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Gérard Depardieu

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Gérard Depardieu

Born December 27, 1948 in Châteauroux, Indre, France228 films

Gérard Xavier Marcel Depardieu (born 27 December 1948) is a French actor, film-maker, businessman and vineyard owner. He is one of the most prolific character actors in film history, having completed approximately 170 movies since 1967. He has twice won the César Award for Best Actor as well as the Golden Globe award for Best Actor in Green Card. After he garnered huge critical acclaim for the title role in Cyrano de Bergerac, which landed him a nomination for an Academy Award, Depardieu acted in many big budget Hollywood movies. He is a Chevalier of the Légion d'honneur and Chevalier of the Ordre national du Mérite. He was granted citizenship of Russia in January 2013 and the same month became a cultural ambassador of Montenegro. In 2015 he left Russia declaring that he intends to give up the citizenship and to live in Belgium.

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Depardieu has been repeatedly accused of sexual assault. The French authorities have charged him with rape and, since 2021, have had him under formal investigation. Depardieu has denied any wrongdoing and has not been convicted in connection with any of the accusations against him. He was stripped of the National Order of Quebec in 2023.

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Essential films

Ranked by acclaim and reach
Asterix & Obelix: Mission Cleopatra poster7.4Asterix & Obelix: Mission Cleopatra2002The Man in the Iron Mask poster6.7The Man in the Iron Mask1998La Vie en Rose poster7.4La Vie en Rose20071900 poster7.819001976Mesrine: Killer Instinct poster7.3Mesrine: Killer Instinct2008Last Holiday poster7.3Last Holiday2006Jean de Florette poster7.7Jean de Florette1986Cyrano de Bergerac poster7.3Cyrano de Bergerac1990

Filmography

228 films as actor
  1. TBAСпорт без границSergei Romanov
  2. TBATwinsBishop Tarcisi
  3. TBA70
  4. TBAShe Was Staring and Saw NothingVolk
  5. TBAAhmed BeyHussein Dey
  6. 2025Ne crains pas le bruit de mes ailesAngel (voice)
  7. 2023UmamiGabriel
  8. 2022The Green ShuttersJules Maugin
  9. 2022Employee of the MonthGérard Depardieu
  10. 2022RobustGeorge
  11. 2022MaigretJules Maigret
  12. 2022Retirement HomeLino Vartan
  13. 2022Adieu ParisMichael
  14. 2021Lost IllusionsDauriat
  15. 2021Do You Do You Saint-TropezMaurice Lefranc
  16. 2020Creators: The PastMaster of Faith
  17. 2020Home FrontFeu-de-Bois
  18. 2019FahimSylvain Charpentier
  19. 2019ThalassoGérard Depardieu
  20. 2019Crystal FrogBenjamin
  21. 2019Wide LoadTaupin
  22. 2018To the Ends of the WorldSaintonge
  23. 2018The Brand New Adventures of AladdinChristopher Colombus
  24. 2018Saving My PigVania
  25. 2018Private EyeCamionneur
  26. 2018The Other WomanPatrick
  27. 2018Sgt. Stubby: An American HeroGaston Baptiste (voice)
  28. 2017CarboneAron Goldstein
  29. 2017Let the Sunshine InClairvoyant
  30. 2017Nobody's Perfect!Gérard, dit Bonne Pomme
  31. 2017You Only Live OnceDuges
  32. 2016French TourSerge
  33. 2016Stalin's CouchJoseph Staline
  34. 2016A Mighty TeamJacques Belloc
  35. 2016Saint AmourJean
  36. 2016The EndL'homme
  37. 2016RhapsodyGérard
  38. 2015Le Rustre et le JugeCharpentevich
  39. 2015Le Magicien et les SiamoisBorach
  40. 2015AgafiaSavka
  41. 2015Valley of LoveGérard
  42. 2014Sex, Coffee, CigarettesHe (segment 'Two, Deux')
  43. 2014ViktorVictor Lambert
  44. 2014Welcome to New YorkDevereaux
  45. 2014United PassionsJules Rimet
  46. 2014La voix des steppesAnatole
  47. 2014Obsessive RhythmsPère Villedieu
  48. 2013RasputinGrigori Raspoutine
  49. 2013The World Petanque TourJacky
  50. 2013MiserereLionel Kasdan
  51. 2013Nothing Can Stop Us NowHenry
  52. 2013A Farewell to FoolsIpu
  53. 2013TurfMonsieur Paul
  54. 2012The Man Who LaughsUrsus
  55. 2012Life of PiCook
  56. 2012Asterix & Obelix: God Save BritanniaObélix
  57. 2012Frank-Etienne Towards BeatitudeFrank-Étienne Boulard
  58. 2012The Big NightJuvénal
  59. 2011My Sinful Angel
  60. 2011Glenn, the Flying RobotTV reporter
  61. 2011A Butterfly Kissle médecin de Manon
  62. 2011A Frog in WinterBenjamin
  63. 2010Small WorldConrad Lang
  64. 2010Trophy WifeMaurice Babin
  65. 2010Late LoveGueorgui
  66. 2010My Afternoons with MargueritteGermain
  67. 2010MammuthSerge Pilardosse, dit Mammuth
  68. 2010The Great RestaurantGérard - un client du restaurant
  69. 2010The Other DumasAlexandre Dumas
  70. 2009In the BeginningAbel
  71. 2009CocoLe cardiologue
  72. 2009Diamond 13Mat
  73. 2009BellamyPaul Bellamy
  74. 2009L'AbolitionHenry Torrès
  75. 2008Trouble at TimpetillLe général Igor
  76. 2008Hello GoodbyeAlain Gaash
  77. 2008Final ArrangementsHugo
  78. 2008Mesrine: Killer InstinctGuido
  79. 2008Babylon A.D.Gorsky
  80. 2008The Easy WayLe chef
  81. 2008DiscoJean-François
  82. 2008Kings Can Do Everything
  83. 2008Asterix at the Olympic GamesObélix
  84. 2007L'abbuffataGérard Depardieu
  85. 2007Michou d'AuberGeorges
  86. 2007La Vie en RoseLouis Leplée
  87. 2006The SingerAlain Moreau
  88. 2006Paris Je T'aimeLe patron (Quartier Latin)
  89. 2006Last HolidayChef Didier
  90. 2005Olé !François Veber
  91. 2005How Much Do You Love Me?Charly
  92. 2005BouduBoudu
  93. 2005Let's Be FriendsSerge
  94. 2005La vie de Michel Muller est plus belle que la vôtreGérard Depardieu
  95. 2004Changing TimesAntoine Lavau
  96. 2004VolponeVolpone
  97. 200436th PrecinctDenis Klein
  98. 2004Battle of the BraveFather Thomas Blondeau
  99. 2004San Antoniol'inspecteur Bérurier
  100. 2004RRRrrrr!!!Le chef des Cheveux Sales
  101. 2004Nathalie...Bernard
  102. 2003The Car KeysCheesemaker
  103. 2003Ruby & QuentinQuentin
  104. 2003Crime SpreeDaniel Foray
  105. 2003Bon VoyageJean-Étienne Beaufort
  106. 2003The Pact of SilenceJoachim
  107. 2002A Loving FatherLéo Shepherd
  108. 2002Ruy BlasDon Salluste
  109. 2002BlancheD'Artagnan
  110. 2002City of GhostsEmile
  111. 2002Between StrangersMax
  112. 2002I Am DinaJacob
  113. 2002Asterix & Obelix: Mission CleopatraObélix
  114. 2001VidocqVidocq
  115. 2001CQAndrezej
  116. 2001Unfair CompetitionAngelo Melchiorri
  117. 2001The ClosetFélix Santini
  118. 2000The Envy of GodsBernard
  119. 2000102 DalmatiansJean Pierre Le Pelt
  120. 2000BéréniceTitus