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Bernard Blier (11 January 1916 – 29 March 1989) was a French character actor. He was born in Buenos Aires, Argentina, where his father, a researcher at the Pasteur Institute, was posted at the time.
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Bernard Blier (11 January 1916 – 29 March 1989) was a French character actor. His rotund features and premature baldness allowed him to often play cuckolded husbands in his early career.
Apr 16, 2021 · Charles went on to act in a range of other films and TV shows, but she also completed a Master's degree at the New York University School of Social Work in 2001, and became a part-time professor of speech and communication.
Apr 8, 2023 · Briles was new to acting when he landed the role of Eugene, and ultimately, he would only act in eight first-season episodes before he received a draft notice from the Army.
Mar 31, 1989 · Mr. Blier, who was born in Buenos Aires, began acting on the Paris stage in the mid-1930's. He made his movie debut in Raymond Rouleau's ''Trois, Six, Neuf'' in 1937, and had many small...
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Apr 1, 1989 · Bernard Blier, the plump and balding French actor who incarnated hapless husbands, conniving cops and heartless hit men over a movie career that spanned 50 years, has died, his son announced ...
