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François Périer
Acting
Born: November 10, 1919
Paris, France
Biography
From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia François Périer, (10 November 1919 – 29 June 2002), born François Pillu in Paris, was a French actor. He made over 110 film and TV appearances between 1938 and 1996. He was also prominent in the theatre. Among his most notable parts was that of Hugo in the first production of Jean-Paul Sartre's Les Mains Sales in 1948. He was the narrator of the French-language version of Fantasia.
Known For

Love and the Frenchwoman
as Michel, le mari (segment "Le Divorce")

Le Samouraï
as Superintendant

Nights of Cabiria
as Oscar D'Onofrio

Z
as Public Prosecutor

Le Cercle Rouge
as Santi

Testament of Orpheus
as Heurtebise

The Fighter
as Gino Ruggieri

Madame Bovary
as Narrateur

The Organizer
as Maestro Di Meo

Orpheus
as Heurtebise