Bernard-Pierre Donnadieu (2 July 1949 – 27 December 2010) was a French actor. He made more than 100 appearances in movies and television over his career, as well as in theatrical roles. He was often cast as a villain, criminal or psychopath. Donnadieu was the French voice of many lead roles in English-language movies dubbed into French. He studied theatre and literature at the Sorbonne Paris III. Donnadieu's earliest notable film roles came in 1976 with The Tenant by Roman Polanski, and Second Chance (French: Si c'était à refaire, lit. 'If I Had to Do It All Over Again') by Claude Lelouch. The film which earned him wider recognition was Georges Lautner's 1981 action thriller, The Professional in which he had a major role, appearing with Jean-Paul Belmondo. Other notable film roles were the title part in The Return of Martin Guerre by Daniel Vigne, and in George Sluizer's The Vanishing, for which Donnadieu won best acting awards at the 1989 Madrid Film Festival and the 1990 Porto Film Festival. He was nominated for a best supporting actor César Award for his 1984 role as the dangerous criminal gang leader in Rue Barbare ('Barbarian Street'). His final film appearance was in 2008 in Christophe Barratier's Paris 36 (released in France as Faubourg 36). Donnadieu appeared in many television and theatre productions. He played historical figures such as Hubert-Joseph Henry in the L'Affaire Dreyfus and Roger Salengro, in L'Affaire Salengro, a television film directed by Yves Boisset, with whom he regularly worked. While his appearance and physique seemed to influence directors to cast him as malevolent characters, he also had more sympathetic roles, such as the lead in the drama Faut pas rire du bonheur, in which his character has a romantic involvement with a woman, played by Laura Morante. His work dubbing French dialogue has included voicing characters portrayed by actors such as Kurt Russell, Dennis Hopper and Ron Perlman. In the theatre, he was a frequent collaborator with Georges Wilson who directed him in several productions. Donnadieu died from cancer on 27 December 2010 at age 61. Source: Article "Bernard-Pierre Donnadieu" from Wikipedia in English, licensed under CC-BY-SA.

Filmography

• 2011Jeanne Devère — Martin
• Des crimes presque parfaits — vocals, Vocals
• 2010Du cristal à la fumée — Goering
• 2009L'Affaire Salengro — Roger Salengro
• 2009Les Condés: Policiers à Marseille — Narrateur
• À droite toute — François Salmon
• 2008Paris 36 — Félix Galapiat
• 2007Antonio Vivaldi - A Prince in Venice — l'ambassadeur de France
• 2007How Much We Hated Each Other — Jean Monnet
• 2006Austerlitz, la victoire en marchant — Napoléon
• 2005Allons petits enfants — monsieur Haumont
• 2005Jusqu'au bout — Vincent Guérin
• 2004Clochemerle — Barthélémy Piéchut, the mayor
• 2004Les Passeurs — Maurice Nicod
• 2004Un petit garçon silencieux — Féodor Lakasse
• Jean Moulin — Charvet
• 2001Dormir avec le diable — Leguen
• 2001Druids — Dumnorix
• 1998Tower of the First Born — Abdurasam
• Captain Red Beard — Barbe-Rouge (1997) (voice)
• 1997Le Pantalon — Col. Auoux
• 1997Run for Your Life — Valck
• 1996Caboose — Larrivée
• 1995Happiness Is No Joke — Michel
• 1995L'Affaire Dreyfus — Henry
• 1993Justinien Trouve, or God's Bastard — Martin Coutouly
• 1993Rosen-Emil — Dr. Friedmann
• 1992Shadow of the Wolf — Brown
• 1992Squadron — Franek Bała
• 1991Blanc d'ébène — L'adjudant-recruteur Mariani
• L'Alerte rouge — Francis Touvenel
• 1991Miracle of Marcellino — Il conte
• 1990Cellini: A Violent Life — François the First
• 1990Fatal Lovers — Mark
• Mit den Clowns kamen die Tränen — Dr. Eli Kaplan
• 1989Christian
• Les Jupons de la révolution — Mirabeau
• 1988Les lutteurs immobiles — David
• 1988The Vanishing — Raymond Lemorne
• 1987Beatrice — François de Cortemart
• 1987Double Face — Ring/Jean-Jean
• 1986Flagrant désir — Robert Barnac
• 1986In the Shadow of the Wind — Pasteur Nicolas Jones
• 1986Max My Love — Archibald
• 1985Among Wolves — Capitaine de Saintes
• 1985Urgence — Lucas Schroeder
• 1984Street of the Damned — Mathias Hagen, dit 'Matt', le maître du quartier
• 1983Coup de feu
• 1983Liberty Belle — Yvon
• 1983Life Is a Bed of Roses — Teacher
• 1983The Death of Mario Ricci — Jacky Vermot
• 1983The Informer — Malaggione
• 1982The Return of Martin Guerre — Martin Guerre
• 1981Bolero — Le représentant Croix Rouge (UNICEF)
• L'Ennemi de la mort — le docteur Daniel Charbonnière
• 1981The Professional — L'inspecteur Farges
• 1979Hothead — Lucien
• 1979Twice a Woman — 2nd Frenchman
• 1979Un si joli village... — Arnoux, le garagiste
• 1978Judith Therpauve — Laindreaux
• Les Beaux Messieurs de Bois-Doré — Clindor
• 1976Mr. Klein — Extra (uncredited)
• Nick Verlaine ou Comment voler la tour Eiffel
• Police Commissioner Moulin — Aguir
• 1976The Body of My Enemy — Le Truand Blond
• 1976The Tenant — Bar waiter
• Les Cinq Dernières Minutes — Jacques Roucy

Appearances as themselves (1)

• 30 millions d'amis — Self