Pierre Tornade
| Pierre Tornade | |
|---|---|
| Born |
Pierre Tournadre 21 January 1930 Bort-les-Orgues, Corrèze, France |
| Died |
7 March 2012 (aged 82) Rambouillet, Yvelines, France |
| Occupation | Actor |
| Years active | 1956–1998 |
| Height | 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) |
Pierre Tornade (21 January 1930 – 7 March 2012)[1] was a French actor. He appeared in 128 films and television shows between 1956 and 1998.
Life and career
He was born Pierre Tournadre on 21 January 1930 in Bort-les-Orgues in the department of Corrèze. He began his theatrical career at 25 in Elle est folle, Carole at the théâtre du Palais-Royal. In 1956, he played in the musical comedy Irma la douce by Alexandre Breffort and Marguerite Monnot and then made his film debut in Les Truands, where he adopted his stage name, Tornade. The next year, he played a theater role in Pericles, Prince of Tyre before joining the Braquignols troup of Robert Dhéry, which also included Jean Lefebvre, Michel Serrault and Micheline Dax.[2]
He then became very demanded on television and appeared in several sitcoms such as Thierry la Fronde (1963), Le Chevalier d'Harmental (1966), Les Sept de l'escalier quinze B (1967) and Les Dossiers de l'agence O (1968). Because of his tall and imposing stature, he often appeared as a policeman or a soldier. His most famous roles were the father's victim in The Common Man (1975), Captain Dumont in the series Now Where Did the 7th Company Get to? (1973) and commissioner Florimond Faroux in the series Nestor Burma.
A famous voice actor, he moonlighted as village chief Vitalstatistix in animated films Asterix le Gaul (1967), Asterix and Cleopatra (1968) and The Twelve Tasks of Asterix (1976). He later voiced Averell Dalton in Lucky Luke animated films Daisy Town (1971) and La Ballade des Dalton (1978) and Lucky Luke the Lucky Cowboy (1983). He also voiced Obelix in four other animated films of Asterix, these include Asterix Versus Caesar (1985), Asterix in Britain (1986), Asterix and the Big Fight (1989) and Asterix Conquers America (1994).
He was named Chevalier (Knight) of the National Order of Merit in 1996.
Death
He died on 7 March 2012 in Rambouillet hospital after several days in a coma. He had fallen accidentally in the stairway of his Yvelines residence the previous week and had been comatose since then.[2]
Filmography
| Year | Title | Role | Director |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1956 | Les Truands | Minister | Carlo Rim |
| 1957 | Comme un cheveu sur la soupe | Butler | Maurice Régamey |
| 1959 | Nina | Inspector | Jean Boyer |
| 1963 | Bébert et l'Omnibus | Policeman | Yves Robert |
| 1963 | L'honorable Stanislas, agent secret | Inspector | Jean-Charles Dudrumet |
| 1964 | The Counterfeit Constable | Supporter in the bus | Robert Dhéry |
| 1964 | The Gorillas | Policeman | Jean Girault |
| 1965 | Gendarme in New York | Doctor | Jean Girault |
| 1965 | Les Baratineurs | Thès | Francis Rigaud |
| 1966 | Monnaie de singe | Prison guard | Yves Robert |
| 1966 | The Big Restaurant | Butler | Jacques Besnard |
| 1966 | Monsieur le président-directeur général | Adjudant | Jean Girault |
| 1966 | The Oldest Profession | Removal man | Claude Autant-Lara |
| 1966 | Tender Scoundrel | Garage customer | Jean Becker |
| 1966 | Trois enfants dans le désordre | Faction agent | Léo Joannon |
| 1967 | The Night of the Generals | Orderly | Anatole Litvak |
| 1967 | The Little Bather | Jean-Baptiste Castagnier | Robert Dhéry |
| 1968 | Le tatoué | Police chief | Denys de La Patellière |
| 1969 | The Brain | Belgian soldier | Gérard Oury |
| 1969 | L'Auvergnat et l'Autobus | Grosswiller, a businessman | Guy Lefranc |
| 1970 | Trois hommes sur un cheval | Jo Gabardine | Marcel Moussy |
| 1971 | L'Explosion | Léopold | Marc Simenon |
| 1971 | Un cave | Farmer | Gilles Grangier |
| 1973 | La Raison du plus fou | First biker | François Reichenbach |
| 1973 | I Don't Know Much, But I'll Say Everything | Police officer | Pierre Richard |
| 1973 | Now Where Did the 7th Company Get to? | Captain Dumont | Robert Lamoureux |
| 1973 | Antoine et Sébastien | Max | Étienne Périer |
| 1973 | Raging Fists | Jo, the bar owner | Éric Le Hung |
| 1974 | Le Permis de conduire | Bank director | Jean Girault |
| 1974 | Vos gueules, les mouettes ! | Captain | Robert Dhéry |
| 1974 | Impossible... pas français | Albert Lombard | Robert Lamoureux |
| 1975 | The Common Man | Colin | Yves Boisset |
| 1975 | Opération Lady Marlène | Commander Mouinot | Robert Lamoureux |
| 1975 | On a retrouvé la septième compagnie | Captain Dumont | Robert Lamoureux |
| 1975 | Adieu poulet | Commissaire Pignol | Pierre Granier-Deferre |
| 1975 | Soldat Duroc, ça va être ta fête | Sergeant Lapointe | Michel Gérard |
| 1976 | Le Jour de gloire | Mayor | Jacques Besnard |
| 1977 | Dis bonjour à la dame | Robert Ferry | Michel Gérard |
| 1977 | Arrête ton char... bidasse! | Captain Marcus | Michel Gérard |
| 1978 | Général... nous voilà ! | Julien Berger | Jacques Besnard |
| 1979 | C'est dingue... mais on y va | Arthur Beyssac | Michel Gérard |
| 1981 | Le Chêne d'Allouville / Ils sont fous ces Normands | Mayor Henri Brainville | Serge Pénard |
| 1981 | Signé Furax | Obélisque agent | Marc Simenon |
| 1982 | Toutes griffes dehors | Barbazan | Michel Boisrond |
| 1984 | Fort Saganne | Charles's father | Alain Corneau |
Voice actor
Film dubbing
| Year | Title | Role | Director |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1972 | The Godfather | Luca Brasi | Francis Ford Coppola |
| 1973 | High Plains Drifter | Sheriff Dan Shaw | Clint Eastwood |
Animated films
| Year | English title | Original title | Role |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1967 | Asterix the Gaul | Astérix le Gaulois | Vitalstatistix / Caius Bonus / Ox merchant |
| 1968 | Asterix and Cleopatra | Astérix et Cléopâtre | Vitalstatistix / Numerobis |
| 1971 | Daisy Town | Lucky Luke | Averell Dalton |
| 1976 | The Twelve Tasks of Asterix | Les douze travaux d'Astérix | Vitalstatistix |
| 1978 | La Ballade des Dalton | La Ballade des Dalton | Averell Dalton |
| 1983 | Lucky Luke the Lucky Cowboy | Les Dalton en Cavale | Averell Dalton / Baker / Butcher |
| 1985 | Asterix Versus Caesar | Astérix et la surprise de César | Obelix |
| 1986 | Asterix in Britain | Astérix chez les Bretons | Obelix |
| 1989 | Asterix and the Big Fight | Astérix et le coup du menhir | Obelix |
| 1994 | Asterix Conquers America | Astérix et les Indiens | Obelix |
Television series
| Year | Title | Role |
|---|---|---|
| 1963–66 | Thierry la Fronde | Taillevent (episodes 32–48) / Arnaut (episode 20) |
| 1976–81 | The Muppet Show | Link Hothrob / Statler |
Animated series
| Year | Title | Role | Note |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1983–84 | Lucky Luke | Averell Dalton | |
| 1989 | Wowser | Wowser | |
| 1989 | Jungle Book Shōnen Mowgli | Baloo | French voice |
| 1991–92 | Lucky Luke | Averell Dalton | |
Video games
| Year | Title | Voice |
|---|---|---|
| 2004 | Asterix & Obelix XXL | Obelix |
| 2005 | Asterix & Obelix XXL 2: Mission: Las Vegum | Obelix |
References
- ↑ "Décès du comédien Pierre Tornade". Le Point (in French). Retrieved 7 March 2012.
- 1 2 Minovitz, Ethan (March 8, 2012). "Pierre Tornade, the voice of "Obelix," dead at 82". Big Cartoon News. Retrieved March 8, 2012.
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