Personal Info
Birth date
1920-06-21 (105 Years)
Day of death
2002-05-10
Gender
Male
Known for
Acting
Place of birth
Saumur, Maine-et-Loire, France
Also known as
-Yves Robert
Biography
Yves Robert (19 June 1920 – 10 May 2002) was a French actor, screenwriter, director, and producer. Robert was born in Saumur, Maine-et-Loire, France. In his teens, he went to Paris to pursue a career in acting, starting with unpaid parts on stage in the city's various theatre workshops. From ages 12–20 he set type as a typographer, then studied mime in his early 20s. In 1948 he made his motion picture debut with one of the secondary roles in the film, Les Dieux du dimanche. Within a few years, Robert was writing scripts, directing, and producing. Yves Robert's directorial efforts included several successful comedies for which he had written the screenplay. His 1962 film, La Guerre des boutons won France's Prix Jean Vigo. His 1972 film Le grand blond avec une chaussure noire won the Silver Bear at the 23rd Berlin International Film Festival in 1973. In 1976, Un éléphant ça trompe énormément, starring his wife, earned him international acclaim. Robert's 1973 devastating comedy Salut l'artiste is considered by many performers to be the ultimate film about the humiliations of the actor's life. In 1977, he directed another comedy, Nous irons tous au paradis, which was nominated for a César Award for Best Film. In 1990, Robert directed two dramatic films, My Mother's Castle (Le château de ma mère) and My Father's Glory (La Gloire de mon Père). Based on autobiographical novels by Marcel Pagnol, they were jointly voted "Best Film" at the 1991 Seattle International Film Festival, and received rave reviews. Over his career, he directed more than twenty feature-length motion pictures, wrote an equal number of scripts, and acted in more than seventy-five films. Although his last major role was perhaps in 1980, A Bad Son by Claude Sautet, as the working-class father of a drug-dealer, he continued acting past 1997. Robert played opposite Danièle Delorme in the 1951 play Colombe (Dove) by Jean Anouilh. They married in 1956, and jointly formed the film production company La Guéville in 1961. La Guéville also released several films by Monty Python and Terry Gilliam, which was very influential into establishing the comedy troupe to French audiences. He died in Paris on 10 May 2002 from a cerebral hemorrhage. He was buried in Montparnasse Cemetery with the epitaph "A man of joy ...", where visitors leave buttons of many colors.[citation needed]He was survived by Danièle and two children, Anne and Jean-Denis Robert, by first wife, actress Rosy Varte. That month's Cannes Film Festival paid homage to his contribution to French film. Source: Article "Yves Robert" from Wikipedia in English, licensed under CC-BY-SA 3.0.
Filmography
Love and the Frenchwoman
4.9
Overview:
The seven stages in the life of the modern Frenchwomen are disclosed by seven directors in a witty way: 1 - Childhood, 2 - Adolescence, 3 - Virginity, 4 - Marriage, 5 - Adultery, 6 - Divorce, 7 - The Single Woman.The Woman in Red
6.3
Overview:
When a happily married family man, who would never consider an affair, meets a beautiful woman in red, he is totally infatuated and desperate to make her acquaintance. However, as he tries out various schemes to sneak out to meet her, he realizes that adultery is not quite as easy as it looks.The Crisis
6.897
Overview:
Victor is a legal advisor who finds himself abandoned by his wife and fired the same day. He tries to seek comfort from different friends and family members, but everyone he meets is concerned with their own problems. His morale begins to falter when he realizes that no one cares about him.Cléo from 5 to 7
7.682
Overview:
Agnès Varda eloquently captures Paris in the sixties with this real-time portrait of a singer set adrift in the city as she awaits test results of a biopsy. A chronicle of the minutes of one woman’s life, Cléo from 5 to 7 is a spirited mix of vivid vérité and melodrama, featuring a score by Michel Legrand and cameos by Jean-Luc Godard and Anna Karina.The Tall Blond Man with One Black Shoe
7
Overview:
A hapless orchestra player becomes an unwitting pawn of rival factions within the French secret service after he is chosen as a decoy by being identified as a super secret agent.The Man with One Red Shoe
5.7
Overview:
A man is mistaken as a spy by the CIA when he arrives at the airport with one red shoe.Pardon Mon Affaire
6.984
Overview:
On an otherwise normal day, Étienne, a happily married man and a good father, sees something that stops him dead in his tracks: a gorgeous woman in a billowing red dress. Long after she has left his vision, her memory continues to haunt his mind. He falls instantly in love with her and tries everything to get to know her better. Helping Étienne snare his elusive lady in red are his three bumbling buddies, which all have secret affairs and/or cheat on their wives.My Mother's Castle
7.2
Overview:
To his chagrin, young Marcel Pagnol and his family move back to their home in Marseilles, France, far from their pastoral holiday cottage in the hills. Determined, Marcel makes the long voyage back to the cottage on foot and lands himself in trouble. One day Marcel's father discovers a shortcut to the cottage, but it requires trespassing. Despite their trepidations, Marcel and his family begin using the secret trail to reach their cottage.War of the Buttons
7.247
Overview:
For generations, two rival French villages, Longueverne and Velrans, have been at war. But this is no ordinary conflict, for the on-going hostilities are between two armies of young schoolboys. When he is beaten by his father for having lost his buttons, the leader of the Longueverne army, Lebrac, has an idea which will give his side the advantage: next time, he and his brave soldiers will go in battle without their clothes...Neither Seen Nor Recognized
6.911
Overview:
In a small French village, everything would be quiet if the local wildlife cop was not being ridiculed by a smart poacher.My Father's Glory
7.3
Overview:
Raised by his science teacher father, Joseph Pagnol, and seamstress mother Augustine, young Marcel grows up during the turn of the century in awe of his rationalist dad. When the family takes a summer vacation in the countryside, Marcel becomes friends with Lili, who teaches him about rural life.The Return of the Tall Blond Man with One Black Shoe
6.535
Overview:
With "little captain" Cambrai raising serious doubts about the reality of the so-called "super spy," Colonel Toulouse kidnaps Christine and forces Francois to play again the character of "The Tall Blond Man with One Black Shoe" in some fake adventures. All this to stop the investigation into the death of Colonel Milan.The Green Mare
5.6
Overview:
A green mare makes the fortune of her owner, the horse dealer Haudouin. Shortly after his death, war broke out in 1870. One day, his neighbor Zèphe Maloret denounces Honoré, Haudouin's son, a maverick, to the Prussians. Following this denunciation, their non-commissioned officer enters the Haudouin home and rapes the mother while Honoré is hidden under the bed. The resentment already existing between the Haudouin and Maloret families turns to hatred... A letter recalling the events is lost, which doesn't help matters.Winged Migration
7.6
Overview:
This documentary follows various migratory bird species on their long journeys from their summer homes to the equator and back, covering thousands of miles and navigating by the stars. These arduous treks are crucial for survival, seeking hospitable climates and food sources. Birds face numerous challenges, including crossing oceans and evading predators, illness, and injury. Although migrations are undertaken as a community, birds disperse into family units once they reach their destinations, and every continent is affected by these migrations, hosting migratory bird species at least part of the year.We Will All Meet in Paradise
6.771
Overview:
Having fortuitously discovered a photograph in which Marthe embraces someone unknown, Étienne Dorsay becomes jealous and imagines various stratagems to identify the lover. In the meantime, he and his friends acquire a weekend house for a very low price.Idiot in Paris
6.5
Overview:
Goubi, the simpleton of his village in the French Department Allier, has but one wish: to see Paris. One day, the truckers Grafouillère deposit a drunk Goubi in the biggest market of Paris (the "Halles"). The poor man is completely lost, but the meat merchant Dessertine takes him under his wings when he hears that Goubi was likewise 'raised by the State'...Very Happy Alexander
6.82
Overview:
Alexandre, a young and honest farmer, is oppressed by an authoritarian wife, who makes him work like a dog. When she dies in a car crash, he decides to stay in bed, absolutely free and inactive. Just a dog is occupied to carry food and newspapers to him.King of Hearts
6.9
Overview:
An ornithologist mistaken for an explosives expert is sent alone into a small French town during WWI to investigate a garbled report from the resistance about a bomb which the departing Germans have set to blow up a weapons cache.The Judge and the Assassin
6.9
Overview:
France, 1893. Joseph Bouvier attempts to shoot his love who refused to marry him and to commit suicide. Upon release from the filthy asylum where he was placed, with bullets still remaining in his head, he wanders the country roads and rapes and murders many teenagers over years. The judge Rousseau captures him, but to serve his ambition seeks to avoid that Bouvier is simply declared insane.Acting
2020Jean Rochefort, l'irrésistible as Self (archive footage)
2017À la recherche de... Pierre Richard as Self - Actor, director, producer (archive footage)
2005Pierre Richard, l'art du déséquilibre as Self
1995Éclats de famille as Léon
1995Le nez au vent as Raphaël
1994Montparnasse-Pondichéry as Léo
1992The Crisis as M. Barelle
1990Les Nuls, l'émission (1 Episode) as Self
1990Stars 90 (1 Episode) as Self
1989Anthony's Crime as Pilou
1987Infernal Symphony as Narrator (voice)
1987Sacrée soirée (1 Episode) as Self
1985Billy Ze Kick as Alcide
1984The Twin as l’homme dans l'ascenseur
1983Waiter! as Simon, dance teacher
1983Vive la sociale ! as Jojo, le père
1982Champs-Elysées (3 Episodes) as Self
1982Le rose et le blanc as Le barman des Caraïbes
1980A Bad Son as René Calgagni
1979Woman Between Wolf and Dog as Workman
1979These Kids Are Grown-Ups as Le père de Louise
1976Little Marcel as Commissioner Mancini
1976The Judge and the Assassin as Professeur Degueldre
1975Special Section as Émile Bastard
1975Les Rendez-vous du dimanche (4 Episodes) as Self
1974The Return of the Tall Blond Man with One Black Shoe as le chef d'orchestre
1974Spécial cinéma (1 Episode) as Self
1974La grande Paulette as Unknown
1973Hail the Artist as le metteur en scène de théâtre (non crédité)
1973The Right of the Maddest as Le contrôleur des Chemin de Fer
1972The Tall Blond Man with One Black Shoe as Conductor
1972Repeated Absences as Le père de François
1972Dear Louise as Magnéto, cycle merchant
1972Money Money Money as Defense counsel
1972Midi trente (2 Episodes) as Self
1972The Troubles of Alfred as le téléspectateur parisien
1972The Annuity as Bucigny-Dumaine (le bel officier)
1972Le Grand Échiquier (4 Episodes) as Self
1971Le Cinema de Papa as Henri Roger Langmann
1971Le Cri du cormoran, le soir au-dessus des jonques as Commissioner
1971Samedi soir (2 Episodes) as Self
1970The Crook as Commissioner
1970The Man with Connections as The Father
1969Clerambard as Dragoon who enters La Langouste's (uncredited)
1968The Most Beautiful Month as Le cheminot
1967Idiot in Paris as Marcel Pitou, l'évadé des HLM
1966King of Hearts as General Baderna (uncredited)
1965Public School as L'oncle Henri
1963Bebert and the Train as Chaussin
1962Cléo from 5 to 7 as The Handkerchief Seller / Actor in Silent Film
1962Le Pèlerinage as Unknown
1961The Passion of Slow Fire as Bartender
1961The Fenouillard Family as 'Le Coq' (uncredited)
1961Fiancés on the Bridge as Handkerchief Seller
1960Love and the Frenchwoman as Le dragueur à moustache (segment "Le Mariage")
1959Signed, Arsène Lupin as La Ballu
1959The Green Mare as Zèphe Maloret
1959Discorama (1 Episode) as Self
1958The Little Professor as Dr Aubin
1958Women Are Talkative as Christian
1958Neither Seen Nor Recognized as Le photographe lors du mariage
1958There Is the Brunette as Le mécanicien
1956The Terror with Women as Journalist Labarge
1956An Evening at the Music Hall as Jeff
1956Les Truands as Amédée Benoît / Son père
1956Cinépanorama (2 Episodes) as Self
1955The Grand Manoeuvre as Felix Leroy, lieutenant of the Dragoons
1955Bad Liaisons as L'inspecteur Forbin
1955School for Love as Clément
1954Men Think Only of That as Veteran / Walker
1953Virgile as Esposito
1953Follow That Man as Inspector Paulhan
1952Les Bonnes Manières as Unknown
1951Two Pennies Worth of Violets as Charlot, le voyou
1951Juliette, or Key of Dreams as Accordionist
1951The Red Rose as Yves Gérard
1951Bibi Fricotin as Antoine Gardon, detective and surveillance "Passe Partout"
1950Paris Incident as Sergeant Gaston Chauvin
1950Le Tampon du capiston as Pastini
1949Les Dieux du dimanche as Guillot
Production
2001Winged Migration ... Associate Producer
1981The Prodigal Daughter ... Producer
1981Un étrange voyage ... Producer
1979The Hussy ... Producer
1979Martin and Lea ... Producer
1979The Crying Woman ... Producer
1978Trocadero Lemon Blue ... Producer
1977We Will All Meet in Paradise ... Producer
1976Pardon Mon Affaire ... Producer
1976Little Marcel ... Producer
1976That Kid ... Producer
1975Let Joy Reign Supreme ... Producer
1974The Return of the Tall Blond Man with One Black Shoe ... Producer
1972The Tall Blond Man with One Black Shoe ... Producer
1972Repeated Absences ... Producer
1969Le Grand Amour ... Producer
1962War of the Buttons ... Producer
Directing
1994Montparnasse-Pondichéry ... Director
1992Le Bal des casse-pieds ... Director
1990My Mother's Castle ... Director
1990My Father's Glory ... Director
1986L'été 36 ... Director
1986Little Magicians ... Director
1984The Twin ... Director
1979Courage fuyons ... Director
1977We Will All Meet in Paradise ... Director
1976Pardon Mon Affaire ... Director
1974The Return of the Tall Blond Man with One Black Shoe ... Director
1973Hail the Artist ... Director
1972The Tall Blond Man with One Black Shoe ... Director
1969Clerambard ... Director
1968Very Happy Alexander ... Director
1966Funny Money ... Director
1965The Buddies ... Director
1963Bebert and the Train ... Director
1962War of the Buttons ... Director
1961The Fenouillard Family ... Director
1959Signed, Arsène Lupin ... Director
1958Neither Seen Nor Recognized ... Director
1954Fernand cherche du boulot ... Director
1954Men Think Only of That ... Director
1952Les Bonnes Manières ... Director
Writing
1992Le Bal des casse-pieds ... Writer
1990My Mother's Castle ... Screenplay
1990My Father's Glory ... Writer
1985The Man with One Red Shoe ... Original Film Writer
1984The Twin ... Writer
1984The Woman in Red ... Original Film Writer
1979Courage fuyons ... Screenplay
1977We Will All Meet in Paradise ... Writer
1976Pardon Mon Affaire ... Screenplay
1974The Return of the Tall Blond Man with One Black Shoe ... Screenplay
1973Hail the Artist ... Writer
1972The Tall Blond Man with One Black Shoe ... Screenplay
1972The Troubles of Alfred ... Writer
1969Clerambard ... Writer
1968Very Happy Alexander ... Screenplay, Story, Dialogue, Adaptation
1965The Buddies ... Writer
1962War of the Buttons ... Writer
1961The Fenouillard Family ... Writer
1958Neither Seen Nor Recognized ... Writer
1956Hello Smile! ... Adaptation
1951Terreur en Oklahoma ... Adaptation, Idea