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Pierre Tornade

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🎂 January 21, 1930📍 Bort-les-Orgues, CorrĂšze, FranceđŸ•Żïž March 7, 2012 · Age 82

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Pierre Tornade (21 January 1930 – 7 March 2012) was a French actor. He appeared in more than 120 films and television shows between 1956 and 1998. He was born Pierre Tournadre on 21 January 1930 in Bort-les-Orgues in the department of CorrĂšze. He began his theatrical career at 25 in Elle est folle, Carole at the théùtre du Palais-Royal. In 1956, he played in the musical comedy Irma la douce by Alexandre Breffort and Marguerite Monnot and then made his film debut in Les Truands, where he adopted his stage name, Tornade. The next year, he played a theater role in Pericles, Prince of Tyre before joining the Branquignols troupe of Robert DhĂ©ry, which also included Jean Lefebvre, Michel Serrault


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Pierre Tornade (21 January 1930 – 7 March 2012) was a French actor. He appeared in more than 120 films and television shows between 1956 and 1998. He was born Pierre Tournadre on 21 January 1930 in Bort-les-Orgues in the department of CorrĂšze. He began his theatrical career at 25 in Elle est folle, Carole at the théùtre du Palais-Royal. In 1956, he played in the musical comedy Irma la douce by Alexandre Breffort and Marguerite Monnot and then made his film debut in Les Truands, where he adopted his stage name, Tornade. The next year, he played a theater role in Pericles, Prince of Tyre before joining the Branquignols troupe of Robert DhĂ©ry, which also included Jean Lefebvre, Michel Serrault and Micheline Dax. He then became very demanded on television and appeared in several sitcoms such as Thierry la Fronde (1963), Le Chevalier d'Harmental (1966), Les Sept de l'escalier quinze B (1967) and Les Dossiers de l'agence O (1968). Because of his tall and imposing stature, he often appeared as a policeman or a soldier. His most famous roles were the father's victim in The Common Man (1975), Captain Dumont in the series Now Where Did the 7th Company Get to? (1973) and commissioner Florimond Faroux in the series Nestor Burma. A famous voice actor, he moonlighted as village chief Vitalstatistix in animated films Asterix le Gaul (1967), Asterix and Cleopatra (1968) and The Twelve Tasks of Asterix (1976). He later voiced Averell Dalton in Lucky Luke animated films Daisy Town (1971) and La Ballade des Dalton (1978) and Lucky Luke the Lucky Cowboy (1983). He also voiced Obelix in four other animated films of Asterix, these include Asterix Versus Caesar (1985), Asterix in Britain (1986), Asterix and the Big Fight (1989) and Asterix Conquers America (1994). He was named Chevalier (Knight) of the National Order of Merit in 1996. Tornade died on 7 March 2012 in Rambouillet hospital after several days in a coma. He had fallen accidentally in the stairway of his Yvelines residence the previous week and had been comatose since then. Source: Article "Pierre Tornade" from Wikipedia in English, licensed under CC-BY-SA 3.0.

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Pierre Tornade's Filmography

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L'Huissier
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L'Huissier

1991⭐ 6.0

as The commissioner

Asterix and the Big Fight
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Asterix and the Big Fight

1989⭐ 6.3

as Obélix (voice)

Les Gauloises blondes
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Les Gauloises blondes

1988⭐ 3.6

as Biturix

To Our Late Husband
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To Our Late Husband

1988⭐ 5.3

as Radetsky

Asterix in Britain
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Asterix in Britain

1986⭐ 6.8

as Obélix (voice)

Le Dindon
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Le Dindon

1986⭐ 4.0

as Pinchard

Les Dégourdis de la onziÚme
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Les Dégourdis de la onziÚme

1986

as Capitaine CromiĂšres

Asterix vs. Caesar
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Asterix vs. Caesar

1985⭐ 6.5

as Obélix (voice)

Lucky Luke: Daltons on the Loose
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Lucky Luke: Daltons on the Loose

1983⭐ 6.2

as (voice)

Salut la puce
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Salut la puce

1983⭐ 6.0

as Alfred

Signé Furax
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Signé Furax

1981⭐ 4.9

as Monsieur Léon, obéliscologue

Le ChĂȘne d'Allouville
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Le ChĂȘne d'Allouville

1981⭐ 5.8

as Henri Brainville, mayor

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No Poster

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Le Charlatan

1980
Le Plus Heureux des trois
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Le Plus Heureux des trois

1979⭐ 9.0

as Marjavel

Général... nous voilà...!
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Général... nous voilà...!

1978⭐ 6.0

as Julien Berger

Lucky Luke: The Ballad of the Daltons
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Lucky Luke: The Ballad of the Daltons

1978⭐ 6.8

as Averell Dalton

Le Passe-muraille
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Le Passe-muraille

1977⭐ 4.0

as Lecuyer

Stop Fooling Around... Soldier!
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Stop Fooling Around... Soldier!

1977⭐ 4.0

as Capitaine Marcus

Dis bonjour Ă  la dame !..
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Dis bonjour Ă  la dame !..

1977⭐ 4.0

as Robert Ferry

Le Jour de gloire
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Le Jour de gloire

1976⭐ 5.7

as Le maire

The Twelve Tasks of Asterix
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The Twelve Tasks of Asterix

1976⭐ 7.3

as Abraracourcix / Assurancetourix (voice)

Forget Me, Mandoline
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Forget Me, Mandoline

1976⭐ 5.0

as Jean-Paul Tardu

The Seventh Company Has Been Found
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The Seventh Company Has Been Found

1975⭐ 7.3

as Capitaine Dumont

The French Detective
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The French Detective

1975⭐ 6.7

as Commissioner Pignol

The Dangerous Mission
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The Dangerous Mission

1975⭐ 4.8

as Le sergent-chef Lapointe

The Common Man
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The Common Man

1975⭐ 7.0

as Colin

Raging Fists
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Raging Fists

1975⭐ 10.0

as Jo, bar owner

Impossible Is Not French
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Impossible Is Not French

1974⭐ 6.7

as Albert Lombard, patron de l'Agence Lombard et beau-frĂšre d'Antoine

Shut Up, Gulli
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Shut Up, Gulli

1974⭐ 6.7

as The Captain

Operation Lady Marlene
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Operation Lady Marlene

1974⭐ 5.1

as Le commandant Moulinot

Le Charlatan
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Le Charlatan

1974
Le Permis de conduire
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Le Permis de conduire

1974⭐ 6.4

as Le directeur de la banque

Antoine and Sebastian
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Antoine and Sebastian

1974⭐ 7.7

as Max

I Don't Know Much, But I'll Say Everything
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I Don't Know Much, But I'll Say Everything

1973⭐ 5.3

as Le commissaire

Now Where Did the Seventh Company Get to?
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Now Where Did the Seventh Company Get to?

1973⭐ 7.3

as Capitaine Dumont, commandant de la 7Ăšme compagnie

The Right of the Maddest
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The Right of the Maddest

1973⭐ 6.4

as Le gendarme motorisé

Daisy Town
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Daisy Town

1971⭐ 6.9

as Averell Dalton / Un parieur (voice)

The Hideout
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The Hideout

1971⭐ 3.7

as Léopold

Three Men on a Horse
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Three Men on a Horse

1969⭐ 6.0

as Jo Gabardine

L'Auvergnat et l'Autobus
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L'Auvergnat et l'Autobus

1969⭐ 7.0

as Grosswiller, businessman

The Brain
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The Brain

1969⭐ 7.3

as Belgian Soldier in Armored Car (uncredited)

The Devil by the Tail
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The Devil by the Tail

1969⭐ 6.1

as Schwartz - le second complice

Faites donc plaisir aux amis
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Faites donc plaisir aux amis

1969⭐ 5.8

as Léon , the cheated husband

Asterix and Cleopatra
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Asterix and Cleopatra

1968⭐ 6.9

as (voice)

Beru and These Women
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Beru and These Women

1968⭐ 4.8

as Policier

Salut Berthe !
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Salut Berthe !

1968⭐ 4.9

as Father Fauvel

The Tattoo
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The Tattoo

1968⭐ 6.4

as le brigadier de Montignac

A Strange Kind of Colonel
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A Strange Kind of Colonel

1968⭐ 6.1

as Inspector

The Little Bather
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The Little Bather

1968⭐ 6.6

as Jean-Baptiste Castagnier, le gardien de phare

Cette nuit-là à Bethléem
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Cette nuit-là à Bethléem

1967
Asterix the Gaul
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Asterix the Gaul

1967⭐ 6.5

as Abraracourcix / le marchand de bƓufs / Caius Bonus (voice)

The Madman of Lab Four
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The Madman of Lab Four

1967⭐ 6.0

as DST inspector

The Oldest Profession
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The Oldest Profession

1967⭐ 5.0

as The Mover (segment "Mademoiselle Mimi") (uncredited)

Deux Romains en Gaule
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Deux Romains en Gaule

1967⭐ 7.0

as Un ancien combattant gaulois

The Night of the Generals
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The Night of the Generals

1967⭐ 6.8

as Orderly (uncredited)

Tender Scoundrel
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Tender Scoundrel

1966⭐ 5.2

as Le client du garage

The Restaurant
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The Restaurant

1966⭐ 6.8

as Le second maĂźtre d'hĂŽtel

Three Disordered Children
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Three Disordered Children

1966⭐ 5.3

as Un agent en faction

A Woman in White Revolts
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A Woman in White Revolts

1966⭐ 8.0

as Ambulance man (uncredited)

A Young World
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A Young World

1966⭐ 10.0

as Le voisin pĂšre de l'enfant

Funny Money
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Funny Money

1966⭐ 5.5

as Le gardien de prison

The Gendarme in New York
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The Gendarme in New York

1965⭐ 6.3

as Médecin de bord

Song of the World
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Song of the World

1965⭐ 3.7
Les baratineurs
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Les baratineurs

1965⭐ 5.0

as ThĂšs

Les Gorilles
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Les Gorilles

1964⭐ 5.7

as A police officer

Jaloux comme un tigre
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Jaloux comme un tigre

1964⭐ 4.7

as (uncredited)

Le Petit Nicolas
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Le Petit Nicolas

1964

as 'Le Bouillon'

Bebert and the Train
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Bebert and the Train

1963⭐ 6.4

as Gendarme (uncredited)

The Reluctant Spy
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The Reluctant Spy

1963⭐ 7.2

as An Inspector (uncredited)

La Nuit de Tom Brown
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La Nuit de Tom Brown

1959⭐ 7.2

as Le barman

Nina
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Nina

1959⭐ 6.5

as Un inspecteur

That damn Amédée
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That damn Amédée

1957⭐ 6.7

as Le Magicien

Crazy in the Noodle
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Crazy in the Noodle

1957⭐ 6.1

as MaĂźtre d'hĂŽtel at "La belle vie"

Les Truands
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Les Truands

1956⭐ 5.7

as Le ministre

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