Gérard Xavier Marcel Depardieu (born 27 December 1948) is a French actor, film-maker, businessman and vineyard owner. He is one of the most prolific character actors in film history, having completed approximately 170 movies since 1967. He has twice won the César Award for Best Actor as well as the Golden Globe award for Best Actor in Green Card. After he garnered huge critical acclaim for the title role in Cyrano de Bergerac, which landed him a nomination for an Academy Award, Depardieu acted in many big budget Hollywood movies. He is a Chevalier of the Légion d'honneur and Chevalier of the Ordre national du Mérite. He was granted citizenship of Russia in January 2013 and the same month became a cultural ambassador of Montenegro. In 2015 he left Russia declaring that he intends to give up the citizenship and to live in Belgium.
Movies
La Vie en Rose Louis Leplée
1492: Conquest of Paradise Christopher Columbus
The Last Metro Bernard Granger
Hamlet Reynaldo
Asterix at the Olympic Games Obélix
Bogus Bogus
1900 Olmo Dalcò
Ménage Bob
The Last Woman Gérard
Going Places Jean-Claude
Vivement Truffaut Self / Bernard (archive footage)
The Down-in-the-Hole Gang le facteur
The Wonderful Crook Pierre
Tell Her That I Love Her David Martinaud
Asterix & Obelix: Mission Cleopatra Obélix
Danton Georges Danton
102 Dalmatians Jean Pierre Le Pelt
The ComDads Jean Lucas
My Father the Hero Andre
I Love You, I Don't Horseman
Get Out Your Handkerchiefs Raoul
Fort Saganne Charles Saganne
Two Men in Town Young mobster
Nathalie Granger Le démarcheur
Jean de Florette Jean Cadoret, le bossu, fils de Florette
The Return of Martin Guerre Arnaud du Tilh
Killer Fredo, the sheep
The Fugitives Jean Lucas
My Father the Hero André Arnel
How Much Do You Love Me? Charly
Trouble at Timpetill Le général Igor
36th Precinct Denis Klein
RRRrrrr!!! Le chef des Cheveux Sales
Camille Claudel Auguste Rodin
The Closet Félix Santini
Diamond 13 Mat
Adieu Paris Michael
Crime Spree Daniel Foray
Police Louis Vincent Mangin
Inspector Blunder Roger Morzini, public enemy number 1
Vatel Francois Vatel
Sous le soleil de Pialat Self
Under the Sun of Satan Donissan
The Singer Alain Moreau
Ruby & Quentin Quentin
City of Ghosts Emile
Cyrano de Bergerac Cyrano de Bergerac
The Horseman on the Roof Police commissioner of Manosque
Green Card Georges Faure
Paris Je T'aime Le patron (Quartier Latin)
The Woman Next Door Bernard Coudray
Asterix & Obelix Take on Caesar Obélix
The Man in the Iron Mask Porthos
Vidocq Vidocq
The Green Shutters Jules Maugin
Thank You, Life Marc Antoine Worms
How we made Asterix & Obelix: Mission Cleopatra Self
Babylon A.D. Gorsky
CQ Andrezej
The Best Job in the World Laurent Monier
Mesrine: Killer Instinct Guido
Let's Be Friends Serge
Disco Jean-François Jackson
In the Beginning Abel
Choice of Arms Mickey
Colonel Chabert Chabert
I Am Dina Jacob
Bye Bye Monkey Gérard Lafayette
All the Mornings of the World Marin Marais
I Love All of You Patrick
Uranus Léopold
Vincent, Francois, Paul and the Others Jean Lavallée, ami de Vincent
Boudu Boudu
Michou d'Auber Georges
Bon Voyage Jean-Étienne Beaufort
The Other Dumas Alexandre Dumas
Blanche D'Artagnan
Changing Times Antoine Lavau
Bellamy Paul Bellamy
Final Arrangements Hugo
Bimboland Laurent Gaspard
The Pact of Silence Joachim
Mammuth Serge Pilardosse, dit Mammuth
Glenn, the Flying Robot TV reporter
Sugar Raoul-Renaud Homecourt
Nathalie... Bernard
Buffet Froid Alphonse Tram
The Lorry lui
Kings Can Do Everything
Barocco Samson / Samson's Killer
The Car Keys Le fromager
17ème jour de tournage du film "Police" Self
Last Holiday Chef Didier
My American Uncle René Ragueneau
The Secret Agent Ossipon
The Moon in the Gutter Gérard Delmas - un docker hanté par le suicide de sa soeur
Unhook the Stars Big Tommy
At Night All Cats Are Crazy Philippe Larcher
I Want to Go Home Christian Gauthier
My Afternoons with Margueritte Germain
Loulou Loulou
Baxter, Vera Baxter Michel Cayre
Maîtresse Oliver
Actors Self
Woman of the Ganges Guy on the beach / "The Fool"
The Son Of... Gerard
Too Beautiful for You Bernard Barthélémy
The Big Brother Gérard Berger / Bernard Vigo
Hello Goodbye Alain Gaash
Coco Le cardiologue
Droit de Réponse Self
La Chèvre Campana
Guardian Angels Carco / M. Ciccolini / La « bonne conscience »
A Pure Formality Onoff
Rasputin Grigori Raspoutine
Oh, Woe Is Me Simon Donnadieu
Germinal Toussaint Maheu
Trophy Wife Maurice Babin
L'abbuffata Gérard Depardieu
Pitch Self
The Dogs Morel
San Antonio l'inspecteur Bérurier
Olé ! François Veber
Traffic Jam Franco
Employee of the Month Gérard Depardieu
Le Cri du cormoran, le soir au-dessus des jonques Henri
Aladdin 2 Christopher Colombus
The Dominici Affair Zézé Perrin
Battle of the Brave Father Thomas Blondeau
Elisa Jacques 'Lébovitch', Marie's father
Unfair Competition Professor Angelo
Tutto l'amore che c'è Molotov
One Hundred and One Nights Self
Seven Deaths by Prescription Dr Jean-Pierre Berg
The Big Night Juvénal
Il était une fois... Vincent, François, Paul et les autres
A Butterfly Kiss le médecin de Manon
A Loving Father Léo Shepherd
Small World Conrad Lang
Life of Pi Cook
Les Pieds dans la mayonnaise : Les Irrévérencieux des années 70 Self - actor
Pierre Richard, l'art du déséquilibre Self
At the Meeting with Joyous Death Beretti
Asterix & Obelix: God Save Britannia Obélix
Saving My Pig Vania
L'Inconnu Gérard
Frank-Etienne Towards Beatitude Frank-Étienne Boulard
La vie de Michel Muller est plus belle que la vôtre Gérard Depardieu
The Man Who Laughs Ursus
Gérard Depardieu, blessures secrètes Gérard Depardieu
The Bridge Georges
Deux Marc Lambert
One Woman or Two Julien Chayssac
Le Tartuffe Tartuffe
La voix des steppes Anatole
My Sinful Angel
Turf Monsieur Paul
Miserere Lionel Kasdan
Hurricane Rosie Raoul Lamarre
Streghe verso nord Self
The World Petanque Tour Jacky
Strange Place for an Encounter Charles
The Machine Dr. Marc Lacroix
Welcome to New York Devereaux
Rive droite, rive gauche Paul Senanques
Obsessive Rythms Père Villedieu
A Farewell to Fools Ipu
Christmas Carole
Crystal Frog Benjamin
L'Âge d'or de la pub Self (archive footage)
The Left-Handed Woman The Man with the T-Shirt
Retour au Caucase: Gérard Depardieu dans les pas d'Alexandre Dumas Himself
United Passions Jules Rimet
Rene the Cane René Bornier
Gérard Depardieu: The Fall of the Ogre Self
Balzac: A Life of Passion Honoré de Balzac
À la recherche de... Pierre Richard Self - Comédien (archive footage)
Viktor Victor Lambert
XXL Jean Bourdalou
Duras and Cinema Self [archive footage]
Sex, Coffee, Cigarettes He (segment 'Two, Deux')
Nausicaa Le voleur de livres
Mirka Strix
Valley of Love Gérard
Le Comte de Monte Christo Edmond Dantès / Comte de Monte Christo
La TV des 70's : Quand Giscard était président Self (archive footage)
Saint Amour Jean
Between Strangers Max
The End L'homme
A Mighty Team Jacques Belloch
A Little Sun in Cold Water Pierre
The Way Out Father of Clara
Rude journée pour la reine Fabien
Marco Ferreri: The Director Who Came from the Future Himself
French Tour Serge
Sport bez granits Sergei Romanov
Tango Edek
Rhapsody Gérard
Junket Whore Self
Patrick Dewaere, My Hero Self (archive footage) - actor
Volpone Volpone
Violanta Fortunat
Stalin's Couch Joseph Staline
Nobody's Perfect! Gérard, dit Bonne Pomme
Let the Sunshine In Clairvoyant
Carbone Aron Goldstein
The Beaches of Agnès Le beatnik (archive footage)
Sgt. Stubby: An American Hero Gaston Baptiste (voice)
Un monsieur bien rangé Jean Joseph Jenk
Notes of Love Levi
The Envy of Gods Bernard
Le Rustre et le Juge Charpentevich
Le Magicien et les Siamois Borach
Agafia Savka
Journey of the Dissidents Narrator
You Only Live Once Duges
Le Cyborg ou Le Voyage vertical Gabriel
To the Ends of the World Saintonge
Nothing Can Stop Us Now Henry
The Other Woman Patrick
La pomme de son œil Hamid
The Term. Beginning of a Big Story Self (archive footage) (uncredited)
Stavisky... Le jeune inventeur
Michel Sardou – Dernier show Self
Fifty Shades of Erotica
The Year 01 A traveler who does not take the train
Bérénice Titus
The Cinema According to Bertolucci Self
Wide Load Taupin
Thalasso Gérard Depardieu
Fahim Sylvain Charpentier
Creators: The Past Master of Faith
Twins Bishop Tarcisi
André Téchiné: A Passion for Cinema Self - Actor (archive footage)
Private Eye Camionneur
Fucking Kassovitz Self
François Truffaut: Stolen Portraits Self
The Great Restaurant Gérard - un client du restaurant
Lost Illusions Dauriat
Home Front Feu-de-Bois
Ruy Blas Don Salluste
The Easy Way Le chef
Catherine Deneuve, belle et bien là Self (archive footage)
Retirement Home Lino Vartan
The Annuity Victor, le complice de Jo
The Pariah Un jeune truand, homme de main
Maigret Jules Maigret
La Vie sentimentale de Georges le tueur 33 year old father
A Frog in Winter Benjamin
Kadyrov, The Dictator of Chechnya Self (archive footage)
Roberto Rossellini: Il mestiere di uomo Self
Robust George
Lebo, l'ombre et la lumière
Umami Gabriel
Do You Do You Saint-Tropez Maurice Lefranc
Abicinema Self
The Adventures of Zadig Zadig
Late Love Gueorgui
L'Abolition Henry Torrès
A Day in the Life of French Cinema Self
Shows
Friday Night with Jonathan Ross Self
Napoleon Joseph Fouché
Capitaine Marleau Philippe Muir
Un homme d'honneur Bruno Riva
Les Misérables Jean Valjean
Balzac Honoré de Balzac
Killing Power Cannes City Police Commissioner
The Count of Monte Cristo Edmond Dantès
Die Harald Schmidt Show Self
Wetten, dass..? Self
Marseille Robert Taro
The Graham Norton Show Self
Bon appetit: Gérard Depardieu's Europe Himself
Quotidien Self
The Accursed Kings Jacques de Molay
Gérard de par le Monde lui-même
The Lady Musketeer Cardinal Mazarin
Spécial cinéma Self
Mata Hari Abbé Busoni
Le Grand Échiquier Self
The King’s Favorite Nostradamus
Goldene Kamera Verleihung Self
Sucré salé Self
Le Late avec Alain Chabat
Les Rendez-vous du dimanche Self
Numéro un Self
Numéro un Self (archive footage)
Champs-Elysées Self
Il était une fois Champs-Élysées Self (archive footage)
Midi Première Self
Rendez-vous à Badenberg Eddy Balmont
Apostrophes Self
Klein gegen Groß - Das unglaubliche Duell Self
Rockpolitik Self
Stars 90 self
Vivement dimanche Self
Brisant Self
