Actor
Antonin Artaud
Born 4 September 1896 · Marseille, Bouches-du-Rhône, France — died 4 March 1948
Antonin Artaud (1896–1948) was a French poet, playwright, theatre director and actor. He is best known for his radical theory of the "Theatre of Cruelty," which shaped modern avant-garde theatre. In film, he played supporting roles in several French silent and early sound productions, including Dreyer's Joan of Arc.
Key films
The Passion of Joan of Arc (1928)On Cinespective
Artaud played the monk Massieu in Carl Theodor Dreyer's landmark silent film, his most celebrated screen role.
Napoleon (1927)
He played Marat in Abel Gance's epic, a major production of French silent cinema.
L'Argent (1928)
He appeared in Marcel L'Herbier's silent adaptation of Zola's novel, a notable late silent-era French film.
The Threepenny Opera (1931)
He appeared in G. W. Pabst's early sound adaptation of the Brecht–Weill stage work.
Wooden Crosses (1932)
He took part in this early sound French First World War drama.
Key awards
No major awards are documented here.
On Cinespective
Full filmography · 33
- 1917The Torture of SilenceActor
- 1923News Item · as M. DeuxActor
- 1923The Child KingActor
- 1925Surcouf · as Jacques Morel, un traitreActor
- 1926Le Juif Errant · as Jacques Dupuis, dit GringaletActor
- 1926Graziella · as CeccoActor
- 1927Napoleon · as Jean-Paul MaratActor
- 1927MathusalemActor
- 1928The Passion of Joan of Arc · as Jean MassieuActor
- 1928L'Argent · as MazaudActor
- 1928Verdun: Visions of History · as The intellectualActor
- 1930Around the End of the World · as SelfActor
- 1930Tarakanova · as le jeune tziganeActor
- 1930La Femme d'une nuit · as JaroslavActor
- 1931The Threepenny Opera · as Un mendiantActor
- 1931Faubourg Montmartre · as Follestat (as Artaud)Actor
- 1931Verdun, memories of historyActor
- 1932Wooden Crosses · as Soldat VieubléActor
- 1932Coup de feu à l'aube · as TrembleurActor
- 1933L'enfant de ma soeur · as LocheActor
- 1933Mater DolorosaActor
- 1934Liliom · as Le rémouleur (The Knife Grinder)Actor
- 1934Sidonie Panache · as L'émir Abd-el-KaderActor
- 1935Lucrezia Borgia · as Girolamo SavonarolaActor
- 1935Crimson Dynasty · as Cyrus BackActor
- 1935Napoléon Bonaparte · as MaratActor
- 1967Disorder Is 20 Years Old · as Self (archive footage)Actor
- 1972Bonaparte and the Revolution · as Marat (archive footage)Actor
- 1977Seans : hommage á Antonin Artaud · as (archive footage)Actor
- 1994The True Story of Artaud the Momo · as himselfActor
- 2009Émile en ce miroirActor
- 2010Antonin Artaud – Practical Approaches to a Theatre of Cruelty · as himselfActor
- 2019Imag-en cada verso · as self (archive sound)Actor
Filmography data from TMDB. The profile text is a draft written for Cinespective.