Maurice Barrier
Actor
Biography
Maurice Barrier (8 June 1932 – 12 April 2020) was a French actor and singer.
Barrier was the son of a cabinetmaker, and had his first job working in his father's workshop. While in Rennes at age 28, he met several resident actors at the Théâtre National de Bretagne and made his stage debut in Caligula, written by Albert Camus.
His first major role on television was in the film The Taking of Power by Louis XIV. His other major films included The Tall Blond Man with One Black Shoe, Two Men in Town, Black and White in Color, Coup de tête, and Flic Story. He played alongside several actors, such as Jean-Paul Belmondo, Jean Gabin, Alain Delon, Pierre Richard, Gérard Depardieu, and Gérard Jugnot.
Barrier was married to the actress Hélène Manesse. The pair resided in Montréal, France from 1962 until Maurice's death on 12 April 2020 in Montbard at the age of 87 due to COVID-19.
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Filmography
The ComDads
as Raffart 1983
The Fugitives
as Superintendent Duroc 1986
The Return of Martin Guerre
as Pierre Guerre 1982
The Outsider
as « Tonton » 1983
Two Men in Town
as Investigating judge 1973
Scout Toujours
as Marek 1985
And the Ship Sails On
as Ziolev 1983
Hothead
as Berri, boss of the 'Penalty' 1979
Flic Story
as Rene Bollec 1975
The Specialists
as Kovacs 1985
Life and Nothing But
as Mercadot 1989
The Taking of Power by Louis XIV
as D'Artagnan 1966
The Gypsy
as Jacques Helman 1975
Black and White in Color
as Caprice 1976
He Died with His Eyes Open
as Arthur Chalon 1985
Raphael or the Debauched One
as Lasalle 1971