Maurice Ronet
Considered one of the most talented French actors of his generation, Maurice Ronet was born into a theatrical family, and took to the stage while young. He studied under Jean-Louis Barrault, the noted actor and mime, at the prestigious Paris Conservatoire. By the age of 22, he was appearing in films, starting in Jacques Becker's comedy "Rendezvous in July," which was shown at the Cannes Film Festival in 1949. During these early years, the dapper actor was often cast in sleek thrillers as the romantic lead; he worked with such renowned directors as Sacha Guitry and Jules Dassin. In the mid-to-late 1960s, Ronet acted frequently in New Wave noirs directed by Claude Chabrol. He was pitted against superstar Alain Delon in "Purple Noon," the first movie made about Patricia Highsmith's classic literary knave, the talented Tom Ripley. And he was paired off with the sultry Jeanne Moreau in the jazzy suspense story "Elevator to the Gallows," the first film directed by Louis Malle. Ronet's second collaboration with the director, "The Fire Within," was a major change in tone. As an alcoholic teetering on the verge of suicide, the actor garnered the best notices of his career. A man of varied interests, Ronet also wrote, painted, and directed two films, including an adaptation of Herman Melville's tale of alienation, "Bartleby, the Scrivener." He lived with Josephine Chaplin, daughter of silent-film tramp Charlie Chaplin and granddaughter of playwright Eugene O'Neill, from 1977 until his death from cancer.
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Maurice Ronet
Filmography
Movies
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La Balance | Roger Massina (Character) | - | 1982 |
No Score Yet | No Score Yet | Un matin rouge | Henri (Character) | - | 1982 |
80% |
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Beau-père | Charly (Character) | - | 1981 |
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Sphinx | Yvon Mageot (Character) | - | 1981 |
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Bloodline | Charles Martin (Character) | - | 1979 |
No Score Yet | No Score Yet | Cobblestones | Kelvo (Character) | - | 1978 |
No Score Yet | No Score Yet | Death of a Corrupt Man | Philippe Dubaye (Character) | - | 1977 |
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The French Woman | Pierre (Character) | - | 1977 |
No Score Yet | No Score Yet | Take Me to the Ritz | Gregor (Character) | - | 1977 |
No Score Yet | No Score Yet | To the Bitter End |
Paul Jordan (Character), Screenwriter |
- | 1975 |
No Score Yet | No Score Yet | Cry of the Heart | Mathieu (Character) | - | 1974 |
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The Destructors | Inspector Briac (Character) | - | 1974 |
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Ms. Don Juan | Pierre Gonzague (Character) | - | 1973 |
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The Deadly Trap | Stranger (Character) | - | 1972 |
No Score Yet | No Score Yet | Last Leap | Garal (Character) | - | 1970 |
No Score Yet | No Score Yet | Splendori e miserie di Madame Royale | Commissario (Character) | - | 1970 |
No Score Yet | No Score Yet | The Modification | Léon Delmont (Character) | - | 1970 |
No Score Yet | No Score Yet | The Scarlet Woman | François (Character) | - | 1969 |
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The Women | Jérôme (Character) | - | 1969 |
95% |
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The Swimming Pool | Harry (Character) | $1.7K | 1969 |
80% |
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The Unfaithful Wife | Victor Pegala (Character) | - | 1968 |
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How Sweet It Is! | Phillipe (Character) | - | 1968 |
No Score Yet | No Score Yet | Birds in Peru (Les Oiseaux Vont Mourir Au Peru) | Unknown (Character) | - | 1968 |
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Who's Got the Black Box | Unknown (Character) | - | 1968 |
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The Champagne Murders | Paul (Character) | - | 1967 |
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Lost Command | Capain. Boisfeuras (Character) | - | 1966 |
No Score Yet | No Score Yet | Line of Demarcation | Unknown (Character) | - | 1966 |
No Score Yet | No Score Yet | Three Rooms in Manhattan | Francois Comte (Character) | - | 1965 |
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Circle of Love |
Henri/ |
- | 1964 |
No Score Yet | No Score Yet | Pariahs of Glory | Ferrier (Character) | - | 1964 |
82% |
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The Fire Within | Alain Leroy (Character) | - | 1963 |
No Score Yet | No Score Yet | La cage | Unknown (Character) | - | 1963 |
No Score Yet | No Score Yet | Enough Rope | Unknown (Character) | - | 1963 |
No Score Yet | No Score Yet | The Immoral Moment | Michel Jussieur (Character) | - | 1962 |
No Score Yet | No Score Yet | Time Out for Love | Philippe (Character) | - | 1962 |
No Score Yet | No Score Yet | Demarcation Line | Pierre (Character) | - | 1962 |
No Score Yet | No Score Yet | Rendezvous at Midnight | Pierre Neyris (Character) | - | 1961 |
95% |
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Purple Noon | Philippe Greenleaf (Character) | $663.5K | 1960 |
No Score Yet | No Score Yet | Mi último tango | Dario Ledesma (Character) | - | 1960 |
No Score Yet | No Score Yet | A Girl Against Napoleon | José (Character) | - | 1959 |
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Carve Her Name With Pride | Jacques (Character) | - | 1958 |
93% |
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Elevator to the Gallows | Julien Tavernier (Character) | $104.8K | 1958 |
No Score Yet | No Score Yet | Night Heat | Jean Mallet (Character) | - | 1958 |
80% |
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He Who Must Die | Michelis (Character) | - | 1957 |
No Score Yet | No Score Yet | The Sorceress | Laurent (Character) | - | 1956 |
No Score Yet | No Score Yet | Horizons sans fin | Marc Caussade (Character) | - | 1953 |
83% | No Score Yet | Rendezvous in July | Roger Moulin (Character) | $11.3K | 1949 |