---
name: "Gérard Buhr"
canonical: "https://film.one/person/gerard-buhr"
fi1m_id: "gerard-buhr"
imdb_id: "nm0119587"
tmdb_id: 27443
wikidata_id: "Q3123799"
roles: ["Actor"]
born: "8 May 1928"
died: "8 January 1988"
reviewed_on_fi1m: 5
average_fi1m_score: 66
average_as: "actor"
average_over: 4
updated: "2026-09-25T07:23:36.507485+00:00"
licence: "© Fi1m Ltd. Written by AI under a human editor; checked against sources before publication. Quote with attribution and a link to the canonical URL."
---

# Gérard Buhr

## Identity

Gérard Buhr

- **Canonical:** https://film.one/person/gerard-buhr
- **Type:** Person
- **Fi1m ID:** gerard-buhr
- **IMDb ID:** nm0119587
- **TMDB ID:** 27443
- **Wikidata ID:** Q3123799
- **Same entity:** https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/G%C3%A9rard_Buhr, https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q3123799, https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0119587/, https://www.themoviedb.org/person/27443

Actor. Born 8 May 1928 in Strasbourg, Bas-Rhin, France. Died 8 January 1988.

## Details

- **Work:** Actor
- **Born:** 8 May 1928, Strasbourg, Bas-Rhin, France
- **Died:** 8 January 1988
- **Active:** 1956–1985
- **Also known as:** Gerard Bühr, Victor Harter
- **Titles on Fi1m:** 5: 4 acting, 1 other
- **Average Fi1m score:** 66, as actor, over 4 titles
- **Fi1m score by decade:** 1950s 82 (2), 1970s 72 (2), 1980s 46 (1)
- **Fi1m against the critics:** 63 to 55 across 3 titles
- **Score spread:** 1 at 80+, 2 at 60–79, 1 under 60
- **Lead roles:** 0 of 1 acting credits billed first or second
- **Genres:** Action 3, Drama 2, Thriller 2, Adventure 1, Crime 1, History 1
- **Screen time:** 8 hours of reviewed films
- **Box office:** $189m across 4 films with figures
- **Elsewhere:** https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/G%C3%A9rard_Buhr, https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q3123799, https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0119587/, https://www.themoviedb.org/person/27443

## Coming up

- *La visite de la vieille dame* (2026-10-03), as Pastor

## Streaming the US now

- **HBO Max:** [*The Earrings of Madame de...*](https://film.one/film/the-earrings-of-madame-de.md) (87)

For United States; add `?region=XX` for another country.

## Biography

Gérard Buhr (also credited as Gerard Bühr) was a French actor born on 8 May 1928 in Strasbourg and who died on 8 January 1988 in Paris. He appeared in numerous films and television productions from the early 1950s until the late 1980s, often in supporting roles.

His credits include uncredited parts in *The Earrings of Madame de...* (1953) and *Fanfan la Tulipe* (1952), as well as roles in *Bob le Flambeur* (1956), *Léon Morin, Priest* (1961), *The Day of the Jackal* (1973), *Love and Death* (1975) and *A View to a Kill* (1985). He also wrote novels and television screenplays under the pseudonym Victor Harter and was married to actress Patricia Karim from 1963 until his death.

*Sources: en.wikipedia.org, imdb.com.*

## On Fi1m (5)

### Performed in (4) — the average rests on these

- *A View to a Kill* (1985), Fi1m 46, as Auctioneer — [page](https://film.one/film/a-view-to-a-kill.md)
- *Julia* (1977), Fi1m 60, as Passport Officer — [page](https://film.one/film/julia.md)
- *The Day of the Jackal* (1973), Fi1m 84, as Gendarme on Telephone — [page](https://film.one/film/the-day-of-the-jackal.md)
- *Bob le Flambeur* (1956), Fi1m 76, as Marc — [page](https://film.one/film/bob-le-flambeur.md)

### Also credited (1) — thanks, archive footage, uncredited

- *The Earrings of Madame de...* (1953), Fi1m 87, as Le douanier (uncredited) — [page](https://film.one/film/the-earrings-of-madame-de.md)

## Complete filmography (78)

Every credit, newest first. Titles without a page can be requested for review on the HTML page.

- *La visite de la vieille dame* (2026), as Pastor
- *A View to a Kill* (1985), as Auctioneer — Fi1m 46, [page](https://film.one/film/a-view-to-a-kill.md)
- *Châteauvallon* (1985), series, as Adrien Jérôme
- *The Blood of Others* (1984), as German Major at Meurice Restaurant
- *The Vultures* (1984), as Supply camp officer
- *S.A.S. San Salvador* (1983), Actor
- *Five Days One Summer* (1982), as Brendel
- *Enigma* (1982), Actor
- *Your Ticket Is No Longer Valid* (1981), as Hotel Clerk
- *The Adventures of Arsène Lupin* (1980), as Le Comte Waldemar
- *Les Aventures d'Yvon Dikkebusch* (1980), as Guérin
- *An Almost Perfect Affair* (1979), Actor
- *Julia* (1977), as Passport Officer — Fi1m 60, [page](https://film.one/film/julia.md)
- *D'Artagnan amoureux* (1977), as La Meilleraye
- *Les Loulous* (1977), as Le père de Ben
- *Les Anneaux de Bicêtre* (1977), as Andoire
- *Love and Death* (1975), as Servant
- *Le Pèlerinage* (1975), series, Novel, Adaptation, Dialogue
- *The Day of the Jackal* (1973), as Gendarme on Telephone — Fi1m 84, [page](https://film.one/film/the-day-of-the-jackal.md)
- *Les vieux loups bénissent la mort* (1971), Writer
- *The Deadly Trap* (1971), as Le psychiatre
- *The Sicilian Clan* (1969), as Un Inspecteur
- *Potatoes* (1969), as Serge
- *The Night of the Following Day* (1969), as Fisherman-Cop
- *Pasha* (1968), as Arsène "le serrurier", un complice de Quinquin
- *The Flashing Blade* (1967), series, as Kleist
- *The Night of the Generals* (1967), as Von Stauffenberg
- *Killer Spy* (1965), as (uncredited)
- *The Train* (1964), as Corporal
- *Daggers Drawn* (1964), as Ludwig Hermann
- *Law of Men* (1962), as Boss of the armored vans
- *Paris Pick-Up* (1962), as Policeman at the Saleswoman's (uncredited)
- *The Counterfeiters of Paris* (1961), as Inspector Martin
- *Léon Morin, Priest* (1961), as Gunther
- *The Black Monocle* (1961), as Heinrich
- *Spotlight on a Murderer* (1961), as Henri
- *Lovers on a Tightrope* (1960), as Henri
- *Normandy - Neman* (1960), as Le capitaine de Liron
- *A Bullet in the Gun Barrel* (1958), as Alberto
- *Me and the Colonel* (1958), as German Captain
- *Back to the Wall* (1958), as Mario
- *Les Cinq Dernières Minutes* (1958), series, as M. Gérôme
- *The Gates of Paris* (1957), as An Inspector
- *Whereabouts Unknown* (1957), as Yerco
- *Michael Strogoff* (1956), as Henri Blount
- *Nest of Spies* (1956), as Battini
- *Elena and Her Men* (1956), as Un soldat
- *Bob le Flambeur* (1956), as Marc — Fi1m 76, [page](https://film.one/film/bob-le-flambeur.md)
- *Mémoires d'un flic* (1956), as Gérard Dominique
- *One Step to Eternity* (1954), as William Jordan
- *The Cheerful Squadron* (1954), as Defaulter
- *Yours Truly, Blake* (1954), Actor
- *The Roundup is for Tonight* (1954), Actor
- *Flesh and the Woman* (1954), as Legionnaire (uncredited)
- *Tempest in the Flesh* (1954), as Paul, Polish worker
- *Daughters of Destiny* (1954), as Kennedy (segment "Jeanne") (uncredited)
- *My Husband Is Marvelous* (1953), as (uncredited)
- *The Earrings of Madame de...* (1953), as Le douanier (uncredited) — Fi1m 87, [page](https://film.one/film/the-earrings-of-madame-de.md)
- *The Lovers of Midnight* (1953), as (uncredited)
- *Follow That Man* (1953), as Young at the pinball machine (uncredited)
- *The Road to Damascus* (1952), as (uncredited)
- *Fan-Fan the Tulip* (1952), as Soldier
- *Jocelyn* (1952), Actor
- *Monte Carlo Baby* (1951), Actor
- *The Cape of Hope* (1951), Actor
- *Robinson Crusoeland* (1951), as Une sentinelle (uncredited)
- *Dirty Hands* (1951), as Presder
- *Shadow and Light* (1951), as Le garçon de café (uncredited)
- *Les Petites Cardinal* (1951), as (uncredited)
- *Miracles Only Happen Once* (1951), as (uncredited)
- *Les Mémoires de la vache Yolande* (1951), Actor
- *Paris Vice Squad* (1951), as (uncredited)
- *Mr. Peek-a-Boo* (1951), as (uncredited)
- *Skipper Next to God* (1951), as The German officer
- *The Straw Lover* (1951), as An employee of Gaston
- *The Strollers* (1950), as (uncredited)
- *Beware of Blondes* (1950), as A journalist (uncredited)
- *Secret Document: Vienna* (1950), Actor

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