Gérard Barray
Gérard Barray (born 2 November 1931 in Toulouse) is a French actor. Barray's parents split up quickly and his mother, who came from Montauban decided to return to her hometown with her little boy. Around the age of 15, he discovered a passion for jazz; he participated in a few shows in nightclubs while pursuing his studies and obtained a bachelor's degree at the Faculty of Toulouse. Camille Ricard, an actress and teacher at the Conservatory of Toulouse, who advised him to go to Paris with a letter of recommendation for a friend, Noel Roquevert. Barray enrolled at the Cours Simon, a drama school in Paris. Four years later, Gérard Barray won the Jury It will then excel in the roles of knights with a big heart. He starred as D'Artagnan, Pardaillan, Surcouf and Scaramouche. In total there practice gender in a dozen feature films, most of which are box-office success, widely known abroad. Besides films swashbuckling as Pardaillan and Scaramouche and adventure films like Surcouf, Barray turned police commissioner in two San Antonio movies. In 1969, he starred beside young actress Claude Jade in "The Witness". He played Van Britten, a mysterious museum curator who seduces a young English teacher. It was his last major role. For Claude Berri he played in Le Cinéma de papa (1970) as Richard, a super star and rather temperamental actor. His comeback in 1997 was in Alejandro Amenabar's "Abre los ojos" as Devernois, a TV man. Gérard Barray was appointed an Officer in the Order of Arts and Letters in January 2010. Source: Article "Gérard Barray" from Wikipedia in English, licensed under CC-BY-SA 3.0.
Known for
ActingBirthday
November 2, 1931Deathday
February 14, 2024Gender
MaleKnown Movie Credits
32Place of birth
Toulouse, Haute-Garonne, FranceAlso known as
G. Barray, Gerard Barray, Жерар Баррэ, Gérard Marcel Louis BarailléCast credits
The Witness
Van BrittenOpen Your Eyes
DuvernoisVengeance of the Three Musketeers
D'ArtagnanCaptain Fracasse
Duc de VallombreuseThe Adventures of Scaramouche
Robert Lafleur alias ScaramoucheThe Spy
Frank JacksonTender Sharks
GregorySummertime Killer
Tania's teacherMercenaries of the Rio Grande
Count Alfonso di Rodriganda y SevillaPyramid of the Sun God
Count Alfonso di Rodriganda y SevillaThe Fighting Musketeers
D'ArtagnanSale temps pour les mouches
Commisaire San-AntonioClash of Steel
Le chevalier Jean de PardaillanBeru and These Women
Commissaire San AntonioThe Corsican Brothers
Giovanni SagonaThe Gallant Musketeer
Le chevalier Jean de PardaillanScheherazade
Renaud de VillecroixThe Big Hit of Surcouf
Captain Robert SurcoufThe Sea Pirate
Captain Robert SurcoufA Game for Six Lovers
MiguelAdriatic Sea of Fire
Michel Masic