Roger Blin
- Known for
- Acting
- Born
- March 22, 1907
- Died
- January 20, 1984
- Birthplace
- Neuilly-sur-Seine, Seine [now Hauts-de-Seine], France
Roger Blin (Neuilly-sur-Seine, France, 22 March 1907 – Évecquemont, France, 21 January 1984) was a French actor and director. He staged world premieres of Samuel Beckett's Waiting for Godot in 1953 and Endgame in 1957. Blin was the son of a doctor; however, despite his father's wishes, Blin forged a career in the theatre. As a teenager he was 'fascinated' by the Surrealists and their conception of revolutionary art. He was initially part of the left-wing theatre collectives The Company of Five and The October Group. In 1935 Blin served as Antonin Artaud's assistant director for his production of Les Cenci [The Cenci] at the Folies-Wagrams theatre in 1935. Following his work with Artaud, Blin focused on 'political street-theatre.' During the war, Blin was a liaison between the Resistance and the French Army. His extensive career as both director and actor in both film and theatre has been largely defined by his work and relationship with Artaud, Samuel Beckett and Jean Genet. In addition to being a close friend and confidant of Artaud during the latter's nine years of internment, he directed the first performances of Beckett's Waiting For Godot, Happy Days and Endgame as well as directing the initial performance of Genet's The Blacks and the controversial The Screens. Genet's key correspondences to Blin have been published by Editions Gallimard. The 1986 Faber and Faber publication, "Samuel Beckett: The Complete Dramatic Works" carries only three dedications from Beckett: "Endgame" is dedicated to Blin, while "Come and Go" is for John Calder, and "Catastrophe" is for Václav Havel. Source: Article "Roger Blin" from Wikipedia in English, licensed under CC-BY-SA 3.0.
Filmography
Le Fantôme de Laurent Terzieff 2020
as Self (archive footage)
The Hospital of Leningrad 1983
as Nestor
Vendredi ou la vie sauvage 1983
Actor
Five and the Skin 1982
as Récitant (voice)
The King and the Mockingbird 1980
as L’aveugle (voice)
The Adolescent 1979
as Romain
The Old Country Where Rimbaud Died 1977
as Jeanne's father
Nevermore, Forever 1976
as Daniel
One Must Live Dangerously 1975
as Murdoc
Aloïse 1975
as Le professeur de chant
That Most Important Thing: Love 1975
as Servais' Father
The Shadow Line 1973
as Burns
Too Small My Friend 1971
as Boris
Mesure pour Mesure 1971
as Le Duc Vincentio
- L'illusion comique
L'illusion comique 1970
as Alcandre
La Plaie et le Couteau, Charles Baudelaire 1967
Actor
Law of Survival 1967
as Pao
The Sunday of Life 1967
as Jean Sans-Tête
The Devil's Tricks 1966
as Monsieur de Beaurepaire
Qui donc a rêvé? 1965
Actor
Little Claus and Big Claus 1964
as Le grand Claus
Marie Soleil 1964
as Karl / Boss
A Taste for Women 1964
as Larsen
- Egypt, oh Egypt: Images of Heaven
Egypt, oh Egypt: Images of Heaven 1963
as Narrator (voice)
Quatrevingt-treize 1962
as Tellmarc’h
The Star Ship 1962
as Curtway
Paris Blues 1961
as Fausto the Moor (uncredited)
Les Trois Sœurs 1960
as Verchinine
Checkerboard 1959
as Slim, le guide
Stars at Noon 1959
as Self
- Calligraphie Japonaise
Calligraphie Japonaise 1958
as Narrator
The Hunchback of Notre Dame 1956
as Mathias Hungadi
The Amazing Mr. Callaghan 1955
as Wladimir
- The Invitation to the Waltz
The Invitation to the Waltz 1954
as Guillaume l'égorgeur
The Knight of the Night 1953
as le valet
The Curious Adventures of Mr. Wonderbird 1953
as Blind Man (Voice)
Piédalu fait des miracles 1952
Actor
- Torticola versus Frankensberg
Torticola versus Frankensberg 1952
as Doctor Frankenstein
Adventures of Captain Fabian 1951
Actor
The Convict 1951
as Convict
Orpheus 1950
as The Poet
Vagabonds imaginaires 1950
as Narrator (segment 'Les amours jaunes') (voice)
Wicked City 1949
as Emilio
Unusual Tales 1949
as Guillaume
Passionnelle 1947
as Julien
The Ideal Couple 1946
as The sleepwalker
The Last Judgment 1945
Actor
The Bohemian Life 1945
as Man of the puppet
First in Line 1944
as Paul Moury
Colonel Chabert 1943
as Cleric
Douce 1943
as Man of the theater (uncredited)
Le Corbeau 1943
as François
Adieu Léonard 1943
as Bohemian leader
Captain Fracasse 1943
as Fagotin
The Devil's Envoys 1942
as The Monster Showman
The Trump Card 1942
as Aspirant
L'âge d'or 1942
Actor
Volpone 1941
as Un vénitien
Beating Heart 1940
as (credit only)
The World Will Shake 1939
as Le Condamné
Louise 1939
as (uncredited)
- Pasha's Wives
Pasha's Wives 1939
as Mair
Adrienne Lecouvreur 1938
Actor
The Curtain Rises 1938
as Dominique, le gardien du château de la famille de Cécilia
The Time of the Cherries 1938
as Dupuis son
Alibi 1937
as Kretz, Winckler's henchman
The Citadel of Silence 1937
as Officer (uncredited)
The Life and Loves of Beethoven 1937
as De Ries
Jenny 1936
as le malade solitaire
Life Is Ours 1936
as Un métallo
Under Western Eyes 1936
as Unnamed Character
Street Without a Name 1934
Actor, Writer
Le Colisée 1933
as The Crowd
Credits from TMDB.