Philippe Volter

Born: 1959-03-23

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.


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Three Colors: Blue

as Real Estate Agent
Released: 1993-09-08

The wife of a famous composer survives a car accident that kills her husband and daughter. Now...

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The Double Life of Véronique

as Alexandre Fabbri
Released: 1991-05-15

Véronique is a beautiful young French woman who aspires to be a renowned singer; Weronika lives...

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Cyrano de Bergerac

as Viscount of Valvert
Released: 1990-03-28

Famed swordsman and poet Cyrano de Bergerac is in love with his cousin Roxane. He has never...

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Resistance

as Henri Daussois
Released: 2003-07-16

The epic tale of an American reconnaissance pilot downed in occupied Belgium at the height of...

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The Music Teacher

as Jean Nilson
Released: 1988-08-01

Aging opera singer Joachim Dallayrac retires from the stage and retreats to the countryside to...

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The Five Senses

as Dr. Richard Jacob
Released: 1999-05-18

Interconnected stories examine situations involving the five senses. Touch is represented by a...

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Le Pantalon

as Lt. Guérin
Released: 1997-12-08

Lucien is a young soldier in the French army during the First World War. Recently married and...

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Abracadabra

as Phil
Released: 1993-02-03

As an amateur magician, Phil is probably okay, but as a small-time criminal, he is definitely...

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Simple mortel

as Stéphane
Released: 1990-12-31

A young man, a researcher in ancient languages, begins to receive strange radio messages in a...

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Les gens honnêtes vivent en France

as Bénolo
Released: 2005-03-02

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Noces cruelles

as Daniel
Released: 1996-05-11

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Tørst - Framtidens forbrytelser

as Alexandre
Released: 1999-02-26

Anthology film based on three short stories by Knut Hamsun, updated to modern times.

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Madame Sans-Gêne

as uncredited
Released: 2002-02-11

In August 1792, on the eve of the attack on the Tuileries, Catherine Hubscher, a laundress in...

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Charlotte dite 'Charlie'

as Serge
Released: 1995-05-31

Two teenage girls are rehearsing a scene from a play by Marivaux, a love scene, and from the...

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Three Years

as Constantin Biochon
Released: 1990-08-29

After the French defeat of 1870, Julia took three years to love Alexander, with whom she married...

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L'Enfant de personne

as Benoît
Released: 2005-08-26

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Dark Woods

as Gustave
Released: 1989-08-23

In this gothic romance based on a 1950s novel by Robert Margerit, after a whirlwind romance,...

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Night of Destiny

as uncredited
Released: 1999-05-05

Mr. Slimami is an Algerian retiree living in Paris who witnesses a murder while taking a walk...

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À chacun son tour

as uncredited
Released: 1997-12-19

A German police commissioner investigates the murders of several Tour de France yellow jerseys.

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Basse tension

as uncredited
Released: 1992-01-01

A hitman must fulfill a contract aboard a train. He faces great difficulties going to the...

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Papa et rien d'autre

as Thomas
Released: 1992-11-02

A widower fights to keep the custody of his daughter that his in-laws claim.

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Ladies of the Law

as Ranval
First aired: 2000-06-22

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Napoleon

as uncredited
First aired: 2002-10-07

A masterful soldier, tactician and statesmen, Napoleon Bonaparte's courage and love for his...

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Napoleon

as Paul Barras
First aired: 2002-10-07

A masterful soldier, tactician and statesmen, Napoleon Bonaparte's courage and love for his...

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