Lucien Baroux

Biography

Lucien Baroux (born Marcel Lucien Barou) (Toulouse, 21 September 1888 – Hossegor, 21 May 1968) was a French actor. He began his career working in the theatre, moving on to a long career in films from the 1930s. In the field of musical comedy he created roles in Brummell in 1931 (Jim), Déshabillez-vous ! in 1928 (Dumontel), Passionément in 1926 (Captain Harris), and J'adore ça in 1925 (Jacques Cocardier). He appeared as Laurent XVII in the 1935 film and 1956 recording of La mascotte. He took part in the complete recording of Le Malade imaginaire (as Monsieur Diafoirus), in 1964 starring Michel Galabru on L'Encyclopédie Sonore Hachette. Source: Article "Lucien Baroux" from Wikipedia in english, licensed under CC-BY-SA.

Known For

Les Misérables

as Monsieur Gillenormand

The Devil and the Ten Commandments

as Troussemier - l'évêque / The bishop

Napoleon

as Louis XVIII

First Communion

as The Archbishop

Murderers and Thieves

as le médecin-chef de la clinique

Let’s Go Up the Champs-Élysées

as Le Marquis de Chauvelin

Behind the Facade

as Commissioner Boucheron, district police officer

Dragnet Night

as Le Baron Stanislas

Baccara

as Charles Plantel

The French Way

as Léon