Alain Cuny

Alain Cuny

Known for: Acting
Biography: 1908-07-12
Deathday: 1994-05-16 (85 years old)

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Biography

Alain Cuny (12 July 1908 – 16 May 1994) was a French actor.


He was born René Xavier Marie in Saint-Malo, Brittany, and studied medicine for a while before entering the film industry as a costume and set designer. Cuny started acting in the 1930s. Among his most notable films are Les Visiteurs du soir (1942), by Marcel Carné; Les Amants (The Lovers 1958); La dolce vita (1960) and Satyricon (1969), the later two directed by Federico Fellini. During his life, he befriended women such as Hafida Elalama, and many other models and actresses


Later in his career he had a role in the softcore porn film Emmanuelle (1974). Also in 1974 he played Sitting Bull in the absurdist western Don't Touch the White Woman!. One of his last roles was in Camille Claudel (1988) as Louis-Prosper Claudel, father of the film's heroine. Cuny worked in both France and Italy, and died in 1994 in Paris.


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Filmography

all 74

Movies 66

self 12

TV Shows 8

Voice 1

Director 1

Self
Jeanne Moreau: Free Spirit

Jeanne Moreau: Free Spirit (2018)

Movie
Self (archive footage) (uncredited)
Fellini: I'm a Born Liar

Fellini: I'm a Born Liar (2003)

Movie
Self
Histoire(s) du Cinéma 3a: The Coin of the Absolute

Histoire(s) du Cinéma 3a: The Coin of the Absolute (1998)

Movie
Self
Dear Antonioni

Dear Antonioni (1995)

Movie
Marquis
The Return of Casanova

The Return of Casanova (1992)

Movie
Anne Vercors
The Annunciation of Marie

The Annunciation of Marie (1991)

Movie
Vecchio Crimen
Sweet War, Farewell

Sweet War, Farewell (1991)

Movie
Merlin
Les chevaliers de la table ronde

Les chevaliers de la table ronde (1990)

Movie
Self
Film sur Georges Perec

Film sur Georges Perec (1990)

Movie
Self
Histoire(s) du cinéma

Histoire(s) du cinéma (1989)

TV
Louis-Prosper Claudel
Camille Claudel

Camille Claudel (1988)

Movie
Alfio Cosini sr.
Zeno's Conscience

Zeno's Conscience (1988)

Movie
Lecteur des textes d'Artaud
Van Gogh à Paris, repérages

Van Gogh à Paris, repérages (1988)

Movie
Plantation Owner
Lucky Ravi

Lucky Ravi (1987)

Movie
El Viudo Xius
Chronicle of a Death Foretold

Chronicle of a Death Foretold (1987)

Movie
Aigner
The Distant Land

The Distant Land (1987)

Movie
Old Mafioso
Detective

Detective (1985)

Movie
Mario Cantone
The Basileus Quartet

The Basileus Quartet (1983)

Movie
Self
Fellini nel cestino

Fellini nel cestino (1983)

Movie
Le colonel Carvin
Deuil en 24 heures

Deuil en 24 heures (1982)

TV
Xul (voice)
The Masters of Time

The Masters of Time (1982)

Movie
L'antiquaire
La peau de chagrin

La peau de chagrin (1980)

Movie
Fernand Wilchaint
Le Journal

Le Journal (1979)

TV
Principe Ippolito Laurentano
I Vecchi E I Giovani

I Vecchi E I Giovani (1979)

TV
La voix du pur esprit
Roberte

Roberte (1979)

Movie
Barone Nicola Rotunno
Christ Stopped at Eboli

Christ Stopped at Eboli (1979)

Movie
Turpin / Le moine
The Song of Roland

The Song of Roland (1978)

Movie
El Académico
The Recourse to the Method

The Recourse to the Method (1978)

Movie
Il conte Davide
I prosseneti

I prosseneti (1976)

Movie
Judge Rasto
Illustrious Corpses

Illustrious Corpses (1976)

Movie
Guido Boeri
Irene, Irene

Irene, Irene (1975)

Movie
Self
E il Casanova di Fellini?

E il Casanova di Fellini? (1975)

Movie
Actor
Two in the Amsterdam Rain

Two in the Amsterdam Rain (1975)

Movie
Le Coryphée
Antigone

Antigone (1974)

Movie
Mario
Emmanuelle

Emmanuelle (1974)

Movie
5
Ysengrin
Le Roman de Renart

Le Roman de Renart (1974)

Movie
Ysengrin
Le Roman de Renart

Le Roman de Renart (1974)

TV
Sitting Bull
Don't Touch the White Woman!

Don't Touch the White Woman! (1974)

Movie
Conte Paolo Balzeri
La rosa rossa

La rosa rossa (1973)

Movie
Balthazar Lamarck-Caulaincourt
Valparaiso, Valparaiso

Valparaiso, Valparaiso (1973)

Movie
Virgile
La divine comédie

La divine comédie (1973)

Movie
Profesor Voland & Satana
The Master and Margarita

The Master and Margarita (1972)

Movie
teologa Belga
The Audience

The Audience (1972)

Movie
Self
Midi trente

Midi trente (1972)

TV
Il Padre di Enrico
The Big Black Sow

The Big Black Sow (1971)

Movie
Self
Samedi soir

Samedi soir (1971)

TV
Self
Ciao, Federico!

Ciao, Federico! (1970)

Movie
General Leone
Many Wars Ago

Many Wars Ago (1970)

Movie
Lica
Fellini Satyricon

Fellini Satyricon (1969)

Movie
Safari 5000

Safari 5000 (1969)

Movie
Man with cape
The Milky Way

The Milky Way (1969)

Movie
2.5
Hans Richter
La Forêt noire

La Forêt noire (1968)

Movie
Jean de Bréboeuf
Mission of Fear

Mission of Fear (1965)

Movie
Leonardo Mattioli
Corruption

Corruption (1963)

Movie
Hervé Bontemps
Banana Peel

Banana Peel (1963)

Movie
baron von Eggerth
La Croix des vivants

La Croix des vivants (1962)

Movie
Cavarzvan
Scano Boa

Scano Boa (1961)

Movie
Steiner
La Dolce Vita

La Dolce Vita (1960)

Movie
4
Henri Tournier
The Lovers

The Lovers (1958)

Movie
Claude Frollo
The Hunchback of Notre Dame

The Hunchback of Notre Dame (1956)

Movie
Self
Cinépanorama

Cinépanorama (1956)

TV
Second Assistant Director
The Vanquished

The Vanquished (1953)

Movie
M. de Larçay
Mina de Vanghel

Mina de Vanghel (1953)

Movie
Lodi
The Lady Without Camelias

The Lady Without Camelias (1953)

Movie
M. de Larçay (segment 1 : 'Mina de Vanghel')
Les Crimes de l'amour

Les Crimes de l'amour (1953)

Movie
Pascal Giroud
The Solitary Conquerors

The Solitary Conquerors (1952)

Movie
Bueno
Red Shirts - Anita Garibaldi

Red Shirts - Anita Garibaldi (1952)

Movie
Mastro Antonio
The Forbidden Christ

The Forbidden Christ (1951)

Movie
Pierre Desluc
Solita de Cordoue

Solita de Cordoue (1946)

Movie
Hervé
The Phantom Baron

The Phantom Baron (1943)

Movie
Gilles - un ménestrel
The Devil's Envoys

The Devil's Envoys (1942)

Movie
Un matelot du « Mirva » (non crédité)
Stormy Waters

Stormy Waters (1941)

Movie
Roustan
Madame Sans-Gêne

Madame Sans-Gêne (1941)

Movie
Marinus van der Lubbe (l'incendiaire du Reichstag)
My Crimes After Mein Kampf

My Crimes After Mein Kampf (1940)

Movie

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Information

Known For
Acting

Gender
Male

Birthday
1908-07-12

Deathday
1994-05-16 (85 years old)

Birth Name
René Xavier Marie Alain Cuny

Birth Place
Saint-Malo, France

Citizenships
France


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