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Pierre Tchernia
Actor, Writer, Director, Producer, Additional Credits
Born January 29, 1928Died October 8, 2016 (88 years)
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.
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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
| 2008 | Asterix at the Olympic Games · as Le Narrateur (voice) |
| 2006 | Asterix and the Vikings · as Le Narrateur (voice) |
| 2002 | Asterix & Obelix: Mission Cleopatra · as Caius Gaspachoandalus / Le Narrateur |
| 2001 | Tintin, le voyageur du siècle · as Narrateur |
| 1994 | Asterix in America · as Le Narrateur |
| 1991 | L'Oeil du cyclone (TV Series) · as L'oncle Pierre |
| 1988 | Turning Table · as The Mockingbird (voice) |
| 1988 | L'enfance de l'art · as Cast |
| 1985 | Asterix Versus Caesar · as Terminus |
| 1985 | Maguy (TV Series) · as Cast |
| 1985 | Les rois du gag · as Presenter Of The Césars |
| 1981 | Signé Furax · as Un Agent De L'obélisque |
| 1979 | The Other One's Mug · as Le Speaker Au Défilé |
| 1979 | La grâce · as Narrator |
| 1977 | Le passe-muraille · as Narrator |
| 1976 | The Twelve Tasks of Asterix · as Narrator (voice) (uncredited) |
| 1974 | La gueule de l'emploi · as Le Colleur D'affiches |
| 1972 | The Annuity · as Le Réalisateur De L'équipe Tv |
| 1968 | The Little Bather · as Le Président Du Jury (uncredited) |
| 1967 | |
| 1967 | Deux Romains en Gaule · as Voix-Off |
| 1967 | Les sept de l'escalier 15 (TV Series) · as L'armoire Des Halles |
| 1965 | Killer Spy · as Interviewer |
| 1964 | The Counterfeit Constable · as L'homme À La 2cv |
| 1963 | A Killing Success · as Legris, Nouveau Cadre Supérieur De 321 (uncredited) |
| 1962 | War of the Buttons · as Bédouin, Rural Warden |
| 1962 | A Horse for Two · as Other Agent Who Arrests The Suitcase Thief |
| 1962 | Rue du Havre · as Le Narrateur |
| 1961 | The American Beauty · as Announcer |
| 1961 | On purge bébé · as Horace Truchet |
| 1960 | There Is the Brunette · as Guissauguet - Le Client |
| 1959 | L'anglais tel qu'on le parle · as Le Commissaire De Police |
| 1957 | Le violon de l'orphéon · as Narrator (voice) |