Gilles Béhat Explained

Gilles Marc Béhat (3 September 1949) is a French filmmaker and actor.

Biography

Gilles Béhat (Béat by birth) was born in Lille. The confusion around the "h" in his last name stems from an error in the credits of the first film he participated in as an actor: L'Hercule sur la place.

As a teenager, he played guitar with a rock band. He attended the Conservatoire d'Art Dramatique, taking acting classes.

He launching his career as an actor by taking roles in television series such as that of Pierre Vignard in L'Hercule sur la place and Charles IV le Bel in Les Rois maudits (1972)[1] as well as in the cinema in films like Gérard Pires's 1970 film Elle court, elle court la banlieue, Jean Yanne's 1972 film Chobizenesse and Bernard Paul's 1975 film Beau Masque.[2]

As a director, he made a series of feature films, including many detective and action films. He gained attention after the released of his 1984 gangster film Rue barbare.[3] Several of his subsequent films, including Dancing Machine starring Alain Delon, were relative commercial failures.[4] He then turned to television, where he directed series for TF1, France 2 and Canal+ in the 1990s.[5]

In 2008, he returned to cinema, directing Diamant 13; a noir starring Gérard Depardieu, Olivier Marchal and Asia Argento.

Filmography

Cinema

As actor

As director

Television

As actor

As director

References

  1. Book: OUARDES, PATRICK. TELE 72. 2013-12-09. Lulu.com. 978-1-291-63250-7. fr.
  2. Book: Rège, Philippe. Encyclopedia of French Film Directors. 2009-12-11. Scarecrow Press. 978-0-8108-6939-4. fr.
  3. Book: Spicer, Andrew. Historical Dictionary of Film Noir. 2010-03-19. Scarecrow Press. 978-0-8108-7378-0. en.
  4. Book: Chiesi, Roberto. Alain Delon. 2003. Gremese Editore. 978-88-7301-498-0. fr.
  5. Book: Télévision française, la saison .... 1998. Corlet-Télérama. 978-2-85480-927-5. fr.
  6. News: 1970-07-16. " L'HERCULE SUR LA PLACE". fr. Le Monde.fr. 2021-12-06.
  7. Web site: Le tigre du ciel. 2021-12-06. myCANAL. fr-FR.
  8. News: 1978-02-24. Cinéma " HARO ! " de Gilles Béhat. fr. Le Monde.fr. 2021-12-06.
  9. Web site: Putain d'histoire d'amour (1981). 2021-12-06. en.unifrance.org. en.
  10. Web site: Rue barbare (1983). 2021-12-06. www.unifrance.org. fr.
  11. Web site: Urgence (1984). 2021-12-06. www.unifrance.org. fr.
  12. Web site: Charlie Dingo (1987). 2021-12-06. en.unifrance.org. en.
  13. News: 1988-09-19. LE MANTEAU DE SAINT-MARTIN Une ' série noire ' pas comme les autres. fr. Le Monde.fr. 2021-12-06.
  14. Videau. André. 1991. Le vent de la Toussaint. Film français de Gilles Béhat. Hommes & Migrations. 1142. 1. 114.
  15. Book: Löschnigg. Martin. The Enemy in Contemporary Film. Sokołowska-Paryż. Marzena. 2018-08-21. Walter de Gruyter GmbH & Co KG. 978-3-11-059121-7. en.