Yves Robert
Acting
Yves Robert (19 June 1920 – 10 May 2002) was a French actor, screenwriter, director, and producer. Robert was born in Saumur, Maine-et-Loire, France. In his teens, he went to Paris to pursue a career in acting, starting with unpaid parts on stage in the city's various theatre workshops. From ages 12–20 he set type as a typographer, then studied mime in his early 20s. In 1948 he made his motion picture debut with one of the secondary roles in the film, Les Dieux du dimanche. Within a few years, Robert was writing scripts, directing, and producing. Yves Robert's directorial efforts included several successful comedies for which he had written the screenplay. His 1962 film, La Guerre des boutons won France's Prix Jean Vigo. His 1972 film Le grand blond avec une chaussure noire won the Silver Bear at the 23rd Berlin International Film Festival in 1973. In 1976, Un éléphant ça trompe énormément, starring his wife, earned him international acclaim. Robert's 1973 devastating comedy Salut l'artiste is considered by many performers to be the ultimate film about the humiliations of the actor's life. In 1977, he directed another comedy, Nous irons tous au paradis, which was nominated for a César Award for Best Film. In 1990, Robert directed two dramatic films, My Mother's Castle (Le château de ma mère) and My Father's Glory (La Gloire de mon Père). Based on autobiographical novels by Marcel Pagnol, they were jointly voted "Best Film" at the 1991 Seattle International Film Festival, and received rave reviews. Over his career, he directed more than twenty feature-length motion pictures, wrote an equal number of scripts, and acted in more than seventy-five films. Although his last major role was perhaps in 1980, A Bad Son by Claude Sautet, as the working-class father of a drug-dealer, he continued acting past 1997. Robert played opposite Danièle Delorme in the 1951 play Colombe (Dove) by Jean Anouilh. They married in 1956, and jointly formed the film production company La Guéville in 1961. La Guéville also released several films by Monty Python and Terry Gilliam, which was very influential into establishing the comedy troupe to French audiences. He died in Paris on 10 May 2002 from a cerebral hemorrhage. He was buried in Montparnasse Cemetery with the epitaph "A man of joy ...", where visitors leave buttons of many colors.[citation needed]He was survived by Danièle and two children, Anne and Jean-Denis Robert, by first wife, actress Rosy Varte. That month's Cannes Film Festival paid homage to his contribution to French film. Source: Article "Yves Robert" from Wikipedia in English, licensed under CC-BY-SA 3.0.
Known for
Acting81
movieJean Rochefort, l'irrésistible
2020
Self (archive footage)
movieÀ la recherche de... Pierre Richard
2017
Self - Actor, director, producer (archive footage)
movieLe Nez au vent
1995
Raphaël
movieThe Crisis
1992
M. Barelle
tvStars 90
1990
Self
movieInfernal Symphony
1987
Narrator (voice)
movieBilly Ze Kick
1985
Alcide
movieThe Twin
1984
l’homme dans l'ascenseur
movieWaiter!
1983
Simon, dance teacher
movieVive la sociale !
1983
Jojo, le père
movieLe rose et le blanc
1982
Le barman des Caraïbes
movieA Bad Son
1980
René Calgagni
movieThese Kids Are Grown-Ups
1979
Le père de Louise
movieLittle Marcel
1976
Commissioner Mancini
movieThe Judge and the Assassin
1976
Professeur Degueldre
movieSpecial Section
1975
Émile Bastard
movieThe Return of the Tall Blond Man with One Black Shoe
1974
le chef d'orchestre
movieLa Grande Paulette
1974
The first gangster
movieHail the Artist
1973
le metteur en scène de théâtre (uncredited)
movieThe Right of the Maddest
1973
Le contrôleur des Chemin de Fer
movieRepeated Absences
1972
Le père de François
movieDear Louise
1972
Magnéto, cycle merchant
movieMoney Money Money
1972
Defense counsel
movieThe Troubles of Alfred
1972
Parisian television viewer
movieThe Annuity
1972
Bucigny-Dumaine (le bel officier)
movieLe Cinema de Papa
1971
Henri Roger Langmann
movieThe Crook
1970
Commissioner
movieThe Man with Connections
1970
The Father
movieClerambard
1969
Dragoon who enters La Langouste's (uncredited)
movieThe Most Beautiful Month
1968
Le cheminot
movieIdiot in Paris
1967
Marcel Pitou, l'évadé des HLM
movieKing of Hearts
1966
General Baderna (uncredited)
moviePublic School
1965
L'oncle Henri
movieBebert and the Train
1963
Chaussin
movieFiancés on the Bridge
1962
Handkerchief Seller
movieCléo from 5 to 7
1962
The Handkerchief Seller / Actor in Silent Film
movieThe Passion of Slow Fire
1961
Bartender
movieThe Fenouillard Family
1961
'Le Coq' (uncredited)
movieLove and the Frenchwoman
1960
Le dragueur à moustache (segment "Le Mariage")
movieSigned, Arsène Lupin
1959
La Ballu
movieThe Green Mare
1959
Zèphe Maloret
tvDiscorama
1959
Self
movieThe Little Professor
1958
Dr Aubin
movieWomen Are Talkative
1958
Christian
movieNeither Seen Nor Recognized
1958
Le photographe lors du mariage
movieThere Is the Brunette
1958
Le mécanicien
movieThe Terror with Women
1956
Journalist Labarge
movieLes Truands
1956
Amédée Benoît / Son père
movieThe Grand Manoeuvre
1955
Felix Leroy, lieutenant of the Dragoons
movieBad Liaisons
1955
L'inspecteur Forbin
movieSchool for Love
1955
Clément
movieMen Think Only of That
1954
Veteran / Walker
movieVirgile
1953
Esposito
movieFollow That Man
1953
Inspector Paulhan
movieTwo Pennies Worth of Violets
1951
Charlot, le voyou
movieJuliette, or Key of Dreams
1951
Accordionist
movieThe Red Rose
1951
Yves Gérard
movieBibi Fricotin
1951
Antoine Gardon, détective "Passe Partout"
movieParis Incident
1950
Sergeant Gaston Chauvin
movieLa naissance du Grand Blond
Self ( archive footage )
Directing25
movieMontparnasse-Pondichéry
1994
Director
movieLe Bal des casse-pieds
1992
Director
movieMy Mother's Castle
1990
Director
movieMy Father's Glory
1990
Director
L'Été 36
1986
Director
movieThe Twin
1984
Director
movieCourage fuyons
1979
Director
moviePardon Mon Affaire
1976
Director
movieHail the Artist
1973
Director
movieClerambard
1969
Director
movieVery Happy Alexander
1968
Director
movieFunny Money
1966
Director
movieThe Buddies
1965
Director
movieBebert and the Train
1963
Director
movieWar of the Buttons
1962
Director
movieThe Fenouillard Family
1961
Director
movieSigned, Arsène Lupin
1959
Director
movieMen Think Only of That
1954
Director
movieLes Bonnes Manières
1952
Director
Writing22
movieMy Mother's Castle
1990
Screenplay
movieThe Man with One Red Shoe
1985
Original Film Writer
movieThe Twin
1984
Writer
movieThe Woman in Red
1984
Original Film Writer
movieCourage fuyons
1979
Screenplay
moviePardon Mon Affaire
1976
Screenplay
movieHail the Artist
1973
Writer
movieClerambard
1969
Writer
movieVery Happy Alexander
1968
Screenplay, Story, Dialogue, Adaptation
movieThe Buddies
1965
Writer
movieHello Smile!
1956
Adaptation
Terreur en Oklahoma
1951
Adaptation, Idea
Production19
movieWinged Migration
2001
Associate Producer
movieFrequent Death
1988
Producer
movieThe Prodigal Daughter
1981
Producer
movieUn étrange voyage
1981
Producer
movieThe Hussy
1979
Producer
movieMartin and Lea
1979
Producer
movieThe Crying Woman
1979
Producer
movieTrocadero Lemon Blue
1978
Producer
movieThe Little Wheedlers
1978
Producer
moviePardon Mon Affaire
1976
Producer
movieLittle Marcel
1976
Producer
movieThat Kid
1976
Producer
movieLet Joy Reign Supreme
1975
Producer
movieRepeated Absences
1972
Producer
movieLe Grand Amour
1969
Producer
movieWar of the Buttons
1962
Producer