Gérard Depardieu

Gérard Depardieu is, for better and worse, French cinema incarnate. Rising from a rough working-class childhood in Châteauroux to over 200 films, most as a lead, he carved out a presence that no one has matched, equal parts brute force and surprising tenderness. His Golden Globe for 'Cyrano de Bergerac,' along with a César, a Volpi Cup, and the Legion of Honour, speaks to genuine range. I find his physicality magnetic; he can fill a frame just by breathing. His later years have been clouded by serious controversy, and I do not wave that away, yet his raw screen power remains undeniable. He is an actor impossible to ignore.

Name (English)

Gérard Depardieu

Name (Japanese)

ジェラール・ドパルデュー

Reading

じぇらーる・どぱるでゅー

Born

December 27, 1948 (age 77)

Zodiac / Chinese zodiac

Capricorn / Rat

Origin

Châteauroux, Indre, France

Occupation

film actor / stage actor / film director / film producer / television producer

Awards & achievements

• 1996 Knight of the Legion of Honour
• 1985 Knight of the National Order of Merit
• 1985 Volpi Cup for Best Actor
• 7 d'Or
• Lumière Award, Lyon Festival of cinema
• 1981 César Award for Best Actor
• 1983 National Society of Film Critics Award for Best Actor
• 1990 Golden Globe Award for Best Actor – Motion Picture Musical or Comedy

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• Wikipedia (English)https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/G%C3%A9rard%20Depardieu
• Wikipedia (Japanese)https://ja.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E3%82%B8%E3%82%A7%E3%83%A9%E3%83%BC%E3%83%AB%E3%83%BB%E3%83%89%E3%83%91%E3%83%AB%E3%83%87%E3%83%A5%E3%83%BC
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Tags

• Indre
• film actor
• stage actor
• film director

Last updated

2026-06-16

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