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Julien Poulin

Date of birth: 1946-04-20

Place of birth: Montreal, Quebec, Canada

Known for: Acting

Also known as:

Julien Poulin

Biography

Julien Poulin (April 20, 1946 – January 4, 2025) was an actor, film director, screenwriter, film producer, and composer in Quebec, Canada. He has portrayed numerous roles in several popular Quebec films and series. His most memorable role was Elvis Gratton in which his character impersonates rock and roll icon Elvis Presley. The series of Elvis Gratton films appeared between 1981 and 2004. The most recent of these films were Elvis Gratton II: Miracle a Memphis, filmed in 1999, in which Elvis was resuscitated from the first film of the series, and Elvis Gratton 3: Le retour d'Elvis Wong, which was filmed in 2004. He also co-directed some of the films along with Pierre Falardeau.

Movie Credits

Elvis Gratton 2: Miracle à Memphis
2.5

Elvis Gratton 2: Miracle à Memphis

1999-07-01

Elvis Gratton, dead for three days, comes back to life.

Elvis Gratton, Le King des Kings
3.1

Elvis Gratton, Le King des Kings

1985-10-31

A Québécois Elvis impersonator is disillusioned to find a Chinaman participating in an Elvis contest

Karmina 2
2.2

Karmina 2

2001-07-13

All the vampires have to take a special potion made by Ghyslain Chabot to be human. Chabot's wife is

The Party
3

The Party

1990-02-02

At a maximum security prison, there is preparation for the annual party where entertainers and strip

How to Make Love to a Negro Without Getting Tired
1.9

How to Make Love to a Negro Without Getting Tired

1989-02-24

A warm summer in Montreal. Two black men, Man and Bouba, share an apartment. Man is an ambitious aut

Elvis Gratton 3: Le retour d'Elvis Wong
2.5

Elvis Gratton 3: Le retour d'Elvis Wong

2004-06-23

A bumbling man finds adventure in the media world.

Camion
2.9

Camion

2012-06-01

Truck driving is all sixty-year-old widower Germain has ever known. When he is involved in a head-on

Small Blind
3.5

Small Blind

2012-10-10

Denise is a woman of ripe age whose life has recently changed with the divorce from her husband Mich

Unfaithful Mornings
2.9

Unfaithful Mornings

1988-01-01

Jean-Pierre, a young photograph, takes a photo of the same street corner every morning for an entire

Miraculum
2.6

Miraculum

2014-02-28

Sometimes, we're just waiting for a miracle. A nurse who is a Jehovah's Witness, grows fond of the m

Rédemption
0

Rédemption

2013-08-29

Alain reunites with his family after spending ten years behind bars for drug trafficking. Rehabilita

Bunker
3.3

Bunker

2014-03-07

Two isolated Canadian soldiers come to grip with a difficult order: launch a nuclear strike against

The Last Breath
2.5

The Last Breath

1999-03-25

A Montreal police officer goes to Arkansas to solve the murder of his brother.

Paul à Québec
3.4

Paul à Québec

2015-09-18

In 1999, Paul and his partner Julie experienced beautiful moments with their young daughter. They ar

Séraphin: Heart of Stone
3

Séraphin: Heart of Stone

2002-11-29

The story takes place during the colonization of the Laurentian region in Quebec towards the end of

Taking Lives
3.2

Taking Lives

2004-03-19

Recruited to assist Montreal police in their desperate search for a serial killer who assumes the id

Lucien Brouillard
2.5

Lucien Brouillard

1983-03-20

Solitary anarchist, Lucien Brouillard ceaselessly fights for his rights and those of his societal pe

Tu brûles... tu brûles...
2.1

Tu brûles... tu brûles...

1973-04-12

A dropout gets the margins of society and resists his father’s pressure to return to the bosom of th

Doublures
2.8

Doublures

1993-01-01

Mad Dog Labine
4

Mad Dog Labine

2019-04-05

A fiery and inventive docufiction that portrays two marginal teenagers living in a remote and unders

Tinamer
1.7

Tinamer

1987-01-01

Tinamer is 27 years old when her mother dies. The funeral of this last one makes her relive certain

Kiss Me With All Your Love
2

Kiss Me With All Your Love

2016-08-25

Montreal, 1940. The Second World War is raging in Europe. Pierre Sauvageau, 22, would like to enlist

Ti-Mine, Bernie pis la gang…
3.5

Ti-Mine, Bernie pis la gang…

1976-01-13

A married man and his family take in his brother, who is coming out from a religious order. They dec

The Mob
3.4

The Mob

1975-02-27

Seasoned drug smuggler and thief François “Chico” Tremblay is tired of his modest lifestyle. Given t

Heaven
0

Heaven

2000-03-15

Heaven is a place with crumbling ceilings, an aging Jesus, and angels and saints entertained by huma

Réjeanne Padovani
3.1

Réjeanne Padovani

1973-01-01

The unexpected return of his ex-wife and the assembly of a group of protesters both threaten to wrec

Falardeau
3.3

Falardeau

2010-12-22

Through archival footage and testimonials from some of his closest friends and family, filmmakers Ge

Gaspard et fil$
0

Gaspard et fil$

1988-09-03

An aging father and son take off for South America in search of their winning lottery ticket.

Bad Trip
0

Bad Trip

1997-01-01

February 15, 1839
3.6

February 15, 1839

2001-01-26

In 1839, months after the British army has repressed the insurrection of the Patriots, hundreds of r

Ma soeur, mon amour
0

Ma soeur, mon amour

1992-12-25

In 1929, Mr. Messier, owner of a small print shop in a village in Quebec became a widower, he lives

Babine
3.1

Babine

2008-11-28

The adventures of Babine, the son of a witch and a village pariah, as he ventures forth into the wor

The Crime of Ovide Plouffe
3.1

The Crime of Ovide Plouffe

1984-08-29

Ovide Plouffe has married Rita. She still tries to attract other men even after their marriage. Unha

The Alley Cat
2.4

The Alley Cat

1985-08-28

Florent Boissonneault and his young wife Elise always had one dream: own a restaurant. When they mee

Pin-Pon: Le film
0

Pin-Pon: Le film

1999-12-15

It's summer in Pin-Ponville! Pin-Pin, Pon-Pon and Pouet-Pouet, the firefighters of the city are goin

Dans le ventre du dragon
3.1

Dans le ventre du dragon

1989-05-26

The title of this French-Canadian film translates to In the Belly of the Dragon, but don't assume th

Arsenault and Fils
3.3

Arsenault and Fils

2022-06-17

The Arsenaults, a close-knit family who profit from illegal hunting, have ruled the roost for severa

Les années de rêves
0

Les années de rêves

1984-03-18

Continuing a saga that began with his previous, 1978 film, Vautours director Jean-Claude Labrecque r

Solo
0

Solo

1992-01-12

Un homme seul. Une femme seule. Lui, à l'aide de son ordinateur, voudrait désormais pouvoir gérer se

Les vacances d'Elvis Gratton
0

Les vacances d'Elvis Gratton

1983-12-27

Elvis Gratton wins the contest organized in memory of Elvis Presley, which earns him a trip to the R

Elvis Gratton
0

Elvis Gratton

1981-12-27

Robert Gratton is a small-town shopkeeper. A right-wing man, he has an unbounded devotion to Elvis P

Pas encore Elvis Gratton !
0

Pas encore Elvis Gratton !

1985-03-27

Elvis Gratton is back from Santa Banana. Now it's time to get ready for the holiday season. Our man

L'oreille d'un sourd
0

L'oreille d'un sourd

1996-05-28

A philandering wife and a sleazy womanizing con-man team up to off a troublesome father-in-law in th

Machine Gun Molly
3.5

Machine Gun Molly

2004-04-30

The oldest daughter of an impoverished Montreal family, Monique Sparvieri vows to find a way to get