Philippe Volter
Acting

Philippe Volter

Born 23 March 1959 · Uccle, Belgium · Died 13 April 2005

From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia Philippe Volter (23 March 1959 – 13 April 2005) was a Belgian actor and director. Born Philippe Wolter to theatre director Claude Volter and his wife, actress Jacqueline Bir, young Philippe began his career in Brussels in 1985. He made many stage and film appearances, the latter of which peaked with such successful arthouse films as The Music Teacher (1988), The Double Life of Véronique (1991) and Blue (1993). Other appearances include Macbeth (1987) and The Five Senses (1999). Upon his father's death in 2002, he returned to Belgium and became artistic director for the Comedy Claude Volter. Philippe Volter committed suicide in 2005, aged 46.

Known for

Three Colors: Blue
The Double Life of Véronique
Cyrano de Bergerac
Napoleon
The Five Senses
The Music Teacher
Le Pantalon
Simple mortel
Resistance
Les gens honnêtes vivent en France
Three Years
Abracadabra
Les gens honnêtes vivent en France
L'Enfant de personne
Resistance
Madame Sans-Gêne
And God Came Down to See Us…
The Five Senses
Tørst - Framtidens forbrytelser
Night of Destiny
Le Pantalon
À chacun son tour
Noces cruelles
Charlotte dite 'Charlie'
Dernier stade
Three Colors: Blue
Abracadabra
Papa et rien d'autre
Basse tension
The Double Life of Véronique
Simple mortel
Three Years
Cyrano de Bergerac
Dark Woods
The Music Teacher
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