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Alain Cuny

Acting 85 (deceased) years old Saint-Malo, Ille-et-Vilaine, France ★ 0.5
Born: July 12, 1908
Died: May 16, 1994

Biography

Alain Cuny (12 July 1908 – 16 May 1994) was a French actor.

He was born René Xavier Marie in Saint-Malo, Brittany, and studied medicine for a while before entering the film industry as a costume and set designer. Cuny started acting in the 1930s. Among his most notable films are Les Visiteurs du soir (1942), by Marcel Carné; Les Amants (The Lovers 1958); La dolce vita (1960) and Satyricon (1969), the later two directed by Federico Fellini. During his life, he befriended women such as Hafida Elalama, and many other models and actresses

Later in his career he had a role in the softcore porn film Emmanuelle (1974). Also in 1974 he played Sitting Bull in the absurdist western Don't Touch the White Woman!. One of his last roles was in Camille Claudel (1988) as Louis-Prosper Claudel, father of the film's heroine. Cuny worked in both France and Italy, and died in 1994 in Paris.

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Known For

Emmanuelle
Emmanuelle Mario 1974
The Hunchback of Notre Dame
The Hunchback of Notre Dame Claude Frollo 1956
La Dolce Vita
La Dolce Vita Steiner 1960
Satyricon
Satyricon Lica 1969
Camille Claudel
Camille Claudel Louis-Prosper Claudel 1988

Filmography

Acting Credits (74)

Emmanuelle in Ontario
Emmanuelle in Ontario Mario (archival footage) 2025
Histoire(s) du Cinéma 3a: The Coin of the Absolute
Histoire(s) du Cinéma 3a: The Coin of the Absolute Self (archive footage) (uncredited) 2006
Fellini: I'm a Born Liar
Fellini: I'm a Born Liar Self (archive footage) (uncredited) 2003
La famiglia Ricordi
La famiglia Ricordi 1995
Dear Antonioni
Dear Antonioni Self 1995
The Return of Casanova
The Return of Casanova Marquis 1992
The Annunciation of Marie
The Annunciation of Marie Anne Vercors 1991
Sweet War, Farewell
Sweet War, Farewell Vecchio Crimen 1991
Les chevaliers de la table ronde
Les chevaliers de la table ronde Merlin 1990
Film sur Georges Perec
Film sur Georges Perec Self 1990
Histoire(s) du cinéma
Histoire(s) du cinéma Self 1989
Camille Claudel
Camille Claudel Louis-Prosper Claudel 1988
Umi e, See You
Umi e, See You Don Macine 1988
La coscienza di Zeno
La coscienza di Zeno Alfio Cosini sr. 1988
Van Gogh à Paris, repérages
Van Gogh à Paris, repérages Lecteur des textes d'Artaud 1988
Lucky Ravi
Lucky Ravi Plantation Owner 1987
Chronicle of a Death Foretold
Chronicle of a Death Foretold El Viudo Xius 1987
The Distant Land
The Distant Land Aigner 1987
Detective
Detective Old Mafioso 1985
Buio nella Valle
Buio nella Valle Luigi 1984
The Basileus Quartet
The Basileus Quartet Mario Cantone 1983
Fellini nel cestino
Fellini nel cestino Self 1983
Deuil en 24 heures
Deuil en 24 heures Le colonel Carvin 1982
Time Masters
Time Masters Xul (voice) 1982
The Games of Countess Dolingen
The Games of Countess Dolingen 1981
Le Journal
Le Journal Wilchaint 1979
Roberte
Roberte La voix du pur esprit 1979
Christ Stopped at Eboli
Christ Stopped at Eboli Barone Nicola Rotunno 1979
The Song of Roland
The Song of Roland Turpin/der Mönch 1978
I prosseneti
I prosseneti Il conte Davide 1976
Illustrious Corpses
Illustrious Corpses Judge Rasto 1976
Irene, Irene
Irene, Irene Guido 1975
E il Casanova di Fellini?
E il Casanova di Fellini? Self 1975
Two in the Amsterdam Rain
Two in the Amsterdam Rain 1975
Antigone
Antigone Le Coryphée 1974
Emmanuelle
Emmanuelle Mario 1974
Le Roman de Renart
Le Roman de Renart Ysengrin (voice) 1974
Don't Touch the White Woman!
Don't Touch the White Woman! Sitting Bull 1974
La rosa rossa
La rosa rossa Count Paolo Balzeri 1973
Valparaiso, Valparaiso
Valparaiso, Valparaiso Balthazar Lamarck-Caulaincourt 1973
La divine comédie
La divine comédie Virgile 1973
The Master and Margarita
The Master and Margarita Profesor Woland & Satana 1972
La Légende du siècle
La Légende du siècle Self 1972
The Audience
The Audience teologa Belga 1972
Midi trente
Midi trente Self 1972
The Big Black Sow
The Big Black Sow Il Padre di Enrico 1971
Samedi soir
Samedi soir Self 1971
Ciao, Federico!
Ciao, Federico! Self (uncredited) 1970
Many Wars Ago
Many Wars Ago Gen. Leone 1970
Satyricon
Satyricon Lica 1969
Safari 5000
Safari 5000 1969
The Milky Way
The Milky Way Man with cape 1969
La forêt noire
La forêt noire Hans Richter 1968
Mission of Fear
Mission of Fear Jean de Brébeuf 1965
Corruption
Corruption Leonardo Mattioli 1963
Banana Peel
Banana Peel Hervé Bontemps 1963
Cross of the Living
Cross of the Living Baron Von Eggerth 1962
Scano Boa
Scano Boa Cavarzan 1961
La Dolce Vita
La Dolce Vita Steiner 1960
The Lovers
The Lovers Henri Tournier 1958
The Hunchback of Notre Dame
The Hunchback of Notre Dame Claude Frollo 1956
Cinépanorama
Cinépanorama Self 1956
Mina de Vanghel
Mina de Vanghel Mr. de Larçay 1953
The Lady Without Camelias
The Lady Without Camelias Lodi 1953
Les Crimes de l'amour
Les Crimes de l'amour Mr. de Larçay (segment 'Mina de Vanghel') 1953
The Solitary Conquerors
The Solitary Conquerors Pascal Giroud 1952
Red Shirts - Anita Garibaldi
Red Shirts - Anita Garibaldi Bueno 1952
The Forbidden Christ
The Forbidden Christ Antonio 1951
Solita de Cordoue
Solita de Cordoue Pierre Desluc 1946
The Phantom Baron
The Phantom Baron Hervé 1943
The Devil's Envoys
The Devil's Envoys Gilles, a Minstrel 1942
Stormy Waters
Stormy Waters Un matelot du « Mirva » (uncredited) 1941
Madame Sans-Gêne
Madame Sans-Gêne Roustan 1941
My Crimes After Mein Kampf
My Crimes After Mein Kampf Marinus van der Lubbe (l'incendiaire du Reichstag) 1940

Directing Credits (2)

Writing Credits (1)

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