Philippe Lemaire

Acting

Philippe Lemaire

Born March 14, 1927 · Moussy-le-Neuf, Seine-et-Marne, France

Died March 15, 2004 · aged 77

Philippe Lemaire (14 March 1927 – 15 March 2004) was a French actor. He appeared in more than ninety films between 1946 and 2004. Lemaire was married three times; Nicole Pinton (1949–1951) (divorced); Juliette Gréco from 1953 to 1956, had one daughter, Laurence-Marie Lemaire (1954–2016); and to Claude Bouton (1959–1980) (divorced). He committed suicide one day after his 77th birthday. Source: Ar…

Known For

Downtown HeatDowntown Heat · 1994
Downtown Heat
4.11994
MovieActionThriller
A young jazz-composer turns vengeful commando against local drug Mafia Capos when his wife is killed at the hands of Caribbean drug dealers.
Arsène LupinArsène Lupin · 2004
Arsène Lupin
5.32004
MovieRomanceAction
As the daring thief Arsène Lupin ransacks the homes of wealthy Parisians, the police, with a secret weapon in their arsenal, attempt to ferret him out.
PayoffPayoff · 2003
Payoff
4.72003
MovieCrimeComedy
Two very different cops are forced to work together...
The Devil in the HeartThe Devil in the Heart · 1976
The Devil in the Heart
4.91976
MovieDrama
It takes place in a chic milieu, where both the father and the son are in love with the au pair girl (but she sleeps with the dad). The young student is far from the post May 68 clichés and the movie walks a fine line off the beaten path. Philippe Lemaire and Emmanuelle Riva are ideally cast as the bourgeois parents who urge their offspring to attend the grandma's Christmas meal.
Liberté, égalité, choucrouteLiberté, égalité, choucroute · 1985
Liberté, égalité, choucroute
5.91985
MovieComedy
A parody of the French Revolution, on Arabian Nights background. Bagdad Calif is in Paris in 1789, where he decides to visit the Executionner equipment exhibition.
The Irony of MoneyThe Irony of Money · 1957
The Irony of Money
5.61957
MovieComedyDrama
The finding of a wallet with a lot of money is the common theme of four stories, featuring a shoeshine from Seville, a clerk from Salamanca, a bullfighter from Cuenca and a newspapers seller from Paris.
AngeliqueAngelique · 1964
Angelique
6.71964
MovieAdventureRomance
In 17th-century France, beautiful country maiden Angélique marries wealthy neighbor Jeoffray de Peyrac out of convenience, but eventually, she falls in love with him. So when Jeoffray is arrested and then vanishes, she bravely sets out to find him. This is the first of many dramas based on Anne and Serge Golon's novels about strong-willed Angélique and her adventures during the reign of Louis XIV, the Sun King.
Mission To HellMission To Hell · 1964
Mission To Hell
7.01964
MovieAdventureThriller
Some guys try to locate a evil guy's secret diamond mine somewhere in Thailand.

Movies

Downtown HeatDowntown Heat · 1994
Downtown Heat
4.11994
MovieActionThriller
A young jazz-composer turns vengeful commando against local drug Mafia Capos when his wife is killed at the hands of Caribbean drug dealers.
Arsène LupinArsène Lupin · 2004
Arsène Lupin
5.32004
MovieRomanceAction
As the daring thief Arsène Lupin ransacks the homes of wealthy Parisians, the police, with a secret weapon in their arsenal, attempt to ferret him out.
PayoffPayoff · 2003
Payoff
4.72003
MovieCrimeComedy
Two very different cops are forced to work together...
The Devil in the HeartThe Devil in the Heart · 1976
The Devil in the Heart
4.91976
MovieDrama
It takes place in a chic milieu, where both the father and the son are in love with the au pair girl (but she sleeps with the dad). The young student is far from the post May 68 clichés and the movie walks a fine line off the beaten path. Philippe Lemaire and Emmanuelle Riva are ideally cast as the bourgeois parents who urge their offspring to attend the grandma's Christmas meal.
Liberté, égalité, choucrouteLiberté, égalité, choucroute · 1985
Liberté, égalité, choucroute
5.91985
MovieComedy
A parody of the French Revolution, on Arabian Nights background. Bagdad Calif is in Paris in 1789, where he decides to visit the Executionner equipment exhibition.
The Irony of MoneyThe Irony of Money · 1957
The Irony of Money
5.61957
MovieComedyDrama
The finding of a wallet with a lot of money is the common theme of four stories, featuring a shoeshine from Seville, a clerk from Salamanca, a bullfighter from Cuenca and a newspapers seller from Paris.
AngeliqueAngelique · 1964
Angelique
6.71964
MovieAdventureRomance
In 17th-century France, beautiful country maiden Angélique marries wealthy neighbor Jeoffray de Peyrac out of convenience, but eventually, she falls in love with him. So when Jeoffray is arrested and then vanishes, she bravely sets out to find him. This is the first of many dramas based on Anne and Serge Golon's novels about strong-willed Angélique and her adventures during the reign of Louis XIV, the Sun King.
Mission To HellMission To Hell · 1964
Mission To Hell
7.01964
MovieAdventureThriller
Some guys try to locate a evil guy's secret diamond mine somewhere in Thailand.
La soupièreLa soupière · 1993
La soupière
1993
MovieComedy
No wonder Germaine, Madame Dubard's new maid, has funny manners: it's just her day job. At night, she's working the streets of Pigalle. When Mrs Dubard's nephew visits his aunt, he thinks he has already seen this lovable blonde somewhere.
Year of the JellyfishYear of the Jellyfish · 1984
Year of the Jellyfish
5.81984
MovieThrillerDrama
Chris, a sexy teenager who appears mostly bare-breasted on the French Riviera, has a crush on Romain, her mother's lover. In reaction to her inability to attract his attention, she experiments with other risque affairs.
Love Always LoveLove Always Love · 1952
Love Always Love
8.01952
MovieComedy
Five college comrades are gathered in the property of one of them, Claude, whose parents have gone on a cruise. Despite minor domestic difficulties, the five boys get along well. Until the day when Anita, Claude's childhood friend, appears, whom he has not seen for ten years. He is still in love with her.
Cita imposibleCita imposible · 1958
Cita imposible
5.01958
MovieDramaThriller
Rosario was unjustly condemned for a robbery committed in the theater where she worked as secretary of producer Gaston Leducq. When she leaves prison, she tries to prove her innocence to Gaston, but things do not happen as she expected.
HerminieHerminie · 1971
Herminie
6.01971
MovieComedy
MammyMammy · 1951
Mammy
5.31951
MovieDrama
Mammy has a grandson she adores even though he is a good for nothing. One day Maurice disappears and Mammy becomes blind. When Maurice finally announces his return the fond old lady is overjoyed. Unfortunately, Maurice's plane crashes and catches fire. The young man is reported missing, presumably dead. Pierre, Mammy's husband, can't bring himself to announce such a shocking news. Desperate, he finds no other solution than subterfuge : he will ask a young couple to pass themselves off as Maurice and his girlfriend.
The Gallant MusketeerThe Gallant Musketeer · 1964
The Gallant Musketeer
5.91964
MovieComedyAdventure
Set against the troubled period of the Wars of Religion in France, at a time when the three Henries (Henri III, Henri de Guise and Henri de Béarn) vied for the the throne, these new adventures of Pardaillan have the gallant musketeer defend the rightful king Henri III.Jean gives his full to thwart the Duke of Guise's attempts to have the king assassinated. A heartthrob more than ever, Pardaillan will awake serious interest in many a girl, at times becoming their prey like with Bianca Farnese, De Guise's agent.
My Darned FatherMy Darned Father · 1958
My Darned Father
10.01958
MovieComedy
Roger, editor of a women's magazine, meets Roberte, his friend Jean's former mistress, at a major couturier's during a collection presentation. Roberte, who now lives in Florence with her niece Maria, asks Roger to arrange a student exchange so that Maria can come to Paris to perfect her French. Roger approaches Jean's son Philippe, a student at the Beaux-Arts, who agrees to go to Florence. Maria and Philippe meet on the platform at Pisé station. They miss their respective trains and take a walk together. A flirtation begins, then each goes back to the other. Jean finds Maria charming and, like an unrepentant Don Juan, decides to win her over, but thanks to his old maid, his intrigues come to nothing and Maria can marry Philippe.
Monte Carlo BabyMonte Carlo Baby · 1951
Monte Carlo Baby
6.81951
MovieComedy
When a measles epidemic forces the temporary closing of a child care center, the son of a film star and her estranged husband, a concert pianist, is mistakenly delivered to a touring musician.
Taxi di notteTaxi di notte · 1950
Taxi di notte
7.01950
MovieComedy
A taxi driver, with singing ambitions, finds an abandoned baby in his cab and begins to look for his mother. He doesn't find her but succeeds in finding two people who want to adopt the child.
Spirits of the DeadSpirits of the Dead · 1968
Spirits of the Dead
6.31968
MovieHorrorMystery
Anthology film from three European directors based on stories by Edgar Allan Poe: a cruel countess haunted by a ghostly horse, a sadistic young man haunted by his double, and an alcoholic actor haunted by the Devil.
Angelique and the KingAngelique and the King · 1966
Angelique and the King
6.51966
MovieAdventureHistory
Soon after her latest husband death, the King himself (Louis XIV) meets with our heroine and begs her to help convince the Persian Ambassador to agree to a treaty. However, what they didn't realize was that the handsome Persian was in fact a sexual sadist. So, it is up to the King's half- brother, some Hungarian prince, to save Angélique from the evil troll's clutches.
Bad LiaisonsBad Liaisons · 1955
Bad Liaisons
6.41955
MovieDrama
Catherine Racan, a young journalist who always puts her career over her love life, is brought in by the police for questioning. They are looking for a doctor who illegally performs abortions and now they are interrogating all of his previous clients.
Saluti e baciSaluti e baci · 1953
Saluti e baci
5.51953
MovieMusicComedy
Carlo Mastelli, the young radio presenter of "New Voices" has run short of ideas and his program is likely to be suspended from the radio schedule if he does not find any new ones.
Death Is Nimble, Death Is QuickDeath Is Nimble, Death Is Quick · 1966
Death Is Nimble, Death Is Quick
5.61966
MovieCrimeAction
In Ceylon, American Babs Lincoln, daughter of US Ambassador Jefferson Lincoln, is kidnapped. At the same time, an employee of the US Embassy in Colombo is murdered. The crimes bring Joe Louis Walker, alias Inspector X, and Tom Rowland onto the scene, who quickly realize that the cases are connected.
Roger the DisgraceRoger the Disgrace · 1946
Roger the Disgrace
7.01946
MovieDrama
Roger Laroque, an honest industrialist, is the victim of a criminal machination by Julia de Noirville, his possessive and jealous mistress allied to the perfidious Paul Luversan, meant to make Roger take responsibility for the crime he himself committed. Laroque is sent to prison, from where he escapes by sea. When he is reported missing, it looks like he drowned. But he reappears with revenge as his objective. He also wants his daughter Suzanne back. For his wife, it's too late, she died of grief.

TV Shows

Sacrée soiréeSacrée soirée · 1987
Sacrée soirée
5.71987
Series
Champs-ElyséesChamps-Elysées · 1982
Champs-Elysées
6.81982
Series
At Theatre TonightAt Theatre Tonight · 1966
At Theatre Tonight
7.01966
SeriesComedyDrama
At Theater tonight is a TV show broadcasted from 25th August 1966 to 21st September 1985. The show is broadcast plays recorded in two or three days, during public performances at the Théâtre Marigny on the Champs-Élysées, or sometimes Edouard VII theater.
Un curé de chocUn curé de choc · 1974
Un curé de choc
7.01974
SeriesComedy
Jean de la Tour MiracleJean de la Tour Miracle · 1967
Jean de la Tour Miracle
10.01967
Series
The Red ChapelThe Red Chapel · 1972
The Red Chapel
8.01972
SeriesDrama
Shortly before the outbreak of World War II: Leopold Trepper, a colonel in the Red Army, travels to Belgium under a false name and sets up a spy ring there. Together with his employees Viktor Sukulow-Gurewitsch, Johann Wenzel, Hillel Katz and Michail Makarow, he succeeds in establishing a spy network throughout Belgium and France in a very short time. With the help of his cover companies - a chain of raincoat shops and later the import-export company Simexco ”- Trepper can collect information from the economy and the Wehrmacht, about Atlantic Wall construction sites and railway lines, and send it to Moscow. The agents also get help from patriots who want to free their countries from the occupation by the Germans.
Les Beaux Messieurs de Bois-DoréLes Beaux Messieurs de Bois-Doré · 1976
Les Beaux Messieurs de Bois-Doré
8.01976
SeriesDrama
Les HordesLes Hordes · 1991
Les Hordes
10.01991
SeriesSci-Fi & FantasyCrime
In the near future, the poor and the underprivileged will come together to form roving road gangs. They form hordes that increasingly worry the state. In order to thwart the small group, a police officer declared dead infiltrates the hordes ...