Alain Cuny

Alain Cuny

Born July 12, 1908 (Age: 117) Saint-Malo, Ille-et-Vilaine, France

Biography

Alain Cuny (12 July 1908 – 16 May 1994) was a French actor. He was born René Xavier Marie in Saint-Malo, Brittany, and studied medicine for a while before entering the film industry as a costume and set designer. Cuny started acting in the 1930s. Among his most notable films are Les Visiteurs du soir (1942), by Marcel Carné; Les Amants (The Lovers 1958); La dolce vita (1960) and Satyricon (1969), the later two directed by Federico Fellini. During his life, he befriended women such as Hafida Elalama, and many other models and actresses Later in his career he had a role in the softcore porn film Emmanuelle (1974). Also in 1974 he played Sitting Bull in the absurdist western Don't Touch the White Woman!. One of his last roles was in Camille Claudel (1988) as Louis-Prosper Claudel, father of the film's heroine. Cuny worked in both France and Italy, and died in 1994 in Paris. Description above from the Wikipedia article Alain Cuny, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.
Alain Cuny (12 July 1908 – 16 May 1994) was a French actor. He was born René Xavier Marie in Saint-Malo, Brittany, and studied medicine for a while before entering the film industry as a costume and set designer. Cuny started acting in the 1930s. Among his most notable films are Les Visiteurs du soir (1942), by Marcel Carné; Les Amants (The Lovers 1958); La dolce vita (1960) and Satyricon (1969), the later two directed by Federico Fellini. During his life, he befriended women such as Hafida Elalama, and many other models and actresses Later in his career he had a role in the softcore porn film Emmanuelle (1974). Also in 1974 he played Sitting Bull in the absurdist western Don't Touch the White Woman!. One of his last roles was in Camille Claudel (1988) as Louis-Prosper Claudel, father of the film's heroine. Cuny worked in both France and Italy, and died in 1994 in Paris. Description above from the Wikipedia article Alain Cuny, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.
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Filmography

Histoire(s) du Cinéma 3a: The Coin of the Absolute

Histoire(s) du Cinéma 3a: The Coin of the Absolute

1998 as Self (archive footage) (uncredited) Age: 90
The Return of Casanova

The Return of Casanova

1992 as Marquis Age: 83
The Annunciation of Marie

The Annunciation of Marie

1991 as Anne Vercors Age: 83
Sweet War, Farewell

Sweet War, Farewell

1991 as Vecchio Crimen Age: 83
Les chevaliers de la table ronde

Les chevaliers de la table ronde

1990 as Merlin Age: 82
Film sur Georges Perec

Film sur Georges Perec

1990 as Self Age: 81
Camille Claudel

Camille Claudel

1988 as Louis-Prosper Claudel Age: 80
Umi e, See You

Umi e, See You

1988 as Don Macine Age: 79
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Van Gogh à Paris, repérages

1988 as Lecteur des textes d'Artaud Age: 79
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Lucky Ravi

1987 as Plantation Owner Age: 78
Chronicle of a Death Foretold

Chronicle of a Death Foretold

1987 as El Viudo Xius Age: 78
The Distant Land

The Distant Land

1987 as Aigner Age: 78
Detective

Detective

1985 as Old Mafioso Age: 77
Buio nella Valle

Buio nella Valle

1984 as Luigi Age: 76
Time Masters

Time Masters

1982 as Xul (voice) Age: 73
The Games of Countess Dolingen

The Games of Countess Dolingen

1981 as Age: 73
The Song of Roland

The Song of Roland

1978 as Turpin/der Mönch Age: 70
E il Casanova di Fellini?

E il Casanova di Fellini?

1975 as Self Age: 66
Antigone

Antigone

1974 as Le Coryphée Age: 66
Emmanuelle

Emmanuelle

1974 as Mario Age: 65
Don't Touch the White Woman!

Don't Touch the White Woman!

1974 as Sitting Bull Age: 65
La rosa rossa

La rosa rossa

1973 as Count Paolo Balzeri Age: 64
Valparaiso, Valparaiso

Valparaiso, Valparaiso

1973 as Balthazar Lamarck-Caulaincourt Age: 64
La divine comédie

La divine comédie

1973 as Virgile Age: 64
The Master and Margarita

The Master and Margarita

1972 as Profesor Woland & Satana Age: 64
La Légende du siècle

La Légende du siècle

1972 as Self Age: 63
The Audience

The Audience

1972 as teologa Belga Age: 63
The Big Black Sow

The Big Black Sow

1971 as Il Padre di Enrico Age: 62
Satyricon

Satyricon

1969 as Lica Age: 61
Safari 5000

Safari 5000

1969 as Age: 61
The Milky Way

The Milky Way

1969 as Man with cape Age: 60
La forêt noire

La forêt noire

1968 as Hans Richter Age: 59
Mission of Fear

Mission of Fear

1965 as Jean de Brébeuf Age: 56
Corruption

Corruption

1963 as Leonardo Mattioli Age: 55
Banana Peel

Banana Peel

1963 as Hervé Bontemps Age: 54
Cross of the Living

Cross of the Living

1962 as Baron Von Eggerth Age: 54
Scano Boa

Scano Boa

1961 as Cavarzan Age: 52
La Dolce Vita

La Dolce Vita

1960 as Steiner Age: 51
The Lovers

The Lovers

1958 as Henri Tournier Age: 50
The Hunchback of Notre Dame

The Hunchback of Notre Dame

1956 as Claude Frollo Age: 48
Mina de Vanghel

Mina de Vanghel

1953 as Mr. de Larçay Age: 44
The Lady Without Camelias

The Lady Without Camelias

1953 as Lodi Age: 44
Les Crimes de l'amour

Les Crimes de l'amour

1953 as Mr. de Larçay (segment 'Mina de Vanghel') Age: 44
The Devil's Envoys

The Devil's Envoys

1942 as Gilles, a Minstrel Age: 34
Stormy Waters

Stormy Waters

1941 as Un matelot du « Mirva » (uncredited) Age: 33
Madame Sans-Gêne

Madame Sans-Gêne

1941 as Roustan Age: 33