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 citys 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 Roberts directorial efforts included several successful comedies for which he had written the screenplay. His 1962 film, La Guerre des boutons won Frances 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. Roberts 1973 devastating comedy Salut lartiste is considered by many performers to be the ultimate film about the humiliations of the actors 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 Mothers Castle (Le château de ma mère) and My Fathers 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 months 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.
le chef d'orchestre
Movie 1974
Conductor
Movie 1972
René Calgagni
Movie 1980
le téléspectateur parisien
Movie 1972
L'inspecteur Forbin
Movie 1955
Jeff
Movie 1956
Henri Roger Langmann
Movie 1971
Zèphe Maloret
Movie 1959
Handkerchief Seller
Movie 1961
Commissioner
Movie 1971
M. Barelle
Movie 1992
Simon, dance teacher
Movie 1983
Guillot
Movie 1949
Sergeant Gaston Chauvin
Movie 1950
Le dragueur à moustache (segment "Le Mariage")
Movie 1960
Self
Movie 2005
Self (archive footage)
Movie 2020
Jojo, le père
Movie 1983
The Father
Movie 1970
L'oncle Henri
Movie 1965
Le père de Louise
Movie 1979
Léo
Movie 1994
Movie 1972
La Ballue
Movie 1959
Movie 1952
Commissioner
Movie 1970
le metteur en scène de théâtre (non crédité)
Movie 1973
Defense counsel
Movie 1972
Amédée Benoît / Son père
Movie 1956
Le père de François
Movie 1972
Chaussin
Movie 1963
Bucigny-Dumaine (le bel officier)
Movie 1972
Self - Comédien, réalisateur, producteur (archive footage)
Movie 2017
Narrator (voice)
Movie 1987
Esposito
Movie 1953
Dr Aubin
Movie 1958
Movie 1954
Professeur Degueldre
Movie 1976
Movie 1974
Pilou
Movie 1989
Movie 1969
Raphaël
Movie 1995
Inspector Paulhan
Movie 1953
Christian
Movie 1958
Marcel Pitou, l'évadé des HLM
Movie 1967
Bartender
Movie 1961
Felix Leroy, lieutenant of the Dragoons
Movie 1955
l’homme dans l'ascenseur
Movie 1984
Yves Gérard
Movie 1951
Antoine Gardon, détective et filatures "Passe Partout"
Movie 1951
Commissioner Mancini
Movie 1976
Pastini
Movie 1950
Émile Bastard
Movie 1975
Charlot, le voyou
Movie 1951
Le mécanicien
Movie 1958
'Le Coq' (uncredited)
Movie 1961
The Handkerchief Seller / Actor in Silent Film
Movie 1962
Le photographe lors du mariage
Movie 1958
General Baderna (uncredited)
Movie 1966
Movie 1962
Movie 1979
Journalist Labarge
Movie 1956
L'accordéoniste
Movie 1951
Le cheminot
Movie 1968
Léon
Movie 1995
Alcide
Movie 1985
Le contrôleur des Chemin de Fer
Movie 1973
Self
Tv 1975
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Tv 1974
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Tv 1972
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Tv 1971
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Tv 1972
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Tv 1982
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Tv 1956
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Tv 1990
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