Robert Hirsch

Robert Hirsch (26 July 1925 – 16 November 2017) was a French actor. He was a sociétaire of the Comédie-Française since 1952. In 1990, he won César Award for Best Actor in a Supporting Role for his role in Hiver 54, l'abbé Pierre.

His other film appearances included The Hunchback of Notre Dame, and in 2006/07 he appeared in Le gardien (a French adaptation of Harold Pinter's The Caretaker) at Théâtre de l'Oeuvre then Théâtre de Paris.

In April 2011, he asked Florian Zeller to write a part specially for him. The result was Le Père which had its first performance in Le Théâtre Hébertot, Paris, in September 2012. Hirsch played the central character, André, at the age of 87.

Partial filmography

The Turkey (1951) - Rédillon Royal Affairs in Versailles (1954) - Le duc de Charmeroy (uncredited) Les Intrigantes (1954) - Pakévitch Yours Truly, Blake (1954) - Saganoff Plucking the Daisy (1956) - Roger Vital The Hunchback of Notre Dame (1956) - Pierre Gringoire The Amorous Corporal (1958) - Boisrose Mimi Pinson (1958) - Jean-Lou Maigret and the Saint-Fiacre Case (1959) - Lucien Sabatier 125 Rue Montmartre (1959) - Didier Barrachet Adieu Philippine (1962) - Juan Salcedo dans l'émission de télévision 'Montserrat' (uncredited) Impossible on Saturday (1965) - Carlo, plus 11 other roles Monnaie de singe (1966) - Fulbert Taupin Kiss Me General (1966) - Martin All Mad About Him (1967) - Mathieu Gossin Les cracks (1968) - Me Mulot Appelez-moi Mathilde (1969) - Hubert de Pifre, l'officier Shock Treatment (1973) - Gérôme Savignat Chobizenesse (1975) - Jean-Sébastien Bloch La crime (1983) - Avram Kazavian Hiver 54, l'abbé Pierre (1989) - Raoul My Man (1996) - M. Hervé Mortel Transfert (2001) - Armand Zlibovic A Private Affair (2002) - Vieil homme The Art Dealer (2015) - Claude Weinstein (final film role)

Awards and nominations

Molière Awards

César Awards

Year Group Award Film Result1990 César Awards Best Supporting Actor Hiver 54, l'abbé Pierre Won