Charles de Gaulle
- Known For
- Acting
- Born
- November 22, 1890 in Lille, France
- Died
- November 9, 1970 (aged 79)
- Active Years
- 1943–1943 (1 Years)
- Total Credits
- 72 credits in database
Biography
Charles de Gaulle works in acting. Born November 22, 1890 in Lille, France. Died November 9, 1970. Archytele tracks 72 screen credits across canonical film and television databases.
Career overview
Charles André Joseph Marie de Gaulle was a French army officer, statesman, writer, and military figure born in Lille, France, on November 22, 1890, and died on November 9, 1970. Throughout his life and career, he was widely known as a French army officer and statesman who led Free France against Nazi Germany during World War II and chaired the Provisional Government of the French Republic from 1944 to 1946 to restore democracy in France.
He came out of retirement in 1958 when appointed President of the Council of Ministers, also known as the Prime Minister, by President René Coty. He subsequently rewrote the Constitution of France and founded the Fifth Republic following approval by a referendum. He was elected President of France later that same year, was reelected in 1965, and held the position until his resignation in 1969.
Within the context of film and television database records, Charles de Gaulle is credited with known acting work, maintaining seventy-two known credits and being listed as a writer for Une mauvaise rencontre. His historical significance is also reflected in dramatic media, such as Frederick Forsyth's 1971 classic story, which follows a professional assassin hired by a French paramilitary dissident to kill the French president in 1962.
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Full Filmography
72 titles- One Hero, The People (2026) as Self (archive footage)
- Sacrée Sécu (2025) as Self (voice archive)
- War 2 War (2025) as Self (archive footage)
- Jean Moulin, cet illustre méconnu (2023) as Self (archive footage)
- The Century of Icons (2022) as Self (archive footage)
- At War for Algeria (2022) as Self - Politician (archive footage)
- It Was the War of Algeria (2022) as Self (archive footage)
- De Charles de Gaulle à Emmanuel Macron, les gardiens de l'empire (2022) as Self (archive footage)
- Cent jours (2022) as Self
- Generations of the Algerian War (2022) as Self (archive footages)
- Algeria 1943: A Colony Under Vichy Control (2022) as Self (archive footages)
- Electronic Vibrations: A Sound Changes the World (2022) as Self - Politician (archive footage)
- Le cinéma français et l'épuration (2022) as général
- 39-45 en sol canadien (2021) as Self (archive footage)
- Apocalypse: Hitler Takes on the West (2021) as Self (archive footage)
- The Arc de Triomphe: A Nation's Passion (2021) as Self (archive footage)
- Jacques Tati, tombé de la lune (2021)
- François Mitterrand & Anne Pingeot: Pieces of a Love Story (2021) as Self (archive footage)
- Mitterrand et la télé (2021) as Self (archive footage)
- 70 Years of Youth Revolt (2020) as Self (archive footage)
- A Night at the Opera (2020) as Self (archive footage)
- Entretien politique : Histoire et mode d'emploi (2020) as Self (archive footage)
- Décolonisations : du sang et des larmes (2020) as Self (archive footage)
- Congrès de Tours 1920: The Birth of the French Communist Party (2020) as Self (archive footage)
- De Gaulle, l'homme à abattre (2020) as Self (archive footage)
- Des Français libres, sauver l'honneur (2020)
- De Gaulle, le monarque et le Parlement (2020) as Self (archive footage)
- Brexit: The Uncivil War (2019) as Self (archive footage)
- André Malraux: Writer, Politician, Adventurer (2019) as Self - Politician (archive footage)
- Un peu, beaucoup, passionnément... Les Présidents et les Français (2019) as Self (archive footage)
- Kourou et l'épopée spatiale française (2019) as Self (archive footage)
- The Phoney War (2019) as Self - Army Colonel (archive footage)
- 1958: Those Who Said No (2018) as Self (archive footage)
- Black Is Beltza (2018) as Self (voice) (archive footage)
- 1914-1945 : Les grands hommes des deux guerres (2018) as lui-même
- The Vietnam War (2017) as Self - Politician (archive footage)
- Manolo: The Boy Who Made Shoes for Lizards (2017) as Self (archive footage)
- De Gaulle, the Last King of France (2017) as Self (archive footage)
- Загадки века с Сергеем Медведевым (2016) as Self (archive footage)
- Stupor Mundi: Livre 1, Rituel de décapitation du pape (2016) as Self (archive footage)
- De Gaulle, le géant aux pieds d'argile (2012) as Self (archive footage)
- Pétain, such a popular hero (2010) as Self (archive footage)
- Foccart, l'homme qui dirigeait l'Afrique (2010) as Self (archive footage)
- De Gaulle and the Free French in World War II (2010) as Self (archive footage)
- Apocalypse: The Second World War (2009) as Self (archive footage)
- The Resistance: Live Free or Die (2008) as self
- René Lévesque (2006) as Self (archive footage)
- Messali Hadj - A Life In Service To The Algerian People (2006) as French President (archive footage)
- I Saw Ben Barka Get Killed (2005) as Self(archive footage) (uncredited)
- The American Friend (2002) as Self (archive footage)
- De Gaulle - Churchill : Mémoires de guerre (1999)
- Le chemin du Roy (1997) as Charles de Gaulle
- The World of Polygoon (1994) as Self (archive footage)
- Montreal Stories (1991) as (archive footage)
- The Killing of America (1981) as Self (archive footage)
- A Grin Without a Cat (1977) as Self (archive footage) (uncredited)
- The Algerian War (1972) as Self (archive footage) (uncredited)
- God Chose Paris (1969) as Self (archive footage)
- The Extraordinary Seaman (1969) as Self (archive footage) (uncredited)
- Snows of Grenoble (1968) as Self
- Espionage (1963) as Self (archive footage)
- The Lovely Month of May (1963) as Self
- Was der Wehrmachtsbericht verschwieg (1963) as Self (archive footage) (uncredited)
- La Rabbia (1963) as Self (archive footage)
- The Smashing of the Reich (1961) as Self
- Crusade in Europe (1949) as Self (archive footage)
- Rhin et Danube (1948) as Self (archival footage)
- A Salute to France (1944) as Self (archive footage)
- The Liberation of Paris (1944) as Self
- Why We Fight: Divide and Conquer (1943) as Self - with Churchill and FDR (archive footage)
- Autour de Brazzaville (1943)
- United We Stand (1942) as Self (archive footage)
Frequently Asked Questions
What movies or TV shows is Charles de Gaulle best known for?
Charles de Gaulle is widely recognized for notable roles and projects including 39-45 en sol canadien (2021), Brexit: The Uncivil War (2019), Black Is Beltza (2018), The Man in the Net (1959).
When and where was Charles de Gaulle born?
Charles de Gaulle was born on November 22, 1890 in Lille, France. They passed away on November 9, 1970.
How many credits does Charles de Gaulle have?
Charles de Gaulle has 72 film and television credits listed on archytele, with work dated in 1943.
What is Charles de Gaulle's background in cinema and television?
Charles André Joseph Marie de Gaulle (22 November 1890 – 9 November 1970) was a French army officer and statesman who led Free France against Nazi Germany in World War II and chaired the Provisional Government of the French Republic from 1944 to 1946 in order to restore democracy in France. In 1958, he came out of reti...
Charles de Gaulle by the numbers
Age in their best-rated roles
- The Vietnam War (2017) as Self - Politician (archive footage) — aged about 126
- 39-45 en sol canadien (2021) as Self (archive footage) — aged about 130
- The Killing of America (1981) as Self (archive footage) — aged about 90
- Why We Fight: Divide and Conquer (1943) as Self - with Churchill and FDR (archive footage) — aged about 52
- Brexit: The Uncivil War (2019) as Self (archive footage) — aged about 128
- Black Is Beltza (2018) as Self (voice) (archive footage) — aged about 127
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