Julien Bertheau


Julien Bertheau was a French actor.

Biography

Born in Algiers, Algeria, before making his debut at the Comédie-Française on 18 December 1936, he worked as manager of the Theatre de la Porte Saint-Martin, then he studied with Charles Dullin at the Atelier Theatre, appeared in plays at the Comédie des Champs-Elysées and finally worked with Louis Jouvet.
He left the Comédie-French after twenty-two years.
In 1961, he starred in Madame Sans-Gene opposite Sophia Loren.
Bertheau was one of the favorite actors of Luis Buñuel, appearing in his Cela s'appelle l'aurore, playing a maitre d'hotel in La Voie lactée, a bishop in Le Charme discret de la bourgeoisie and a policeman in Le Fantôme de la liberté.
Bertheau died in Nice in 1995. His son, Alain Bertheau, was also a notable stage actor.

Comédie-Française

Actor

Film