Jean-Pierre Bernard

Biography

Jean-Pierre Bernard (22 January 1933 – 7 July 2017) was a French film, television and stage actor. He appeared in many French films over a 50-year period and became known internationally for his portrayal of a French climber named Jean-Paul Montaigne in the 1975 film The Eiger Sanction that was directed by and starred Clint Eastwood.

Bernard studied at the French National Academy of Dramatic Arts. His French language film appearances include: Adelaide (1968) directed by Jean-Daniel Simon, Le Soulier de satin (1985) directed by Manoel de Oliveira and Mon ami le traître (1988) directed by José Giovanni .

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Known For

Apostrophes

Self

Police Commissioner Moulin

Me Langeaux

Châteauvallon

Richelieu

Maréchal Concini

Les Habits noirs

André Maynotte

Les Misérables

Champmathieu's lawyer

The Eiger Sanction

Montaigne

Filmography

Year	Movie	Role
2011	Belmondo, il était une fois le beau monde	Self
2011	Jules et Marcel	Narrator
2002	Monique	Le vieux photographe
1990	Cyrano de Bergerac	Carbon de Castel Jaloux
1988	My Friend the Traitor	The captain
1986	The Satin Slipper	Don Camille
1985	Brigade of Death	'Le Grec'
1982	Les Misérables	Champmathieu's lawyer
1981	A Business of Men	Jean Jousselin
1980	Voulez-vous un bébé Nobel ?	Le financier arabe
1978	La guerre des trois Henri	Henri de Navarre
1976	Château Espérance	Mirko
1975	The Eiger Sanction	Montaigne
1975	Saint-Just and the Force of Things	Barère
1973	Mais toi, tu es Pierre	Thomas
1971	Raphael or the Debauched One	Norville
1970	Lancelot of the Lake	Sénéchal Keu
1968	Adélaïde	Christian
1968	Iphigénie	Ulysse
1965	Le Roi Lear	le Duc de Cornouailles
1964	Requiem pour un caïd	Joseph Pinelli aka 'le Beau Jo'
1962	Font-aux-Cabres	Alonso

Year	TV Show	Role
2005	Faites comme chez vous	Jacques
1985	Châteauvallon
1980	Julien Fontanes, magistrat	Dany Mandina
1977	Richelieu	Maréchal Concini
1976	Police Commissioner Moulin	Me Langeaux
1975	Apostrophes	Self
1967	Les Habits noirs	André Maynotte