Roger Pierre

Roger Pierre (30 August 1923 in Paris, France – 23 January 2010) was a French comedic actor.

He often appeared in comedies with Jean-Marc Thibault.

Pierre died in his native Paris, aged 86, from cancer.

Career

Pierre and Thibault were one of France's most popular comedy acts. Working regularly throughout the 1950s, 60s, and 70s, Pierre's first film was 1953's "Belle mentalité (Wonderful Mentality). He appeared in such comedies as Mary Mary (1963), Who Is This Woman? (1967), The Sole Heir (1980), Mr Masure (1987), The Night of Barbizon and The Tureen (2001).

In 1973, Pierre and Thibault starred in the 1973 comedic television series Les Maudits Rois fainéants (The Damned Lazy Kings), which parodied the 1972 TV adaptation of Les Rois maudits.