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Laurent Terzieff

Acting 75 (deceased) years old Toulouse, HauteGaronne, France ★ 0.7
Born: June 27, 1935
Died: July 2, 2010

Biography

Laurent Terzieff (27 June 1935, in Toulouse – 2 July 2010, in Paris) was a French actor.

Terzieff was the son of French ceramist Marina and her husband Jean Terzieff, a Romanian-born sculptor of Russian and Romanian descent who came to France from Bucharest during the First World War. The original surname of his family was Chemerzin. As an adolescent, he was fascinated with philosophy and poetry. He assisted with a representation of the La Sonate des spectres by Strindberg, directed by Roger Blin; while involved in the theater he decided he wanted to become an actor.

Terzieff made his debut in 1953 at the Parisian Théâtre de Babylone of Jean-Marie Serreau in Tous contre tous of Adamov. After several more roles, Marcel Carné offered him a lead role in 1958's Tricheurs, a tale about existentialist youth. He then appeared in the late works of French scenario writers such as Claude Autant-Lara, with whom he appeared in three films including Tu ne tueras point in 1961. Other collaborators included Henri-Georges Clouzot with La prisonnière, in which he interprets an artist manipulator. In 1975 Terzieff played the leading role as the priest in the Irish artist Reginald Gray's production and direction of Jeu. His partner Pascale de Boysson, Dirk Kinnane and Bibi Hure were also in the cast.

Other film appearances include Les Garcons by Mauro Bolognini in 1959, Vanina Vanini (1961), Two Weeks in September (1967), in which he appeared with Brigitte Bardot, The Milky Way (1969), Medea (1969), The Desert of the Tartars (1976), and the TV miniseries Moses the Lawgiver (1974), starring Burt Lancaster. In the 1980s, he primarily acted on stage. Appearances during this era include Rouge Baiser, Germinal in 1993, and The Raft of the Medusa in 1998. In 2005, he appeared in Mon petit doigt m'a dit. Terzieff died on July 2, 2010, due to lung complications.

Source: Article "Laurent Terzieff" from Wikipedia in English, licensed under CC-BY-SA 3.0.

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Known For

Sulla spiaggia e di là dal molo
Sulla spiaggia e di là dal molo Professore 2000
War in the Highlands
War in the Highlands Isaïe 1998
Don Bosco
Don Bosco Monsignor Gastaldi 1988
The Prince's Manuscript
The Prince's Manuscript Marco Pace (60 anni) 2000
Blood Wedding
Blood Wedding 1977

Filmography

Acting Credits (81)

Le Fantôme de Laurent Terzieff
Le Fantôme de Laurent Terzieff Self (archive footage) 2020
Largo Winch II
Largo Winch II Alexandre Jung 2011
La Vénitienne
La Vénitienne Lectoure 2010
I Always Wanted to Be a Gangster
I Always Wanted to Be a Gangster Émile 2008
Buñuel: Atheist Thanks to God
Buñuel: Atheist Thanks to God Self 2005
By the Pricking of My Thumbs
By the Pricking of My Thumbs Maître Anet / Monsieur Sévigné 2005
Medea: On-Set Memories
Medea: On-Set Memories 2004
Rien, voilà l'ordre
Rien, voilà l'ordre 2004
Pontormo - Un amore eretico
Pontormo - Un amore eretico Inquisitor 2004
Once Upon an Angel
Once Upon an Angel Mr. Grenier 2002
Territori d'ombra
Territori d'ombra 2001
The Prince's Manuscript
The Prince's Manuscript Marco Pace (60 anni) 2000
Sulla spiaggia e di là dal molo
Sulla spiaggia e di là dal molo Professore 2000
War in the Highlands
War in the Highlands Isaïe 1998
Vivement dimanche
Vivement dimanche Self 1998
The Pianist
The Pianist Doria mayor 1998
Le radeau de la Méduse
Le radeau de la Méduse Théodore Géricault 1998
Fiesta
Fiesta Père Armendariz 1995
Germinal
Germinal Souvarine 1993
Etoile
Etoile Marius Balakin 1989
Don Bosco
Don Bosco Monsignor Gastaldi 1988
Love Sins
Love Sins Michetti 1987
Gila and Rik
Gila and Rik Andrea 1987
La ragazza dei lillà
La ragazza dei lillà Larth 1986
Red Kiss
Red Kiss Moishe 1985
Detective
Detective William Prospero 1985
Diesel
Diesel Finch 1985
L'Apprentissage de la ville
L'Apprentissage de la ville Philosopher 1982
La Flambeuse
La Flambeuse 'Le Chevalier' 1981
Utopia
Utopia Julien 1979
Flesh Color
Flesh Color Michel 1978
Journey to the Garden of the Dead
Journey to the Garden of the Dead Georges 1978
Blood Wedding
Blood Wedding 1977
Versailles, peut-être
Versailles, peut-être 1977
The Desert of the Tartars
The Desert of the Tartars Ten. Pietro Von Hamerling 1976
Moses the Lawgiver
Moses the Lawgiver Pharao Mernefta 1976
Rain over Santiago
Rain over Santiago Calvé 1975
Jeu
Jeu Le prêtre 1975
Bérénice
Bérénice Titus 1975
An Angel Passes
An Angel Passes 1975
Les Grands Détectives
Les Grands Détectives Auguste Dupin 1975
Les Rendez-vous du dimanche
Les Rendez-vous du dimanche Self 1975
Moses the Lawgiver
Moses the Lawgiver Pharaoh Mernefta 1974
Les Hautes solitudes
Les Hautes solitudes 1974
The Purloined Letter
The Purloined Letter Auguste Dupin 1974
Midi trente
Midi trente Self 1972
Brother Carl
Brother Carl Carl Noren 1971
Ostia
Ostia Bandiera 1970
Medea
Medea Chirone 1969
The Milky Way
The Milky Way Jean 1969
Woman in Chains
Woman in Chains Stanislas Hassler 1968
Le Révélateur
Le Révélateur Le père 1968
Zoo Story
Zoo Story Jerry 1968
La Plaie et le Couteau, Charles Baudelaire
La Plaie et le Couteau, Charles Baudelaire 1967
Hedda Gabler
Hedda Gabler Ejlert Lövborg 1967
Two Weeks in September
Two Weeks in September Vincent 1967
Bitter Fruit
Bitter Fruit Alfonso 1967
The Horla
The Horla Le jeune homme 1966
Father's Trip
Father's Trip Frédéric, teacher 1966
The Circular Triangle
The Circular Triangle Laurent 1964
Death, Where Is Your Victory?
Death, Where Is Your Victory? Thierry 1964
Ballad for a Hoodlum
Ballad for a Hoodlum Vincent Vivant 1963
Les Culottes rouges
Les Culottes rouges Antoine Rossi, le "culotte rouge" 1962
La Messe sur le monde
La Messe sur le monde Reader (voice) 1962
The Immoral Moment
The Immoral Moment Narrator (voice) 1962
Lust
Lust Jacques 1962
The Seven Deadly Sins
The Seven Deadly Sins Jacques (segment "La luxure") 1962
Vanina Vanini
Vanina Vanini Pietro Missirilli 1961
Thou Shalt Not Kill
Thou Shalt Not Kill Jean-François Cordier 1961
La Frontière
La Frontière Narrator (voice) 1961
Kapo
Kapo Sascha 1960
Lovers Woods
Lovers Woods Charles Parisot 1960
The Regattas of San Francisco
The Regattas of San Francisco Enéo 1960
The Big Night
The Big Night Ruggeretto 1959
Araya
Araya Narrator (French Version) (voice) 1959
Twelve Hours by the Clock
Twelve Hours by the Clock Kopetsky 1959
The Cheaters
The Cheaters Alain 1958
Premier mai
Premier mai Maurice 1958
Cinépanorama
Cinépanorama Self 1956
Laurent Terzieff et compagnie
Laurent Terzieff et compagnie Self
Terzieff par lui-même
Terzieff par lui-même Self (archive footage)

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