Life
Giraudeau was born in La Rochelle, Charente-Maritime. In 1963 he enlisted in the French navy as a trainee engineer, qualifying as the first in his class a year later. He served on the helicopter carrier Jeanne d'Arc in 1964-1965 and 1965-1966, and subsequently on the frigate Duquesne and the aircraft carrier Clemenceau before leaving the navy to try his luck as an actor.
He was married to actor and author Anny Duperey, with whom he has two children; one of them, Sara Giraudeau has achieved success as an actor.
Giraudeau first appeared on film in Deux hommes dans la ville (1978), and his first film as director was in 1987, though he has continued to work as an actor. As a writer, he has written the text of books of photography as well as publishing children's stories (Contes d'Humahuaca, 2002) and several novels. He is also the reader on the French audio books of the Harry Potter series.
In 2000 he suffered a cancer which led to the removal of his left kidney, with a subsequent metastasis in 2005 affecting his lungs. He has said that the cancer led him to re-evaluate his life and understand himself better. He now devotes some of his time to the support of cancer victims through the Institut Curie and the Institut Gustave-Roussy in Paris.
Filmography as film actor
1973 - Deux Hommes dans la ville, directed by José Giovanni - Frédéric Cazeneuve
1975 - Le Gitan, directed by José Giovanni - Mareuil
1976 - Bilitis, directed by David Hamilton - Lucas
1977 - Moi, fleur bleue - Isidore
1977 - Et la tendresse ? Bordel ! - Luc
1979 - Le Toubib, directed by Pierre Granier-Deferre - François
1980 - La Boum - Éric Thompson
1981 - Viens chez moi, j'habite chez une copine, directed by Patrice Leconte - Daniel
1981 - Croque la vie, directed by Jean-Charles Tacchella - Alain
1981 : Passione d'amore, directed by Ettore Scola - Capitaine Giorgio Bacchetti
1982 : Le Grand Pardon, directed by Alexandre Arcady
1983 : Le Ruffian, directed by José Giovanni - Gérard
1983 : Papy fait de la résistance, directed by Jean-Marie Poiré
1984 - Rue barbare - Chet
1984 - L'Année des méduses, directed by Christopher Frank - Romain Kalides
1985 - Les Spécialistes, directed by Patrice Leconte - Paul Brandon
1985 - Bras de fer, directed by Gérard Vergez - Delancourt
1986 - Les Longs Manteaux - Murat
1986 - Poussière d'ange - Inspector Simon Blount
1990 - La Reine blanche, directed by Jean-Loup Hubert - Yvon
1992 - Après l'amour, directed by Diane Kurys - David
1992 - Drôles d'oiseaux, directed by Peter Kassovitz - Constant Van Loo
1993 - Une nouvelle vie, directed by Olivier Assayas - Constantin
1994 - Elles ne pensent qu'à ça..., directed by Charlotte Dubreuil
1994 - Le Fils préféré, directed by Nicole Garcia - Francis
1996 - Ridicule, directed by Patrice Leconte - Abbé de Vilecourt
1997 - Marquise, directed by Véra Belmont - Molière
1997 - Marthe, directed by Jean-Loup Hubert - The Colonel
1998 - TGV, directed by Moussa Touré - Roger
1998 - Le Double de ma moitié, directed by Yves Amoureux - Thierry Montino
1999 - Gouttes d'eau sur pierres brûlantes, directed by François Ozon - Léopold
1999 - Une affaire de goût, directed by Bernard Rapp - Frédéric Delamont
2002 - La Petite Lili, directed by Claude Miller - Brice
2002 - Ce jour là - Emil
2003 - Je suis un assassin - Brice Kantor
2003 - Les Marins perdus - Diamantis
2004 - Chok-Dee - Jean
Filmography as Director
1988 - La Face de l'ogre (film TV) 1991 - L'Autre (film, 1991), d'après le roman d'Andrée Chédid 1992 - Un été glacé (film TV) 1996 - Les Caprices d'un fleuve
Documentaries
The travels of Bernard Giraudeau 1992 - La Transamazonienne 1999 - Un ami chilien 1999 - Chili Norte - Chili Sure 2003 - Esquisses philippines
Bibliography
1992 : Transamazonienne, Editions Odyssée, photos Pierre-Jean Rey ISBN 2909478017
1996 : Les Caprices d'un fleuve, Editions Mille et Une Nuits, ISBN 9782842050559
2001 : Le Marin à l'ancre, Editions Métailié ISBN 284424389X
2002 : Les Contes d'Humahuaca, Editions Métailié / Seuil jeunesse ISBN 2020567369
2003 : Ailleurs, commentaire sur les peintures d'Olivier Suire Verley, Editions PC ISBN 2912683254
2004 : Les Hommes à terre, Editions Métailié ISBN 2864245825
2007 : Les Dames de nage, Editions Métailié ISBN 2864246147
2007 : "Le Retour du quartier-maître", in Nos mers et nos océans, ouvrage collectif des Écrivains de Marine, Éditions des Équateurs, p. 75-106
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