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Patrick Dewaere (January 26, 1947 - July 16, 1982) was a French actor.

He was born in Saint-Brieuc, Côtes-d'Armor, France. He committed suicide at age 35 in Paris.

Short-lived Patrick Dewaere was one of the most promising and popular French actors of the '70s. In 1968, he joined Café de la Gare, the troupe of performers which also included such future stars as Gérard Depardieu and Miou-Miou. After initially appearing under the pseudonym Patrick Morin, he finally opted for Dewaere, which was his grandmother's maiden name. Onscreen from 1971 in various bit parts, Dewaere made the breakthrough with his first major role in Bertrand Blier's anarchic comedy Les Valseuses
(1974) where he and Gerard Depardieu starred as two young delinquents. The actor would team up again with Depardieu in Blier's Oscar-winning comedy Preparez Vos Mouchoirs (1978). Despite Dewaere's obvious talent for comedy, he was often successfully cast as a fragile, neurotic individual. Shortly after the release of Paradis Pour Tous (1982), the black comedy where his character committed suicide, the actor shot himself in a hotel room. The Patrick Dewaere Award was established in France in 1983. The actor was the subject of the French documentary Patrick Dewaere, which was shown at the Cannes Film Festival in 1992.

Filmography, as actor

Je reviendrai à Kandara (1956), directed by Victor Vicas
Paris brûle-t-il ? (1965), directed by René Clément
La Vie sentimentale de Georges le tueur (1971), directed by Daniel Berger
Les Mariés de l'an II (1971), directed by Jean-Paul Rappeneau
Themroc
(1973), directed by Claude Faraldo
Lily aime-moi (1974), directed by Maurice Dugowson
Les Valseuses
(1974), directed by Bertrand Blier
Catherine et compagnie (1975), directed by Michel Boisrond
Adieu poulet (1975), directed by Pierre Granier-Deferre
La meilleure façon de marcher (1975), directed by Claude Miller
Marcia trionfale (1976), directed by Marco Bellocchio
F. comme Fairbanks (1976), directed by Maurice Dugowson (also credited as co-composer of the music)
Le Juge Fayard dit le shérif (1977), directed by Yves Boisset
La Clé sur la porte (1978), directed by Yves Boisset
Coup de tête (1978), directed by Jean-Jacques Annaud
Préparez vos mouchoirs (1978), directed by Bertrand Blier
L'Ingorgo - una storia impossibile (1978), directed by Luigi Comencini
Série noire (film) (1978), directed by Alain Corneau
Un mauvais fils (1980), directed by Claude Sautet
Psy (1980), directed by Philippe de Broca
Plein sud (1980), directed by Luc Béraud
Mille milliards de dollars (1981), directed by Henri Verneuil
Hôtel des Amériques (1981), directed by André Téchiné
Beau-Père (1981), directed by Bertrand Blier
Paradis pour tous (1982), directed by Alain Jessua

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