Gérard Barray (2 November 1931 – 15 February 2024) was a French actor.
Early life and education Gérard Barray was born in Toulouse on 2 November 1931. His parents split up quickly and his mother, who came from Montauban, decided to return to her hometown with her little boy. Around the age of 15, he discovered a passion for jazz; he participated in a few shows in nightclubs while pursuing his studies and obtained a bachelor's degree at the Faculty of Toulouse. Camille Ricard, an actress and teacher at the Conservatory of Toulouse, who advised him to go to Paris with a letter of recommendation for a friend, Noël Roquevert. Barray enrolled at the Cours Simon, a drama school in Paris. Four years later, Gérard Barray won the Jury Prize.
Career It will then excel in the roles of knights with a big heart. He starred as D'Artagnan, Pardaillan, Surcouf and Scaramouche. In total he appeared in a dozen feature films of that genre, most of which were box-office successes, widely known abroad. Besides films swashbuckling as Pardaillan and Scaramouche and adventure films like Surcouf, Barray turned police commissioner in two San Antonio movies. In 1969, he starred beside young actress Claude Jade in Le Témoin. He played Van Britten, a mysterious museum curator who seduces a young English teacher. It was his last major role.
For Claude Berri he played in (1970) as Richard, a super star and rather temperamental actor. His comeback in 1997 was in Alejandro Amenábar's Abre los ojos as Devernois, a TV man.
Later life and death Gérard Barray was appointed an Officer in the Order of Arts and Letters in January 2010. He died in Marbella, Spain, on 15 February 2024, at the age of 92.
Selected filmography Year Title Role Director1961Captain Fracassethe Duke of VallombreusePierre Gaspard-HuitThe Three Musketeersd'ArtagnanBernard BorderieThe Corsican BrothersGiovanni SagonaAnton Giulio Majano1962Chevalier Jean de PardaillanBernard Borderie1963ShéhérazadeRenaud de VillecroixPierre Gaspard-HuitScaramouche / Robert LafleurAntonio Isasi-Isasmendi1964GibraltarFrank JacksonPierre Gaspard-HuitHardi Pardaillan!Chevalier Jean de PardaillanBernard Borderie1965 The Treasure of the Aztecs Comte Alfonso di Rodriganda y SevillaRobert SiodmakThe Pyramid of the Sun GodComte Alfonso di Rodriganda y SevillaRobert Siodmak1966Agent X-77 Orders to KillSerge Vadile, agent X 13Maurice ClocheThe Sea PirateRobert SurcoufSergio Bergonzelli, Roy RowlandRobert SurcoufSergio Bergonzelli, Roy RowlandCommissaire San-AntonioGuy Lefranc1967Zärtliche HaieGregoryMichel Deville1968Adriatic Sea of FireMichel MasicAlexandre AstrucBeru and These WomenCommissaire San-AntonioGuy Lefranc1969The Witness Van BrittenAnne Walter1997Open Your EyesDuvernoisAlejandro Amenábar2000Sexy Beasta Spanish officialJonathan Glazer
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