Firmin Gémier
Firmin Gémier (1869–1933) was a French actor and director. Internationally, he is most famous for originating the role of Père Ubu in Alfred Jarry’s play Ubu Roi. He is known as the principal architect of the popular theatre movement in France. Gémier began his career as an actor in melodramas for working class actors, before going on to direct six different theaters, including the Théâtre Antoine and the Odéon.
Biography
Birthday:
21/02/1869
Place of birth:
Aubervilliers, Seine [now Seine-Saint-Denis, Île-de-France], France
Date of death:
26/11/1933
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Directors
| Year | Title | Role | Rating |
|---|---|---|---|
|
1933
|
Le simoun |
Director
|
8
/ 10
|
Acting
| Year | Title | Role | Rating |
|---|---|---|---|
|
1948
|
Paris 1900 |
Self (archive footage)
|
5.65
/ 10
|
|
1933
|
La fusée |
Etienne Girbal
|
8
/ 10
|
|
1933
|
Le simoun |
-
|
8
/ 10
|
|
1932
|
Un homme sans nom |
-
|
7
/ 10
|
|
1926
|
The Magician |
Dr. Porhoët
|
6.145
/ 10
|
|
1926
|
La branche morte |
-
|
9
/ 10
|
|
1917
|
The Torture of Silence |
Dr. Gilles Berliac
|
5.2
/ 10
|
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