Biography
Pierre Clémenti (28 September 1942 – 27 December 1999) was a French actor.
Born in Paris, Clémenti studied drama and began his acting career in the theatre. He secured his first minor screen roles in 1960 in Yves Allégret's Chien de pique performing alongside Eddie Constantine. Arguably, his most famous role was that of gangster lover of bourgeois prostitute Catherine Deneuve in Belle de jour, the 1967 classic by Luis Buñuel, in whose film La voie lactée he played the Devil. He appeared in several highly regarded films of the period, working with many of Europe's best known directors, including Luchino Visconti (The Leopard), Pier Paolo Pasolini (Pigsty) and Bernardo Bertolucci (The Conformist and Partner). Other directors he has worked with are Liliana Cavani, Glauber Rocha, Miklós Jancsó and Philippe Garrel.
In 1972, his career was derailed after he was sentenced to prison for allegedly possessing or using drugs. Due to insufficient evidence, Clémenti was released after 17 months; later he penned a book about his time in prison. After his release he played the role of ever-optimistic sailor of the Potemkin in Dusan Makavejev's scandalous movie Sweet movie, and the role of the seductive saxophone player Pablo in Fred Haines's film adaptation of Herman Hesse's novel Steppenwolf. Throughout his career, he continued to be active on-stage.
He was also involved with the French underground film movement, directing several of his own films, which often featured fellow underground filmmakers and actors. Visa de censure no X was an experimental work made up of two of films. New Old was a feature length work released in 1978 in which Viva appeared. La Revolution ce ne'est qu'un debut, continuons le combat, followed by In the shadow of the blue rascal and Sun. He died of liver cancer in 1999
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Filmography
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Movies 94
Director 10
self 6
TV Shows 5
Les Jours et les Nuits (2021)
La deuxième femme (2008)
Souvenirs souvenirs (2008)
Positano (2008)
Hideous Kinky (1998)
The Hips of J.W. (1997)
Attendre le navire (1992)
Massacres (1991)
The Austrian (1990)
Hard to Be a God (1990)
Russian adventure. Peter Fleischmann is filming "It's not easy to be a god." (1990)
Clônes (1990)
The Silent Woman (1989)
The Sun (1988)
In the Shadow of the Blue Rascal (1986)
Forty-four, or Bedtime Stories (1985)
Patrik Pacard (1984)
Clash (1984)
Dog Day (1984)
Rapt ou la Separation des races (1984)
Doctor Lerne, Subgod (1983)
Edith's Diary (1983)
Exposed (1983)
Brückenschläge (1983)
Deuil en 24 heures (1982)
La vraie histoire de Gérard Lechômeur (1982)
Chassé-croisé (1982)
Le Pont du Nord (1982)
L'amour des femmes (1982)
Quartet (1981)
The Brunette and Me (1981)
The Fall of the House of Usher (1981)
Paris s'en va (1981)
Check point Charlie (1981)
Nightmare (1980)
Stridura (1980)
New Old (1979)
Zoo zéro (1979)
The Song of Roland (1978)
Little Lips (1978)
Bobine 10 (1978)
The Son of Amir Is Dead (1977)
The Sorceror's Apprentice (1977)
Autoportrait d’un schizophrène (1977)
L'Affiche rouge (1976)
Visa de censure n° X (1976)
Les Rendez-vous du dimanche (1975)
Steppenwolf (1974)
Sweet Movie (1974)
The Irony of Chance (1974)
De quoi s'agit-il? (1974)
Crush Proof (1972)
Midi trente (1972)
The Inner Scar (1972)
The Designated Victim (1971)
La famille (1971)
Jupiter (1971)
The Pacifist (1970)
Ninì Tirabusciò: The Woman Who Invented the Move (1970)
Antenna (1970)
Necropolis (1970)
Cutting Heads (1970)
The Conformist (1970)
The Year of the Cannibals (1970)
Renaissance (1970)
Pigsty (1969)
The Virgin's Bed (1969)
The Milky Way (1969)
His Day of Glory (1969)
Home Movie: On the Set of Philippe Garrel's 'Le lit de la vierge' (1968)
Book of Saints of Eternal Rome (1968)
Partner (1968)
Listen, Let's Make Love (1968)
Wheel of Ashes (1968)
The Idols (1968)
The Revolution Is Only a Beginning. Let's Continue Fighting. (1968)
Pop' game (1968)
The Diary of an Innocent Boy (1968)
Un film porno (1968)
Carte de voeux (1968)
Chromo sud (1968)
Homeo (1967)
Heads and Tales (1967)
Lamiel (1967)
Belle de Jour (1967)
Visa de Censure [Version 1967] (1967)
Shock Troops (1967)
Bobine 35-02 (1967)
Les Compagnons de Jehu (1966)
The Man Who Laughs (1966)
Brigade Anti Gangs (1966)
Pop Age (1966)
Les Bargasses (1965)
Enchanted Isles (1965)
How Not to Rob a Department Store (1965)
The Leopard (1963)
Adorable Liar (1962)
Jack of Spades (1960)
Les frangines (1960)
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Known ForActing
GenderMale
Birthday1942-09-28
Deathday1999-12-27 (57 years old)
Birth PlaceParis, France
ChildrenBalthazar Clémenti
CitizenshipsFrance
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