Raymond Devos

Raymond Devos

Known for: Acting
Biography: 1922-11-09
Deathday: 2006-06-15 (83 years old)

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Biography

Raymond Devos (9 November 1922 – 15 June 2006) was a Belgian-French humorist, stand-up comedian and clown. He is best known for his sophisticated puns and surreal humour.


Devos was born in Mouscron, Belgium, close to the French border. Both his parents were French and he moved to Tourcoing, France, at the age of two. Seven years later, his family moved to Paris. During the Second World War he was sent, like many young men of his generation, to Germany to work. On his return to France, he took acting and mime lessons at the Étienne Ducroux school, where he met Marcel Marceau. In 1948, he was part of a burlesque trio (in the older sense of the word burlesque).


Devos's career took off in the 1950s when he began writing his own one man shows and was the opening act for Maurice Chevalier. Although his act still involved elements of his early years as a clown (such as juggling) he was mostly recognized because of his mastery of the French language. His unique brand of surreal humour and sophisticated puns garnered him much respect throughout the Francophone world. Devos is a leading character in Alejandro Jodorowsky's surrealist 1957 debut short film Les têtes interverties (a mime adaptation of Thomas Mann's 1940 play The Transposed Heads). Perhaps his best-known international appearance is a cameo in Jean-Luc Godard's Pierrot le Fou 1965 as a man sitting on a harbourside who is obsessed with the memory of a mysterious love song.


He performed for the last time in 1999 in Paris's Olympia Theater. He died in Saint-Rémy-lès-Chevreuse, Yvelines, France.


Because he was born in Belgium, the nationality of Devos was often, and still is, a source of confusion. Some media reported his death by referring to "Belgian comic Devos" or "French and Belgian comic Devos". He also has a Dutch/Flemish family name. Devos was born of French parents and raised in France, but was always respectful of his country of birth and once quipped that he was still, after all, a "fake Belgian".


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

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Filmography

all 36

Movies 24

self 19

TV Shows 12

Writer 6

Self (archive footage)
La TV des 70's : Quand Giscard était président

La TV des 70's : Quand Giscard était président (2022)

Movie
Self
Les 60 ans du one-man-show

Les 60 ans du one-man-show (2020)

Movie
Writer
J'ai des doutes : Devos-Morel

J'ai des doutes : Devos-Morel (2018)

Movie
Humoriste (Images d'archives)
À la recherche de... Pierre Richard

À la recherche de... Pierre Richard (2017)

Movie
Raymond Devos, un hommaginaire

Raymond Devos, un hommaginaire (2016)

Movie
Self (archive footage)
Comiques de toujours (Vol. 1 à 4)

Comiques de toujours (Vol. 1 à 4) (2009)

Movie
Raymond Devos : Les 100 plus grands sketches

Raymond Devos : Les 100 plus grands sketches (2007)

Movie
Self
Raymond Devos - 80 ans, 80 sketches

Raymond Devos - 80 ans, 80 sketches (2002)

Movie
Writer
Raymond Devos - Au Théâtre De La Porte Saint Martin

Raymond Devos - Au Théâtre De La Porte Saint Martin (2002)

Movie
Self
Raymond Devos à l'Olympia

Raymond Devos à l'Olympia (1999)

Movie
Self
Vivement dimanche

Vivement dimanche (1998)

TV
Self
Michel Sardou - Show Sardou

Michel Sardou - Show Sardou (1994)

Movie
Self
Raymond Devos - À l'Olympia

Raymond Devos - À l'Olympia (1994)

Movie
Writer
Raymond Devos - Au Théâtre Romain Rolland De Villejuif

Raymond Devos - Au Théâtre Romain Rolland De Villejuif (1992)

Movie
Lui-même / Writer
Raymond Devos - Au Palais Royal

Raymond Devos - Au Palais Royal (1989)

Movie
Self (Comedian of the Year)
Victoires de la musique

Victoires de la musique (1985)

TV
Self
Champs-Elysées

Champs-Elysées (1982)

TV
Writer
Raymond Devos - Au Théâtre Montparnasse

Raymond Devos - Au Théâtre Montparnasse (1982)

Movie
Lui-même / Writer
Raymond Devos - Au Théâtre Antoine

Raymond Devos - Au Théâtre Antoine (1978)

Movie
Self
30 millions d'amis

30 millions d'amis (1976)

TV
Self - Host
Numéro un

Numéro un (1975)

TV
Self
Les Rendez-vous du dimanche

Les Rendez-vous du dimanche (1975)

TV
Self
Apostrophes

Apostrophes (1975)

TV
Le surveillant de la maison de repos
The Right of the Maddest

The Right of the Maddest (1973)

Movie
Self / Self - Main Guest
Le Grand Échiquier

Le Grand Échiquier (1972)

TV
Self
Samedi soir

Samedi soir (1971)

TV
Self
À bout portant

À bout portant (1968)

TV
L'Homme du Port (uncredited)
Pierrot le Fou

Pierrot le Fou (1965)

Movie
7.5
Teuf-teuf

Teuf-teuf (1963)

Movie
Émile Dumoulin
Work and Freedom

Work and Freedom (1959)

Movie
Le peintre, prix de Rome
Vous n'avez rien à déclarer ?

Vous n'avez rien à déclarer ? (1959)

Movie
Self
Discorama

Discorama (1959)

TV
Henri
Le Sicilien

Le Sicilien (1958)

Movie
L'abbé
This Pretty World

This Pretty World (1957)

Movie
The Severed Heads

The Severed Heads (1957)

Movie
Self
Cinépanorama

Cinépanorama (1956)

TV

Ratings

Average 5.34
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1956
1968
1982
1975
2022
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Information

Known For
Acting

Gender
Male

Birthday
1922-11-09

Deathday
2006-06-15 (83 years old)

Birth Name
Raymond Pierre Devos

Birth Place
Mouscron, Belgium

Relationships
Simone Beguin (1959-04-30 - 1999-01-01)

Citizenships
France

Awards
Commandeur des Arts et des Lettres, Commander of the National Order of Merit, Commander of the Legion of Honour


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