Paul Verdier
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Paul Verdier is a stage director, actor, and playwright, who also had a number of guest parts in American television. He is married to Sonia Lloveras-Verdier.
Before moving to the United States, Verdier was a member of the Paris
-based repertory companies of Jean-Louis Barrault
/Madeleine Renaud
and Nicolas Bataille.
Verdier and his wife opened the Stages Theatre Center in Hollywood in 1982, as a venue for bringing “the richness, flavor and variety of World Theatre to Los Angeles audiences”.
In 1986, the couple opened a French restaurant—Cafe des Artistes—next door to the theatre.
Before moving to the United States, Verdier was a member of the Paris
Paris
Paris is the capital and largest city in France, situated on the river Seine, in northern France, at the heart of the Île-de-France region...
-based repertory companies of Jean-Louis Barrault
Jean-Louis Barrault
Jean-Louis Barrault was a French actor, director and mime artist, training that served him well when he portrayed the 19th-century mime Jean-Gaspard Deburau in Marcel Carné's 1945 film Les Enfants du Paradis .Jean-Louis Barrault studied with Charles Dullin in whose troupe he acted...
/Madeleine Renaud
Madeleine Renaud
Madeleine Renaud was a distinguished actress and a major figure in French theater in the 20th century. She was born Lucie Madeleine Renaud in Paris and died there, aged 94, in 1994....
and Nicolas Bataille.
Verdier and his wife opened the Stages Theatre Center in Hollywood in 1982, as a venue for bringing “the richness, flavor and variety of World Theatre to Los Angeles audiences”.
In 1986, the couple opened a French restaurant—Cafe des Artistes—next door to the theatre.
Plays
- partial list
- Tales for people under 3 years of age (1982) – Translated, adapted and directed by Paul Verdier, from the play by Eugène IonescoEugène IonescoEugène Ionesco was a Romanian and French playwright and dramatist, and one of the foremost playwrights of the Theatre of the Absurd...
- Slowmotion (1988) – Translated and directed by Paul Verdier, from the play by Eduardo Pavlovsky
- English Mint (1988) – Translated and directed by Paul Verdier, from L'Amante Anglaise by Marguerite DurasMarguerite DurasMarguerite Donnadieu, better known as Marguerite Duras was a French writer and film director.-Background:...
- 1789 (1989, October) – Translated, adapted and directed by Paul Verdier, from the 1970 play by Ariane MnouchkineAriane MnouchkineAriane Mnouchkine is a world-renowned French stage director. She founded the Parisian avant-garde stage ensemble Théâtre du Soleil in 1964. She has written and directed 1789 and Molière , and in 1989, she directed La Nuit Miraculeuse...
- Tales for people under 3 years of age (1982) – Translated, adapted and directed by Paul Verdier, from the play by Eugène Ionesco
- The night of Picasso (1990) – Translated and directed by Paul Verdier, from the play by Edoardo Erba
- Porco selvatico (1991) – Translated and directed by Paul Verdier, from the play by Edoardo Erba
- La Bête (1993 by playwright David HirsonDavid HirsonDavid Hirson is an American dramatist, best known for his award winning Broadway comedies, La Bête and Wrong Mountain.-Biography:Hirson was born in New York City to actress, Alice, and playwright, Roger O. Hirson...
) – Directed by Paul Verdier - Miss Margarida’s Way (by playwright Roberto Athayde) – Directed by Paul Verdier
- Changes (1995 by playwright Barbara TarbuckBarbara TarbuckBarbara Tarbuck is an American actress born in 1942 in Detroit, Michigan. She is usually seen interpreting Lady Jane Jacks in General Hospital.-Biography:...
) – Produced and directed by Paul Verdier - Hyenas (2003) – Translated, adapted and directed by Paul Verdier, from a play by Christian Siméon
Filmography
- Second Bettor in The Cincinnati KidThe Cincinnati KidThe Cincinnati Kid is a 1965 American drama film. It tells the story of Eric "The Kid" Stoner, a young Depression-era poker player, as he seeks to establish his reputation as the best...
(1965) - Abu in My Favorite MartianMy Favorite MartianMy Favorite Martian is an American television sitcom that aired on CBS from September 29, 1963 to May 1, 1966 for 107 episodes...
: “Bottled Martian” (1965-10-31) - Maliavin in The Russians Are Coming, the Russians Are ComingThe Russians Are Coming, the Russians Are ComingThe Russians Are Coming, the Russians Are Coming is an American comedy film. Based on the Nathaniel Benchley novel The Off-Islanders, the film was directed by Norman Jewison and adapted for the screen by William Rose....
(1966) - Benet in The Rat PatrolThe Rat PatrolThe Rat Patrol is an American television program that aired on ABC during the 1966–1968 seasons. The show follows the exploits of four Allied soldiers who are part of a long-range desert patrol group in the North African campaign during World War II...
: “The Two If by Sea Raid” (1967-12-18) - Elevator Operator in The Thomas Crown AffairThe Thomas Crown Affair (1968 film)The Thomas Crown Affair is a 1968 film by Norman Jewison starring Steve McQueen and Faye Dunaway. It was nominated for two Academy Awards and won the Award for Best Song with Michel Legrand's "Windmills of Your Mind"...
(1968) - My Friend TonyMy Friend TonyMy Friend Tony is an American crime drama that aired on NBC in 1969. The pilot originally aired as "My Pal Tony" on The Danny Thomas Hour on March 4, 1968.-Synopsis:...
: “Corey Doesn’t Live Here Anymore” (1969-01-05), and “Kidnap” (1969-06-08) - Jean-Claude in Hart to HartHart to HartHart to Hart is an American television series, starring Robert Wagner and Stefanie Powers as Jonathan and Jennifer Hart, a wealthy couple who also moonlighted as amateur detectives. The series was created by writer Sidney Sheldon and produced by Aaron Spelling and Leonard Goldberg...
: “Murder Between Friends” (1979-10-30) - Claude in The French Atlantic AffairThe French Atlantic AffairThe French Atlantic Affair is a novel by Ernest Lehman which was published in 1977. A 3 part TV miniseries based on the book was produced and broadcast in 1979.-Plot:...
(November 1979 mini-series) - French Tourist in WaikikiWaikikiWaikiki is a neighborhood of Honolulu, in the City and County of Honolulu, on the south shore of the island of Oahu, in Hawaii. Waikiki Beach is the shoreline fronting Waikīkī....
(1980-04-21, TV film) - Jean Claude Fornier in Magnum, P.I.Magnum, P.I.Magnum, P.I. is an American television series starring Tom Selleck as Thomas Magnum, a private investigator living on Oahu, Hawaii. The series ran from 1980 to 1988 in first-run broadcast on the American CBS television network....
: “The Man from Marseilles” (1985-03-14), and “A.A.P.I.” (1986-10-22) - Francois Villars in MacGyverMacGyverMacGyver is an American action-adventure television series created by Lee David Zlotoff. Henry Winkler and John Rich were the executive producers. The show ran for seven seasons on ABC in the United States and various other networks abroad from 1985 to 1992. The series was filmed in Los Angeles...
: “The Escape” (1986-04-02) - En silence (1987 short)
- Mr. Gadski in St. ElsewhereSt. ElsewhereSt. Elsewhere is an American medical drama television series that originally ran on NBC from October 26, 1982 to May 25, 1988. The series is set at fictional St. Eligius, a decaying urban teaching hospital in Boston's South End neighborhood...
: “Night of the Living Bed” (1987-10-28) - Jacques Lizot in WiseguyWiseguyWiseguy is an American crime drama series that aired on CBS from September 16, 1987 to December 8, 1990 for a total of four seasons. Starring Ken Wahl, the series was produced by Stephen J...
: “The Merchant of Death” (1988-02-01) - Claude Benoit in Santa BarbaraSanta Barbara (TV series)Santa Barbara is an American television soap opera, first broadcast in the United States on NBC on July 30, 1984, and last aired on January 15, 1993. The show revolved around the eventful lives of the wealthy Capwell family of Santa Barbara, California...
(1989)