Robert Pizani

French actor

Robert Pizani
Pizani in 1925
Born	Robert André Louis Pizany (1896-04-26)26 April 1896 Paris, France
Died	17 June 1965(1965-06-17) (aged 69) Paris, France
Occupation(s)	Stage and film actor

Robert Pizani (26 April 1896 – 17 June 1965) was a French stage and film actor whose 45-year career encompassed leading roles in numerous plays, revues and operettas as well as dozens of films.^[1]^[2]^[3]^[4]^[5]

In operetta

Pizani's roles in operetta and musical theatre include:^[2]

Amants légitimes by Fernand Mallet (1924) Théâtre de l'Étoile, as Le Comte de Puyssec (world premiere)
Monsieur Beaucaire by André Messager (1925) Théâtre Marigny, as Nash (French premiere)
Pouche by Henri Hirschmann (1925) Théâtre de l'Étoile, as Alfred (world premiere)
La Teresina by Oscar Straus (1928) Théâtre des Folies-Wagram, as Prince Borghese (premiere of French version)
Tip-Toes by George Gershwin (1929) Théâtre des Folies-Wagram, as Oncle Puff (French premiere)
Brummell by Reynaldo Hahn (1931) Théâtre des Folies-Wagram, as Beau Brummell (world premiere)
Les Petites Cardinal by Arthur Honegger and Jacques Ibert (1938) Théâtre des Bouffes-Parisiens, as Le Marquis de Cavalcanti (world premiere)
Leurs majestés by Hans Lang (1939) Théâtre Pigalle, as Ministre Chrystoforidis (French premiere)

Filmography

Pizani's film roles include:^[3]

Un gentleman neurasthénique (1924)
La grande amie (1927) as L'imitateur de Grock
J'ai l'noir ou le Suicide de Dranem [fr] (1929)
My Aunt from Honfleur (1931)
Azaïs (1931) as Stromboli
La chauve-souris (1932)
Une nuit au paradis (1932) as Alain Harris
Le petit écart (1932) as Pianiste
Les amours de Pergolèse (1933) as Nicolas d'Arcangioli
I'll Always Love You (1933) as Oscar, il parruchiere
Je vous aimerai toujours (1933) as Oscar
The Heir of the Bal Tabarin (1933) as Le danseur
Le supplice de Tantale (1933)
Miss Helyett (1933) as Bacarel
Une fois dans la vie (1934) as Gallivert
The Midnight Prince (1934) as Le comte Maritza
L'auberge du Petit-Dragon (1934) as Le cabot
Les hommes de la côte (1934)
The Imaginary Invalid (1934) as Thomas Diafoirus
Le billet de mille (1935) as Un professeur qui joue aux courses
His Excellency Antonin (1935) as Le Baron
Coup de vent (1936)
Rigolboche (1936) as Lecor, le croupier
Les petites alliées (1936) as Lohéac
L'homme du jour (1937) as Le poète efféminé
La loupiote (1937) as Maxime
La pocharde (1937) as Moëb
La reine des resquilleuses (1937)
L'amour veille (1937) as Carteret
The Pearls of the Crown (1937) as Talleyrand
Hercule (1938) as Le premier frère Riquel
Café de Paris (1938) as L'auteur dramatique
Alerte en Méditerranée (1938) as Le médecin du port
Entrée des artistes (1938) as Jérome
Monsieur Coccinelle (1938) as Illusio
Remontons les Champs-Élysées [fr] (1938) as Richard Wagner / Jacques Offenbach / Olivier Métra
Blood Red Rose (1939)
La boutique aux illusions (1939) as Le spectateur
Entente cordiale (1939) as Paul Cambon
La belle revanche (1939) as Casimir Bouchot
Jeunes filles en détresse (1939) as Monsieur Tarrand
Paradis perdu (1940) as Le couturier Bernard Lesage
Le président Haudecoeur (1940) as L'abbé Margot
Facing Destiny (1940) as Le couturier
Béatrice devant le désir (1944) as Alfred
Les Petites du quai aux fleurs (1944) as Un médecin
Coup de tête (1944) as Le maître d'hôtel (uncredited)
Box of Dreams (1945) as Oncle André
Quartier chinois (1947) as Le chef de la police
Le Silence est d'or (1947) as M. Duperrier
L'éventail (1947) as Le consul Alvaro Gomez
Mandrin (1947) as Voltaire
Une grande fille toute simple (1948) as Etienne
The Tragic Dolmen (1948) as Châtelard
The Cupboard Was Bare (1948) as Le médecin
The Woman I Murdered (1948) as Arthur de Selve
Drame au Vel'd'Hiv' (1949) as Stern
Rome Express (1950) as Cornaglia
Prelude to Glory (1950) as Floriot
Tête blonde (1950) as Martin
The Prettiest Sin in the World (1951) as Clément Lebreton
A Girl on the Road (1952) as Michel de Romeuil
The Nude Dancer (1952) as Grégor
J'y suis... j'y reste (1953) as Le Cardinal de Tramone
Les révoltés de Lomanach (1954) as Philippe
Deadlier Than the Male (1956) as Le Président
Fernandel the Dressmaker (1956) as Le Baron
It Happened in Aden (1956) as Hubert Robert
Les carottes sont cuites (1956)
Paris, Palace Hotel (1956) as Georges - le maître d'hôtel du palace
Honoré de Marseille (1956) as Baccala
Le grand bluff (1957) (uncredited)
Folies-Bergère (1957) as Clairval
Sénéchal the Magnificent (1957) as Le prince Alexandre
La Parisienne (1957) as Ambassador Mouchkine
Premier mai (1958) as Saint-Bertin
La Violetera (1958) as Maestro
Boulevard (1960) as Paulo
Le Capitaine Fracasse (1961) as Blazius
Le petit garçon de l'ascenseur (1962) (final film role)

References

^ Bibliothèque nationale de France. "Robert Pizani (1896-1965)". Retrieved 3 July 2018 (in French).
^ ^a ^b Gana, Jacques (2007)."Pizani (Robert)". Encyclopédie multimédia de la comédie musicale théâtrale en France. Retrieved 3 July 2018 (in French).
^ ^a ^b Cinémathèque Française. "Pizani, Robert". Retrieved 3 July 2018 (in French).
^ Cravennes, Georges (24 April 1938). "Robert Pizani, qui sera Wagner, Offenbach et Olivier Metra dans Remontons les Champs-Elysées a déjà représenté 34 personnages célèbres à la scène et à l'écran". Paris-Soir, p. 9. Retrieved 3 July 2018 (in French).
^ Daix, Didier (20 March 1937). "Les vingt ans de scène de Robert Pizani". L'Intransigeant, p. 9. Retrieved 3 July 2018 (in French).