Julien Poulin
Born: 1946-04-20 in Montreal, Quebec, Canada
Died: 2025-01-04
Known For: Acting
Biography
Julien Poulin (April 20, 1946 – January 4, 2025) was an actor, film director, screenwriter, film producer, and composer in Quebec, Canada. He has portrayed numerous roles in several popular Quebec films and series. His most memorable role was Elvis Gratton in which his character impersonates rock and roll icon Elvis Presley. The series of Elvis Gratton films appeared between 1981 and 2004. The most recent of these films were Elvis Gratton II: Miracle a Memphis, filmed in 1999, in which Elvis was resuscitated from the first film of the series, and Elvis Gratton 3: Le retour d'Elvis Wong, which was filmed in 2004. He also co-directed some of the films along with Pierre Falardeau.
Filmography
2022
- Arsenault and Fils as Armard
2020
- Doomsday Brothers as Père Manilla (voice)
2019
- Bonne fête ComediHa! as Himself
- Mad Dog Labine as Animateur radio (voice)
2018
- Léo as Yvon
2016
- True North as François-Xavier Laloge
- Kiss Me With All Your Love as Sergent Boileau
2015
- Karl & Max as Yvon Prince
- Paul à Québec as Robert
2013
- Rédemption as Gilles Mercier
2012
- In Lieu of Flowers as Self
- Tu m'aimes-tu? as Yvon (Fred's Father)
- Camion as Germain
- Small Blind as Michel
2010
- Rock et Rolland as Rolland
- Peut contenir des Rachid as Self
- Falardeau as Self
2008
- Pièce d'identité as Self
- Babine as Le Vieux Curé
2007
- Bob Gratton : Ma Vie, My Life as Bob Gratton
- Fais ça court as Self - Actor
2006
- La petite séduction as Self
2005
- Minuit, le soir as Gaétan Langlois
2004
- Taking Lives as Québec City Inspector
- Elvis Gratton 3 : Le retour d'Elvis Wong as Elvis Gratton
- Machine Gun Molly as Loignon enquêteur
2002
- Sucré salé as Self
- Séraphin: Heart of Stone as Père Ovide
2001
- Karmina 2 as Vincent Proulx
- February 15, 1839 as Curé Marier
1999
- Elvis Gratton 2: Miracle à Memphis as Bob Elvis Gratton
- The Last Breath as Norman Vaillancourt
- Pin-Pon: Le film as Oncle Mimile
1998
- La fureur as Self
1997
1996
- Le retour
- Les aventures de la courte échelle as Inspecteur Lauzier
- Jasmine as Tony Demers
- L'oreille d'un sourd
1995
- Elvis Gratton, président du comité des intellectuels pour le non as Elvis Gratton
1993
1992
- Les Intrépides as Thief
- Ma soeur, mon amour as L'épicier
- Solo as Fernand
1990
- The Party as Boyer
1989
- How to Make Love to a Negro Without Getting Tired as Pusher #1
- Dans le ventre du dragon as Gardien guérite
- Robin et Stella as Conrad Francoeur
- Unfaithful Mornings as Patron du snack-bar
1988
- 100 Limite as Self - Guest
- Gaspard et fil$ as Charles
1987
- Tinamer as Police officer
1985
- Elvis Gratton, Le King des Kings as Bob Gratton
- The Alley Cat as Rosario Gladu
- Pas encore Elvis Gratton ! as Elvis Gratton
1984
- The Crime of Ovide Plouffe as Voyou du cabaret
- Les années de rêves as Photographe du mariage
- Amuse-gueule as Motard
1983
- Lucien Brouillard
- Les vacances d'Elvis Gratton as Elvis Gratton
1981
- Elvis Gratton as Elvis Gratton
1980
- Speak White ... (Director)
1979
- Pea Soup ... (Director)
1977
- À force de courage ... (Director)
1973
- Réjeanne Padovani as Mike Delvecchio
- Tu brûles... tu brûles...
- Les Canadiens sont là ... (Screenplay)
1972
- À Mort ... (Director)