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Paul Crauchet
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Paul Crauchet (14 July 1920 – 19 December 2012) was a French actor. As a young man interested in aviation and rugby, Paul Crauchet discovered a passion for the theatre at the age of 23. He settled in Paris in 1945, he studied under Charles Dullin for three years and began on stage in 1949. He then worked at the Théâtre National Populaire with Jean Vilar. Crauchet appeared in the first film by Éric Rohmer, The Sign of Leo, in 1959, and then in 1962 in The War of the Buttons of Yves Robert. It is in The Wise Guys of Robert Enrico in 1965 that he became noticed. He had a very long career during which he worked with many directors, such as Alain Resnais, René Clément, Jean-Pierre Melville, Jacques Deray and José Giovanni. In 1983 he starred in Les Bancals. Source: Article "Paul Crauchet" from Wikipedia in English, licensed under CC-BY-SA 3.0.
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Paul Crauchet was a French actor known for a decades-long career appearing in influential French crime thrillers and dramas.
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He is best known for his work in films like Jean-Pierre Melville's Army of Shadows and Le Cercle Rouge, as well as roles in Marcel Pagnol adaptations like My Father's Glory.
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Before transitioning to film, he trained under Charles Dullin and developed his craft working at the Théâtre National Populaire under Jean Vilar. Explore his full filmography on Mood.
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