7.9
7.9
The Curtain Rises
1938
as Dominique, le gardien du château de la famille de Cécilia
Roger Blin
Acting
Born:March 22, 1907
Died:January 20, 1984(aged 76)
Birthplace:Neuilly-sur-Seine, Seine [now Hauts-de-Seine], France
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CommunityBiography
Roger Blin (Neuilly-sur-Seine, France, 22 March 1907 – Évecquemont, France, 21 January 1984) was a French actor and director. He staged world premieres of Samuel Beckett's Waiting for Godot in 1953 and Endgame in 1957. Blin was the son of a doctor; however, despite his father's wishes, Blin forged a career in the theatre. As a teenager he was 'fascinated' by the Surrealists and their conception of revolutionary art. He was initially part of the left-wing theatre collectives The Company of Five and The October Group. In 1935 Blin served as Antonin Artaud's assistant director for his production of Les Cenci [The Cenci] at the Folies-Wagrams theatre in 1935. Following his work with Artaud, Blin focused on 'political street-theatre.' During the war, Blin was a liaison between the Resistance and the French Army. His extensive career as both director and actor in both film and theatre has been largely defined by his work and relationship with Artaud, Samuel Beckett and Jean Genet. In addition to being a close friend and confidant of Artaud during the latter's nine years of internment, he directed the first performances of Beckett's Waiting For Godot, Happy Days and Endgame as well as directing the initial performance of Genet's The Blacks and the controversial The Screens. Genet's key correspondences to Blin have been published by Editions Gallimard. The 1986 Faber and Faber publication, "Samuel Beckett: The Complete Dramatic Works" carries only three dedications from Beckett: "Endgame" is dedicated to Blin, while "Come and Go" is for John Calder, and "Catastrophe" is for Václav Havel. Source: Article "Roger Blin" from Wikipedia in English, licensed under CC-BY-SA 3.0.
Filmography (68 movies)
7.8
7.8
The King and the Mockingbird
1980
as L’aveugle (voice)
7.7
7.7
Orpheus
1950
as The Poet
7.5
7.5
Le Corbeau
1943
as François
7.2
7.2
First in Line
1944
as Paul Moury
7.2
7.2
Douce
1943
as Man of the theater (uncredited)
7.1
7.1
The Curious Adventures of Mr. Wonderbird
1953
as Blind Man (Voice)
7.0
7.0
The Bohemian Life
1945
as Man of the puppet
7.0
7.0
Le Colisée
1933
as The Crowd
7.0
7.0
The Companions of Baal
1970
as Dominique Marchesini
7.0
7.0
That Most Important Thing: Love
1975
as Servais' Father
6.9
6.9
Pasha's Wives
1939
as Mair
6.9
6.9
Colonel Chabert
1943
as Cleric
6.8
6.8
Little Claus and Big Claus
1964
as Le grand Claus
6.8
6.8
The Devil's Envoys
1942
as The Monster Showman
6.7
6.7
The Life and Loves of Beethoven
1937
as De Ries
6.7
6.7
The World Will Shake
1939
as Le Condamné
6.7
6.7
Volpone
1941
as Un vénitien
6.7
6.7
The Hunchback of Notre Dame
1956
as Mathias Hungadi
6.6
6.6
Stars at Noon
1959
as Self
6.5
6.5
Passionnelle
1947
as Julien
6.5
6.5
Nevermore, Forever
1976
as Daniel
6.5
6.5
Alibi
1937
as Kretz, Winckler's henchman
6.5
6.5
Paris Blues
1961
as Fausto the Moor (uncredited)
6.3
6.3
Life Is Ours
1936
as Un métallo
6.3
6.3
Captain Fracasse
1943
as Fagotin
6.0
6.0
Too Small My Friend
1971
as Boris
6.0
6.0
Le Fantôme de Laurent Terzieff
2020
as Self (archive footage)
6.0
6.0
Checkerboard
1959
as Slim, le guide
6.0
6.0
The Shadow Line
1973
as Burns
6.0
6.0
Beating Heart
1940
as (credit only)
5.9
5.9
Jenny
1936
as le malade solitaire
5.6
5.6
Aloïse
1975
as Le professeur de chant
5.6
5.6
The Knight of the Night
1953
as le valet
5.5
5.5
The Devil's Tricks
1966
as Monsieur de Beaurepaire
5.4
5.4
Law of Survival
1967
as Pao
5.3
5.3
Louise
1939
as (uncredited)
5.3
5.3
The Convict
1951
as Convict
5.3
5.3
The Sunday of Life
1967
as Jean Sans-Tête
5.2
5.2
Adventures of Captain Fabian
1951
5.2
5.2
The Old Country Where Rimbaud Died
1977
as Jeanne's father
5.2
5.2
Adieu Léonard
1943
as Bohemian leader
5.0
5.0
The Star Ship
1962
as Curtway
5.0
5.0
The Ideal Couple
1946
as The sleepwalker
5.0
5.0
Adrienne Lecouvreur
1938
4.8
4.8
Wicked City
1949
as Emilio
4.7
4.7
The Adolescent
1979
as Romain
4.3
4.3
One Must Live Dangerously
1975
as Murdoc
4.2
4.2
The Amazing Mr. Callaghan
1955
as Wladimir
4.2
4.2
The Trump Card
1942
as Aspirant
4.0
4.0
Torticola versus Frankensberg
1952
as Doctor Frankenstein
3.2
3.2
A Taste for Women
1964
as Larsen
Calligraphie Japonaise
1958
as Narrator
Les Trois Sœurs
1960
as Verchinine
The Hospital of Leningrad
1983
as Nestor
Egypt, oh Egypt: Images of Heaven
1963
as Narrator (voice)
Qui donc a rêvé?
1965
L'illusion comique
1970
as Alcandre
Vagabonds imaginaires
1950
as Narrator (segment 'Les amours jaunes') (voice)
La Plaie et le Couteau, Charles Baudelaire
1967
Quatrevingt-treize
1962
as Tellmarc’h
The Invitation to the Waltz
1954
as Guillaume l'égorgeur
Street Without a Name
1934
Writer
Marie Soleil
1964
as Karl / Boss
Vendredi ou la vie sauvage
1983
The Last Judgment
1945
L'âge d'or
1942
Piédalu fait des miracles
1952
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