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Alain Cuny
- Born
- Died
- (aged 85)
- Birthplace
- Saint-Malo, Ille-et-Vilaine, France
- Credits
- 76 titles
Biography
Alain Cuny (12 July 1908 – 16 May 1994) was a French actor.
He was born René Xavier Marie in Saint-Malo, Brittany, and studied medicine for a while before entering the film industry as a costume and set designer. Cuny started acting in the 1930s. Among his most notable films are Les Visiteurs du soir (1942), by Marcel Carné; Les Amants (The Lovers 1958); La dolce vita (1960) and Satyricon (1969), the later two directed by Federico Fellini. During his life, he befriended women such as Hafida Elalama, and many other models and actresses
Later in his career he had a role in the softcore porn film Emmanuelle (1974). Also in 1974 he played Sitting Bull in the absurdist western Don't Touch the White Woman!. One of his last roles was in Camille Claudel (1988) as Louis-Prosper Claudel, father of the film's heroine. Cuny worked in both France and Italy, and died in 1994 in Paris.
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Known For
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Emmanuelle
6.7
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Satyricon
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Time Masters
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The Milky Way
6.8
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Camille Claudel
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Many Wars Ago
6.6
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The Lovers
6.7
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The Hunchback of Notre Dame
6.8
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Illustrious Corpses
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Christ Stopped at Eboli
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Chronicle of a Death Foretold
6.8
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The Devil's Envoys
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Detective
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The Lady Without Camelias
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Don't Touch the White Woman!
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The Vanquished
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The Audience
Acting credits 75
| Year | Title | Role |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | Emmanuelle in Ontario Film | Mario (archival footage) |
| 2006 | Histoire(s) du Cinéma 3a: The Coin of the Absolute Film | Self (archive footage) (uncredited) |
| 2003 | Fellini: I'm a Born Liar Film | Self (archive footage) (uncredited) |
| 1995 | La famiglia Ricordi TV | (4 ep) |
| 1995 | Dear Antonioni Film | Self |
| 1992 | The Return of Casanova Film | Marquis |
| 1991 | The Annunciation of Marie Film | Anne Vercors |
| 1991 | Sweet War, Farewell Film | Vecchio Crimen |
| 1990 | Les chevaliers de la table ronde Film | Merlin |
| 1990 | Film sur Georges Perec Film | Self |
| 1988 | Camille Claudel Film | Louis-Prosper Claudel |
| 1988 | Umi e, See You Film | Don Macine |
| 1988 | Histoire(s) du cinéma TV | Self (8 ep) |
| 1988 | La coscienza di Zeno TV | Alfio Cosini sr. (2 ep) |
| 1988 | Van Gogh à Paris, repérages Film | Lecteur des textes d'Artaud |
| 1987 | Lucky Ravi Film | Plantation Owner |
| 1987 | Chronicle of a Death Foretold Film | El Viudo Xius |
| 1987 | The Distant Land Film | Aigner |
| 1985 | Detective Film | Old Mafioso |
| 1984 | Buio nella Valle Film | Luigi |
| 1983 | The Basileus Quartet Film | Mario Cantone |
| 1983 | Fellini nel cestino Film | Self |
| 1982 | Deuil en 24 heures TV | Le colonel Carvin (4 ep) |
| 1982 | Time Masters Film | Xul (voice) |
| 1982 | Colomba TV | (2 ep) |
| 1981 | The Games of Countess Dolingen Film | |
| 1979 | Le Journal TV | Wilchaint (6 ep) |
| 1979 | Roberte Film | La voix du pur esprit |
| 1979 | Christ Stopped at Eboli Film | Barone Nicola Rotunno |
| 1978 | The Song of Roland Film | Turpin/der Mönch |
| 1976 | I prosseneti Film | Il conte Davide |
| 1976 | Illustrious Corpses Film | Judge Rasto |
| 1975 | Irene, Irene Film | Guido |
| 1975 | E il Casanova di Fellini? Film | Self |
| 1975 | Two in the Amsterdam Rain Film | |
| 1974 | Antigone Film | Le Coryphée |
| 1974 | Emmanuelle Film | Mario |
| 1974 | Le Roman de Renart TV | Ysengrin (voice) (15 ep) |
| 1974 | Don't Touch the White Woman! Film | Sitting Bull |
| 1973 | La rosa rossa Film | Count Paolo Balzeri |
| 1973 | Valparaiso, Valparaiso Film | Balthazar Lamarck-Caulaincourt |
| 1973 | La divine comédie Film | Virgile |
| 1972 | The Master and Margarita Film | Profesor Woland & Satana |
| 1972 | La Légende du siècle Film | Self |
| 1972 | The Audience Film | teologa Belga |
| 1972 | Midi trente TV | Self (1 ep) |
| 1971 | The Big Black Sow Film | Il Padre di Enrico |
| 1971 | Samedi soir TV | Self (1 ep) |
| 1970 | Ciao, Federico! Film | Self (uncredited) |
| 1970 | Many Wars Ago Film | Gen. Leone |
| 1969 | Satyricon Film | Lica |
| 1969 | Safari 5000 Film | |
| 1969 | The Milky Way Film | Man with cape |
| 1968 | La forêt noire Film | Hans Richter |
| 1965 | Mission of Fear Film | Jean de Brébeuf |
| 1963 | Corruption Film | Leonardo Mattioli |
| 1963 | Banana Peel Film | Hervé Bontemps |
| 1962 | Cross of the Living Film | Baron Von Eggerth |
| 1961 | Scano Boa Film | Cavarzan |
| 1960 | La Dolce Vita Film | Steiner |
Crew credits 2
| Year | Title | Job |
|---|---|---|
| 1991 | The Annunciation of Marie Film | Director, Screenplay |
| 1953 | The Vanquished Film | Second Assistant Director |