Robert Hirsch (26 July 1925 – 16 November 2017) was a French actor. He was a sociétaire of the Comédie-Française since 1952. In 1990, he won César Award for Best Actor in a Supporting Role for his role in Hiver 54, l'abbé Pierre.
His other film appearances included The Hunchback of Notre Dame, and in 2006/07 he appeared in Le gardien (a French adaptation of Harold Pinter's The Caretaker) at Théâtre de l'Oeuvre then Théâtre de Paris.
In April 2011, he asked Florian Zeller to write a part specially for him. The result was Le Père which had its first performance in Le Théâtre Hébertot, Paris, in September 2012. Hirsch played the central character, André, at the age of 87.
Partial filmography
The Turkey (1951) - Rédillon Royal Affairs in Versailles (1954) - Le duc de Charmeroy (uncredited) Les Intrigantes (1954) - Pakévitch Yours Truly, Blake (1954) - Saganoff Plucking the Daisy (1956) - Roger Vital The Hunchback of Notre Dame (1956) - Pierre Gringoire The Amorous Corporal (1958) - Boisrose Mimi Pinson (1958) - Jean-Lou Maigret and the Saint-Fiacre Case (1959) - Lucien Sabatier 125 Rue Montmartre (1959) - Didier Barrachet Adieu Philippine (1962) - Juan Salcedo dans l'émission de télévision 'Montserrat' (uncredited) Impossible on Saturday (1965) - Carlo, plus 11 other roles Monnaie de singe (1966) - Fulbert Taupin Kiss Me General (1966) - Martin All Mad About Him (1967) - Mathieu Gossin Les cracks (1968) - Me Mulot Appelez-moi Mathilde (1969) - Hubert de Pifre, l'officier Shock Treatment (1973) - Gérôme Savignat Chobizenesse (1975) - Jean-Sébastien Bloch La crime (1983) - Avram Kazavian Hiver 54, l'abbé Pierre (1989) - Raoul My Man (1996) - M. Hervé Mortel Transfert (2001) - Armand Zlibovic A Private Affair (2002) - Vieil homme The Art Dealer (2015) - Claude Weinstein (final film role)
Awards and nominations
Molière Awards
Year Group Award Play Result1992 Molière Awards Best Supporting Actor Le Misanthrope Won1997 Molière Awards Best Supporting Actor En attendant Godot Won1999 Molière Awards Best Actor Le Bel air de Londres Won2007 Molière Awards Best Actor The Caretaker Won
Year Group Award Play Result1990 Molière Awards Best Actor Moi Feuerbach Nominated1993 Molière Awards Best Actor Une folie Nominated2003 Molière Awards Best Actor Sarah Nominated
César Awards
Year Group Award Film Result1990 César Awards Best Supporting Actor Hiver 54, l'abbé Pierre Won
References
Sources
L'Avant-scene theatre No. 1331 Octobre 2012
External links
Robert Hirsch(Aveleyman)