Known For
Writing
Born
Jan 29, 1928
Died
Oct 08, 2016
Place of Birth
Paris, France
Credits
68 titles
Pierre Tchernia
Biography
Pierre Tcherniakowski (29 January 1928 – 8 October 2016), better known as Pierre Tchernia, was a French cinema and television producer, screenwriter, presenter, animator and actor. In France, he was known as "Magic" Tchernia and Monsieur Cinema. Born in Paris as Pierre Tcherniakowski, he was the youngest of four children. His father, a Ukrainian immigrant, was an engineer and his mother a seamstress. He grew up in Courbevoie. In 1940, at age 12, he saw John Ford's Western Stagecoach and was inspired to work in cinema. After graduation, he enrolled in a film and photography technical school, and then joined the Institute for Advanced Cinematographic Studies. He was part of the creation of the first televised news in France in 1949 and was an early French news presenter. In 1955 he became a producer of animation (with a heavy influence from the early animation of Walt Disney). For many years he hosted a television game show of movie trivia, Monsieur Cinéma (in French). He was also host or presenter for various French talk, variety, quiz and music shows over the years such as La Clé des champs. Tchernia was the regular French commentator in the Eurovision Song Contest on 14 occasions from 1958 until 1974. On 14 July 2011, he became Commandeur of the Legion of Honor. Source: Article "Pierre Tchernia" from Wikipedia in English, licensed under CC-BY-SA.
Known For
Filmography
Kourou et l'épopée spatiale française
Self (archive footage)
Les Trésors de Marcel Pagnol
Self / Interviewer (archive footage)
The Clouzot Scandal
Self (archive footage)
De Gaulle, the Last King of France
Self (archive footage)
Readymade, Emile Reynaud et la peinture s'anima
Writer
Asterix at the Olympic Games
Le narrateur (voice)
Bravo Charlot!
Self
Asterix and the Vikings
Le narrateur (voice)
Paul Grimault, image par image
Self
How we made Asterix & Obelix: Mission Cleopatra
Self - Actor
Asterix & Obelix: Mission Cleopatra
Caius Gaspachoandalus / Le narrateur
Le Club : Claude Jade
Self
Tintin voyageur du siècle
Narrateur
Vivement dimanche
Self
Les Enfants de la télé
Self - Co-Host
Héloïse
Narrateur
L'Huissier
Director
Nouvelles de Marcel Aymé
Director
Les Nuls, l'émission
Self - Guest
Turning Table
The Mockingbird (voice)
Bonjour l'angoisse
Writer
Téléthon
Self
Sacrée soirée
Self
Nulle part ailleurs
Self
Asterix in Britain
Adaptation
Les Rois du gag
Presenter of the Césars
Asterix vs. Caesar
Writer
L'Académie des 9
Self
Champs-Elysées
Self
Le Voyageur imprudent
Director
Signé Furax
Un agent de l'Obélisque
The Other One's Mug
Director
La Grâce
Director
Lucky Luke: The Ballad of the Daltons
Other
Le Passe-muraille
Director
The Twelve Tasks of Asterix
Narrator (voice) (uncredited)
Cérémonie des César
Self - Host
Les Rendez-vous du dimanche
Self
Apostrophes
Self
Spécial cinéma
Self
La Gueule de l’emploi
Le colleur d'affiches
The Down-in-the-Hole Gang
Director
Aujourd'hui à Paris
Director
Midi trente
Self
The Annuity
Director
Daisy Town
Screenplay
Samedi soir
Self
Le Francophonissime
Présentation
Asterix and Cleopatra
Screenplay
The Little Bather
Le président du jury (uncredited)