Louis Ducreux
Louis Ducreux (22 September 1911 – 19 December 1992) was a French actor, screenwriter and composer. He was born Louis Raymond Bordat in Marseille, France. He received a Best Actor nomination at the César Awards in 1985 for Bertrand Tavernier's A Sunday in the Country.
Louis Ducreux

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- Name
- Louis Ducreux
- Occupation
- Actor, screenwriter and composer
- Born
- 22 September 1911
- Birthplace
- Marseille, France
- Died
- 19 December 1992
- Place of death
- Paris, France
- Nationality
- France
- Education
- Lycée Thiers
- Languages
- French
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Louis Ducreux (22 September 1911 – 19 December 1992) was a French actor, screenwriter and composer. He was born Louis Raymond Bordat in Marseille, France. He received a Best Actor nomination at the César Awards in 1985 for Bertrand Tavernier's A Sunday in the Country.
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He also worked on Max Ophüls's La Ronde as a lyricist, writing the title theme "La ronde de l'amour". Ducreux died in Paris at the age of 81.
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• Name — Louis Ducreux • Occupation — Actor, screenwriter and composer • Born — 22 September 1911 • Birthplace — Marseille, France • Died — 19 December 1992 • Place of death — Paris, France • Years Active — 1938–1993
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• Year — Title — Role — Notes • 1938 — Heartbeat — Uncredited • 1939 — The World Will Shake • 1948 — Une grande fille toute simple • 1958 — Le désordre et la nuit — Henri Marken • 1984 — A Sunday in the Country — Monsieur Ladmiral • 1988 — Zoo — Il vecchio guardiano / Le vieux gardien • 1989 — 3615 code Père Noël — Papy • 1990 — Daddy Nostalgie — Mr. Metro • 1991 — The Double Life of Veronique — Le professeur • 1993 — Mensonge — Grand-père — (final film role)
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