Raymond Gérôme

Biography

Raymond Gérôme (17 May 1920 — 3 February 2002) was a Belgian-born, French stage and screen actor. Gérôme was born as Raymond Joseph Léon De Backer in Koekelberg. He made his first stage appearance in 1946, in a stage production of Jeanne d'Arc au bûcher and he entered films in 1954. He is best known to English speaking audiences for his roles as The Commander in The Brain and Inspector Renard in The Greengage Summer. In later life, he lent his voice to dubbing - he provided the voice of Governor Ratcliffe in the French release of Pocahontas. In 1982 he was awarded a Pix du Brigadier for his performance in L'Extravagant Mister Wilde. Gérôme died in 2002, at his home in Les Lilas. Source: Article "Raymond Gérôme" from Wikipedia in English, licensed under CC-BY-SA 3.0.

Known For

The Day of the Jackal

as Flavigny

The Magnificent One

as General Pontaubert

The Brain

as Commissioner

L'Opération Corned Beef

as Ghislain Chauffereau, beau-père de Jean-Jacques

The Night of the Generals

as Colonel

Animal

as Le comte de Saint-Prix

Dear Inspector

as Head of Criminal Division

A Slightly Pregnant Man

as Dr Chaumont de Latour

The French Revolution: Years of Rage

as Jacques Necker

The Iron Mask

as Pimentel