Georges Poujouly

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Georges Poujouly
Georges Poujouly in Jeux interdits
Born(1940-01-20)20 January 1940
Garches, France
Died28 October 2000(2000-10-28) (aged 60)
Villejuif, France
OccupationActor
Years active1951 – 1991

Georges Poujouly (20 January 1940 in

voiceover
work.

1950s

At the age of 11, Poujouly was chosen by film director

French cinema, and the spare, haunting performances of Poujouly and Fossey among the most notable of screen performances by child actors.[1]

In 1952, Poujouly played the role of Michel le Guen in

Later career

From the 1960s, Poujouly worked mainly in television, with film appearances limited to small roles in such as Vice and Virtue (1963) and Is Paris Burning? (Paris brûle-t-il?) (1966). He appeared in a number of TV serials and moved into voice acting.

Between 1959 and 1962 Poujouly was the voice of Tintin in two animated series based on Hergé's books. In later years his voiceover credits included the Michael Douglas character Steve Keller in the French TV version of The Streets of San Francisco and Merry in the 1978 animated version of The Lord of the Rings.

Death

Poujouly's last-known credit is Robinson et compagnie, a 1991 animated French language film version of Robinson Crusoe. Little is known of the last years of his life. He died of cancer, aged 60, on 28 October 2000.[3]

Selected credits

Film

Television

  • 1964: Les beaux yeux d'Agatha (TV serial) - Frédéric
  • 1964: Le théâtre de la jeunesse (TV Movie)
  • 1965: Frédéric le gardian - Fanet
  • 1967: Par quatre chemins (TV Movie)
  • 1974: La passagère - Patrick Larrivière
  • 1975: Esprits de famille (TV Movie) - Victor Bichois

Voice

  • 1954: Le Petit Prince
  • 1959-62: Les aventures de Tintin
  • 1972-80 (approx.): The Streets of San Francisco
  • 1978: Le seigneur des anneaux (
    Lord of the Rings
    )
  • 1991: Robinson et compagnie[4]

References