Acting
Philippe Volter
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Born
23 March 1959
Died
13 April 2005 (aged 46)
Birthplace
Uccle, Belgium
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.
Known for
Filmography
L'Enfant de personne
as Benoît
Resistance
as Henri Daussois
Madame Sans-Gêne
as Fouché
The Five Senses
as Dr. Richard Jacob
Tørst - Framtidens forbrytelser
as Alexandre
Le Pantalon
as Lt. Guérin
À chacun son tour
as Jean Savoy
Noces cruelles
as Daniel
Docteur Semmelweis
1995
Doctor Semmelweis
as Ignaz Philippe Semmelweis
Dernier stade
as Olivier Chardon
Three Colors: Blue
as Real Estate Agent
Abracadabra
as Phil
Aline
1993
Aline
as Michel
Papa et rien d'autre
as Thomas
The Double Life of Véronique
as Alexandre Fabbri
Simple mortel
as Stéphane
Three Years
as Constantin Biochon
Cyrano de Bergerac
as Viscount of Valvert
Dark Woods
as Gustave
The Music Teacher
as Jean Nilson