Laurent Terzieff
Date of birth: 1935-06-27
Place of birth: Toulouse, HauteGaronne, France
Known for: Acting
Also known as: ローラン・テルジェフ, Лоран Терзиефф, Лоран Терзиев
Biography
Laurent Terzieff (27 June 1935, in Toulouse – 2 July 2010, in Paris) was a French actor. Terzieff was the son of French ceramist Marina and her husband Jean Terzieff, a Romanian-born sculptor of Russian and Romanian descent who came to France from Bucharest during the First World War. The original surname of his family was Chemerzin. As an adolescent, he was fascinated with philosophy and poetry. He assisted with a representation of the La Sonate des spectres by Strindberg, directed by Roger Blin; while involved in the theater he decided he wanted to become an actor. Terzieff made his debut in 1953 at the Parisian Théâtre de Babylone of Jean-Marie Serreau in Tous contre tous of Adamov. After several more roles, Marcel Carné offered him a lead role in 1958's Tricheurs, a tale about existentialist youth. He then appeared in the late works of French scenario writers such as Claude Autant-Lara, with whom he appeared in three films including Tu ne tueras point in 1961. Other collaborators included Henri-Georges Clouzot with La prisonnière, in which he interprets an artist manipulator. In 1975 Terzieff played the leading role as the priest in the Irish artist Reginald Gray's production and direction of Jeu. His partner Pascale de Boysson, Dirk Kinnane and Bibi Hure were also in the cast. Other film appearances include Les Garcons by Mauro Bolognini in 1959, Vanina Vanini (1961), Two Weeks in September (1967), in which he appeared with Brigitte Bardot, The Milky Way (1969), Medea (1969), The Desert of the Tartars (1976), and the TV miniseries Moses the Lawgiver (1974), starring Burt Lancaster. In the 1980s, he primarily acted on stage. Appearances during this era include Rouge Baiser, Germinal in 1993, and The Raft of the Medusa in 1998. In 2005, he appeared in Mon petit doigt m'a dit. Terzieff died on July 2, 2010, due to lung complications. Source: Article "Laurent Terzieff" from Wikipedia in English, licensed under CC-BY-SA 3.0.
Movie Credits
Le radeau de la Méduse
1998-07-15
Iranian Iradj Azimi directed this French historical drama re-creating events depicted in the famous
Moses the Lawgiver
1976-03-26
The epic story of Moses, who led the Israelites out of slavery, parted the Red Sea and received the
Lust
1962-03-07
This short film by Jacques Demy was based on his memories of growing up in Nantes, France. While it
Ballad for a Hoodlum
1963-03-27
Vincent Vivant agrees to Stephan the spy's proposal: he is to cross the border with a mysterious sui
Hedda Gabler
1967-10-24
Hedda and Tesman have just returned from their honeymoon and the relationship is already in trouble.
Utopia
1979-02-28
After getting painfully separated from the woman he loves, Julien leaves his apartment. He goes in s
By the Pricking of My Thumbs
2005-04-13
The Beresfords investigate mysterious deaths at an old people's home.
I Always Wanted to Be a Gangster
2008-03-26
Told in four vignettes, this existential comedy relates the exploits of four aspiring criminals who
Medea
1969-12-28
Based on the plot of Euripides' Medea. Medea centers on the barbarian protagonist as she finds her p
The Milky Way
1969-02-28
Two men, part tramp, part pilgrim, are on their way from France to Santiago de Compostela in Spain.
Etoile
1989-03-17
An American ballerina arrives in Hungary to enroll in a ballet school and it soon becomes apparent t
The Cheaters
1958-10-10
Bob Letellier, a good looking rich kid who studies science, makes the acquaintance of Alain, a cynic
Kapo
1960-09-27
Determined to survive at any price, Edith, a young Jewish woman deported to an extermination camp, m
Le Révélateur
1968-09-17
A 4-year-old child is the element from and around which the action develops, and brings sentiments a
War in the Highlands
1998-10-07
La Guerre Dans le Haut Pays is a period piece set in the winter of 1797-98, during the six days lead
Rain over Santiago
1975-12-10
A semi-fictional account on the fatidic September 11, 1973, when the military commanded by General P
The Big Night
1959-11-12
The exploits of three young Roman criminals are chronicled in this socially conscious drama. The you
Woman in Chains
1968-11-20
Gallery director Stanislas bolsters the development of modern art with his collection of surprising
Detective
1985-08-23
Emile Chenal and his wife, Françoise, leaned on boxing manager Jim Fox Warner to cough up the consid
Once Upon an Angel
2002-10-09
A grief-stricken man who just lost his mother has a one night stand with a maid. What he doesn't kno
Two Weeks in September
1967-06-07
Story of a woman torn between her love for two different men.
Largo Winch II
2011-02-16
Propelled to the head of the W Group after the death of his adoptive father, Largo Winch decides, to
Araya
1959-08-31
"Araya" is an old natural salt mine located in a peninsula in northeastern Venezuela which was still
Father's Trip
1966-09-16
Determined to assert his paternal rights, Quentin leaves his small village on the Swiss border to go
Medea: On-Set Memories
2004-12-31
A documentary on the making of Pier Paolo Pasolini's MEDEA (1969) features rare behind-the-scenes fo
Ostia
1970-03-11
Two anarchistic brothers live by petty thievery and try to recover from their Catholic upbringing. B
The Horla
1966-12-31
A man who lives by himself becomes increasingly concerned that he is not alone. Based on the short s
Diesel
1985-08-07
A prostitute, released from prison, tries to change her life, but a murderous slave organization, th
Les Culottes rouges
1962-12-19
Antoine Rossi, a recidivist prisoner of war in Germany, manages to escape with the cowardly Fendard.
The Seven Deadly Sins
1962-03-07
Seven directors each dramatize one of the seven deadly sins in a short film. In "Anger," a domestic
Red Kiss
1985-11-27
1952, Paris. Nadia, a Red Diaper baby, has a sister, Polish parents, and at 15 is an active Communis
La Frontière
1961-01-01
Dedicated “to the exiled, proscribed, expelled, banned,” this montage of documentary images codirect
Twelve Hours by the Clock
1959-04-21
Three criminals escape from a French prison and hide in a coastal village where they have to wait fo
Blood Wedding
1977-01-01
In a small village in southern Morocco, Amrouch cannot, because of his social position, marry the da
Fiesta
1995-11-15
A Jekyll-and-Hyde colonel toughens up a 17-year-old aristocrat for the Spanish Civil War.
Don Bosco
1988-01-31
This film depicts the life of Saint John Bosco, who dedicated his life to rescuing abandoned and exp
Love Sins
1987-01-30
A biographical feature on the Italian literary giant, Gabriele D'Annunzio. Set in late 19th century
La Vénitienne
2010-09-28
Germinal
1993-09-29
It's mid 19th century, north of France. The story of a coal miner's town. They are exploited by the
Thou Shalt Not Kill
1961-09-05
At the end of World War II, a French pacifist is arrested for refusing to fight. In prison, he befri
Lovers Woods
1960-08-13
1943, Christmas Eve in occupied Brittany. Charles, a member of the Resistance, is parachuted into th
The Circular Triangle
1964-12-17
Business tycoon dies in plane crash. Suspected, Georg, his main partner, Alain, a young Turkish fina
Les Hautes solitudes
1974-12-15
Garrel convinced Jean Seberg, in the midst of a long struggle with mental illness, alcohol and drug,
Vanina Vanini
1961-10-12
Vanina Vanini, a bored, spoiled Roman countess, falls in love with a dedicated young patriot who is
An Angel Passes
1975-04-23
Nico is an ethereal poet haunting the gaps between scenes of Jean-Pierre Kalfon, Bulle Ogier, Lauren
La Flambeuse
1981-05-13
A woman on the brink of middle age becomes bored and takes up playing cards. She becomes hooked on g
Premier mai
1958-03-25
On this beautiful May 1st, Thérèse is about to give birth. Their presence at home is undesirable, so
L'Apprentissage de la ville
1982-01-03
Reduced to poverty, a young man is taken in by a rich lady who asks him for some dangerous services
Rien, voilà l'ordre
2004-06-23
In the psychiatric clinic Rhien, residents and caregivers maintain unique and funny relationships.
Flesh Color
1978-09-12
Anna is a coach and a stripper at night.
Territori d'ombra
2001-09-03
La ragazza dei lillà
1986-08-28
An honest and idealistic archaeologist, to find the legendary burial of an Etruscan king, collides w
Buñuel: Atheist Thanks to God
2005-11-14
Documentary featuring interviews with several of legendary Spanish director Luis Buñuel’s close frie
Journey to the Garden of the Dead
1978-02-08
Love between Georges and Hypolyte has faded. George confides in Catherine that he is still obsessed
Bitter Fruit
1967-01-11
A police drama set in an unidentified and oppressed South American country among a group of conspira
Pontormo - Un amore eretico
2004-01-01
The Desert of the Tartars
1976-10-29
Lieutenant Giovanni Drogo is assigned to the old Bastiani border fortress where he expects an immine
The Immoral Moment
1962-07-18
Michel Jussieu, a film producer, returns one morning to the cabaret where he forgot his sweater. He
Brother Carl
1971-03-20
Two women, Karen (theatre director) and Lena, visit an island, a Swedish resort, where Lena's ex-hus
The Regattas of San Francisco
1960-04-20
A teenager who suffers from his mother's escapades imagines the life of his father in San Francisco.
La Messe sur le monde
1962-12-05
Film based on the meditations of Christian philosophers Pierre Teilhard de Chardin.
Le Fantôme de Laurent Terzieff
2020-09-09
Laurent Terzieff was more than a good actor, after having been a real "star" in the cinema, through
Gila and Rik
1987-01-01
The film tells the birth of a love story and its evolution between the vicissitudes, the frenzies an
Versailles, peut-être
1977-01-01
Evocation of the Algerian War based on a poem by Franck Venaille recited by Laurent Terzieff.
The Purloined Letter
1974-02-09
Part of a 6-film collection called “Grands Détectives” about famous fictional private detectives.
The Prince's Manuscript
2000-03-31
A solitary, disappointed, proud and educated old man meets and becomes the teacher of an intelligent
The Pianist
1998-09-13
This music-themed drama is set in Barcelona of the mid-'80s. When famed composer Lluis Doria visits
Death, Where Is Your Victory?
1964-01-10
Feeling complicit in a heinous act of her husband, a woman sinks into decay, then recovers and becom
Jeu
1975-11-26
A village in 1942. The arrival of a German officer disrupts the lives of the inhabitants. Gradually,
Sulla spiaggia e di là dal molo
2000-01-01
Zoo Story
1968-01-12
A TV film of the play by Edward Albee. Mild-mannered, complacent Peter is startled when an aggressiv
Bérénice
1975-05-15
Adaptation of the Racine play. Titus, Roman Emperor, is torn between his love for the captive Queen
La Plaie et le Couteau, Charles Baudelaire
1967-12-04
Laurent Terzieff et compagnie
Documentary showing Laurent Terzieff's theatre company preparing a production of Murder in the Cathe
Terzieff par lui-même
Documentary reconstructing Laurent Terzieff's career on the basis of INA archive footage, from his e