowski (29 January 1928 – 8 October 2016), better known as Pierre Tchernia, was a French cinema and television producer, screenwriter, presenter, animator and actor. In France, he was known as "Magic" Tchernia and Monsieur Cinema. Born in Paris as Pierre Tcherniakowski, he was the youngest of four children. His father, a Ukrainian immigrant, was an engineer and his mother a seamstress. He grew up in Courbevoie. In 1940, at age 12, he saw John Ford's Western Stagecoach and was inspired to work in cinema. After graduation, he enrolled in a film and photography technical school, and then joined the Institute for Advanced Cinematographic Studies. He was part of the creation of the first televised news in France in 1949 and was an early French news presenter. In 1955 he became a producer of animation (with a heavy influence from the early animation of Walt Disney). For many years he hosted a television game show of movie trivia, Monsieur Cinéma (in French). He was also host or presenter for various French talk, variety, quiz and music shows over the years such as La Clé des champs. Tchernia was the regular French commentator in the Eurovision Song Contest on 14 occasions from 1958 until 1974. On 14 July 2011, he became Commandeur of the Legion of Honor. Source: Article "Pierre Tchernia" from Wikipedia in English, licensed under CC-BY-SA.
Known for
Writing19
movieHéloïse
1991
Adaptation, Screenplay
Nouvelles de Marcel Aymé
1990
Adaptation, Dialogue
movieAsterix in Britain
1986
Adaptation
movieLe Voyageur imprudent
1982
Adaptation
movieLa Grâce
1979
Writer
movieThe Twelve Tasks of Asterix
1976
Screenplay
movieThe Down-in-the-Hole Gang
1974
Screenplay
movieThe Annuity
1972
Writer
movieDaisy Town
1971
Lyricist, Screenplay, Adaptation
movieAsterix and Cleopatra
1968
Screenplay
movieThe Little Bather
1968
Screenplay
movieCarom Shots
1963
Adaptation
movieThe American Beauty
1961
Screenplay
Acting50
movieKourou et l'épopée spatiale française
2019
Self (archive footage)
movieLes Trésors de Marcel Pagnol
2019
Self / Interviewer (archive footage)
movieThe Clouzot Scandal
2017
Self (archive footage)
movieDe Gaulle, the Last King of France
2017
Self (archive footage)
movieAsterix at the Olympic Games
2008
Le narrateur (voice)
movieAsterix and the Vikings
2006
Le narrateur (voice)
movieAsterix & Obelix: Mission Cleopatra
2002
Caius Gaspachoandalus / Le narrateur
movieTintin voyageur du siècle
2001
Narrateur
tvLes Enfants de la télé
1994
Self - Co-Host
movieHéloïse
1991
Narrateur
tvLes Nuls, l'émission
1990
Self - Guest
movieTurning Table
1988
The Mockingbird (voice)
tvTéléthon
1987
Self
movieLes Rois du gag
1985
Presenter of the Césars
movieSigné Furax
1981
Un agent de l'Obélisque
movieThe Twelve Tasks of Asterix
1976
Narrator (voice) (uncredited)
tvCérémonie des César
1976
Self - Host
movieLa Gueule de l’emploi
1974
Le colleur d'affiches
tvLe Francophonissime
1969
Présentation
movieThe Little Bather
1968
Le président du jury (uncredited)
movieDeux Romains en Gaule
1967
Voix-off
movieKiller Spy
1965
Interviewer
movieCarom Shots
1963
Legris, nouveau cadre supérieur de 321 (uncredited)
movieWar of the Buttons
1962
Bédouin, rural warden
movieA Horse for Two
1962
Other agent who arrests the suitcase thief
movieThe American Beauty
1961
Announcer
movieOn purge bébé
1961
Horace Truchet
tvDiscorama
1959
Self - Host
L'Anglais tel qu'on le parle
1959
Le commissaire de police
movieThere Is the Brunette
1958
Guissauguet - le client
movieLe Violon de l'orphéon
1957
Narrator (voice)
Directing14
movieHéloïse
1991
Director
movieL'Huissier
1991
Director
movieBonjour l'angoisse
1988
Director
movieLe Voyageur imprudent
1982
Director
movieThe Other One's Mug
1979
Director
movieLa Grâce
1979
Director
movieLe Passe-muraille
1977
Director
movieThe Annuity
1972
Director
movieDeux Romains en Gaule
1967
Director
movieLe Café liégeois
1963
Director
movieThe American Beauty
1961
Director