Bernard-Pierre Donnadieu

Bernard-Pierre Donnadieu (2 July 1949 – 27 December 2010 ) was a French actor. He made more than 100 appearances in movies and television over his career, as well as in theatrical roles. He was often cast as a villain, criminal or psychopath.

Career Donnadieu's earliest notable film roles came in 1976 with The Tenant by Roman Polanski, and Second Chance by Claude Lelouch. The film which earned him wider recognition was Georges Lautner's 1981 action thriller, The Professional in which he had a major role, appearing with Jean-Paul Belmondo. He was nominated for a best supporting actor César Award for his 1984 role as the dangerous criminal gang leader in ('Barbarian Street'). His work dubbing French dialogue has included voicing characters portrayed by actors such as Kurt Russell, Dennis Hopper and Ron Perlman. In the theatre, he was a frequent collaborator with Georges Wilson who directed him in several productions.

Death Donnadieu died from cancer on 27 December 2010 at age 61.

Filmography

Docteur Françoise Gailland (1976) The Tenant (1976) – Bar waiter If I Had to Do It All Over Again ( Second Chance; 1976) – Claude Blame Body of My Enemy (1976) – Blond hoodlum Mon premier amour (1978) – Café patron Judith Therpauve (1978) – Laindreaux Coup de tête (1979) – Lucien Un si joli village (1979) – Arnoux Twice a Woman (1979) – Second Frenchman 5% de risque (1980) – Angry driver Les Uns et les Autres (1981) – Red Cross representative (UNICEF) The Professional (1981) – Inspector Farges The Return of Martin Guerre (1982) – Martin Guerre L'indic (1983) – Malaggione Life Is a Bed of Roses (1983) – School teacher Liberty Belle (1983) – Yvon The Death of Mario Ricci (1983) – Jacky Vermot (1984) – Mathias Hagen, known as 'Matt', leader of the neighborhood gang (1985) – Lucas Schroeder Among Wolves (1985) – De Saintes (1986) – Archibald Flagrant désir (1986) – Robert Barnac L'intruse (1986) – Philippe Busard In the Shadow of the Wind (1987) – Pastor Nicolas Jones La Passion Béatrice (1987) – François, Béatrice's father The Vanishing (1988) – Raymond Lemorne Christian (1989) A Violent Life (1990) – François the First Connemara (1990) – Mark Marcellino (1991) – The count Blanc d'ébène (1991) – L'adjudant-recruteur Mariani Szwadron (1992) – Franek Bata Shadow of the Wolf (1992) – Brown (1993) – Dr. Friedmann Justinien Trouvé ou le Bâtard de Dieu (1993) – Martin Coutouly Mauvais garçon (1993) – Defendant Faut pas rire du bonheur (1994) – Michel Caboose (1996) – Larrivée Tower of the Firstborn (1998, TV Movie) – Abdurasam Druids (2001) – Dumnorix Antonio Vivaldi, un prince à Venise (2006) – The French ambassador Paris 36 (2008) – Félix Galapiat Rose et Noir (2009) – Poveda (voice)