Jean Piat  | |
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![]() Piat in October 2008  | |
| Born | 23 September 1924 Lannoy, France  | 
| Died | 18 September 2018 (aged 93) Paris, France  | 
| Occupation | Actor | 
| Years active | 1947–2017 | 
| Spouse | Françoise Engel | 
| Children | Dominique and Martine | 
Jean Piat (23 September 1924 – 18 September 2018) was a French actor and writer.
Life
Piat was born in Lannoy, Nord. He enlisted in the Comédie-Française on 1 September 1947, and became a member on 1 January 1953. He left the Comédie-Française on 31 December 1972, and became an honorary member the following day. He was an officer in the Légion d'honneur[1] and the Ordre des Arts et des Lettres,[2] and a grand officer in the Ordre national du Mérite.[3] He was married to actress Françoise Engel (who died in 2005), and was a professor in the dramatic arts of the Simon Course.
He died on 18 September 2018 at age 93 of heart attack, five days before his 94th birthday.[4]
Theater
Roles in the Comédie-Française
- Victor Hugo's Ruy Blas (An usher, Gudiel, an alguazil, Don Manuel Aeias, Don César de Bazan)
 - Man of LaMancha (Don Quixote)
 - Edmond Rostand's Cyrano de Bergerac (A guard, Bellerose, a musketeer, Cadet, Brissaille, Jodelet, Cyrano
 - Pierre Beaumarchais's The Barber of Seville (Figaro)
 - Molière's The Miser (La Flèche)
 - Eugène Marin Labiche's The Voyage of Mister Perrichon (Daniel Savary, Joseph)
 - Pierre de Marivaux's Le Jeu de l'amour et du hasard (Pasquin)
 - William Shakespeare's Othello (Gentleman)
 - William Shakespeare's As You Like It (Amiens)
 - William Shakespeare's Romeo and Juliet (Benvolio)
 - Molière's Le Bourgeois gentilhomme (Covielle)
 
Filmography
Acting
- 1947: Rouletabille joue et gagne as Joseph Rouletabille
 - 1948: The Lame Devil (Le Diable boiteux) as Figaro in The Barber of Seville
 - 1948: Rouletabille contre la dame de pique as Joseph Rouletabille
 - 1951: Clara de Montargis as Jean Claude
 - 1953: The Porter from Maxim's as André de Velin (as Jean Piat sociétaire de la Comédie Française)
 - 1955: Napoléon as Junot (uncredited)
 - 1958: Le bourgeois gentilhomme as Cléonte, amoureux de Lucile
 - 1959: Le mariage de Figaro as Figaro
 - 1961: Les moutons de Panurge as Serge
 - 1967: Lagardère (TV Mini-Series, 6 episodes) as Henri de Lagardère
 - 1968: Tower of Screaming Virgins as Bouridan
 - 1969: The Milky Way (La Voie lactée) as The Jansenist
 - 1970: Rider on the Rain (Le Passager de la pluie) as M. Armand
 - 1972-1973: Les Rois maudits (TV Mini-Series) as Robert d'Artois
 - 1974: La rivale as Pierre
 - 1979: Ciao, les mecs as L'avocat
 - 1999: A Monkey's Tale as Sebastian (voice)
 - 2003: Kaena: The Prophecy as Le grand prêtre (voice)
 - 2007: Go West! A Lucky Luke Adventure as Spike Goodfellow (voice)
 
Voice acting
- Lawrence of Arabia (Thomas Edward Lawrence (Peter O'Toole))
 - Kaena: The Prophecy (Grand Priest (Gary Martin))
 - The Lion King (Scar (Jeremy Irons))
 - The Hunchback of Notre Dame (Judge Claude Frollo (Tony Jay))
 - The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring (Gandalf the Grey (Ian McKellen))
 - The Lord of the Rings: The Two Towers (Gandalf the White (Ian McKellen))
 - The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King (Gandalf the White (Ian McKellen))
 - The Golden Compass (Iorek Byrnison (Ian McKellen))
 - The Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey (Gandalf the Grey (Ian McKellen))
 - The Hobbit: The Desolation of Smaug (Gandalf the Grey (Ian McKellen))
 - The Hobbit: The Battle of the Five Armies (Gandalf the Grey (Ian McKellen))
 
References
- ↑ Décret du 31 décembre 1999 portant promotion et nomination dans l'ordre national de la Légion d'honneur
 - ↑ "Arrêté du 23 juillet 2010 portant nomination ou promotion dans l'ordre des Arts et des Lettres". Archived from the original on 23 March 2018. Retrieved 19 September 2018.
 - ↑ Décret du 14 novembre 2011
 - ↑ Jean Piat, mort d'un roi (in French)
 
External links
- Jean Piat's roles at the Comédie-Française
 - Jean Piat at IMDb
 - Jean Piat at Behind The Voice Actors
 
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