About Raimu
Lived 1883 – 1946 (aged 62). Raimu was a French actor, non-fiction writer, stage actor and film actor.
Jules Auguste Muraire (18 December 1883 – 20 September 1946), whose stage name was Raimu, was a French actor. He is most famous for playing César in the 'Marseilles trilogy' (Marius, Fanny and César). brought on by complications with anesthesia after a relatively minor leg operation, in the American Hospital of Paris in Neuilly-sur-Seine, while he was asleep.
Legacy He was interred in the cemetery of Toulon, where the Cinéma Raimu Toulon has been named in his honor.
In 1961, the government of France honored him with his image on a postage stamp. A small museum created by his granddaughter Isabelle Nohain exists in the town of Cogolin in the Var department in France.
Partial filmography
Black and White (1931) - Marcel Desnoyers Marius (1931) - César Olivier Mam'zelle Nitouche (1931) - Célestin / Floridor The Chocolate Girl (1932) - Félicien Bédarride Fun in the Barracks (1932) - Le capitaine Hurluret Fanny (1932) - César Theodore and Company (1933) - Clodomir Charlemagne (1933) - Charlemagne Ces messieurs de la Santé (1934) - Gédéon Tafard (1934) - Monsieur Prosper Tartarin of Tarascon (1934) - Tartarin I Have an Idea (1934) - Aubrey School for Coquettes (1935) - Labaume Gaspard de Besse (1935) - Samplan The Secret of Polichinelle (1936) - M. Jouvenel The Brighton Twins (1936) - Alfred Beaugérard et les deux fils Achille The King (1936) - M. Bourdier - un riche industriel et sénateur qui reçoit le Roi César (1936) - César Ollivier Let's Make a Dream (1936) - Le mari Vous n'avez rien à déclarer? (1937) - Jules Papillot The Pearls of the Crown (1937) - L'industriel du midi Chaste Susanne (1937) - Monsieur des Aubrays Life Dances On (1937) - Francois Patusset Gribouille (1937) - Camille Morestan The Kings of Sport (1937) - Jules de l'Estaque Le fauteuil 47 (1937) - Juste Auguste Theillard The Strange Monsieur Victor (1938) - Victor Agardanne The New Rich (1938) - Legendre The Baker's Wife (1938) - Aimable Castanier Heroes of the Marne (1938) - Bernard Lefrançois Cocoanut (1939) - Loulou Barbentane Monsieur Brotonneau (1939) - M. Brotonneau Ultima giovinezza (1939) - Cesare Second Childhood (1939) - Georges The Man Who Seeks the Truth (1940) - Jean Vernet La Fille du puisatier (1940) - Pascal Amoretti Le duel (1941) - le Père Bolène Parade en sept nuits (1941) - Le curé Maffre - curé des Baux Les Inconnus dans la maison (1942) - Maître Hector Loursat L'Arlésienne (1942) - Marc Monsieur La Souris (1942) - Monsieur La Souris The Benefactor (1942) - Monsieur Moulinet Les petits riens (1942) - Charpillon Untel père et fils (1943) - L'oncle Jules Froment Le Colonel Chabert (1943) - Le colonel Hyacinthe Chabert Les gueux au paradis (1946) - Boule The Eternal Husband (1946) - Nicolas Trousotsky (final film role) Chantons sous l'Occupation (1976) - (archive footage)
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Frequently asked questions
Who was Raimu?
French actor-singer (1883-1946)
When was Raimu born?
Raimu was born on 18 December 1883 in Toulon.
When did Raimu die?
Raimu died on 20 September 1946 in Neuilly-sur-Seine.
What was Raimu's occupation?
Raimu was an actor, non-fiction writer, stage actor and film actor.
What nationality was Raimu?
Raimu was French.
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APA: Biography.guide. (2026). Raimu. https://biography.guide/raimu/
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