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Bourvil

1917 - 1970

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André Robert Raimbourg (French pronunciation: [ɑ̃dʁe ʁɔbɛʁ ʁɛ̃buʁ]; 27 July 1917 – 23 September 1970), better known as André Bourvil (French pronunciation: [ɑ̃dʁe buʁˈvil]), and mononymously as Bourvil, was a French actor and singer best known for his roles in comedy films, most notably in his collaboration with Louis de Funès in the films Le Corniaud (1965) and La Grande Vadrouille (1966). For his performance in Le Corniaud, he won a Special Diploma at the 4th Moscow International Film Festival. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Bourvil is the 556th most popular actor (down from 424th in 2019), the 992nd most popular biography from France (down from 836th in 2019) and the 46th most popular French Actor.

Bourvil was a French actor and singer who was best known for his comedic roles in the movies "Le Père Noël est une ordure" and "Les Tontons Flingueurs."

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Among ACTORS

Among actors, Bourvil ranks 556 out of 13,578Before him are Fernando Rey, Derek Jacobi, Jean Simmons, Carole Bouquet, Robert Wagner, and Sonny Chiba. After him are James Cromwell, Michael Lonsdale, Ginger Rogers, Jayne Mansfield, Richard Dreyfuss, and Dennis Quaid.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1917, Bourvil ranks 48Before him are Algirdas Julien Greimas, Yukio Tsuda, Tove Ditlevsen, Zsa Zsa Gabor, Jean-Pierre Melville, and Fernando Rey. After him are George Gaynes, Sven Hassel, Chung Il-kwon, Danielle Darrieux, Hirokazu Ninomiya, and Jack Kirby. Among people deceased in 1970, Bourvil ranks 40Before him are Italo Gariboldi, Frances Farmer, Władysław Anders, Andrey Yeryomenko, Francis Peyton Rous, and John Dos Passos. After him are Arthur Adamov, Fritz Perls, Lázaro Cárdenas, Nina Ricci, Isdal Woman, and Princess Irina Alexandrovna of Russia.

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In France

Among people born in France, Bourvil ranks 992 out of 6,770Before him are Alain-René Lesage (1668), François Joseph Lefebvre (1755), René Lalique (1860), Carole Bouquet (1957), Manu Chao (1961), and Gérard Debreu (1921). After him are Michael Lonsdale (1931), Geoffrey of Villehardouin (1150), Joan II of Navarre (1311), Antoine Bourdelle (1861), Francesco Bartolomeo Rastrelli (1700), and Jacques Cassini (1677).

Among ACTORS In France

Among actors born in France, Bourvil ranks 46Before him are Marie Laforêt (1939), Françoise Dorléac (1942), Claudette Colbert (1903), Christian Clavier (1952), Geneviève Page (1927), and Carole Bouquet (1957). After him are Michael Lonsdale (1931), Claude Jade (1948), Jacques Perrin (1941), Stéphane Audran (1932), Danielle Darrieux (1917), and Michèle Morgan (1920).