Maurice Dorléac
Georges Maurice Edmond Dorléac (ʒɔʁʒ mɔʁis ɛdmɔ̃ dɔʁleak; 26 March 1901 – 5 December 1979) was a French actor of the stage and screen. He was the father of actresses Catherine Deneuve, Françoise Dorléac and Sylvie Dorléac. He was the husband of actress Renée Simonot, who was the dubbing voice for Olivia de Havilland.
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- Name
- Maurice Dorléac
- Birth Name
- Georges Maurice Edmond Dorléac
- Born
- 26 March 1901
- Birthplace
- Paris, France
- Died
- 5 December 1979
- Full name
- Georges Maurice Edmond Dorléac.
- Nationality
- France
- Occupation
- actor
- Languages
- French
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Georges Maurice Edmond Dorléac (ʒɔʁʒ mɔʁis ɛdmɔ̃ dɔʁleak; 26 March 1901 – 5 December 1979) was a French actor of the stage and screen. He was the father of actresses Catherine Deneuve, Françoise Dorléac and Sylvie Dorléac. He was the husband of actress Renée Simonot, who was the dubbing voice for Olivia de Havilland.
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During the German occupation, he participated in 76 broadcasts on Radio-Paris and, in 1944, in two short propaganda films for the "Propaganda Abteilung in Frankreich," which led to him being charged with national indignity at the Liberation.
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• Name — Maurice Dorléac • Birth Name — Georges Maurice Edmond Dorléac • Born — 26 March 1901 • Birthplace — Paris, France • Died — 5 December 1979 • Place of death — Paris, France • Children — 3, including Françoise Dorléac and Catherine Deneuve • Relatives — Christian Vadim (grandson) Chiara Mastroianni (granddaughter)
Filmography
Filmography
• Year — Title — Role — Notes • 1938 — The President — Rosimond • 1938 — La goualeuse — L'avocat • 1938 — Remontons les Champs-Élysées — Un consommateur — Uncredited • 1941 — Madame Sans-Gêne — Lauriston — Uncredited • 1942 — The Duchess of Langeais — Le baron Auguste de Maulincour • 1942 — La Symphonie fantastique — Un consommateur — Uncredited • 1942 — The Newspaper Falls at Five O'Clock — Georges Lefèvre — Uncredited • 1943 — Shot in the Night — Fronsac • 1943 — Madame et le mort — Un philosophe • 1944 — Sowing the Wind • 1945 — Farandole • 1946 — Martin Roumagnac — Uncredited • 1947 — Miroir — Le chef de cabinet — Uncredited • 1949 — Du Guesclin • 1949 — The Nude Woman — Le médecin • 1950 — Pigalle-Saint-Germain-des-Prés • 1950 — Lost Souvenirs — Le directeur du "Régina" — (segment "Une statuette d'Osiris"), Uncredited • 1951 — The Red Rose — Le caissier • 1951 — The Passage of Venus — Le commissaire de police • 1951 — Never Two Without Three — Le directeur de la radio • 1952 — The House on the Dune • 1952 — Nous sommes tous des assassins — Le président — Uncredited • 1952 — The Agony of the Eagles • 1953 — Les amours finissent à l'aube • 1953 — Le dernier Robin des Bois — Le capitaine — Uncredited • 1953 — Rue de l'Estrapade — Petit rôle — Uncredited • 1955 — The Duratons — Le ministre • 1956 — It Happened in Aden • 1957 — Love in Jamaica — Le gérant de l'hôtel • 1961 — The President — Uncredited • 1973 — La Grande Bouffe • 1975 — Section spéciale — Jules-Henri Desfourneaux, l'Exécuteur en chef des arrêts criminels • 1976 — Body of My Enemy • 1977 — Le Juge Fayard dit Le Shériff — Le président Chazerand
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Maurice Dorléac was born at 6th arrondissement of Paris.
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Maurice Dorléac died at 16th arrondissement of Paris.
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6th arrondissement of Paris.
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16th arrondissement of Paris.
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- 1.Acte (vue 30/31). Archives de Paris.
- 2.« Le père de Catherine Deneuve collaborait », Nouvelobs.com, 20 octobre 2007.
- 3.Acte (vue 27/31). Archives de Paris.
- 4.Acte (vue 27/31). Archives de Paris.
- 5.lien archive https://www.lepoint.fr/invites-du-point/jean-noel-mirande/renee-dorleac-ou-la-traversee-du-siecle-18-05-2013-1669641_572.php Renée Dorléac ou la Traversée du siècle Jean-Noël Mirande 18 mai 2013 Le Point lepoint.fr consulté le=1er janvier 2018 horodatage 20131216231247 .
- 6.L'Écho républicain, 25 avril 1966.
- 7.Doublé seulement en 1947.
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