Firmin Gémier (1869–1933) was a French actor and director. Internationally, he is most famous for originating the role of Père Ubu in Alfred Jarry’s play Ubu Roi. He is known as the principal architect of the popular theatre movement in France. Gémier began his career as an actor in melodramas for working class actors, before going on to direct six different theaters, including the Théâtre Antoine and the Odéon.

Filmography

• 1933La fusée — Etienne Girbal
• 1933Le simoun — Director
• 1932Un homme sans nom
• 1926La branche morte
• 1926The Magician — Dr. Porhoët
• 1917The Torture of Silence — Dr. Gilles Berliac

Appearances as themselves (1)

• 1948Paris 1900 — Self (archive footage)