Patrick Dewaere
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Biography
Short-lived, popular leading man with a flair for comedy who made an arresting film debut as Gerard Depardieu's scabrous, temporarily impotent sidekick in Bertrand Blier's "Going Places" (1974). He was also memorable in Jean-Jacques Annaud's darkly comic "Hot Head" (1979) and Blier's "Beau Pere" (1981). Dewaere appeared in over 20 films before he died in 1982 from a self-inflicted gunshot wound to the head.
Filmography
Cast (Feature Film)
Music (Feature Film)
Life Events
1951
Made film debut in "Monsieur Fabre"
1952
Stage acting debut in "Maison de poupee"
1955
Had featured role in the motion picture "La Madelon"
1956
Appeared in "The Happy Road", directed by Gene Kelly
1957
Acted in "The Spies/Les espions", helmed by Henri-Georged Clouzot
1960
TV acting debut, "La deesse d'or"
1965
First film with Rene Clement, "Paris brule-t-il/Is Paris Burning?"
1967
Appeared in the French television series, "Jean de la Tour Miracle"
1970
Cast by Jean-Paul Rappeneau in "Les maries de l'an II"
1971
Acted in the TV presentation "Si j'etais vous"
1971
Reunited with Clement for "The Deadly Trap/La maison sous les arbres"
1973
International breakthrough, Bertrand Blier's "Les valseuses/Going Places"
1975
Starred in Claude Miller's "La meilleur facon de marcher"
1976
Composed score and starred in "F comme Fairbanks/F for Fairbanks"
1977
Second collaboration with Blier, "Get Out Your Handkerchiefs/Preparez vos mouchoirs"; film nominated for a Best Foreign Language Film Academy Award
1978
Starred in Jean Jacques Annaud's "Coup de tete/Hot Head"
1979
Last stage appearance in "Les robots ne sont pas mechants" at the Cafe de la Gare
1981
Reunited with Blier for "Beau-pere/Stepfather"
1982
Final film, "Paradis pour tous/Paradise for All"
1992
Was the subject of the biographical documentary, "Patrick Dewaere"
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