François Périer
Biography
François Périer was a French actor born François Pillu in Paris on November 10, 1919. Active in both film and television, he made over 110 appearances between 1938 and 1996, with known acting credits totaling 134. He was also prominent in the theatre, where his notable parts included playing Hugo in the first production of Jean-Paul Sartre's Les Mains Sales in 1948. Additionally, he served as the narrator of the French-language version of Fantasia. Périer passed away on June 28, 2002, at the age of 82.
Career overview
François Périer was a French actor born François Pillu in Paris on November 10, 1919. Throughout his career, he made over one hundred and ten film and television appearances between 1938 and 1996. In addition to his extensive work on screen, he was prominent in the theatre. Among his most notable parts on stage was that of Hugo in the first production of Jean-Paul Sartre's Les Mains Sales, which took place in 1948.
Beyond his film, television, and stage performances, Périer also worked as a voice artist, serving as the narrator of the French-language version of Fantasia. His career spanned decades, accumulating over one hundred known acting credits. Périer passed away on June 28 or June 29, 2002, at the age of eighty-two in Paris, France, leaving behind a legacy as a versatile actor in French cinema, television, and theatre.
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- Mentir, jouer et devenir François Périer (2026) as Self
- Belmondo: The Incorrigible (2022)
- Fellini dice... (2006) as Self
- Mémoires d'un jeune con (1996) as Frédéric's father
- De force avec d'autres (1993) as self (archive footage)
- Voyage à Rome (1992) as The father
- Madame Bovary (1991) as Narrateur
- La Pagaille (1991) as Gabriel
- Le Gorille (1990) as Berthomieu
- The Elegant Criminal (1990) as Lacenaire's father
- Histoire(s) du Cinéma 1b: A Single (Hi)story (1989) as Self - Narrator (voice)
- Sacrée soirée (1987) as Self
- La nuit des molières (1987) as Self
- Keep Your Right Up (1987) as Man
- Enquête sur une parole donnée : La lettre perdue (1985) as Jacque Alavarez
- The Octopus (1984) as Avvocato Terrasini
- Le Tartuffe (1984) as Orgon
- 2084: Video Clip for the Trade Unions' Reflection and Pleasure (1984) as Narrator
- The Fighter (1983) as Gino Ruggieri
- Thérèse Humbert (1983) as Moi Dumort
- Fellini nel cestino (1983) as Self
- Champs-Elysées (1982) as Self
- Aujourd'hui la vie (1982) as Self
- The Telephone Bar (1980) as Commissaire Claude Joinville
- The Police War (1979) as Colombani, Chief of police
- Mazarin (1978) as Mazarin
- State Reasons (1978) as Prof. Marrot
- Baxter, Vera Baxter (1977) as Jean Baxter (voice)
- A Grin Without a Cat (1977) as Narrator (voice)
- The Spiral (1976) as Narrator (voice)
- Doctor Francoise Gailland (1976) as Gérard Gailland
- Police Python 357 (1976) as Commissaire Ganay
- Apostrophes (1975) as Self
- Les Rendez-vous du dimanche (1975) as Self
- Sara (1975) as Restif de la Bretonne
- Spécial cinéma (1974) as Self
- Stavisky... (1974) as Albert Borelli
- Les Deux mémoires (1974) as Self
- Antoine and Sebastian (1974) as Antoine
- We Want the Colonels (1973) as On. Gigino Di Cori
- Le Grand Échiquier (1972) as Self
- Le Grand Échiquier (1972) as Self (voice)
- Le Grand Échiquier (1972) as Self - Main guest
- Midi trente (1972) as Self
- The Assassination (1972) as René Rouannat
- La Nuit bulgare (1972) as Lafond
- La Légende du siècle (1972) as Self
- Samedi soir (1971) as Self
- Tumuc Humac (1971) as The judge
- Max and the Junkmen (1971) as Commissioner Rosinsky
- The Train Rolls On (1971) as Narrator
- Just Before Nightfall (1971) as François Tellier
- Le Cercle Rouge (1970) as Santi
- Give Her the Moon (1970) as Jean-Jules de Lépine
- Z (1969) as Public Prosecutor
- Les Gauloises bleues (1969) as Le juge
- The Child of the High Seas (1968) as Dit par
- Le Samouraï (1967) as Superintendant
- Le temps des doryphores (1967) as Commentator (voice)
- Shock Troops (1967) as Moujon
- Weekend at Dunkirk (1964) as Alexandre
- People in Luck (1963) as Jérôme Boisselier (segment "Le Vison")
- The Bamboo Stroke (1963) as Léon Brissac
- The Organizer (1963) as Maestro Di Meo
- Sweet and Sour (1963) as Legrand (le nounou 1)
- The Visitor (1963) as Adolfo Di Palma
- Hitch-Hike (1962) as l'homme de 40 ans
- Mandrin (1962) as Narrator (voice) (uncredited)
- Réveille-toi, chérie (1961) as Robert
- Five Day Lover (1961) as Georges
- Paris Loves (1961) as Maurice Lasnier
- Testament of Orpheus (1960) as Heurtebise(non crédité)
- Love and the Frenchwoman (1960) as Michel, le mari (segment "Le Divorce")
- Lovers on a Tightrope (1960) as Daniel
- The Dreadful (1959) as Commentaire
- Bobosse (1959) as Tony Varlet / Bobosse / The six jurors / President of the court / Attorney general / Lawyer / Guard
- The Magistrate (1959) as Luigi Bonelli
- The Creation of the World (1958)
- L'américain se détend (1958) as Narration
- Maxime (1958) as Narrator (voice) (uncredited)
- The Amorous Corporal (1958) as La Bigorne
- Nights of Cabiria (1957) as Oscar D'Onofrio
- The Melbourne Rendezvous (1957) as Narrator
- Anyone Can Kill Me (1957) as Paul, le directeur de la prison
- Que les hommes sont bêtes (1957) as Roland Devert
- Too Many Lovers (1957) as Robert
- Demoniac (1957) as Gervais Larauch / Bernard Pradal
- Stars Never Die (1957) as Narrator (voice)
- Gervaise (1956) as Henri Coupeau - le second compagnon de Gervaise, un ouvrier zingueur
- I'll Get Back to Kandara (1956) as André Barret
- Intermediate Landing in Paris (1955) as Pierre Brissac
- The Fugitives (1955) as François, employé de commerce
- Marriage Episodes (1954) as M. Trielle
- The Anatomy of Love (1954) as L'innamorato
- The Secrets of the Bed (1954) as Alfred Germain-Latour (segment "Lit de la Pompadour, Le")
- Cadet Rousselle (1954) as Cadet Rousselle
- It Happened in the Park (1953) as Greek Professor (segment "Pi-greco")
- Hello Paris (1953) as Narrateur (Voice)
- Captain Slipper (1953) as Emmanuel Bonnavent, deputy head of the bank
- Jeunes mariés (1953) as Jacques Delaroche
- Un trésor de femme (1953) as François Delaroche
- La Joie de vivre (1952) as Self - Guest
- La Joie de vivre (1952) as Self
- Love, Madame (1952) as François Célerier
- She and Me (1952) as Jean Montaigu
- Under the Paris Sky (1951) as Reciter (voice)
- My Seal and Them (1951) as François Verville
- Orpheus (1950) as Heurtebise
- Au P'tit Zouave (1950) as M. Denis
- Lost Souvenirs (1950) as Jean-Pierre Delagrange (episode "Une couronne mortuaire")
- The Elders of Saint-Loup (1950) as Charles Merlin
- The Century Is Fifty (1950) as Self
- Sorceror (1950) as Michel Riverain
- Jean de la Lune (1949) as Clotaire, aka Cloclo
- Return to Life (1949) as Antoine (segment "Le retour d'Antoine")
- A Girl Knew (1948) as 'Coco' Levaison
- The Loves of Colette (1948) as François Lecoc
- Femme sans passé (1948) as Michel
- Silence Is Golden (1947) as Jacques Francet
- A Lover's Return (1946) as François
- Sylvia and the Ghost (1946) as Ramure, thief
- The Temptation of Barbizon (1946) as Ben Atkinson / The Devil
- Happy Go Lucky (1946) as Denis Carignol
- Good Evening Ladies, Good Evening Gentlemen (1944) as Dominique Verdelet
- L'Enfant de l'amour (1944) as Maurice Orland
- The White Truck (1943) as François Ledru
- The Wolf Farm (1943) as Bastien
- Love Letters (1942) as François de Portal
- Love Marriage (1942) as Pierre
- The Duel (1941) as François
- Premier bal (1941) as Ernest Vilar
- Happy Days (1941) as Bernard
- The Fatted Calf (1939) as Gaston Vachon
- The End of the Day (1939) as Journalist
- Nightclub Hostess (1939) as Jean
- Hôtel du Nord (1938) as Adrien
- Mother Love (1938) as Batilly