Bourvil
Bourvil is known for Don't Look Now... We're Being Shot At! (1966), The Longest Day (1962), Le Cercle Rouge (1970).
Biography
André Robert Raimbourg (27 July 1917 – 23 September 1970), better known as André Bourvil, and mononymously as Bourvil, was a French actor and singer best known for his roles in comedy films, most notably in his collaboration with Louis de Funès in the films Le Corniaud (1965) and La Grande Vadrouille (1966). For his performance in Le Corniaud, he won a Special Diploma at the 4th Moscow International Film Festival.
Bourvil's father was killed in the First World War before he was born. As a result, he spent his entire childhood in the village of Bourville, from which he took his stage name. He married Jeanne Lefrique on 23 January 1943. After a battle with Kahler's syndrome, which attacks the bone marrow, he died at the age of 53. He is buried in Montainville, Yvelines.
In his comic performances Bourvil principally played roles of gentle and well-meaning characters who were often a bit obtuse or naïve, such as his roles opposite the hyperactive, dishonest and bossy ones played by Louis de Funès. Bourvil's characters not only managed to make viewers laugh, but also to save themselves, often unwittingly, from the Machiavellian designs of his adversaries.
Bourvil was, however, also capable of more dramatic roles such as the handyman in L'Arbre de Noël (1969). In this role he observes the relationship between a man he works for and the young son who has fallen ill. The audience can identify with the character played by Bourvil, just as they can in his comic roles, so often as a simple man. One can also note his role of Monsieur Thénardier in the film adaptation of Les Misérables (1958), and his penultimate role as the policeman Mattei in Jean-Pierre Melville's Le Cercle rouge (1970).
In March 1948, Bourvil took part in the complete recording of Offenbach's The Tales of Hoffmann with artists of the Paris Opéra-Comique conducted by André Cluytens, playing the four 'servant' roles.
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Questions about Bourvil
How many Bourvil films are in the catalogue?
The CineQuiz catalogue has 53 films with Bourvil, from 1945 to 2023.
What is the best rated Bourvil film?
The best rated Bourvil film in the catalogue is Don't Look Now... We're Being Shot At! (1966), rated 7.9.
What was the first Bourvil film?
The first Bourvil film in the catalogue is Mr. Peek-a-Boo, from 1951.
Who has Bourvil worked with the most?
In the catalogue, Bourvil shares the most credits with Gérard Oury (4 films), Guy Delorme (4 films) and Marcel Jullian (4 films).
People data: TMDb.
- Awards
- Chevalier des Arts et des Lettres (1968) · Courteline Prize (1964) · Volpi Cup for Best Actor (1956) · Medal of the City of Paris (1953)
Known for
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7.9 Don't Look Now... We're Being Shot At!
1966
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7.6 The Longest Day
1962
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7.6 Le Cercle Rouge
1970
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7.4 The Sucker
1965
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7.3 The Brain
1969
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7.3 La Traversée de Paris
1956
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4.2 Clodo
1971
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7.2 Les Misérables
1958
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6.7 The Hunchback of Paris
1959
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6.2 Atlantic Wall
1970
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7.9 The Wise Guys
1965
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5.5 The Hotshots
1968
Trivia
- Also works as
- chansonnier · singer · comedian · screenwriter · writer
Trivia from Wikidata, licensed CC0.
Full filmography
74 films — 53 in the catalogue
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Bourvil : le rire et la tendresse
2025 · Self (Footage Archives)
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6.3 Les Rois de la comédie
2023 · Self (archive footage)
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7.5 La Traversée de Bourvil
2022 · Self (archive footage)
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8.0 Belmondo: The Incorrigible
2022
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6.1 A Night at the Opera
2020 · Self (archive footage)
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7.9 Lino Ventura, la part intime
2018 · Self (archive footage)
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6.0 Bourvil, un homme vrai
2016 · Self (archive footage)
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5.5 Le Tournage du Corniaud… Tout sauf un long fleuve tranquille
2015 · Self (archive footage)
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7.0 Bourvil, du comique paysan au génie de l'acteur
2015 · Self (archive footage)
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6.0 Jean Gabin, le dernier des géants
2015 · Self (archive footage)
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Bourvil : Bien... si bien
2009 · Self (archive footage)
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6.0 Comiques de toujours (Vol. 1 à 4)
2009 · Self (archive footage)
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4.2 Clodo
1971 · Gaston (uncredited)
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7.6 Le Cercle Rouge
1970 · Commissioner François Mattei
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6.2 Atlantic Wall
1970 · Léon Duchemin, Norman restaurateur
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4.9 The Stud
1970 · William Chaminade
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6.2 The Christmas Tree
1969 · Verdun
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5.9 Monte Carlo or Bust!
1969 · Monsieur Dupont
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7.3 The Brain
1969 · Anatole
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5.9 The Big Wash
1968 · Armand Saint-Just
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5.5 The Hotshots
1968 · Jules Auguste Duroc
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5.0 Les Arnaud
1967 · Judge Henri Arnaud
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7.9 Don't Look Now... We're Being Shot At!
1966 · Augustin Bouvet
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5.3 Three Disordered Children
1966 · Eugène Laporte, entrepreneur de travaux publics
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7.9 The Wise Guys
1965 · Hector Valentin
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6.6 The Big Swag
1965 · Louis Bourdin, metro ticket puncher and writer
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6.0 The Dirty Game
1965 · Lalande
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7.4 The Sucker
1965 · Antoine Maréchal
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5.8 The Big Scare
1964
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7.8 La Bonne Planque
1964 · Antoine Perrin
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6.7 My Wife's Husband
1963 · André Colombey
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6.6 Thank Heaven for Small Favors
1963 · Georges Lachaunaye
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5.4 Josefa's Loot
1963 · Pierre Corneille
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6.2 Don't Tempt the Devil
1963 · Albert Gaudet, investigating judge
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5.9 Un clair de Lune à Maubeuge
1962 · Le chanteur à la télévision
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6.6 Les Culottes rouges
1962 · Fendard
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5.3 Tartarin de Tarascon
1962 · Priest who reinflates the tire of his moped
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7.6 The Longest Day
1962 · Mayor of Colleville
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6.4 The Busybody
1961 · André Loriot
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6.5 All the Gold in the World
1961 · Mathieu Dumont / Antoine Dumont / Martial Dumont
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7.4 Fortunate
1960 · Noël Fortunat
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6.4 Captain Blood
1960 · Baladin Cogolin
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6.7 The Hunchback of Paris
1959 · Passepoil
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5.6 The Green Mare
1959 · Honoré Haudouin
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6.2 Way of Youth
1959 · Charles Michaud, père
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5.2 Sérénade au Texas
1958 · Me Jérôme Quilleboeuf
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6.3 Sunday Encounter
1958 · Jean Brévent
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6.3 The Mirror Has Two Faces
1958 · Pierre Tardivet
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7.2 Les Misérables
1958 · Thénardier
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6.5 The Singer from Mexico
1957 · Bilou
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7.3 La Traversée de Paris
1956 · Marcel Martin, unemployed taxi driver
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6.0 The Hussars
1955 · le trompette Flicot Jean-Louis
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5.2 Le Fil à la patte
1954 · Camille Bouzin, clerc de notaire et auteur de chansonnettes lestes
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4.9 Cadet Rousselle
1954 · Jérôme Baguindet
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5.9 April Fools' Day
1954 · Émile Dupuy
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6.7 Royal Affairs in Versailles
1953 · Museum guard
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6.3 The Three Musketeers
1953 · Planchet
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6.0 Cent Francs par seconde
1953 · Self
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6.3 Crazy for Love
1952 · Hippolyte Lemoine, neveu d'Augustine
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9.0
Grrr....
1952 · Lui-même
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5.4 Alone in Paris
1951 · Henri Milliard, le jeune marié campagnard
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6.1 Mr. Peek-a-Boo
1951 · Léon Dutilleul
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6.6 Le Rosier de madame Husson
1950 · Isidore Pastouret
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5.4 Miquette
1950 · Urbain de la Tour-Mirande
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6.2 Le Roi Pandore
1950 · Léon Ménard, le gendarme
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6.4 Wear His Heart on His Sleeve
1949 · Leon Ménard
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6.7 Blanc comme neige
1948 · Léon Ménard
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6.5 Par la fenêtre
1948 · Gaston 'Pilou'
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5.7 Pas si bête
1947 · Léon Ménard
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8.5
Studio en folies
1947 · Self
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5.8 Hanged Man's Farm
1945 · Le bourrelier, le chanteur à la noce
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7.0 Une étoile au soleil
1943 · (uncredited)
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7.3 Croisières sidérales
1942 · Scientist
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Foutraque (!)
no date · himself
People data: TMDb.
Cast