Philippe Brizard

Philippe Brizard
Brizard in Les loulous, 1977
Born
Philippe Jean Marie Robert Brizard

(1933-08-28)28 August 1933
Dieppe, France
Died20 February 2021(2021-02-20) (aged 87)
Paris, France
OccupationsFilm, stage and television actor

Philippe Jean Marie Robert Brizard (28 August 1933 – 20 February 2021) was a French film, stage and television actor.

Life and career

Brizard was born in Dieppe. He began his stage career in 1961, playing a priest in the stage play Dommage qu'elle est une putain. He then began his screen career in 1963, appearing in the film Les vierges [fr]. In 1964, he appeared in the film Les Gros Bras [fr].

Later in his career, from 1992 to 1994, Brizard starred as Emile in the TF1 television series Le Miel et les Abeilles [fr]. He guest-starred in numerous television programs including Les Faucheurs de marguerites, Merci Bernard [fr], V comme vengeance [fr], Merci Sylvestre [fr], L'Aéropostale, courrier du ciel [fr], Petit déjeuner compris [fr], Les Compagnons de Baal [fr], Médecins de nuit and Hôtel de police [fr]. He also appeared in numerous films such as Le Diable dans la boîte [fr], Incorrigible, Un aller simple [fr], The Savage State, Tête à claques [fr], The Infernal Trio, Les Surdoués de la première compagnie [fr], La Soupe aux choux, French Connection II, L'école est finie [fr], The Woman Cop, Jupiter's Thigh, Le Débutant [fr] and Le Bon Plaisir.

Brizard retired from acting in 2008, last appearing in the France 3 television series Famille d'accueil [fr].

Death

Brizard died in Paris on 20 February 2021, at the age of 87.

References

  1. ↑ "Philippe Brizard". Les Archives du spectacle (in French). Retrieved 23 September 2026.
  2. ↑ "Variety Film Reviews". Variety. Vol. 19. Garland Pub. 1988 – via Google Books.
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  4. ↑ Curti, Roberto; Lafond, Frank (11 March 2026). French Thrillers of the 1970s: Volume I--Crime Films. McFarland. p. 80. ISBN 9781476686813 – via Google Books.
  5. ↑ "D'après le roman de Georges Conchon". Le Devoir (in French). Montreal, Quebec, Canada. 27 September 1978. p. 12. Retrieved 23 September 2026 – via Newspapers.com. Closed access icon
  6. ↑ "Film". L'Acadie Nouvelle. Caraquet, New Brunswick, Canada. 20 August 1987. p. 8. Retrieved 23 September 2026 – via Newspapers.com. Closed access icon
  7. ↑ Davies, Clive (6 March 2015). Spinegrinder: The Movies Most Critics Won't Write About. Headpress. p. 465. ISBN 9781909394063 – via Google Books.
  8. ↑ "Monsieur, Philippe Brizard". Libra Memoria (in French). Retrieved 23 September 2026.