Julien Poulin

Acting

Julien Poulin

Born April 20, 1946 · Montreal, Quebec, Canada

Died January 4, 2025 · aged 78

Julien Poulin (April 20, 1946 – January 4, 2025) was an actor, film director, screenwriter, film producer, and composer in Quebec, Canada. He has portrayed numerous roles in several popular Quebec films and series. His most memorable role was Elvis Gratton in which his character impersonates rock and roll icon Elvis Presley. The series of Elvis Gratton films appeared between 1981 and 2004. The mo…

Known For

Taking LivesTaking Lives · 2004
Taking Lives
6.42004
MovieThriller
Recruited to assist Montreal police in their desperate search for a serial killer who assumes the identities of his victims, FBI profiler Illeana Scott knows it's only a matter of time before the killer strikes again. Her most promising lead is a museum employee who might be the killer's only eyewitness.
BabineBabine · 2008
Babine
6.32008
MovieFantasyDrama
The adventures of Babine, the son of a witch and a village pariah, as he ventures forth into the world and narrowly evades death.
Amuse-gueuleAmuse-gueule · 1984
Amuse-gueule
7.01984
Movie
Humurous short on the theme of hunger around the world that combines animation and fiction.
SoloSolo · 1992
Solo
1992
MovieRomanceDrama
Un homme seul. Une femme seule. Lui, à l'aide de son ordinateur, voudrait désormais pouvoir gérer ses relations amoureuses; elle, de son côté, désire continuer à mener une vie autonome. Philippe et Hélène vivent donc dans une bulle, en solitaires, soignant les blessures d'une relation précédente, jusqu'au jour où ils se rencontrent. C'est le coup de foudre! Mais ils ont si peu en commun, sinon la peur de se faire mal, de décevoir et d'être déçus, de se tromper à nouveau... A single man. A single woman. Him, only wanting to interact with romantic relationships through his computer screen. Her, wanting to have an autonomous life. Phillipe and Hélène live their lives in a solitary bubble, healing their wounds from a previous relationship, until they meet. It's love at first sight! but they have so little in common, except the fear of being hurt, of dissapointing or be dissapointed, of being wrong again...
BunkerBunker · 2014
Bunker
6.52014
MovieWarDrama
Two isolated Canadian soldiers come to grip with a difficult order: launch a nuclear strike against the former USSR, some 25 years after the end of the Cold War.
À MortÀ Mort · 1972
À Mort
9.01972
Movie
An unfinished film on Belmont Park, the mecca of popular culture in Quebec in the 1950s. An anthropological reflection on life and death.
Le MagraLe Magra · 1975
Le Magra
8.01975
MovieDocumentary
Machine Gun MollyMachine Gun Molly · 2004
Machine Gun Molly
7.12004
MovieDrama
A poor Montreal woman, abandoned by two men, teams with her new love to rob banks, driven by passion and desire to give her children a better life than her ghetto upbringing.

Movies

Taking LivesTaking Lives · 2004
Taking Lives
6.42004
MovieThriller
Recruited to assist Montreal police in their desperate search for a serial killer who assumes the identities of his victims, FBI profiler Illeana Scott knows it's only a matter of time before the killer strikes again. Her most promising lead is a museum employee who might be the killer's only eyewitness.
BabineBabine · 2008
Babine
6.32008
MovieFantasyDrama
The adventures of Babine, the son of a witch and a village pariah, as he ventures forth into the world and narrowly evades death.
Amuse-gueuleAmuse-gueule · 1984
Amuse-gueule
7.01984
Movie
Humurous short on the theme of hunger around the world that combines animation and fiction.
SoloSolo · 1992
Solo
1992
MovieRomanceDrama
Un homme seul. Une femme seule. Lui, à l'aide de son ordinateur, voudrait désormais pouvoir gérer ses relations amoureuses; elle, de son côté, désire continuer à mener une vie autonome. Philippe et Hélène vivent donc dans une bulle, en solitaires, soignant les blessures d'une relation précédente, jusqu'au jour où ils se rencontrent. C'est le coup de foudre! Mais ils ont si peu en commun, sinon la peur de se faire mal, de décevoir et d'être déçus, de se tromper à nouveau... A single man. A single woman. Him, only wanting to interact with romantic relationships through his computer screen. Her, wanting to have an autonomous life. Phillipe and Hélène live their lives in a solitary bubble, healing their wounds from a previous relationship, until they meet. It's love at first sight! but they have so little in common, except the fear of being hurt, of dissapointing or be dissapointed, of being wrong again...
BunkerBunker · 2014
Bunker
6.52014
MovieWarDrama
Two isolated Canadian soldiers come to grip with a difficult order: launch a nuclear strike against the former USSR, some 25 years after the end of the Cold War.
À MortÀ Mort · 1972
À Mort
9.01972
Movie
An unfinished film on Belmont Park, the mecca of popular culture in Quebec in the 1950s. An anthropological reflection on life and death.
Le MagraLe Magra · 1975
Le Magra
8.01975
MovieDocumentary
Machine Gun MollyMachine Gun Molly · 2004
Machine Gun Molly
7.12004
MovieDrama
A poor Montreal woman, abandoned by two men, teams with her new love to rob banks, driven by passion and desire to give her children a better life than her ghetto upbringing.
FrolinatFrolinat
Frolinat
MovieDocumentary
You Are Warm... You Are Warm...You Are Warm... You Are Warm... · 1973
You Are Warm... You Are Warm...
5.01973
MovieComedy
A dropout gets the margins of society and resists his father’s pressure to return to the bosom of the village. The film transcends anecdote by diving into a wacky and unusual universe, full of fantasy, imagination, and visual and sound gags.
Les Canadiens sont làLes Canadiens sont là · 1973
Les Canadiens sont là
7.01973
MovieDocumentary
Ma soeur, mon amourMa soeur, mon amour · 1992
Ma soeur, mon amour
9.01992
Movie
In 1929, Mr. Messier, owner of a small print shop in a village in Quebec became a widower, he lives with his two children, Rachel, 9 years old, and Gaëtan, 7 years old. In this closed universe and in the absence of their mother, a great complicity is established between the children.
The Last BreathThe Last Breath · 1999
The Last Breath
5.61999
MovieCrimeDrama
A Montreal police officer goes to Arkansas to solve the murder of his brother.
DoubluresDoublures · 1993
Doublures
6.31993
MovieDrama
Karmina 2Karmina 2 · 2001
Karmina 2
5.02001
MovieComedyHorror
All the vampires have to take a special potion made by Ghyslain Chabot to be human. Chabot's wife isn't a vampire yet but wishes to become one. Ghyslain doesn't share her desire because of all the rules and responsibilities inherent in being a vampire. As a result, Ghyslain's wife throws him out of the house without the potion.
Elvis GrattonElvis Gratton · 1981
Elvis Gratton
9.01981
MovieComedy
Robert Gratton is a small-town shopkeeper. A right-wing man, he has an unbounded devotion to Elvis Presley. He decides to enter an Elvis impersonation contest.
Arsenault and FilsArsenault and Fils · 2022
Arsenault and Fils
6.62022
MovieThrillerDrama
The Arsenaults, a close-knit family who profit from illegal hunting, have ruled the roost for several generations in Témiscouata, Quebec. The return to the fold of Anthony, the impetuous youngest of the family, then the arrival of Émilie, a radio host who exercises an ascendancy over Anthony and his older brother Adam, will come to test the harmony of the clan.
The Alley CatThe Alley Cat · 1985
The Alley Cat
5.11985
MovieDrama
Florent Boissonneault and his young wife Elise always had one dream: own a restaurant. When they meet a strange old man, Egon Ratablavasky, their dream become reality, but only to quick turn into a nightmare when they sadly discover they had been tricked by him, and lost everything. But their dream is not dead, and a strong desire of avenging soon bring them back in business, with the help of an homeless kid, a french cook and a friendly journalist. But the old man still had trick on for them his bag...
Elvis Gratton 3 : Le retour d'Elvis WongElvis Gratton 3 : Le retour d'Elvis Wong · 2004
Elvis Gratton 3 : Le retour d'Elvis Wong
4.92004
MovieComedy
A bumbling man finds adventure in the media world.
The PartyThe Party · 1990
The Party
6.31990
MovieDrama
At a maximum security prison, there is preparation for the annual party where entertainers and strippers are scheduled to perform. But not everyone is having fun. A man is sent to solitary, his wife has a nervous breakdown, and a convict prepares to make a daring escape.
Pea SoupPea Soup · 1979
Pea Soup
6.71979
MovieDocumentary
Images and sounds are spliced together in this journey to the heart of the political, economic and cultural oppression of the Quebec people. A reflection on neo-colonial exploitation and the cancer of alienation. To the very Canadian multiculturalism of Trudeau and the métissage of the multinationals, celebrated by the high priests of the dominant ideology, is contrasted the idea of acculturation, even deculturation. A way of resisting as good as any other.
Elvis Gratton 2: Miracle à MemphisElvis Gratton 2: Miracle à Memphis · 1999
Elvis Gratton 2: Miracle à Memphis
5.81999
MovieComedy
Elvis Gratton, dead for three days, comes back to life.
Elvis Gratton, président du comité des intellectuels pour le nonElvis Gratton, président du comité des intellectuels pour le non · 1995
Elvis Gratton, président du comité des intellectuels pour le non
1995
Movie
MiraculumMiraculum · 2014
Miraculum
4.92014
MovieDrama
Sometimes, we're just waiting for a miracle. A nurse who is a Jehovah's Witness, grows fond of the miracle survivor of a plane crash. Two sexagenarians, a bartender and a parking lot attendant want to explore their forbidden passions. A conservative, well-off couple drown their disappointments in booze and gambling. And a man does his utmost to make amends for an irredeemable action, bringing us to a plane bound for Cuba. An ensemble film where every character affects the lives of others.

TV Shows

La fureurLa fureur · 1998
La fureur
5.01998
Series
A musical game show opposing two gender-segregated teams of celebrities.
Les IntrépidesLes Intrépides · 1992
Les Intrépides
6.41992
SeriesFamily
Les Intrépides, is a France-Quebec TV series for children, released between 1993 and 1996, that ran for 52 episodes. The series is about adventures of two kids; Julie Boileau and Tom Miller, whose parents got married and that made them step-siblings. Tom and Julie run their own radio station for kids and help its listeners to resolve their - often criminal - adventures and problems.
In Lieu of FlowersIn Lieu of Flowers · 2012
In Lieu of Flowers
1.02012
SeriesComedy
A variety show with a twist: a celebrity guest get to attend their own memorial service – an entertaining send-off filled with eulogies and some gentle ribbing.
Doomsday BrothersDoomsday Brothers · 2020
Doomsday Brothers
6.02020
SeriesAnimationComedy
The post-apocalyptic misadventures of Rafe and Gabe Burns, two brothers who are hired to become protectors of their rural hometown. Unbeknownst to them, their long-lost mother Judith is locked in a secret military super bunker. As Judith tries to outwit the super bunker’s sentient computer system and get back to her sons, Rafe and Gabe discover the wonders, horrors, and temptations of the wasteland.
NurembergNuremberg · 2000
Nuremberg
7.42000
SeriesDrama
Justice Robert H. Jackson leads Allied prosecutors in trying 21 Germans for Nazi war crimes after World War II.
Sucré saléSucré salé · 2002
Sucré salé
9.32002
Series
Patrice Bélanger and his team are here to give Quebecers a little boost to their lives with this show where fun and pleasure prevail. With a front row seat to events happening across the province, the show is the reference for summer culture. Above and beyond the artists featured, the show puts our entire province in the spotlight.
True NorthTrue North · 2016
True North
8.02016
SeriesDrama
At 20, Donalda is the most beautiful girl in Sainte-Adèle. Young, intelligent, and dynamic, she has always been in love with Alexis, the log driver, a feisty adventurer whose life is a perpetual storm. But Seraphin is also in love with Donalda, and he will do anything to have her.
LéoLéo · 2018
Léo
8.52018
SeriesComedy
Fais ça courtFais ça court · 2007
Fais ça court
2007
Series
Le retourLe retour · 1996
Le retour
1996
SeriesDrama
Minuit, le soirMinuit, le soir · 2005
Minuit, le soir
8.72005
SeriesDrama
Marc, Louis and Gaétan work as doormen in a fictional nightclub called The Manhattan. The new owner wants to give the bar an upscale makeover and the three friends are stuck having to deal with this hip new work environment, with riveting consequences.
Rock et RollandRock et Rolland · 2010
Rock et Rolland
2010
SeriesComedy
JasmineJasmine · 1996
Jasmine
10.01996
Series
Robin et StellaRobin et Stella · 1989
Robin et Stella
7.01989
SeriesSci-Fi & FantasyFamily
Robin et Stella was a youth TV show aired on Radio-Québec from 1988 to 1992 featuring France Chevrette as Robin and Lorraine Auger as Stella. The main plot was split into stories which lasted 3 episodes. Robin et Stella was aired 3 times a week.
Karl & MaxKarl & Max · 2015
Karl & Max
7.32015
SeriesComedyDrama
Karl, Max and their friend Yvon see their destiny forever shatter when they discover a bag containing a gun and lots of money! By taking the decision to keep the loot of 2.6 million, they will be propelled into a world to which they don’t belong, caught up in a race for millions with the organized crime.
Peut contenir des RachidPeut contenir des Rachid · 2010
Peut contenir des Rachid
2010
SeriesComedy