Pierre Clémenti
Known for Acting · 99 credits
- Born
- 1942-09-28
- Died
- 1999-12-27
- Place of birth
- Paris, France
Biography
Pierre Clémenti (28 September 1942 – 27 December 1999) was a French actor.
Born in Paris, Clémenti studied drama and began his acting career in the theatre. He secured his first minor screen roles in 1960 in Yves Allégret's Chien de pique performing alongside Eddie Constantine. Arguably, his most famous role was that of gangster lover of bourgeois prostitute Catherine Deneuve in Belle de jour, the 1967 classic by Luis Buñuel, in whose film La voie lactée he played the Devil. He appeared in several highly regarded films of the period, working with many of Europe's best known directors, including Luchino Visconti (The Leopard), Pier Paolo Pasolini (Pigsty) and Bernardo Bertolucci (The Conformist and Partner). Other directors he has worked with are Liliana Cavani, Glauber Rocha, Miklós Jancsó and Philippe Garrel.
In 1972, his career was derailed after he was sentenced to prison for allegedly possessing or using drugs. Due to insufficient evidence, Clémenti was released after 17 months; later he penned a book about his time in prison. After his release he played the role of ever-optimistic sailor of the Potemkin in Dusan Makavejev's scandalous movie Sweet movie, and the role of the seductive saxophone player Pablo in Fred Haines's film adaptation of Herman Hesse's novel Steppenwolf. Throughout his career, he continued to be active on-stage.
He was also involved with the French underground film movement, directing several of his own films, which often featured fellow underground filmmakers and actors. Visa de censure no X was an experimental work made up of two of films. New Old was a feature length work released in 1978 in which Viva appeared. La Revolution ce ne'est qu'un debut, continuons le combat, followed by In the shadow of the blue rascal and Sun. He died of liver cancer in 1999
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Known For
TV Shows (4)
Movies (95)
Little Lips
1978
as Paul
Belle de Jour
1967
as Marcel
The Leopard
1963
as Francesco Paolo
The Conformist
1971
as Pasqualino 'Lino' Semirama
Pigsty
1969
as Cannibale
Sweet Movie
1974
as Potemkin Sailor
The Milky Way
1969
as Angel of Death
Exposed
1983
as Vic
Madame Sourdis
1979
as Ferdinand Sourdis
Lamiel
1967
as Fedor de Miossens
Steppenwolf
1974
as Pablo
Quartet
1981
as Theo / Pornographer
Dog Day
1984
as Snake
Hideous Kinky
1999
as Santoni
Manon Roland
1989
as Marat
The Diary of an Innocent Boy
1968
as Benjamin
Hard to Be a God
1990
as King
Necropolis
1970
as Attila
Adorable Liar
1962
as Pierrot (uncredited)
The Pacifist
1970
as Michele
The Year of the Cannibals
1969
as Tiresia
The Inner Scar
1972
as Horseman / Archer
Massacres
1991
as Verdier
Ninì Tirabusciò: The Woman Who Invented the Move
1970
as Il poeta futuristico
The Man Who Laughs
1966
as Orsini's Partisan
Partner
1968
as Giacobbe I and II
The Virgin's Bed
1969
as Jesus
Shock Troops
1967
as Militiaman
The Austrian
1990
as Hébert
The Designated Victim
1971
as Count Mateo Tiepolo
Wheel of Ashes
1968
as Pierre
Visa de censure n° X
1976
The Sorceror's Apprentice
1977
as Saint-Just
Cutting Heads
1970
as Shepherd
Brigade Anti Gangs
1966
as 'Trois-Pommes'
Chassé-croisé
1982
as Doctor Moreau
The Sun
1988
How Not to Rob a Department Store
1965
as Raf, boyfriend
The Song of Roland
1978
as Olivier / Le clerc
Positano
1969
as Self
Pop Age
1966
as Self
Les Jours et les Nuits
2021
as Self
The Hips of J.W.
1997
as Paul
Zoo zéro
1979
as Ivo, le bégue
In the Shadow of the Blue Rascal
1986
as General Korzacouille / Flash
Listen, Let's Make Love
1968
as Lallo
Jack of Spades
1960
as Paco
Le Pont du Nord
1982
as Julien
Enchanted Isles
1965
as Pierre
Clash
1984
as Le jeune homme
Pop' game
1968
as Un acteur du cabaret (uncredited)
Attendre le navire
1992
Edith's Diary
1983
Un film porno
1968
His Day of Glory
1969
Russian Adventure. Peter Fleischmann is Filming "Hard to Be a God"
1990
as Self
The Irony of Chance
1974
as Antoine Desvrières
A Christmas Carol
1984
as Ghost of Christmas Past
The Red Poster
1976
as Marcel Rayman
Antenna
1970
Crush Proof
1972
Doctor Lerne, Subgod
1983
as Nicolas
Rapt ou la Séparation des races
1984
as Firmin
The Idols
1968
as 'Charly le Surineur'
La vraie histoire de Gérard Lechômeur
1982
as Gérard Lechômeur
Jupiter
1971
Renaissance
1970
Home Movie: On the Set of Philippe Garrel's 'Le lit de la vierge'
1968
as Self
L'amour des femmes
1982
as Philippe
New Old
1979
Paris s'en va
1981
Book of Saints of Eternal Rome
1968
The Fall of the House of Usher
1981
as Allan
Homeo
1967
as Self
Heads and Tales
1967
Les Frangines
1960
Les Bargasses
1965
La deuxième femme
2008
as Self
La vie très étrange de Madame Anastasie
1966
Brückenschläge
1983
La famille
1971
Nightmare
1980
as Victor
Chromo sud
1968
The Son of Amir Is Dead
1975
as Pierre
The Brunette and Me
1981
as Xavier de Royan
The Infernal Machine
1963
as Young Soldier
Stridura
1980
Pierre Clémenti, l'absolue liberté
2013
as Self (archive footage)
Souvenirs souvenirs
2008
as Self
Flore et Blancheflore
1961
as Flore
The Silent Woman
1989
as Bel-il
De quoi s'agit-il?
1974
Forty-four, or Bedtime Stories
1985
Autoportrait d’un schizophrène
1977
11 testaments
1983
as Self
About Pierre Clémenti
Pierre Clémenti (28 September 1942 – 27 December 1999) was a French actor. Born in Paris, Clémenti studied drama and began his acting career in the theatre. He secured his first minor screen roles in 1960 in Yves Allégret's Chien de pique performing alongside Eddie Constantine. Arguably, his most famous role was that of gangster lover of bourgeois prostitute Catherine Deneuve in Belle de jour, the 1967 classic by Luis Buñuel, in whose film La voie lactée he played the Devil. He appeared in several highly regarded films of the period, working w… With 99 credits spanning from 1960 to 2021, Pierre Clémenti has appeared in 95 films and 4 TV shows.
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- Little Lips (1978) — as Paul
- Belle de Jour (1967) — as Marcel
- The Leopard (1963) — as Francesco Paolo
- The Conformist (1971) — as Pasqualino 'Lino' Semirama
- Pigsty (1969) — as Cannibale
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