Yves Robert
Acting
Born: June 21, 1920 · Saumur, Maine-et-Loire, France
Died: May 10, 2002 (aged 81)
Highest Rated
Biography
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 city's 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 Robert's directorial efforts included several successful comedies for which he had written the screenplay. His 1962 film, La Guerre des boutons won France's 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. Robert's 1973 devastating comedy Salut l'artiste is considered by many performers to be the ultimate film about the humiliations of the actor's 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 Mother's Castle (Le château de ma mère) and My Father's 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 month's 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.
Known for
Cléo from 5 to 7
1962
The Woman in Red
1984
The Tall Blond Man with One Black Shoe
1972
The Return of the Tall Blond Man with One Black Shoe
1974
My Father's Glory
1990
The Man with One Red Shoe
1985
My Mother's Castle
1990
War of the Buttons
1962
Pardon Mon Affaire
1976
Winged Migration
2001
Money Money Money
1972
Very Happy Alexander
1968
Photos (2)
Movies (65)
Cléo from 5 to 7
The Handkerchief Seller / Actor in Silent Film
The Troubles of Alfred
Parisian television viewer
The Tall Blond Man with One Black Shoe
Conductor
Neither Seen Nor Recognized
Le photographe lors du mariage
The Return of the Tall Blond Man with One Black Shoe
le chef d'orchestre
King of Hearts
General Baderna (uncredited)
Money Money Money
Defense counsel
The Judge and the Assassin
Professeur Degueldre
Repeated Absences
Le père de François
School for Love
Clément
The Annuity
Bucigny-Dumaine (le bel officier)
Love and the Frenchwoman
Le dragueur à moustache (segment "Le Mariage")
The Twin
l’homme dans l'ascenseur
The Crook
Commissioner
Fiancés on the Bridge
Handkerchief Seller
The Passion of Slow Fire
Bartender
The Grand Manoeuvre
Felix Leroy, lieutenant of the Dragoons
Woman Between Wolf and Dog
Workman
The Right of the Maddest
Le contrôleur des Chemin de Fer
Bebert and the Train
Chaussin
Special Section
Émile Bastard
Juliette, or Key of Dreams
Accordionist
The Crisis
M. Barelle
The Terror with Women
Journalist Labarge
Le Cri du cormoran, le soir au-dessus des jonques
Commissioner
Le Cinema de Papa
Henri Roger Langmann
Hail the Artist
le metteur en scène de théâtre (uncredited)
These Kids Are Grown-Ups
Le père de Louise
Idiot in Paris
Marcel Pitou, l'évadé des HLM
Le rose et le blanc
Le barman des Caraïbes
Signed, Arsène Lupin
La Ballu
Two Pennies Worth of Violets
Charlot, le voyou
The Most Beautiful Month
Le cheminot
A Bad Son
René Calgagni
Public School
L'oncle Henri
Infernal Symphony
Narrator (voice)
Virgile
Esposito
Follow That Man
Inspector Paulhan
Les Dieux du dimanche
Guillot
Waiter!
Simon, dance teacher
Women Are Talkative
Christian
The Little Professor
Dr Aubin
The Green Mare
Zèphe Maloret
There Is the Brunette
Le mécanicien
Bad Liaisons
L'inspecteur Forbin
Men Think Only of That
Veteran / Walker
Les Truands
Amédée Benoît / Son père
The Fenouillard Family
'Le Coq' (uncredited)
An Evening at the Music Hall
Jeff
Little Marcel
Commissioner Mancini
Anthony's Crime
Pilou
Le Tampon du capiston
Pastini
Clerambard
Dragoon who enters La Langouste's (uncredited)
The Man with Connections
The Father
Dear Louise
Magnéto, cycle merchant
Le Nez au vent
Raphaël
Vive la sociale !
Jojo, le père
La Grande Paulette
The first gangster
Bibi Fricotin
Antoine Gardon, détective "Passe Partout"
Billy Ze Kick
Alcide
The Red Rose
Yves Gérard
Montparnasse-Pondichéry
Léo
Les Bonnes Manières
1952
Paris Incident
Sergeant Gaston Chauvin
Éclats de famille
Léon
Self / Appearances (13)
Sacrée soirée
Self · 1 eps
Champs-Elysées
Self · 3 eps
Les Rendez-vous du dimanche
Self · 4 eps
Spécial cinéma
Self · 1 eps
Le Grand Échiquier
Self · 4 eps
Midi trente
Self · 2 eps
Discorama
Self · 1 eps
Cinépanorama
Self · 2 eps
Les Nuls, l'émission
Self · 1 eps
Stars 90
Self · 1 eps
Pierre Richard, l'art du déséquilibre
Self
À la recherche de... Pierre Richard
Self - Actor, director, producer (archive footage)
Jean Rochefort, l'irrésistible
Self (archive footage)
Upcoming (1)
Directing (23)
The Tall Blond Man with One Black Shoe
Director
Neither Seen Nor Recognized
Director
The Return of the Tall Blond Man with One Black Shoe
Director
War of the Buttons
Director
My Father's Glory
Director
My Mother's Castle
Director
We Will All Meet in Paradise
Director
Pardon Mon Affaire
Director
The Twin
Director
Le Bal des casse-pieds
Director
Bebert and the Train
Director
Courage fuyons
Director
Very Happy Alexander
Director
Hail the Artist
Director
Signed, Arsène Lupin
Director
The Buddies
Director
Funny Money
Director
Men Think Only of That
Director
The Fenouillard Family
Director
Clerambard
Director
Fernand cherche du boulot
Director
Montparnasse-Pondichéry
Director
Les Bonnes Manières
Director
Writing (23)
The Man with One Red Shoe
Original Film Writer
The Woman in Red
Original Film Writer
The Troubles of Alfred
Writer
The Tall Blond Man with One Black Shoe
Screenplay
Neither Seen Nor Recognized
Writer
The Return of the Tall Blond Man with One Black Shoe
Screenplay
War of the Buttons
Writer
My Father's Glory
Writer
My Mother's Castle
Screenplay
We Will All Meet in Paradise
Writer
Pardon Mon Affaire
Screenplay
The Twin
Writer
Le Bal des casse-pieds
Writer
Courage fuyons
Screenplay
Very Happy Alexander
Story
Very Happy Alexander
Screenplay
Very Happy Alexander
Adaptation
Very Happy Alexander
Dialogue
Hail the Artist
Writer
The Buddies
Writer
Hello Smile!
Adaptation
The Fenouillard Family
Writer
Clerambard
Writer
Producing (20)
The Tall Blond Man with One Black Shoe
Producer
The Return of the Tall Blond Man with One Black Shoe
Producer
Winged Migration
Associate Producer
War of the Buttons
Producer
We Will All Meet in Paradise
Producer
Pardon Mon Affaire
Producer
The Hussy
Producer
Repeated Absences
Producer
Let Joy Reign Supreme
Producer
Fill 'er Up with Super
Executive Producer
Le Grand Amour
Producer
The Prodigal Daughter
Producer
Frequent Death
Producer
The Little Wheedlers
Producer
That Kid
Producer
Martin and Lea
Producer
Trocadero Lemon Blue
Producer
The Crying Woman
Producer
Little Marcel
Producer
Un étrange voyage
Producer