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. Source: Article "Maurice Barrier" from Wikipedia in English, licensed under CC-BY-SA 3.0.

Filmography

• 2008Marié(s) ou presque — Charles
• 2002La victoire des vaincus — Le grand-père
• 1999The Happiest Place on Earth — Charrier
• Louis la Brocante — Edgar de Bansac
• Les Allumettes suédoises — Bougras
• 1994Un jour avant l'aube
• Catherine Courage — Magenta
• 1993Goupi-Mains rouges — Mains rouges
• 1993Louis, the Child King — Guitaud
• David Lansky — Angelo Sébastiani
• Les Jupons de la révolution — Montréal
• 1989Life and Nothing But — Mercadot
• Rally — Diego
• 1989Rouget le braconnier — le gendarme Javelle
• La Valise en carton — Alfredo
• 1987Charlie Dingo — Chinaski
• 1986La Nuit de Santa-Klaus
• 1986The Fugitives — Superintendent Duroc
• 1986The Way Out — Smuggler
• 1985He Died with His Eyes Open — Arthur Chalon
• 1985One Woman or Two — Le maire
• 1985Scout Toujours — Marek
• 1985The Specialists — Kovacs
• Des grives aux loups — Jean-Édouard Vialhe
• 1983And the Ship Sails On — Ziolev
• 1983The ComDads — Raffart
• 1983The Outsider — « Tonton »
• 1982The Return of Martin Guerre — Pierre Guerre
• 1980Le Grand Fossé
• Les Chevaux du soleil — Antoine Bouychou
• 1979Hothead — Berri, boss of the 'Penalty'
• 1979Le Cadran Solaire
• 1977The Gang — Lucien
• 1976Black and White in Color — Caprice
• 1975Flic Story — Rene Bollec
• Paul Gauguin — Gauguin
• 1975The Gypsy — Jacques Helman
• 1973Hail the Artist — René, un acteur
• 1973The Edifying and Joyous Story of Colinot — Host
• 1973Two Men in Town — Investigating judge
• 1972The Tall Blond Man with One Black Shoe — Chaperon, Toulouse agent
• 1971Raphael or the Debauched One — Lasalle
• Scene of the Crime — Khamon
• 1966The Taking of Power by Louis XIV — D'Artagnan

Appearances as themselves (5)

• 2017À la recherche de... Pierre Richard — Self - Actor (archive footage)
• 2005Pierre Richard, l'art du déséquilibre — Self
• Vivement dimanche — Self
• Champs-Elysées — Self
• La naissance du Grand Blond — Self