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Patrick Dewaere
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French actor (1947-1982)
OverviewAI-generated
Patrick Dewaere (1947–1982) was a French film actor, singer-songwriter, and actor. Born Patrick Jean Marie Henri Bourdeaux in Saint-Brieuc, he was the son of Mado Maurin. He spoke French and performed on the voice, piano, and guitar. Dewaere was nominated for the César Award for Best Actor and the César Award for Best Supporting Actor.
He was married to Sotha and Miou-Miou, and had a child named Lola Dewaere. Dewaere died on July 16, 1982, in the 14th arrondissement of Paris, from a gunshot wound resulting from suicide. He is buried in Saint-Lambert-du-Lattay.
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Film & TV
Saint-Brieuc, Côtes-d'Armor, France
Patrick Dewaere (26 January 1947 – 16 July 1982) was a French film actor. Born in Saint-Brieuc, Côtes-d'Armor, he was the son of French actress Mado Maurin. An actor from a young age, his career lasted more than 21 years until his suicide in Paris, in 1982. Patrick Dewaere was the third child of an actor's family. His biological father, Michel Têtard, was a lyricist who had an affair with…
Known for
- Feet in the Mayonnaise: The Irreverent Ones of the 70s — Self - actor (archive footage)2022
- Patrick Dewaere, My Hero — Self (archive footage) - actor, subject2022
- La TV des 70's : Quand Giscard était président — Self (archive footage)2022
- Il était une fois Champs-Élysées — Self (archive footage)2022
- Morceaux de Cannes2021
- André Téchiné: A Passion for Cinema — Self - Actor (archive footage)2019
- A Thousand Billion Dollars — Paul Kerjean1982
- Paradise for All — Alain Durieux1982
- Champs-Elysées — Self1982
- Beau Pere — Rémi1981
via TMDB
Music · MusicBrainz
- Type
- Person
- Gender
- Male
- Origin
- Saint-Brieuc
- Active from
- 1947
- Active to
- 1982
Discography
- F comme Fairbanks1976
- L’Autre1978
via MusicBrainz · CC0
Listeners · Last.fm
- Listeners
- 206
- Total plays
- 1,278
<a href="https://www.last.fm/music/Patrick+Dewaere">Read more on Last.fm</a>
Key facts
- Born
- Patrick Jean Marie Henri Bourdeaux , ( 1947-01-26 ) 26 January 1947, Saint-Brieuc , France
- Died
- 16 July 1982 (1982-07-16) (aged 35), Paris , France
- Other names
- Patrick Maurin , Patrick de Waëre
- Occupations
- Actor Singer-songwriter
- Years active
- 1951–1982
- Height
- 1.77 m (5 ft 10 in)
- Spouses
- Sotha ( married</span>"}]]}'>m. 1968 ; divorced</span>"}]]}'>div. 1979 ) Elizabeth Malvina Chalier ( married</span>"}]]}'>m. 1980 )
- Partner
- Miou-Miou
- Children
- 2, including Lola Dewaere
- Relatives
- Emmanuel Karsen (half-brother)
via Wikipedia infobox
Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- human
- Given name
- Henri
- Gender
- male
- Citizenship
- France
- Place of birth
- Saint-Brieuc
- Place of death
- 14th arrondissement of Paris
- Spouse
- Miou-Miou
- Child
- Lola Dewaere
- Mother
- Mado Maurin
- Occupation
- singer-songwriter
- Languages spoken
- French
- Native language
- French
- Notable work
- Paradis pour tous
- Instrument
- guitar
- Image
- Dewaere-portrait.jpg
- Height
- 176
Show 12 more facts
- date of birth
- 1947-01-26
- date of death
- 1982-07-16
- Commons category
- Patrick Dewaere
- manner of death
- Suicide
- birth name
- Patrick Jean Marie Henri Bourdeaux
- name in native language
- Patrick Dewaere
- nominated for
- César Award for Best Actor
- place of burial
- Saint-Lambert-du-Lattay
- cause of death
- gunshot wound
- nickname
- Patrick de Waëre
- start of work period
- 1950-00-00
- end of work period
- 1982-00-00
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Encyclopedic overview
Patrick Dewaere (26 January 1947 – 16 July 1982) was a French film actor. Born in Saint-Brieuc, Côtes-d'Armor, he was the son of French actress Mado Maurin. An actor from a young age, his career lasted more than 21 years until his suicide in Paris, in 1982.
Dewaere was an icon in France and has been called "the most thrilling French actor of his generation", even though he "blazed across screens for just a few short years" before his suicide.
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