Personal Info
Known For
Acting
Gender
Male
Birthday
6/8/1932
Place of Birth
Malicorne-sur-Sarthe, Sarthe, France
Also Known As
Maurice Jean-Étienne Barrier
Maurice Barrier
Biography
Maurice Barrier (8 June 1932 – 12 April 2020) was a French actor and singer.
Barrier was the son of a cabinetmaker, and had his first job working in his father's workshop. While in Rennes at age 28, he met several resident actors at the Théâtre National de Bretagne and made his stage debut in Caligula, written by Albert Camus.
His first major role on television was in the film The Taking of Power by Louis XIV. His other major films included The Tall Blond Man with One Black Shoe, Two Men in Town, Black and White in Color, Coup de tête, and Flic Story. He played alongside several actors, such...
Known For
The Gang
as Lucien
The Fugitives
as Superintendent Duroc
The Outsider
as « Tonton »
He Died with His Eyes Open
as Arthur Chalon
Flic Story
as Rene Bollec
The ComDads
as Raffart
The Tall Blond Man with One Black Shoe
as Chaperon, Toulouse agent
Two Men in Town
as Investigating judge
The Taking of Power by Louis XIV
as D'Artagnan
The Return of Martin Guerre
as Pierre Guerre
Louis, the Child King
as Guitaud
Hothead
as Berri, boss of the 'Penalty'
The Gypsy
as Jacques Helman
Life and Nothing But
as Mercadot
À la recherche de... Pierre Richard
as Self - Actor (archive footage)
Scout Toujours
as Marek
Hail the Artist
as René, un acteur
The Specialists
as Kovacs
One Woman or Two
as Le maire
Pierre Richard, l'art du déséquilibre
as Self