Roland Toutain
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Roland Toutain (October 18, 1905 - October 16, 1977) was a French actor, songwriter and stuntman. He appeared in 55 films between 1924 and 1957, both in leading and supporting roles.
Roland Toutain | |
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Born | (1905-10-15)15 October 1905 |
Died | 16 October 1977(1977-10-16) (aged 72) |
Occupation(s) | Stuntman, Actor |
Years active | 1923–1957 |
Spouse(s) | Odette Calais (divorced) (??) (divorced) (??) (divorced) |
Children | Jacques Maire |
Toutain is known for playing the aviator André Jurieux in Jean Renoir's film The Rules of the Game (La Règle du jeu).[1] The role suited him: Toutain was also an avid hobby aviator, as well as an acrobat. He first gained fame as an actor in the adventure film The Mystery of the Yellow Room [fr] and its sequel The Perfume of the Lady in Black [fr].[1] Toutain also appeared in Fritz Lang's Liliom (1934).[2] His film career slowed down in the late 1940s and he made his final movie in 1956. He was a good friend of fellow actor Jean Marais,[3] who organized his funeral.[4]
- L'Inhumaine (1924)
- The Mystery of the Yellow Room (1930)
- The Perfume of the Lady in Black (1931)
- Rouletabille the Aviator (1932)
- Liliom (1934)
- Miquette (1934)
- Cease Firing (1934)
- Veille d'armes (1935)
- Beautiful Days (1935)
- The Crew (1935)
- Jenny (1936)
- Yoshiwara (1937)
- The Lie of Nina Petrovna (1937)
- Barnabé (1938)
- Prince of My Heart (1938)
- Three from St Cyr (1939)
- The Path of Honour (1939)
- Case of Conscience (1939)
- The Rules of the Game (1939)
- The Mysteries of Paris (1943)
- Captain Fracasse (1943)
- Secret Documents (1945)
- We Are Not Married (1946)
- Dakota 308 (1951)
- The Inspector Likes a Fight (1957)
- CINEMUR. "Roland Toutain : filmographie de l'acteur". CINEMUR (in French). Retrieved 2020-08-10.
- "Liliom - Film (1934) - SensCritique". www.senscritique.com. Retrieved 2020-08-10.
- "Roland TOUTAIN". encinematheque.fr. Retrieved 2020-08-10.
- "Roland Toutain". Val d'Oise terre de cinéma (in French). Retrieved 2020-08-10.
- Media related to Roland Toutain at Wikimedia Commons
- Roland Toutain at IMDb
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