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name: "Julien Bertheau"
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born: "19 June 1910"
died: "28 October 1995"
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# Julien Bertheau

Actor. Born 19 June 1910 in Algiers, Alger, France [now Algeria]. Died 28 October 1995.

## Details

- **Work:** Actor
- **Born:** 19 June 1910, Algiers, Alger, France [now Algeria]
- **Died:** 28 October 1995
- **Also known as:** Julien Désiré Bertheau

## Biography

Julien Bertheau was a French actor. Born in Algiers in 1910, he trained at the Conservatoire national d’art dramatique and studied with Charles Dullin. He made his debut at the Comédie-Française in 1936, became a sociétaire in 1942 and remained with the company until 1958. He also worked with Louis Jouvet and directed productions there.

Bertheau appeared in numerous films, including several by Luis Buñuel: *The Milky Way* (1969), *The Discreet Charm of the Bourgeoisie* (1972) as Monsignor Dufour, *The Phantom of Liberty* (1974) and *That Obscure Object of Desire* (1977). Other notable roles include Napoleon in *The Count of Monte Cristo* (1954) and Monsieur Lucien in *Love on the Run* (1979). He died in Nice in 1995. His son Alain Bertheau was also an actor.

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

## On Fi1m (1)

- *The Discreet Charm of the Bourgeoisie* (1972), Fi1m 83, as Monsignor Dufour — [page](https://film.one/film/the-discreet-charm-of-the-bourgeoisie.md)

## Also known for

- *That Obscure Object of Desire* (1977), Édouard
- *The Phantom of Liberty* (1974), Police Prefect #1
- *Love on the Run* (1979), Monsieur Lucien
- *The Milky Way* (1969), Richard
- *The Watchmaker of St. Paul* (1974), Edouard, friend of Michel
- *The Count of Monte Cristo* (1954), Napoleon
- *Love Is My Profession* (1958), Inspector
- *The Possessors* (1958), Le père de Lesquendieu

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