Bernard Farcy

Bernard Farcy

Born: February 2, 1949
in Lyon, Rhône, France
Bernard Farcy (born 17 March 1949) is a French actor who has starred in over 70 plays, television series and films. He is best known for his role as Gérard Gibert in Luc Besson's action-comedy franchise Taxi, as well as his appearances in national box-office successes such as Marche à l'ombre (1984), The Three Brothers (1995), Brotherhood of the Wolf (2001) and Asterix & Obelix: Mission Cleopatra (2002), the latter of which has attained cult status in France. Farcy's performances in more somber movies—to the likes of Our Story (1984), Le Solitaire (1987) and Let Sleeping Cops Lie (1988)—have also been noted. His interpretation of statesman Charles de Gaulle in the TV mini-series Le Grand Charles earned him a nomination for the International Emmy Award for Best Actor in 2006.

Movies for Bernard Farcy...

Sous écrous
Title: Sous écrous
Released: December 18, 2024
Type: Movie
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14 jours pour aller mieux
Title: 14 jours pour aller mieux
Character: Hubert
Released: March 6, 2024
Type: Movie
Maxime, an ambitious and Cartesian executive, thinks only of his career and his future marriage to Nafège, the daughter of his boss. On the verge of burnout, alone in not realizing it, he finds himself embarked by his future stepfather Romain in the middle of his worst nightmare... A well-being course supervised by Clara and Luc, a couple of "clairvoyants", with trainees more lunar than each other. 14 days to get better, during which his principles and prejudices will be subjected to the zenitude and benevolence regime!
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De Gaulle, histoire d'un géant
Title: De Gaulle, histoire d'un géant
Character: Charles de Gaulle
Released: November 10, 2020
Type: Movie
50 years after the death of General De Gaulle, this film retraces his life, from his birth in 1890 to his burial at Colombey-Les-Deux-Eglises in 1970.
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Taxi 5
Title: Taxi 5
Character: Gérard Gibert
Released: April 7, 2018
Type: Movie
A police officer who's transfered in the police of Marseille gets assigned to take down a group of Italian robbers who drive the powerfull Ferrari's with the older niece of Daniel, a terrible driver who gets the legendary white taxi.
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Trois mariages et un coup de foudre
Title: Trois mariages et un coup de foudre
Character: Le médecin
Released: December 31, 2016
Type: Movie
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Max & Leon
Title: Max & Leon
Character: Célestin
Released: November 1, 2016
Type: Movie
In this WW2 epic comedy – in the vein of “La Grande Vadrouille” – our two heroes, Max and Léon, two lazy and partier pals, will try by all possible means to avoid going in the battle zone… This will lead the duo to demented and wild adventures.
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La Folle Soirée du Palmashow 3
Title: La Folle Soirée du Palmashow 3
Character: Self - Guest
Released: October 4, 2016
Type: Movie
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La Main de Fadma
Title: La Main de Fadma
Released: January 1, 2016
Type: Movie
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Al Farrouj
Title: Al Farrouj
Released: February 11, 2015
Type: Movie
Michel, a French national, lives in the Riad adjoining the house of Boujemâa and turns it into a guest house. The noise resulting from the tourist activities and songs of the rooster poisons the relations between the two neighbors.
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Title: Our dear neighbors
Character: Jean-Claude
Released: June 4, 2012
Type: TV
Large family or recomposed, teenagers tortured by their hormones, mothers overwhelmed family, students and party rascals, pretty sexy neighbor, retired always on the lookout for a gossip ... Life and relations - sometimes friendly, sometimes tense , but always funny of a band of neighbors who cross every day, like millions of French ... In front of the landing, in the elevator, while leaving the garbage cans or leaving to work ...
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Title: À la recherche du temps perdu
Character: Basin
Released: February 1, 2011
Type: TV
Follows a young man, Marcel, from his childhood in Combray to his discovery of social life among the upper classes.
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The Villain
Title: The Villain
Character: Inspector Elliot
Released: November 25, 2009
Type: Movie
With gun-toting rivals on his tail, a daring bank robber takes refuge in the quiet residential street here he grew up and where his mother, Maniette, still lives. An unscrupulous property developer, Korazy, is buying up the neighborhood to turn it into a gleaming new banking district, but to her son's disgust Maniette leads the inhabitants resistance. Her ingenious methods provoke her boy's admiration, but he fights back with sneaky traps and underhand tricks when Maniette tries to force him to do the right thing just once in his life.
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Le Bénévole
Title: Le Bénévole
Character: Le commissaire Trépied
Released: May 16, 2007
Type: Movie
In a Mediterranean city, the association of volunteers The Rescue is expecting a new director. A former trade unionist, Birgos, who’s just escaped from an asylum with Cleo, another internee, is believed, by mistake, to be this new director.
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Taxi 4
Title: Taxi 4
Character: Commissaire Gibert
Released: February 10, 2007
Type: Movie
Before being extradited to Africa to stand trial, a notorious Belgian criminal is entrusted to the Marseilles police department for less than 24 hours. But the wily crook convinces bumbling policeman Emilien he's a lowly Belgian embassy employee who got railroaded by the brilliant master criminal.
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Title: Le Grand Charles
Character: Charles de Gaulle
Released: March 27, 2006
Type: TV
Le Grand Charles was a 2006 French TV-drama on the life of Charles de Gaulle from 1939 to 1959, written and directed by Bernard Stora. De Gaulle was played by Bernard Farcy, Winston Churchill by David Ryall, and Franklin D. Roosevelt by Robert Hardy. Other actors in the cast included Dominic Gould, Sam Spiegel and Jay Benedict.
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Iznogoud
Title: Iznogoud
Character: le sultan Pullmankar le Sanguinaire
Released: January 19, 2005
Type: Movie
In Baghdad the Magnificent reigns Haroun al Plassid, who is the Caliph. There also dwells Iznogoud, who wants to be the Caliph. The irascible Grand Vizier hatches plot after plot to remove his ruler and take his place—melting Djinn, invisibility spell, cursed diamond, voodoo doll… But no amount of cunning or obstinacy can make up for sheer, hilariously bad luck.
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People - Jet set 2
Title: People - Jet set 2
Character: B.B Bellencourt
Released: May 19, 2004
Type: Movie
John-John is the best party promoter in Ibiza. He's responsible for the wildest parties ever. A party fixed by John-John is bound to be a success, and everyone will queue to get on the guest list. The former party prince among the jet setters in Paris, Charles de Poulignac, is therefore in no doubt about where he should go in order to revenge his former clients. He flies to Ibiza, where he hopes to make an alliance with John-John, and put an end to life as persona non grata in Paris, and again take his place as the party prince of Paris. Written by HardHouseClubber
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Albert est méchant
Title: Albert est méchant
Character: Lechevalier
Released: January 14, 2004
Type: Movie
Patrick Lechat learns that his father, the famous writer Jo Lechat, whom he never knew, has just died leaving a colossal fortune. "Good thing!" Patrick Lechat and his family are currently in a very bad situation.
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Taxi 3
Title: Taxi 3
Character: Commissaire Gibert
Released: January 29, 2003
Type: Movie
A gang of thieves calling themselves the Santa Claus Gang are wreaking havoc, and the police can't keep up. Police Captain Gilbert is distracted by a Chinese reporter writing a story on his squad, and taxi driver Daniel is in the midst of a relationship crisis. After a string of mistakes in which the thieves outsmart the police time and time again, Daniel and his super-taxi pitch in.
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How we made Asterix & Obelix: Mission Cleopatra
Title: How we made Asterix & Obelix: Mission Cleopatra
Character: Self
Released: August 28, 2002
Type: Movie
Behind the scenes of Chabat's take on Asterix.
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The Wackos
Title: The Wackos
Character: Marszeski, le chef du RAID
Released: July 31, 2002
Type: Movie
When his credit card has just been swallowed by distributor Bruno Lussac, State Inspector Débé crosses the limits of home ethics when he learns that he has just been banned from banking. Disguised as a Southerner for a costume party where he was supposed to arrest drug dealers, he lures his colleagues into robbing a bank; he causes a bloodbath but comes out victorious of this heist. For his accomplices, the informant, and pretty peacekeeper Cécile Barko, known as Cyborg, this is the start of a crazy run.
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Asterix & Obelix: Mission Cleopatra
Title: Asterix & Obelix: Mission Cleopatra
Character: Le capitaine Barbe-Rouge
Released: January 30, 2002
Type: Movie
The Egyptian Queen Cleopatra bets against the Roman Emperor, Julius Caesar, that her people are still great, even if the times of the Pharaohs has long passed. She vows (against all logic) to build a new palace for Caesar within three months. Since all her architects are either busy otherwise or too conservative in style, this ambivalent honor falls to Edifis. He is to build the palace and be covered in gold or, if not, his fate is to be eaten by crocodiles. Edifis calls upon an old friend to help him out: The fabulous Druid Getafix from Gaul, who brews a fantastic potion that gives supernatural strength. In order to help and protect the old Druid, Asterix and Obelix accompany him on his journey to Egypt. When Julius Caesar gets wind of the project succeeding, he has the building site attacked by his troops in order to win the bet and not lose face. But just like the local pirates, he hasn't counted on Asterix and Obelix.
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Brotherhood of the Wolf
Title: Brotherhood of the Wolf
Character: Laffont
Released: January 31, 2001
Type: Movie
In 18th century France, the Chevalier de Fronsac and his Native American friend Mani are sent by the King to the Gevaudan province to investigate the killings of hundreds by a mysterious beast.
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Taxi 2
Title: Taxi 2
Character: Commissaire Gibert
Released: March 25, 2000
Type: Movie
A cabdriver and a cop race to Paris to rescue a love interest and the Japanese minister of defense from kidnappers.
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Title: Chère Marianne
Character: Jean Claude Vilard
Released: November 1, 1999
Type: TV
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Taxi
Title: Taxi
Character: Commissaire Gibert
Released: April 8, 1998
Type: Movie
In Marseilles (France), skilled pizza delivery boy Daniel who drives a scooter finally has his dreams come true. He gets a taxi license. Caught by the police for a huge speed infraction, he will help Emilien, a loser inspector who can't drive, on the track of German bank robbers, so he doesn't lose his license and his dream job.
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Tapage nocturne
Title: Tapage nocturne
Character: Vasco
Released: January 1, 1998
Type: Movie
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The Gods Must Be Daring
Title: The Gods Must Be Daring
Character: Walter Rousseau
Released: April 30, 1997
Type: Movie
A priceless statuette "Dancing God" is transfered from Africa to France. Scoundrels of all stripes are dreaming of steeling it. The most clever of them are trying to replace the original with the copy. Chases, adventures, breathtaking stunts, shootouts - life is not worth a penny, when the priceless treasure is on stake.
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The Liars
Title: The Liars
Released: March 6, 1996
Type: Movie
Zac is a well-respected French filmmaker who creates a major uproar when for no apparent reason he suddenly vanishes from his posh Parisian apartment leaving behind his lover Helene, a popular star. Marcus, his producer searches for eight months before locating Zac who has since become a homeless street bum in an expensive neighborhood. Marcus sends Zac to a posh hotel. He then sends Daisy, an ambitious secretary and aspiring screenwriter to learn what happened to the great director. It takes a lot of mutual verbal sparring and false turns (which are presented as creatively filmed vignettes that are done using a variety of techniques) from Zac before he finally tells her the truth. The two then decide to turn the story into a film. As they write, Daisy and Zac slowly fall in love. At the same time, Marcus has his hands full trying to avoid some tough Russian Mafiosos who want the money they invested back.
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The Three Brothers
Title: The Three Brothers
Character: Steven, le patron de Pascal
Released: December 13, 1995
Type: Movie
Three half-brothers are reunited at their mother's funeral. After being told of their inheritance they quickly spend the money, only to find out that they will not receive it after all. The men grow closer while deciding how to proceed.
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Dead Tired
Title: Dead Tired
Character: ANPE Employee
Released: May 18, 1994
Type: Movie
Stressed and overworked, famous French movie star Michel Blanc is beginning to wear down, physically and mentally, from the pressure and demands of fame. Already in a fragile state of mind, strange events start to transpire all around him, and he gradually loses his grip. Taking the advice of a psychiatrist, Blanc retreats to the countryside with his friend Carole Bouquet, but Blanc still has not managed to escape all of his problems.
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Justinien Trouve, or God's Bastard
Title: Justinien Trouve, or God's Bastard
Character: Biensobre
Released: September 15, 1993
Type: Movie
Set in the French countryside in the 1600s, a lone rider deposits a newborn baby boy on the steps of a monastery, having bitten his nose off. The child is bought up by an ex-pirate and his wife and is taught to read, write, count, joust and fence, and is also given a wooden nose. However, he is ordered by a local baron to attend a tough seminary, but he soon rebels and makes an action-packed escape...
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Walking a Tightrope
Title: Walking a Tightrope
Character: Policier au commissariat
Released: September 1, 1991
Type: Movie
A famous, ruthless writer takes a handsome young worker, with aspirations of becoming a tightrope artist, as his lover and protege, but suffers tragic consequences when he later discards him for another youth.
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Let Sleeping Cops Lie
Title: Let Sleeping Cops Lie
Character: Inspector Latueva
Released: November 10, 1988
Type: Movie
This movie tells the story of a group of right-wing cops have begun carrying out vigilante justice on drug dealers and other crime figures who might otherwise avoid punishment for their misdeeds. Police inspector Grindel (Delon) understands the feelings which motivate these deeds, but does not approve. However, he is not highly motivated to put an end to the group's activities until it begins to appear that they are now attacking fellow cops for reasons which are unclear.
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La Travestie
Title: La Travestie
Character: The Dutch
Released: August 3, 1988
Type: Movie
Nicole is a female attorney who is frustrated with the male-dominated world of provincial law. She embezzles money from a law firm and travels to Paris where she disguises herself as a man in hopes it will make a difference in her life and career. Nicole has two lesbian affairs and becomes a pimp for one of the women. She also has an affair with a man who indicates that he doesn't want a serious relationship. Nicole's loneliness leads her to the affairs as she continues the downward spiral into schizophrenia in this depressing psychological drama.
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A Soldier's Tale
Title: A Soldier's Tale
Character: André
Released: June 16, 1988
Type: Movie
In the days following the D-Day invasion in Normandy, France, a British platoon leader named Saul (Gabriel Byrne) and his corporal (Paul Wyett) reach an isolated farmhouse and encounter a beautiful French girl named Belle (Marianne Basler). Love blooms between Saul and Belle, but the grim realities of war catch up with them when a French Resistance trio claims that Belle is a Nazi collaborator. Judge Reinhold appears briefly as the token Yank.
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The Loner
Title: The Loner
Character: A Carmoni brother
Released: March 18, 1987
Type: Movie
In Paris , Commissioner Stan Jalard and Inspector Simon Lecache plan to quit the police to go and enjoy a more peaceful life in the West Indies. In a nightclub, during a routine visit, they spot Schneider, a dreaded gangster and public enemy. At the time of his arrest, Simon is killed at close range by the criminal. Stan then decides to stay in the police to avenge Simon. Being the godfather of Christian, Simon's son, who sometimes lives in a boarding school, sometimes at home, he takes charge of his education. Two years later, Stan has been promoted, and he's told that Schneider had resurfaced in the capital. A long hunt begins.
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François Villon: The Maverick Poet
Title: François Villon: The Maverick Poet
Character: Colin de Cayeux
Released: January 1, 1987
Type: Movie
The film is a novelized biography of François Villon (1431-1463), known as the Wandering Poet, who led a troubled life due to the fact that he supported the free expression of people in a coercive climate.
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Ménage
Title: Ménage
Released: April 23, 1986
Type: Movie
Bickering couple Monique and Antoine are interrupted by bisexual burglar Bob while fighting in a bar. With husband and wife in need of cash, Bob teaches them the most efficient house burglary methods. Monique is attracted to the charismatic thief, but Bob is more interested in Antoine, who eventually succumbs to his attentions. As the trio continues living together, Monique grows unhappy about being ignored by both men.
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Title: Télématin
Character: Self
Released: January 10, 1985
Type: TV
Télématin is a French breakfast television news show, broadcast on France 2 since January 7, 1985. It is broadcast in Metropolitan France weekdays from 6:30 to 9:00 am CET. TV5 broadcast the show in Canada in its entirety until September 2011: it now shows a 90 minute version between 6:30 and 8:00 am Eastern Time, when the French original version is now 2h30 long. Télématin is hosted by William Leymergie. The show is daily seen by around 40% of the French morning audience, a very high percentage for French TV. In Metropolitan France, the newscasts are presented at 7:00, 7:30 and 8:00, with newsflashes at 6:30 and 8:50, and two press reviews at 7:20 and 8:30. The 6:30, 7:30 and 8:50 newscasts are usually presented by a female reader and the hourly newscasts by a male. The usual readers are Nathanaël de Rinquesen, Sophie Le Saint, Julien Benedetto, Sophie Gastrain, Patrice Romedenne and Frédéric Vion.
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Marche à l'ombre
Title: Marche à l'ombre
Character: Monsieur Christian
Released: October 17, 1984
Type: Movie
Two friends, one a musician the other constantly depressed wander around Greece and France till they get to Paris without a penny to their name. Here they spend nights in the underground, and squat in houses with the African immigrants. One day they both fall in love with Mathilde a blond dancer and follow her to New York.
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Our Story
Title: Our Story
Character: Farid
Released: May 23, 1984
Type: Movie
Robert Avranche, a middle-aged, alcoholic garage owner, is sitting on a train, reflecting on the emptiness of his life. An attractive young woman, Donatienne, suddenly enters the compartment and offers to make love to him. Robert accepts but, when the woman leaves the train afterwards, he decides to follow her...
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The Moon in the Gutter
Title: The Moon in the Gutter
Character: Jésus
Released: May 18, 1983
Type: Movie
A dockworker seeking revenge on the killer of his sister finds himself the object of desire for two women.