Firmin Gémier
Born: 1869-02-21 in Aubervilliers, Seine [now Seine-Saint-Denis, Île-de-France], France
Died: 1933-11-26
Known For: Acting
Biography
Firmin Gémier (1869–1933) was a French actor and director. Internationally, he is most famous for originating the role of Père Ubu in Alfred Jarry’s play Ubu Roi. He is known as the principal architect of the popular theatre movement in France. Gémier began his career as an actor in melodramas for working class actors, before going on to direct six different theaters, including the Théâtre Antoine and the Odéon.
Filmography
1948
- Paris 1900 as Self (archive footage)
1932
1926
- La branche morte
- The Magician as Dr. Porhoët
1917
- The Torture of Silence as Dr. Gilles Berliac