Patrick Dewaere
- Birthday
- Jan 26, 1947
Bio: Short-lived Patrick Dewaere was one of the most promising and popular French actors of the '70s. In 1968, he joined Café de la Gare, the troupe of performers which also included such future stars as Gérard Depardieu and Miou-Miou. After initially appearing under the pseudonym Patrick Morin, he finally opted for Dewaere, which was his grandmother's maiden name.… More Bio: Short-lived Patrick Dewaere was one of the most promising and popular French actors of the '70s. In 1968, he joined Café de la Gare, the troupe of performers which also included such future stars as Gérard Depardieu and Miou-Miou. After initially appearing under the pseudonym Patrick Morin, he finally opted for Dewaere, which was his grandmother's maiden name. Onscreen from 1971 in various bit parts, Dewaere made the breakthrough with his first major role in Bertrand Blier's anarchic comedy Les Valseuses (1974) where he and Gerard Depardieu starred as two young delinquents. The actor would team up again with Depardieu in Blier's Oscar-winning comedy Preparez Vos Mouchoirs (1978). Despite Dewaere's obvious talent for comedy, he was often successfully cast as a fragile, neurotic individual. Shortly after the release of Paradis Pour Tous (1982), the black comedy where his character committed suicide, the actor shot himself in a hotel room. The Patrick Dewaere Award was established in France in 1983. The actor was the subject of the French documentary Patrick Dewaere, which was shown at the Cannes Film Festival in 1992. ~ Yuri German, Rovi
Most Popular
Filmography
-
F comme Fairbanks (2011)
- Actor
-
Heat of Desire (1983)
- Actor
-
Mille milliards de dollars (A Thousand Billion Dollars) (1981)
- Paul Kerjean
-
Hôtel des Amériques (Hotel America) (1981)
- Gilles
-
Beau Père (1981)
- Remy
- 80%
- See all 22 films
Patrick Dewaere Videos
Beau Pere
1 minutes 45 seconds
Born Today
- Diego Abatantuono (58 years old)
- Dave Thomas (64 years old)
- Gabriele Muccino (46 years old)
- Tahmoh Penikett (38 years old)
- David Proval (71 years old)
- Matt McCoy (55 years old)
- Cher (67 years old)
- Tony Stewart (42 years old)
- Bronson Pinchot (54 years old)
- Michaela McManus (30 years old)
- Gina Ravera (47 years old)
- Anthony Zerbe (77 years old)
- Matt Czuchry (36 years old)
- Busta Rhymes (41 years old)
- John Billingsley (53 years old)
- Jana Pallaske (34 years old)
- David Hedison (86 years old)
- Danny Aiello (80 years old)
- Stephanie Niznik (46 years old)
- Timothy Olyphant (45 years old)
- Joe Cocker (69 years old)
- Anton Corbijn (58 years old)
- Naturi Naughton (29 years old)
- Tony Goldwyn (53 years old)
- See more (24)
