Pierre Tornade

Pierre Tornade

Known for: Acting
Biography: 1930-01-21
Deathday: 2012-03-07 (82 years old)

Biography

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 Corrèze. He began his theatrical career at 25 in Elle est folle, Carole at the théâtre 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 Dhéry, 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.

Filmography

all 93

Movies 80

TV Shows 13

Voice 7

self 2

Commissaire Faroux
Nestor Burma

Nestor Burma (1991)

TV
Le client à l'addition 'à la tête du client'
Palace

Palace (1988)

TV
Averell Dalton (voice)
Lucky Luke

Lucky Luke (1984)

TV
6
Un agent de l'Obélisque
Signé Furax

Signé Furax (1981)

Movie
Henri Brainville, mayor
Le Chêne d'Allouville

Le Chêne d'Allouville (1981)

Movie
Abraracourcix / Assurancetourix (voice)
The Twelve Tasks of Asterix

The Twelve Tasks of Asterix (1976)

Movie
5.17
Le sergent-chef Lapointe
The Dangerous Mission

The Dangerous Mission (1975)

Movie
Le directeur de l'agence bancaire
Le Permis de conduire

Le Permis de conduire (1974)

Movie
Capitaine Dumont, commandant de la 7ème compagnie
Now Where Did the Seventh Company Get to?

Now Where Did the Seventh Company Get to? (1973)

Movie
8
Grosswiller - un homme d'affaires
L'Auvergnat et l'Autobus

L'Auvergnat et l'Autobus (1969)

Movie
Un soldat Belge du détachement du waggon blindé (non crédité)
The Brain

The Brain (1969)

Movie
Schwartz - le second complice
The Devil by the Tail

The Devil by the Tail (1969)

Movie
Numérobis / Abraracourcix / Un mercenaire (voice)
Asterix and Cleopatra

Asterix and Cleopatra (1968)

Movie
5.61
Jean-Baptiste Castagnier, le gardien de phare
The Little Bather

The Little Bather (1968)

Movie
Abraracourcix / Le marchand de bœufs / Caius Bonus (voice)
Asterix the Gaul

Asterix the Gaul (1967)

Movie
5.2
The Mover (segment 'Mademoiselle Mimi') (uncredited)
The Oldest Profession

The Oldest Profession (1967)

Movie
Un ancien combattant gaulois
Deux Romains en Gaule

Deux Romains en Gaule (1967)

Movie
Gontran Tornifon
Vidocq

Vidocq (1967)

TV
Le client du garage
Tender Scoundrel

Tender Scoundrel (1966)

Movie
Le second maître d'hôtel
The Restaurant

The Restaurant (1966)

Movie
8
Le gardien de prison
Funny Money

Funny Money (1966)

Movie
A police officer
Les Gorilles

Les Gorilles (1964)

Movie
An Inspector (uncredited)
The Reluctant Spy

The Reluctant Spy (1963)

Movie
Un inspecteur
Nina

Nina (1959)

Movie

Information

Known For
Acting

Gender
Male

Birthday
1930-01-21

Deathday
2012-03-07 (82 years old)

Birth Name
Pierre Tournadre

Birth Place
Bort-les-Orgues, France

Citizenships
France

Also Known As
Pierre Tournadre

Awards
Knight of the National Order of Merit

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