Known For
Acting
Born
Oct 20, 1919
Died
Sep 09, 2005
Place of Birth
Paris, France
Credits
40 titles
André Pousse
Biography
André Pousse (20 October 1919 – 9 September 2005) was a noted French actor and, in his youth, also a notable cyclist While primarily known as a leading French actor, André Pousse began his professional career as a cyclist (primarily track). His greatest cycling achievements took place in the infamous Vél d'Hiv (Vélodrome d'Hiver or Winter Velodrome), in Paris, where he won the prestigious "six days of Vél d'Hiv" races from 1942 to 1949. Indeed, Pousse is the record holder in this event, and will remain so as the Vél d'Hiv has since been torn down. The "race," as it was, took place in front of 20,000 spectators and was a major French cultural and sporting event. It lasted six days and nights and, until two-man teams were established, it was apt to land exhausted participants in hospital, as Pousse himself remarked. Alain Delon, who as a child attended the races as an ardent admirer of Pousse, remembers competing with other children for the honor of bringing Pousse his bicycle at the beginning of a race. André Pousse retired from the track in 1950; and later, from 1960, went on to his better known years as an actor in cinema and television. He played mostly gangster roles in police films of the time. For many years, he was the artistic director of the Moulin Rouge in Paris and many other establishments, including the Casino of Lebanon. He also served as the agent of many French actors. Source: Article "André Pousse" from Wikipedia in English, licensed under CC-BY-SA.
Known For
Filmography
Qui mange quoi ?
Etienne
Michel Audiard et le mystère du triangle des Bermudes
Self
Like a Fish Out of Water
'Le Faucheur'
L'Âme sœur
Archbishop Lacaze
Vivement dimanche
Self
Christmas at Bunny's
Un Sapin pour Deux segment
Le Retour de Lemmy Caution
Le commissaire Schmidt
Paparoff
Mr Robert
Sacrée soirée
Self
Maguy
Malabou
Quarter to Two Before Jesus Christ
Centurion
Champs-Elysées
Self
The Seventh Company Outdoors
Lambert, chef de la milice française locale
Forget Me, Mandoline
Eugène de Charonne
Let's Make a Dirty Movie
Rotberger
From Hong Kong with Love
René
Flic Story
Jean-Baptiste Buisson
Numéro un
Self
Kisses Till Monday
L'automobiliste
OK Patron
Charles Laurent
Profession: Adventurers
Le juge
Some Too Quiet Gentlemen
Gérard
The Insolent
Milan
Un Flic
Marc Albouis
She No Longer Talks, She Shoots
Max
The Black Flag Waves Over the Scow
Balloche
Too Small My Friend
Inspector Terrell
Tumuc Humac
Bréchet
Samedi soir
Self
Hurrah for Adventure!
Constant
Countdown to Vengeance
Gilbert Levasseur
The Sicilian Clan
G. Malik, photographe d'art et faussaire de papiers à ses heures
A Golden Widow
Pierre Déricourt de Savignac
Catherine
Barnabé
Don't Take God's Children for Wild Geese
Fred aka 'L'élégant', fiancé of Rita
Pasha
Marcel Lurat, dit Quinquin
Sorrel Flower
Albert Roza, caïd d'une bande
Idiot in Paris
Marcel, le chauffeur de taxi
Let's Not Get Angry
Crook on the run
Where Are You From, Johnny?
M. Franck