Pierre Tornade (21 January 1930 – 7 March 2012) was a French actor. He appeared in more than 120 films and television shows between 1956 and 1998.
He was born Pierre Tournadre on 21 January 1930 in Bort-les-Orgues in the department of Corrèze. He began his theatrical career at 25 in Elle est folle, Carole at the théâtre du Palais-Royal. In 1956, he played in the musical comedy Irma la douce by Alexandre Breffort and Marguerite Monnot and then made his film debut in Les Truands, where he adopted his stage name, Tornade. The next year, he played a theater role in Pericles, Prince of Tyre before joining the Branquignols troupe of Robert Dhéry, which also included Jean Lefebvre, Michel Serrault and Micheline Dax.
He then became very demanded on television and appeared in several sitcoms such as Thierry la Fronde (1963), Le Chevalier d'Harmental (1966), Les Sept de l'escalier quinze B (1967) and Les Dossiers de l'agence O (1968). Because of his tall and imposing stature, he often appeared as a policeman or a soldier. His most famous roles were the father's victim in The Common Man (1975), Captain Dumont in the series Now Where Did the 7th Company Get to? (1973) and commissioner Florimond Faroux in the series Nestor Burma.
A famous voice actor, he moonlighted as village chief Vitalstatistix in animated films Asterix le Gaul (1967), Asterix and Cleopatra (1968) and The Twelve Tasks of Asterix (1976). He later voiced Averell Dalton in Lucky Luke animated films Daisy Town (1971) and La Ballade des Dalton (1978) and Lucky Luke the Lucky Cowboy (1983). He also voiced Obelix in four other animated films of Asterix, these include Asterix Versus Caesar (1985), Asterix in Britain (1986), Asterix and the Big Fight (1989) and Asterix Conquers America (1994).
He was named Chevalier (Knight) of the National Order of Merit in 1996. Tornade died on 7 March 2012 in Rambouillet hospital after several days in a coma. He had fallen accidentally in the stairway of his Yvelines residence the previous week and had been comatose since then.
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1991 | L'Huissier as The commissioner |
1989 | Asteriks: Büyük Savaş as Obélix (voice) |
1988 | Les Gauloises blondes as Biturix |
1988 | À notre regrettable époux as Radetsky |
1986 | Asteriks Britanya'da as Obélix (voice) |
1986 | Le Dindon as Pinchard |
1986 | Les Dégourdis de la onzième as Capitaine Cromières |
1985 | Asteriks Sezar'a Karşı as Obélix (voice) |
1983 | Red Kit: Daltonlar Kaçıyor as (voice) |
1983 | Salut la puce as Alfred |
1981 | Signé Furax as Monsieur Léon, obéliscologue |
1981 | Le Chêne d'Allouville as Henri Brainville, mayor |
1980 | Le Charlatan |
1979 | Le Plus Heureux des trois as Marjavel |
1978 | Général... nous voilà ! as Julien Berger |
1977 | Le Passe-muraille as Lecuyer |
1977 | Arrête ton char... bidasse ! as Capitaine Marcus |
1977 | Dis bonjour à la dame !.. as Robert Ferry |
1976 | Le Jour de gloire as Le maire |
1976 | Asteriks: 12 Görev as Abraracourcix / Assurancetourix (voice) |
1976 | Oublie-moi, Mandoline |
1975 | Adieu poulet as Commissioner Pignol |
1975 | On a retrouvé la 7ème compagnie as Capitaine Dumont |
1975 | Soldat Duroc, ça va être ta fête ! as Le sergent-chef Lapointe |
1975 | Dupont Lajoie as Colin |
1975 | La rage au poing as Jo, bar owner |
1974 | Impossible… pas français as Albert Lombard |
1974 | Vos gueules les mouettes as The Captain |
1974 | Opération Lady Marlène as Le commandant Moulinot |
1974 | Le Charlatan |
1974 | Le Permis de conduire as Le directeur de la banque |
1974 | Antoine et Sébastien as Max |
1973 | Je sais rien mais je dirai tout as Le commissaire |
1973 | Mais où est donc passée la 7ème compagnie ? as Capitaine Dumont, commandant de la 7ème compagnie |
1973 | La Raison du plus fou as Le gendarme motorisé |
1971 | Red Kit: Papatya Kasabası as Averell Dalton / Un parieur (voice) |
1971 | L'explosion as Léopold |
1969 | Trois hommes sur un cheval as Jo Gabardine |
1969 | L'Auvergnat et l'Autobus as Grosswiller, businessman |
1969 | Le Cerveau as Belgian Soldier in Armored Car (uncredited) |
1969 | Le diable par la queue as Schwartz - le second complice |
1969 | Faites donc plaisir aux amis as Léon , the cheated husband |
1968 | Asterix ve Cleopatra as (voice) |
1968 | Béru et ces dames as Policeman |
1968 | Salut Berthe ! as Father Fauvel |
1968 | Le Tatoué as Brigadier |
1968 | Un drôle de colonel as Un inspecteur |
1968 | Küçük Yüzücü as Jean-Baptiste Castagnier, le gardien de phare |
1967 | Cette nuit-là à Bethléem |
1967 | Galyalı Asteriks as (voice) |
1967 | Le Fou du labo 4 as DST inspector |
1967 | Le Plus Vieux Métier du monde as The Mover (segment "Mademoiselle Mimi") (uncredited) |
1967 | Deux Romains en Gaule as Un ancien combattant gaulois |
1967 | Generallerin Gecesi as Orderly (uncredited) |
1966 | Tendre voyou as Le client du garage |
1966 | Enayi Casus as Le second maître d'hôtel |
1966 | Trois enfants dans le désordre as Un agent en faction |
1966 | Un monde nouveau as Le voisin père de l'enfant |
1966 | Une femme en blanc se révolte as Ambulance man (uncredited) |
1966 | Monnaie de singe as Le gardien de prison |
1965 | Tatlı Bela New York'ta as Médecin de bord |
1965 | Le chant du monde |
1965 | Les baratineurs as Thès |
1964 | Les Gorilles as A police officer |
1964 | Jaloux comme un tigre as (uncredited) |
1964 | Le petit Nicolas as 'Le Bouillon' |
1963 | Bébert et l'Omnibus as Gendarme (uncredited) |
1963 | L'Honorable Stanislas, agent secret as An Inspector (uncredited) |
1959 | La Nuit de Tom Brown as Le barman |
1959 | Nina as Un inspecteur |
1957 | Ce sacré Amédée as Le Magicien |
1957 | Comme un cheveu sur la soupe as Maître d'hôtel at "La belle vie" |
1956 | Les Truands as Le ministre |
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