Pierre Renoir | |
|---|---|
 Renoir in 1943 | |
| Born | (1885-03-21)21 March 1885 |
| Died | 11 March 1952(1952-03-11) (aged 66) |
| Occupation | Actor |
| Years active | 1907–1952 |
| Spouse | |
| Children | Claude Renoir |
| Parent(s) | Pierre-Auguste Renoir Aline Charigot |
| Relatives | Jean Renoir (brother) Sophie Renoir (granddaughter) |
Pierre Renoir (French pronunciation:[pjɛʁʁənwaʁ]; 21 March 1885 – 11 March 1952) was a French stage and film actor. He was the son of theimpressionist painterPierre-Auguste Renoir and elder brother of thefilm directorJean Renoir. He is also noted for being the first actor to playGeorges Simenon's characterInspector Jules Maigret inNight at the Crossroads, directed by his brother.
Pierre Renoir was born on 21 March 1885 in Paris, at 18 rue Houdon, about a hundred meters from place Pigalle, to painterPierre-Auguste Renoir andAline Charigot.[1] He was married to actressVéra Sergine from 1914 to 1925.
For his best remembered role, as Jėricho the ragman inChildren of Paradise (Les Enfants du Paradis, 1945), he was cast at short notice to replace the collaboratorRobert Le Vigan; Jėricho's scenes had to be reshot after Le Vigan fled. Renoir was briefly the director of theThéâtre de l'Athénée in Paris, taking over after the death ofLouis Jouvet in 1951. Pierre Renoir's son was the cinematographerClaude Renoir (1913–93)[2]—not to be confused with Pierre's brother Claude Renoir, known as 'Coco' (1901–69).[3]
