Personal Info
- Known ForActing
- GenderMale
- Birthday1907-03-22
- Day of Death1984-01-20 (76 years)
- Place of BirthNeuilly-sur-Seine, Seine [now Hauts-de-Seine], France
- Also Known AsРоже Блен
Roger Blin
Biography
Roger Blin (Neuilly-sur-Seine, France, 22 March 1907 – Évecquemont, France, 21 January 1984) was a French actor and director. He staged world premieres of Samuel Beckett's Waiting for Godot in 1953 and Endgame in 1957. Blin was the son of a doctor; however, despite his father's wishes, Blin forged a career in the theatre. As a teenager he was 'fascinated' by the Surrealists and their...Read More
Acting Career
- 1983
The Hospital of Leningrad
As: Nestor
- 1982
Five and the Skin
As: Récitant (voice)
- 1980
The King and the Mockingbird
As: L’aveugle (voice)
- 1979
The Adolescent
As: Romain
- 1977
The Old Country Where Rimbaud Died
As: Jeanne's father
- 1976
Jamais plus toujours
As: Daniel
- 1975
One Must Live Dangerously
As: Murdoc
- 1975
Aloïse
As: Le professeur de chant
- 1975
That Most Important Thing: Love
As: Servais' Father
1973The Shadow Line
As: Burns
1971Too Small My Friend
As: Boris
1970The Companions of Baal
As: Dominique Marchesini
1967Law of Survival
As: Pao
1967The Sunday of Life
As: Jean Sans-Tête
1966The Devil's Tricks
As: Monsieur de Beaurepaire
1964Little Claus and Big Claus
As: Le grand Claus
1964Marie Soleil
As: Karl / Boss
1964A Taste for Women
As: Larsen
1962Quatrevingt-treize
As: Tellmarc’h
1962The Star Ship
As: Curtway
1961Paris Blues
As: Fausto the Moor (uncredited)
1960Les Trois Sœurs
As: Verchinine
1959Checkerboard
As: Slim, le guide
- 1956
The Hunchback of Notre Dame
As: Mathias Hungadi
1955The Amazing Mr. Callaghan
As: Wladimir
1953The Knight of the Night
As: le valet
1953The Curious Adventures of Mr. Wonderbird
As: Blind Man (Voice)
1951The Convict
As: Convict
- 1950
Orpheus
As: The Poet
1950Vagabonds imaginaires
As: Narrator (segment 'Les amours jaunes') (voice)
1949Wicked City
As: Emilio
1949Strange Tales
As: Guillaume
1947Passionnelle
As: Julien
1946The Ideal Couple
As: The sleepwalker
1945The Bohemian Life
As: Man of the puppet
1944First in Line
As: Paul Moury
1943Colonel Chabert
As: Cleric
1943Douce
As: Man of the theater (uncredited)
- 1943
Le Corbeau
As: François
1943Adieu Léonard
As: Bohemian leader
1943Captain Fracasse
As: Fagotin
1942The Devil's Envoys
As: The Monster Showman
1942The Trump Card
As: Aspirant
1941Volpone
As: Un vénitien
1939The World Will Shake
As: Le Condamné
1939Louise
As: (uncredited)
1939Pasha's Wives
As: Mair
1938The Curtain Rises
As: Dominique, le gardien du château de la famille de Cécilia
1938The Time of the Cherries
As: Dupuis son
1937The Life and Loves of Beethoven
As: De Ries
1936Jenny
As: le malade solitaire
1936Life Is Ours
As: Un métallo
1933Le Colisée
As: The Crowd