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Pierre Étaix

Actor / Film Director / Screenwriter / Writer / Clown / Comedian | * 11/23/1928 († 87, 10/14/2016) | Roanne (France)
Pierre Étaix (French: [etɛks]; 23 November 1928 – 14 October 2016) was a French clown, comedian and filmmaker. Étaix made a series of short- and feature-length films, many of them co-written by influential screenwriter Jean-Claude Carrière. He won an Academy Award for best live action short film in 1963. Due to a legal dispute with a distribution company, his films were unavailable from the 1970s until 2009. As an actor, assistant director and gag writer, Étaix worked with the likes of Jacques Tati, Robert Bresson, Nagisa Oshima, Otar Iosseliani and Jerry Lewis, the last of whom cast the comedian in his unreleased film The Day The Clown Cried. ()
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Pierre Étaix was a French comedian and filmmaker. Étaix made a series of short- and feature-length films, many of them co-written by influential screenwriter Jean-Claude Carrière. He won an Academy Award for best live-action short film in 1963.

Most frequent genres for this person: Comedies | Drama | Documentaries

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Awards & Nominations for Pierre Étaix

Commandeur Des Arts Et Des Lettres‎ Academy Award for Best Live Action Short Film Louis Delluc Prize BAFTA Award for Best Short Film Academy Award for Best Live Action Short Film BAFTA Award for Best Short Film
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Movies with Pierre Étaix as Actor(33)

as himself2016 The Clown
as Marquis-Clochard2015 Winter Song
as French Producer2011 Chantrapas
as himself2011 Carrière, 250 Meters
as Dr. Becker2011 Le Havre
as himself2009 Lucifer et moi
as Maître Tardivel1990 Bouvard et Pécuchet
as SOS Amor1987 Docile Night
as Detective1986 Max My Love
as Roland1983 Doctor Lerne, Subgod
as Le garçon d'étage1982 On n'est pas sorti de l'auberge
as Le garçon d'étage1975 Serious as Pleasure
as himself1971 Land of Milk and Honey
as Clown1970 The Clowns
as Pierre1969 Le Grand Amour
as Le pickpocket (uncredited)1967 The Thief of Paris
as Yoyo / The Millionaire1965 Yoyo
as Pierre1962 The Suitor
as Le mari1962 Happy Anniversary
1961 Rupture
as Le chef de gare1960 The Army Game
as Accomplice 21959 Pickpocket
as Delivery man / Telegraph operator (uncredited)1958 Mon Oncle

TV Shows/Series with Pierre Étaix as Actor(4)

as himself1975 Système 2
as himself1975 Numéro un
as himself1972 Le Grand Échiquier
as himself1956 Cinépanorama

Movies with Pierre Étaix as Crew(22)

Directing/Director1988 The Nightmare of Méliès
Directing/Director1987 L'âge de Monsieur est avancé
Directing/Director1971 Land of Milk and Honey
Writing/Writer1971 Land of Milk and Honey
Directing/Director1969 Le Grand Amour
Writing/Screenplay1969 Le Grand Amour
Directing/Director1966 As Long as You've Got Your Health
Directing/Director1966 Feeling Good
Writing/Writer1966 Feeling Good
Directing/Director1965 Yoyo
Writing/Screenplay1965 Yoyo
Directing/Director1963 Insomnia
Writing/Writer1963 Insomnia
Directing/Director1962 The Suitor
Writing/Writer1962 The Suitor
Directing/Director1962 Happy Anniversary
Writing/Co-Writer1962 Happy Anniversary
Directing/Director1961 Rupture
Writing/Co-Writer1961 Rupture
Directing/Assistant Director1958 Mon Oncle

Citizenship: France
Born: Friday, 11/23 1928 (November) in Roanne (France)
Died: Friday, 10/14 2016 (October) in 14th arrondissement of Paris (aged: 87)
Zodiac sign: Sagittarius (Chinese zodiac sign: Dragon)
Languages: French (FR)
Spouses (current/former): Annie Fratellini
Other names for Pierre Étaix (nicknames, foreign languages etc.):
"Pierre Léon Étaix"
Pierre Étaix frequently works together with these people:
Otar Iosseliani (10x, Crew)
Gilbert Bécaud (8x, Actor)
Charles Aznavour (7x, Actor)
Nicole Croisille (6x, Actress)
Julien Clerc (6x, Actor)
Tino Rossi (6x, Actor)
Paul Claudon (6x, Crew)
Jean Paillaud (6x, Crew)
Marie-Paule Belle (6x, Actress)
Serge Lama (6x, Actor)
Henri Lanoë (6x, Crew)
WatchPlayStream ID: PEOPLE:1311676, Added: 09/03/2019, Last updated: 03/23/2024