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name: "Pierre Dux"
canonical: "https://film.one/person/pierre-dux"
roles: ["Actor"]
born: "21 October 1908"
died: "1 December 1990"
reviewed_on_fi1m: 1
average_as: "actor"
average_over: 1
updated: "2026-09-20T05:21:19.933644+00:00"
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# Pierre Dux

Actor. Born 21 October 1908 in Paris, France. Died 1 December 1990.

## Details

- **Work:** Actor
- **Born:** 21 October 1908, Paris, France
- **Died:** 1 December 1990
- **Also known as:** Pierre Martin, Alex Martin, Пьер Дюкс, Pierre Alexandre Martin
- **Elsewhere:** https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pierre_Dux, https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q2093432, https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0245240/, https://www.themoviedb.org/person/27441

## Streaming the US now

- **HBO Max:** [*Z*](https://film.one/film/z.md) (84)

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## Biography

Pierre Dux (21 October 1908 – 1 December 1990) was a French actor and stage director. Born Pierre Alexandre Martin in Paris, he trained at the Conservatoire national supérieur d'art dramatique and made his stage debut in the early 1930s.

He joined the Comédie-Française in 1929, becoming a sociétaire in 1935 and serving as its administrator general from 1970 to 1979. He also co-directed the Théâtre de Paris from 1948 to 1952 and worked extensively in television, including as a director of several plays.

Dux appeared in more than 50 films between 1932 and 1990. His screen credits include *Z* (1969) as Gendarmerie General Missou, *Is Paris Burning?* (1966) as Alexandre Parodi, *Monsieur Vincent* (1947) as Le chancelier Séguier, *The Horse* (1970) as the investigating judge, and *Special Section* (1975) as Le procureur général Cavarroc. He was married to actress Francine Bessy.

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

## On Fi1m (1)

- *Z* (1969), Fi1m 84, as Gendarmerie General Missou — [page](https://film.one/film/z.md)

## Complete filmography (51)

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

- *The Pleasure of Love* (1991), as Cornélius
- *La Lectrice* (1988), as le magistrat
- *Monsieur Abel* (1983), as Monsieur Abel
- *Le Chef de famille* (1982), series, as René-Charles Bauer
- *La vie continue* (1981), as Max
- *Heat of Desire* (1981), as Rognon - un membre du Redressement National
- *Three Men to Kill* (1980), as Emmerich
- *La Trilogie de la Villégiature* (1979), as Filippo
- *Le Misanthrope* (1977), as Other
- *Monsieur Teste* (1975), as Mr Teste
- *Special Section* (1975), as Le procureur général Cavarroc
- *La Troupe du Roy : Hommage à Molière* (1973), as Chrysale
- *Électre* (1972), Action Director, Director
- *Les Femmes savantes* (1972), as Chrysale
- *Le Misanthrope* (1971), Director
- *Les Cent Livres des Hommes* (1970), series, Actor
- *The Horse* (1970), as Investigating Judge
- *The Hand* (1969), as Le chiffonnier / Le psychanalyste
- *Z* (1969), as Gendarmerie General Missou — Fi1m 84, [page](https://film.one/film/z.md)
- *Is Paris Burning?* (1966), as Cerat - Alexandre Parodi
- *Friends of the family* (1964), as Léon 'Patate' Rollo
- *Behold a Pale Horse* (1964), as (uncredited)
- *The Day and the Hour* (1963), as Le commissaire divisionnaire Marboz - de la Police Judiciaire
- *The Crumblers Are Doing Well* (1961), as Emile Cadeau
- *Famous Love Affairs* (1961), as Talma
- *Goodbye Again* (1961), as Maître Fleury
- *Green Harvest* (1959), as High school chaplain
- *The Mask of the Gorilla* (1958), as Veslot
- *The Song of Styrene* (1958), as Narrator (voice)
- *Les Vignes du Seigneur* (1958), as Le comte Hubert Martin de Kardec, le concubin de Gisèle
- *Meeting in Paris* (1956), as Florent Saint-Valier
- *The Grand Manoeuvre* (1955), as Colonel
- *Girl on the Third Floor* (1955), as Commissaire Moret
- *April Fools' Day* (1954), as Gaston Prévost
- *Lettre ouverte* (1953), as Monsieur Lesage
- *Gigolo* (1951), as le père Quentin
- *Shadow and Light* (1951), as le médecin
- *Paris Waltz* (1950), as General Danicheff
- *Dr. Laennec* (1949), as Professeur Récamier
- *Jean de la Lune* (1949), as Richard Verdelet
- *The Last Vacation* (1948), as Valentin Simonet
- *Monsieur Vincent* (1947), as Le chancelier Séguier
- *The Royalists* (1947), as Hulot
- *Homeland* (1946), as Jonas
- *Queen's Necklace* (1946), as Cagliostro
- *Dernière aventure* (1942), as Jean Bernard
- *Return at Dawn* (1938), as Karl Ammer
- *The Kiddos* (1935), as Gérard Garnier
- *Marie des angoisses* (1935), as Jean de Quersac
- *Le monde où l'on s'ennuie* (1935), as Paul Raymond
- *The Wedding of Miss Beulemans* (1932), Actor

## Gallery

- ![Pierre Dux](https://film.one/media/person/1243849/gallery-aa37f5bd0d3f.png) Pierre Dux — Titre :  [Recueil. Photographies. Conférence de presse de Pierre Dux et Terry Hands. Festival d'Avignon. 1972 / Fernand Michaud] 
Auteur :  Michaud, Fernand (1929-2012). Photographe 
Date d'édition :  1972 
Sujet :  Dux, Pierre (1908-1990) -- Photographies 
Sujet :  Hands, Terry (1941-....) -- Photographies 
Sujet :  Festival d'Avignon (26 ; 1972) 
Type :  image fixe 
Type :  photographie 
Langue :  Sans contenu linguistique 
Format :  Rec. factice : coul. ; formats divers 
Format :  image/jpeg 
Format :  Nombre total de vues : 6 
Droits :  domaine public 
Identifiant :  ark:/12148/btv1b53126464z 
Source :  Bibliothèque nationale de France, département Arts du spectacle, 4-PHO-3 (29) 
Relation :  http://catalogue.bnf.fr/ark:/12148/cb425584491
Provenance :  Bibliothèque nationale de France 

Date de mise en ligne :  12/09/2016, CC0, via Wikimedia Commons (https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/e/e0/Pierre_Dux.png?utm_source=commons.wikimedia.org&utm_campaign=imageinfo&utm_content=thumbnail_unscaled)
- ![Sujet : Dux, Pierre (1908-1990) -- Portraits Dux, Pierre (1908-1990) Festival d'Avignon (40 ; 1986) Appartient à l’ensemble documentaire : PhoSpec1 Photographie](https://film.one/media/person/1243849/gallery-0dd6cf9a666c.jpg) Sujet : Dux, Pierre (1908-1990) -- Portraits Dux, Pierre (1908-1990) Festival d'Avignon (40 ; 1986) Appartient à l’ensemble documentaire : PhoSpec1 Photographie — Michaud, Fernand (1929-2012). Photographe, Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons (https://thumb.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/9/98/Pierre_Dux_-_portrait_de_Fernand_Michaud_-_btv1b10329611b.jpg/1280px-Pierre_Dux_-_portrait_de_Fernand_Michaud_-_btv1b10329611b.jpg?utm_source=commons.wikimedia.org&utm_campaign=imageinfo&utm_content=thumbnail)
- ![Contient : coupures de presse. - Concerne : représentation du 15 février 1937 Langue : français](https://film.one/media/person/1243849/gallery-1b4e606c8758.jpg) Contient : coupures de presse. - Concerne : représentation du 15 février 1937 Langue : français — Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons (https://thumb.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/5/5f/Recueil._%22L%27illusion_comique%22_de_Pierre_Corneille_-_btv1b10501832j_%28029_of_141%29.jpg/1280px-Recueil._%22L%27illusion_comique%22_de_Pierre_Corneille_-_btv1b10501832j_%28029_of_141%29.jpg?utm_source=commons.wikimedia.org&utm_campaign=imageinfo&utm_content=thumbnail)
- ![Sujet : Patrie (film) Contient : coupures de presse Langue : français (1946)](https://film.one/media/person/1243849/gallery-b7de9f1cbdd5.jpg) Sujet : Patrie (film) Contient : coupures de presse Langue : français (1946) — Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons (https://thumb.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/6/60/Recueil._%22Patrie%22_film_de_Louis_Daquin_-_btv1b105226442_%2808_of_63%29.jpg/1280px-Recueil._%22Patrie%22_film_de_Louis_Daquin_-_btv1b105226442_%2808_of_63%29.jpg?utm_source=commons.wikimedia.org&utm_campaign=imageinfo&utm_content=thumbnail)
- ![Pierre Dux](https://film.one/media/person/1243849/gallery-4bc39c698238.jpg) Pierre Dux — Image via TMDB
- ![Pierre Dux](https://film.one/media/person/1243849/gallery-c9055639fa6a.jpg) Pierre Dux — Image via TMDB
- ![Pierre Dux](https://film.one/media/person/1243849/gallery-ddd52fe5afcc.jpg) Pierre Dux — Image via TMDB

## Awards

### Other awards — 2 won

- Molière Award for Best Actor 1990: Molière Award for Best Actor (won)
- Prix du Brigadier 1962: Prix du Brigadier (won)

*From Wikidata, which records wins more completely than nominations.*

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