Maurice Ronet
- Known for
- Acting
- Born
- April 13, 1927
- Died
- March 14, 1983 (aged 55)
- Birthplace
- Nice, Alpes-Maritimes, France
Biography
Maurice Ronet (13 April 1927 – 14 March 1983) was a French film actor, director, and writer. Maurice Ronet was born Maurice Julien Marie Robinet in Nice, Alpes Maritimes. He was the only child of professional stage actors Émile Robinet and Gilberte Dubreuil. He made his stage debut at the age of 14 alongside his parents in Sacha Guitry's Deux couverts in Lausanne. After attending the Parisian acting school Centre du Spectacle de la Rue-Blanche, he entered the Paris Conservatoire in 1944, where Jean-Louis Barrault was one of his mentors. When he made his film debut at 22 in Jacques Becker's Rendez-vous de juillet (1949) in a role that was written specifically for him by Becker, he had little interest in pursuing an acting career. After completing the film, he married Maria Pacôme (a French stage actress and playwright), and they departed to Moustiers-Sainte-Marie in Provence, where he tried his hand at ceramics. After completing his military service, he returned to Paris in the early 1950s where he took courses in philosophy and physics, and pursued his passion for literature, music (piano and organ), film and painting. His artwork, part of the peinture non figurative movement, was exhibited with friends Jean Dubuffet and Georges Mathieu. He also acted occasionally in small roles in the films of French directors like Yves Ciampi and René Wheeler, with ambitions of becoming a filmmaker himself. Gradually, however, he came to discover a freedom in acting and a creative satisfaction that provided a synthesis of all his interests. Maurice Ronet became one of European cinema's more prolific actors. Between 1955 and 1975 he appeared in over 60 films. He often portrayed characters who were in conflict with themselves or society. He first garnered acclaim at the 1953 Cannes Film Festival for a supporting role in Jean Dreville's Endless Horizons (Horizons sans fin) and over the next few years as the romantic lead in André Michel's La sorcière (The Blonde Witch/The Sorceress, 1956) and in Jules Dassin's He Who Must Die (Celui qui doit mourir, 1957). It was at the presentation of "La Sorcière" at Cannes where he met a creative and an intellectual counterpart in Louis Malle. Two years later, he made his international box-office breakthrough as Julien Tavernier in Malle's first feature film Elevator to the Gallows (Ascenseur pour l'échafaud 1958), which features Jeanne Moreau. He originated the role of Philippe Greenleaf in Purple Noon (Plein soleil, 1960), René Clément's adaptation of The Talented Mr. Ripley. ... Source: Article "Maurice Ronet" from Wikipedia in English, licensed under CC-BY-SA.
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Filmography
Hossein, Ronet, Trintignant : Confidences de trois acteurs inoubliables
Movie · as Self (archive footage)
Undressing a Legacy
Movie · as Self (archive footage)
Barefoot in the Kitchen
Movie · as (archive footage)
Mag Bodard, un destin
Movie · as Self (archive footage)
The Vengeance of the Winged Serpent
Movie · as Harry
Surprise Party
Movie · as Georges Levesques
La Balance
Movie · as Roger Massina
La Guérilléra
Movie · as Brutus
Un matin rouge
Movie · as Henri
Beau Pere
Movie · as Charly
Sphinx
Movie · as Yvon Mageot
Bloodline
Movie · as Charles Martin
Orient Express
TV · as Rolf Freitag · 1 ep
Madame le Juge
TV · as Charles Bais · 6 eps
Emmenez-moi au Ritz
Movie · as Philippe Gregor
Madame Claude
Movie · as Pierre
Death of a Corrupt Man
Movie · as Philippe Dubaye
Golden Night
Movie · as Nuit d'or
Oh, mia bella matrigna
Movie · as Luigi
Why They Kill Themselves
Movie
To the Bitter End
Movie · as Paul Jordan
The Golden Mass
Movie · as David
Les Rendez-vous du dimanche
TV · as Self · 3 eps
Only the Wind Knows the Answer
Movie · as Robert Lucas
The Marseille Contract
Movie · as Inspector Briac
Night Police Station
Movie · as Vittorio Cazzaniga
Cry of the Heart
Movie · as Mathieu
Seduction
Movie · as Giuseppe Lagana
Without Warning
Movie · as Raoul Maury
The Crazy Capo Affair
Movie · as Diserens
Don Juan or If Don Juan Were a Woman
Movie · as Piere Gonzague
The Red Room
Movie · as Jean Gerfaud
The Pebbles of Etratat
Movie · as Kelvo
Scandal Man
Movie · as Marc Fontemps
Devil in the Brain
Movie · as Fabrizio Garces
Midi trente
TV · as Self · 1 ep
Raphael or the Debauched One
Movie · as Raphaël de Lorris
The Deadly Trap
Movie · as L'homme de l'organisation
A Little, a Lot, Passionately
Movie · as Didier
Samedi soir
TV · as Self · 1 ep
The Sensuous Assassin
Movie · as Serge
Splendori e miserie di Madame Royale
Movie · as Commissario
Last Leap
Movie · as Garal
The Modification
Movie · as Léon Delmont
The Swimming Pool
Movie · as Harry
The Unfaithful Wife
Movie · as Victor Pegala
The Vixen
Movie · as Jérôme
The Scarlet Lady
Movie · as François
Delphine
Movie · as Jean-Marc, couturier ami de Delphine
A Devil Under the Pillow
Movie · as Lotario
How Sweet It Is!
Movie · as Phillipe
Birds in Peru
Movie · as Rainier
The Champagne Murders
Movie · as Paul Wagner
Garden of Delights
Movie · as Carlo
The Road to Corinth
Movie · as Dex
Lost Command
Movie · as Capain. Boisfeuras
Long March
Movie · as Doctor Chevalier
Line of Demarcation
Movie · as Pierre, comte de Damville
Three Rooms in Manhattan
Movie · as François Combe
Amador
Movie · as Amador
The Thief of Tibadabo
Movie · as Nicolas
Circle of Love
Movie · as Henri
The Pit and the Pendulum
Movie · as Le condamné à mort
Pariahs of Glory
Movie · as Ferrier
Wherever You Are
Movie · as Paul Vallier
The Victors
Movie · as French Lieutenant
The Fire Within
Movie · as Alain Leroy
Casablanca, Nest of Spies
Movie · as Maurice Desjardins
Scarlet Eye
Movie · as Dr. Gérard Rinaldi
Enough Rope
Movie · as Walter Saccard
Midnight Meeting
Movie · as Pierre Neyris
The Immoral Moment
Movie · as Michel Jussieu
Assassin's Check
Movie · as Gilbert Vitry
Liberté I
Movie · as Michel
Time Out for Love
Movie · as Philippe
Purple Noon
Movie · as Philippe Greenleaf
Mi último tango
Movie · as Dario Ledesma
Il peccato degli anni verdi
Movie · as Paolo Donati
The Devil Made a Woman
Movie · as José
This Desired Body
Movie · as Henri Messardier
Discorama
TV · as Self · 1 ep
Elevator to the Gallows
Movie · as Julien Tavernier
Carve Her Name with Pride
Movie · as Jacques
That Night
Movie · as Jean Mallet
He Who Must Die
Movie · as Michelis
The Blonde Witch
Movie · as Laurent Brulard
Missing Persons Section
Movie · as Juan Milford
Cinépanorama
TV · as Self · 1 ep
The Aristocrats
Movie · as Christophe de Conti
Pleasures and Vices
Movie · as 'Gueule d'ange'
House of Ricordi
Movie · as Vincenzo Bellini
Castles in Spain
Movie · as Miguel Murillo
Casta diva
Movie · as Vincenzo Bellini
Reflets de Cannes
TV · as Self · 3 eps
Poison Ivy
Movie · as Mickey
Lucrèce Borgia
Movie · as Perotto
Endless Horizons
Movie · as Marc Caussade
The Healer
Movie · as André Turenne
The Seven Deadly Sins
Movie · as The priest (segment "La Luxure")
Desperate Decision
Movie · as Jim
Perfectionist
Movie · as François
Rendezvous in July
Movie · as Roger Moulin