Actor
Pierre Barouh
Born 19 February 1934 · Paris, France — died 28 December 2016
Pierre Barouh (1934–2016) was a French singer, songwriter, actor and director. He is best known for playing a role in Claude Lelouch's A Man and a Woman and for singing its Francis Lai theme. He also founded the Saravah label and helped introduce Brazilian bossa nova to France.
Key films
A Man and a Woman (1966)On Cinespective
His best-known screen role, in Lelouch's Cannes-winning romance, with his vocals featured on Francis Lai's score.
Live for Life (1967)
Reunited him with Claude Lelouch in another major French success of the period.
Saravah (1969)
A personal film he directed and acted in, tied to his music label and Brazilian music passion.
It Comes, It Goes (1972)
A film he both directed and acted in, showing his work behind the camera.
Another Man, Another Chance (1977)
A later Lelouch collaboration in which he appeared as an actor.
Key awards
No major awards are documented here.
On Cinespective
Full filmography · 23
- 1961Women and War · as le résistant poèteActor
- 1962Operation Gold Ingot · as RenéActor
- 1963Where Are You From, Johnny? · as DjangoActor
- 1964Le Gendarme de Saint-Tropez · as Gypsy (uncredited)Actor
- 1964The Drifting · as Pierre, le guitaristeActor
- 1965To Be a Crook · as PierreActor
- 1966A Man and a Woman · as Pierre GauthierActor
- 1966Les grands moments · as Karl MartinActor
- 1967Live for Life · as spectateur match de boxeActor
- 1967Doomed Lovers · as GeronimoActor
- 1969SaravahDirector
- 1969Saravah · as SelfActor
- 1972It Comes, It GoesDirector
- 1972It Comes, It Goes · as The man who gives Areski a ride (uncredited)Actor
- 1976The Castaways of Turtle Island · as Le voyageur mécontentActor
- 1976The Labyrinth ou L'album de familleDirector
- 1977Another Man, Another Chance · as Streetsinger (uncredited)Actor
- 1979Le DivorcementDirector
- 1982Elle voit des nains partout ! · as Le curéActor
- 2005The Courage to LoveComposer
- 2005Viva Volta · as Self (archive footage)Actor
- 2005L'Assassinat de Pierre Goldman · as SelfActor
- 2018Semente da Música Brasileira · as SelfActor
Filmography data from TMDB. The profile text is a draft written for Cinespective.