Roger Blin

Roger Blin

Known for: Acting
Biography: 1907-03-22
Deathday: 1984-01-20 (76 years old)

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Biography

Roger Blin (Neuilly-sur-Seine, France, 22 March 1907 – Évecquemont, France, 21 January 1984) was a French actor and director. He staged world premieres of Samuel Beckett's Waiting for Godot in 1953 and Endgame in 1957.


Blin was the son of a doctor; however, despite his father's wishes, Blin forged a career in the theatre. As a teenager he was 'fascinated' by the Surrealists and their conception of revolutionary art.


He was initially part of the left-wing theatre collectives The Company of Five and The October Group. In 1935 Blin served as Antonin Artaud's assistant director for his production of Les Cenci [The Cenci] at the Folies-Wagrams theatre in 1935. Following his work with Artaud, Blin focused on 'political street-theatre.'


During the war, Blin was a liaison between the Resistance and the French Army.


His extensive career as both director and actor in both film and theatre has been largely defined by his work and relationship with Artaud, Samuel Beckett and Jean Genet. In addition to being a close friend and confidant of Artaud during the latter's nine years of internment, he directed the first performances of Beckett's Waiting For Godot, Happy Days and Endgame as well as directing the initial performance of Genet's The Blacks and the controversial The Screens. Genet's key correspondences to Blin have been published by Editions Gallimard.


The 1986 Faber and Faber publication, "Samuel Beckett: The Complete Dramatic Works" carries only three dedications from Beckett: "Endgame" is dedicated to Blin, while "Come and Go" is for John Calder, and "Catastrophe" is for Václav Havel.


Source: Article "Roger Blin" from Wikipedia in English, licensed under CC-BY-SA 3.0.

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Filmography

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Le Fantôme de Laurent Terzieff

Le Fantôme de Laurent Terzieff (2020)

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Nestor
L'hôpital de Leningrad

L'hôpital de Leningrad (1983)

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Capitaine Van Deyssel
Vendredi ou la vie sauvage

Vendredi ou la vie sauvage (1983)

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Récitant (voice)
Five and the Skin

Five and the Skin (1982)

Movie
Narrator
Jean Genet: An Interview with Antoine Bourseiller

Jean Genet: An Interview with Antoine Bourseiller (1981)

Movie
L’aveugle (voice)
The King and the Mockingbird

The King and the Mockingbird (1980)

Movie
Romain
The Adolescent

The Adolescent (1979)

Movie
Le père de Jeanne
The Old Country Where Rimbaud Died

The Old Country Where Rimbaud Died (1977)

Movie
Daniel
Jamais plus toujours

Jamais plus toujours (1976)

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Murdoc
One Must Live Dangerously

One Must Live Dangerously (1975)

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Le professeur de chant
Aloïse

Aloïse (1975)

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Servais' Father
That Most Important Thing: Love

That Most Important Thing: Love (1975)

Movie
Burns
The Shadow Line

The Shadow Line (1973)

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Boris
Too Small My Friend

Too Small My Friend (1971)

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Alcandre
L'illusion comique

L'illusion comique (1970)

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Dominique Marchesini
The Companions of Baal

The Companions of Baal (1968)

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Pao
Law of Survival

Law of Survival (1967)

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Jean Sans-Tête
The Sunday of Life

The Sunday of Life (1967)

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Monsieur de Beaurepaire
The Devil's Tricks

The Devil's Tricks (1966)

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Actor
Qui donc a rêvé ?

Qui donc a rêvé ? (1965)

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Le grand Claus
Little Claus and Big Claus

Little Claus and Big Claus (1964)

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Karl / Boss
Marie Soleil

Marie Soleil (1964)

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Larsen
A Taste for Women

A Taste for Women (1964)

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Récitant / Narrator
Egypt, oh Egypt: Images of Heaven

Egypt, oh Egypt: Images of Heaven (1963)

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Tellmarc’h
Quatrevingt-treize

Quatrevingt-treize (1962)

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Curtway
The Star Ship

The Star Ship (1962)

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Fausto the Moor (uncredited)
Paris Blues

Paris Blues (1961)

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Actor
Les Étoiles de midi

Les Étoiles de midi (1960)

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Verchinine
Les trois soeurs

Les trois soeurs (1960)

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Slim, le guide
Checkerboard

Checkerboard (1959)

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Narrator
Calligraphie Japonaise

Calligraphie Japonaise (1958)

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Mathias Hungadi
The Hunchback of Notre Dame

The Hunchback of Notre Dame (1956)

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Wladimir
The Amazing Mr. Callaghan

The Amazing Mr. Callaghan (1955)

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le valet
The Knight of the Night

The Knight of the Night (1953)

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L'aveugle (Voice)
The Curious Adventures of Mr. Wonderbird

The Curious Adventures of Mr. Wonderbird (1953)

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Piédalu fait des miracles

Piédalu fait des miracles (1952)

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Le docteur Frankensberg
Torticola contre Frankensberg

Torticola contre Frankensberg (1952)

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Adventures of Captain Fabian

Adventures of Captain Fabian (1951)

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Convict
The Convict

The Convict (1951)

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The Poet
Orpheus

Orpheus (1950)

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Le récitant (segment 'Les amours jaunes')
Vagabonds imaginaires

Vagabonds imaginaires (1950)

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Emilio
Wicked City

Wicked City (1949)

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Guillaume
Strange Tales

Strange Tales (1949)

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Julien
Passionnelle

Passionnelle (1947)

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Le somnambule
The Ideal Couple

The Ideal Couple (1946)

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The Last Judgment

The Last Judgment (1945)

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Man of the puppet
The Bohemian Life

The Bohemian Life (1945)

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Paul Moury
First in Line

First in Line (1944)

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Un clerc
Colonel Chabert

Colonel Chabert (1943)

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L'homme du théâtre
Douce

Douce (1943)

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François
Le Corbeau

Le Corbeau (1943)

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Bohemian leader
Adieu Léonard

Adieu Léonard (1943)

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Fagotin
Captain Fracasse

Captain Fracasse (1943)

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The Monster Showman
The Devil's Envoys

The Devil's Envoys (1942)

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The Trump Card

The Trump Card (1942)

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L'âge d'or

L'âge d'or (1942)

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Un vénitien
Volpone

Volpone (1941)

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Beating Heart

Beating Heart (1940)

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Le Condamné
The World Will Shake

The World Will Shake (1939)

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(uncredited)
Louise

Louise (1939)

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Mair
Pasha's Wives

Pasha's Wives (1939)

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Adrienne Lecouvreur

Adrienne Lecouvreur (1938)

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Dominique, le gardien du château de la famille de Cécilia
The Curtain Rises

The Curtain Rises (1938)

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Dupuis son
The Time of the Cherries

The Time of the Cherries (1938)

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Alibi

Alibi (1937)

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De Ries
The Life and Loves of Beethoven

The Life and Loves of Beethoven (1937)

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le malade solitaire
Jenny

Jenny (1936)

Movie
Un métallo
Life Is Ours

Life Is Ours (1936)

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Writer
Street Without a Name

Street Without a Name (1934)

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The Crowd
Le Colisée

Le Colisée (1933)

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Information

Known For
Acting

Gender
Male

Birthday
1907-03-22

Deathday
1984-01-20 (76 years old)

Birth Name
Roger Paul Jules Blin

Birth Place
Neuilly-sur-Seine, France

Citizenships
France

Also Known As
Роже Блен


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