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Pierre Étaix was a French clown, comedian and filmmaker. Étaix made a series of short- and feature-length films, many of them co-written by influential screenwriter Jean-Claude Carrière. He won an Academy Award for best live action short film in 1963. Due to a legal dispute with a distribution company, his films were unavailable from the 1970s until 2009.
Birth Name
Pierre Léon Étaix
Born
Friday, 23 November 1928
Died
Friday, 14 October 2016
Actor Filmography
| Title | Character | Year |
|---|
| Jerry Lewis: The Man Behind the Clown | Self / Self - Filmmaker & Friend of Jerry Lewis' | 2017 |
| Der Clown | Self | 2016 |
| Winter Song | Marquis-clochard | 2015 |
| Le Havre | Docteur Becker / Dr. Becker | 2011 |
| Pierre Etaix un Destin Animé | Self | 2011 |
| Carrière, 250 metros | Self | 2011 |
| Chantrapas | Le producteur français / French Producer | 2010 |
| Micmacs | L'inventeur des histoires drôles | 2009 |
| Lucifer et moi | Self | 2009 |
| On n'est pas couché | Self | 2006 |
Actor Filmography
| Title | Character | Year |
|---|
| Jerry Lewis: The Man Behind the Clown | Self / Self - Filmmaker & Friend of Jerry Lewis' | 2017 |
| Der Clown | Self | 2016 |
| Winter Song | Marquis-clochard | 2015 |
| Le Havre | Docteur Becker / Dr. Becker | 2011 |
| Pierre Etaix un Destin Animé | Self | 2011 |
| Carrière, 250 metros | Self | 2011 |
| Chantrapas | Le producteur français / French Producer | 2010 |
| Micmacs | L'inventeur des histoires drôles | 2009 |
| Lucifer et moi | Self | 2009 |
| On n'est pas couché | Self | 2006 |
| Jardins en automne | 2006 | |
| Le plus grand cabaret du monde | Self | 1998 |
| Henry & June | Henry's Friend 1 | 1990 |
| Bouvard et Pécuchet | Maître Tardivel | 1989 |
| L'âge de Monsieur est avancé | L'auteur | 1987 |
| Nuit docile | SOS Amor | 1987 |
| Max My Love | Le détective / Detective | 1986 |
| On n'est pas sorti de l'auberge | Le garçon d'étage | 1982 |
| Serious as Pleasure | Le garçon d'étage | 1975 |
| The Day the Clown Cried | Gustav | 1972 |
| Land of Milk and Honey | Self - The Director / Himself | 1971 |
| The Clowns | Clown | 1970 |
| Le Grand Amour | Pierre | 1969 |
| The Thief of Paris | Le pickpocket | 1967 |
| Feeling Good | 1966 | |
| As Long as You've Got Your Health | Pierre | 1966 |
| Yoyo | le millionaire / Yoyo / The Millionaire | 1965 |
| Happy Anniversary | Le mari | 1963 |
| The Suitor | Pierre, the Suitor / Pierre | 1962 |
| A Fat Head | 1962 | |
| Pariser Journal | Self | 1961 |
| Rupture | L'homme qui reçoit une lettre de rupture | 1961 |
| The Army Game | Le chef de gare | 1960 |
| Pickpocket | 2ème complice / Accomplice 2 | 1959 |
Director Filmography
| Title | Year |
|---|
| L'âge de Monsieur est avancé | 1987 |
| Souris noire | 1987 |
| Land of Milk and Honey | 1971 |
| Le Grand Amour | 1969 |
| Feeling Good | 1966 |
| As Long as You've Got Your Health | 1966 |
| Yoyo | 1965 |
| Happy Anniversary | 1963 |
| The Suitor | 1962 |
| Rupture | 1961 |
| Year | Type | Category | Won |
|---|
| 1963 | Oscar | Best Short Subject, Live Action Subjects | Won |
