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name: "Louis Ducreux"
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roles: ["Actor"]
born: "22 September 1911"
died: "19 December 1992"
reviewed_on_fi1m: 1
updated: "2026-09-16T21:17:00.627772+00:00"
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# Louis Ducreux

Actor. Born 22 September 1911 in Marseille, Bouches-du-Rhône, France. Died 19 December 1992.

## Details

- **Work:** Actor
- **Born:** 22 September 1911, Marseille, Bouches-du-Rhône, France
- **Died:** 19 December 1992

## Biography

Louis Ducreux (22 September 1911 – 19 December 1992) was a French actor, screenwriter and composer. Born Louis Raymond Bordat in Marseille, he made his film debut in 1938 and continued working in cinema until his death.

He is known for roles including Monsieur Ladmiral in *A Sunday in the Country* (1984), Papy in *Dial Code Santa Claus* (1989) and the Professor in *The Double Life of Véronique* (1991). Ducreux received a César Award nomination for Best Actor in 1985 for *A Sunday in the Country*. He also wrote lyrics for the title theme of Max Ophüls's *La Ronde*.

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

## On Fi1m (1)

- *The Double Life of Véronique* (1991), Fi1m 86, as Professor — [page](https://film.one/film/the-double-life-of-veronique.md)

## Also known for

- *Dial Code Santa Claus* (1990), Papy
- *A Sunday in the Country* (1984), Monsieur Ladmiral
- *Heartbeat* (1938), (uncredited)
- *The Night Affair* (1958), Henri Marken

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