Pierre Tornade
Pierre Tornade (21 January 1930 – 7 March 2012) was a French actor. He appeared in more than 120 films and television shows between 1956 and 1998.
He was born Pierre Tournadre on 21 January 1930 in Bort-les-Orgues in the department of Corrèze. He began his theatrical career at 25 in Elle est folle, Carole at the théâtre du Palais-Royal. In 1956, he played in the musical comedy Irma la douce by Alexandre Breffort and Marguerite Monnot and then made his film debut in Les Truands, where he ad
He then became very demanded on television and appeared in several sitcoms such as Thierry la Fronde (1963), Le Chevalier d'Harmental (1966), Les Sept de l'escalier quinze B (1967) and Les Dossiers de l'agence O (1968). Because of his tall and imposing stature, he often appeared as a policeman or a soldier. His most famous roles were the father's victim in The Common Man (1975), Captain Dumont in the series Now Where Did the 7th Company Get to? (1973) and commissioner Florimond Faroux in the series Nestor Burma.
A famous voice actor, he moonlighted as village chief Vitalstatistix in animated films Asterix le Gaul (1967), Asterix and Cleopatra (1968) and The Twelve Tasks of Asterix (1976). He later voiced Averell Dalton in Lucky Luke animated films Daisy Town (1971) and La Ballade des Dalton (1978) and Lucky Luke the Lucky Cowboy (1983). He also voiced Obelix in four other animated films of Asterix, these include Asterix Versus Caesar (1985), Asterix in Britain (1986), Asterix and the Big Fight (1989) and Asterix Conquers America (1994).
He was named Chevalier (Knight) of the National Order of Merit in 1996. Tornade died on 7 March 2012 in Rambouillet hospital after several days in a coma. He had fallen accidentally in the stairway of his Yvelines residence the previous week and had been comatose since then.
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Born
Jan 21, 1930
Bort-les-Orgues, Corrèze, France
Died
Mar 07, 2012
Known For
Acting
Movies
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Popularity
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Known For
Asterix in Britain
1986
as Obélix (voice)
Asterix and Cleopatra
1968
as (voice)
The Brain
1969
as Belgian Soldier in Armored Car (uncredited)
The Twelve Tasks of Asterix
1976
as Abraracourcix / Assurancetourix (voice)
The Seventh Company Has Been Found
1975
as Capitaine Dumont
Now Where Did the Seventh Company Get to?
1973
as Capitaine Dumont, commandant de la 7ème compagnie
Asterix and the Big Fight
1989
as Obélix (voice)
Asterix vs. Caesar
1985
as Obélix (voice)
The Night of the Generals
1967
as Orderly (uncredited)
Asterix the Gaul
1967
as Abraracourcix / le marchand de bœufs / Caius Bonus (voice)
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