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Claude Piéplu(1923-2006)

  • Actor
  • Voice Actor - Dubbing
  • Writer
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Jacques François, Claudio Gora, and Claude Piéplu in Special Section (1975)
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Claude Piéplu was born on 10 May 1923 in Paris, France. He was an actor and writer, known for The Discreet Charm of the Bourgeoisie (1972), Asterix and Obelix vs. Caesar (1999) and Dumbo (1941). He died on 24 May 2006 in Paris, France.
BornMay 10, 1923
DiedMay 24, 2006(83)
BornMay 10, 1923
DiedMay 24, 2006(83)
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  • Awards
    • 1 nomination total

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Known for

Stéphane Audran, Paul Frankeur, Fernando Rey, and Delphine Seyrig in The Discreet Charm of the Bourgeoisie (1972)
The Discreet Charm of the Bourgeoisie
7.7
  • Colonel
  • 1972
Asterix and Obelix vs. Caesar (1999)
Asterix and Obelix vs. Caesar
6.0
  • Panoramix
  • 1999
Mel Blanc, Edward Brophy, Cliff Edwards, Verna Felton, Noreen Gammill, Dorothy Scott, Sarah Selby, and Margaret Wright in Dumbo (1941)
Dumbo
7.2
  • Voice Actor - Dubbing(French (France), 1980 S.P.S)
  • 1941
Roman Polanski in The Tenant (1976)
The Tenant
7.5
  • Neighbor(as Claude Pieplu)
  • 1976

Credits

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Actor

  • La Mort du signe (2005)
    La Mort du signe
    Short
    • Le juge
    • 2005
  • Les shadoks (1968)
    Les shadoks
    8.0
    TV Series
    • Récitant
    • Narrator
    • 1968–2001
  • Asterix and Obelix vs. Caesar (1999)
    Asterix and Obelix vs. Caesar
    6.0
    • Panoramix
    • 1999
  • Chapeau bas
    6.8
    Short
    • Monsieur Julien
    • 1998
  • Entre terre et mer (1997)
    Entre terre et mer
    7.7
    TV Mini Series
    • M. Louvet, l'armateur
    • 1997–1998
  • Fallait pas!... (1996)
    Fallait pas!...
    5.3
    • Bernard's Father
    • 1996
  • L'histoire du samedi (1995)
    L'histoire du samedi
    4.8
    TV Series
    • Banderrat
    • 1996
  • Guillaume Canet and Sonja Codhant in Le voyage de Pénélope (1996)
    Le voyage de Pénélope
    6.7
    TV Movie
    • Gaspard
    • 1996
  • John Steinbeck in Un siècle d'écrivains (1995)
    Un siècle d'écrivains
    6.8
    TV Series
    • Narrateur (voice)
    • 1995
  • The Bizarre Adventures of Woodruff and the Schnibble (1994)
    The Bizarre Adventures of Woodruff and the Schnibble
    8.4
    Video Game
    • Narrator (voice)
    • 1994
  • Les faussaires (1994)
    Les faussaires
    5.1
    • Ryckmans
    • 1994
  • Maigret et la grande perche (1991)
    Maigret
    7.9
    TV Series
    • Charles Dandurand (as Claude Pieplu)
    • 1994
  • Le silence du coeur (1994)
    Le silence du coeur
    5.8
    TV Movie
    • Henri Weber
    • 1994
  • Blue Helmet (1994)
    Blue Helmet
    5.3
    • Pierre
    • 1994
  • Jean-Yves Tual in La Vienne dynamique (1994)
    La Vienne dynamique
    7.9
    Short
    • Passager du train
    • 1994

Voice Actor - Dubbing

  • Mel Gibson, Jane Horrocks, Miranda Richardson, Imelda Staunton, Phil Daniels, Lynn Ferguson, Tony Haygarth, Lisa Kay, Julia Sawalha, Benjamin Whitrow, Wyatt Shears, and Jo Allen in Chicken Run (2000)
    Chicken Run
    7.1
    • Fowler (French (France))
    • 2000
  • Mel Blanc, Edward Brophy, Cliff Edwards, Verna Felton, Noreen Gammill, Dorothy Scott, Sarah Selby, and Margaret Wright in Dumbo (1941)
    Dumbo
    7.2
    • Narrator (French (France), 1980 S.P.S)
    • 1941

Writer

  • Les Feux de la rampe (2001)
    Les Feux de la rampe
    TV Series
    • Writer
    • 2003

Videos4

Bande-annonce [OV]
Trailer 2:47
Bande-annonce [OV]
Bande-annonce [OV]
Trailer 1:28
Bande-annonce [OV]
Bande-annonce [OV]
Trailer 1:28
Bande-annonce [OV]
The Discreet Charm of the Bourgeoisie: 40th Anniversary
Trailer 0:53
The Discreet Charm of the Bourgeoisie: 40th Anniversary
The King and the Mockingbird
Trailer 1:15
The King and the Mockingbird

Personal details

  • Alternative names
    • Claude Pieplu
  • Height
    • 5′ 9¼″ (1.76 m)
  • Born
    • May 10, 1923
    • Paris, France
  • Died
    • May 24, 2006
    • Paris, France(cancer)
  • Other works
    Play "Le matelot de nulle part" (Marcel Cravenne) (1964)

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