Roger Planchon

Roger Planchon (born on 12 September 1931 in Saint-Chamond, Loire, died on 12 May 2009 in Paris), was a French playwright, director, filmmaker.

Biography

Roger Planchon spent his childhood in the Ardèche, notably in Dornas. He found its inspiration from his rural origins and this issue was a recurring theme in his writings.

He started on stage in 1949 after winning an amateur theater. In 1952, he founded the Théâtre de la Comédie, located in the rue des Marronniers, in Lyon. He was the director of the Théâtre de la Cité of Villeurbanne since 1957 (which became the Théâtre National Populaire in 1972).

Roger Planchon transposed many works by Brecht, Molière, Shakespeare, and many works of contemporary authors, including Arthur Adamov and Michel Vinaver, but also opened the Théâtre National Populaire to Patrice Chéreau, then Georges Lavaudant.

As films, he directed George Dandin ou le Mari confondu by Molière, Louis, enfant roi, which was entered at Cannes,[1] and another one by Lautrec.

He died on 12 May 2009 after a heart attack.[2][3]

Filmography
Year Title Role Notes
1956A Man EscapedLe garde cycliste
1973George Who?Victor Borie / Michel de Bourges, l'avocat
1974The OthersAlexis Artaxerxès
1978Roads to the SouthL'avocat parisien
1978Dossier 51Esculape 1
1978MolièreColbert
1979I as in IcarusLe professeur David Naggara
1982The Return of Martin GuerreJean de Coras
1982Légitime violencePhilippe Miller
1982The Big BrotherInspecteur Valin
1983DantonFouquier-Tinville
1984A Strange PassionL'évêque
1984La 7ème cibleLe commissaire Paillard
1988DandinLe tragédien
1988Camille ClaudelMorhardt
1989Radio CorbeauFaber - le maire de Saint-Meyrand
1990Jean Galmot, aventurierCastellane
1991L'année de l'éveilLe Capitaine / The captain
1993Louis, the Child KingLe vieux domestique
1993PétainNarratorVoice
1998LautrecLe vieil acteur

References
  1. "Festival de Cannes: Louis, the Child King". festival-cannes.com. Retrieved 2009-08-22.
  2. Mort de Roger Planchon, dépêche AFP
  3. "Décès du dramaturge et cinéaste Roger Planchon", Le Monde, 12 May 2009 Lemonde.fr Retrieved May 25, 2009


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