Boby Lapointe

Boby Lapointe

Born: April 16, 1922
Died: June 29, 1972
in Pézenas, Hérault, France
Robert Jean-François Joseph Pascal Lapointe (16 April 1922 – 29 June 1972), better known by his stage name Boby Lapointe, was a French actor and singer, noted for his humorous texts, alliterations and plays on words.

Lapointe was born in Pézenas, in the Hérault département of southern France. A brilliant pupil, he prepared for the entrance exam to the Centrale (engineering school) and Sup-Aero at Montpellier, but was conscripted into the Youth Building Projects in 1942 and sent to Linz, Austria, in 1943 for compulsory work service. He escaped the same year, and found work as a diver in La Ciotat, a suburb of Marseille, in 1944.

In 1946, he married Colette Maclaud. They had two children, Ticha (born 1948) and Jacky (1950).

His first published work, Les douze chants d'un imbecile, appeared in 1951. He moved to Paris and opened a fashion and baby clothes shop, still writing and producing plays. Later, he switched to being a fitter of TV aerials and began singing.

His fame grew when the actor Bourvil sang Lapointe's song Aragon et Castille in the 1954 film Poisson d'avril. In 1960, film director François Truffaut offered him a part in Tirez sur le Pianiste in which he sang Framboise, accompanied by Charles Aznavour on piano. This marked the start of a career that saw Lapointe perform at major venues throughout France. His joyful character led him to build friendships with the likes of Anne Sylvestre, Raymond Devos, Jacques Brel and Georges Brassens.

Lapointe was also a mathematician, and developed the bibi-binary system (also known in French as the système Bibi) in 1971.

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À la recherche de... Pierre Richard
Title: À la recherche de... Pierre Richard
Character: Self - Comédien (archive footage)
Released: September 1, 2017
Type: Movie
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Title: La Chance aux chansons
Character: Self (archive footage)
Released: March 26, 1984
Type: TV
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Appointment in Bray
Title: Appointment in Bray
Character: l'aubergiste
Released: December 22, 1971
Type: Movie
In 1917, the First World War is raging. Julien is from Luxemburg, so instead of having to go to war he studies piano in Paris. One day his friend Jacques, also a musician and now a fighter pilot on the front, invites him to spend a few days in his family's empty house in Bray. The housekeeper, a beautiful stoic woman lets Julien in, but his friend is late and he is obliged to wait. In the meantime, he starts reminiscing of the pre-war days spent with his friend and Jacques' girlfriend Odile.
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La Lucarne magique
Title: La Lucarne magique
Character: Une vedette
Released: October 4, 1971
Type: Movie
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The Widow Couderc
Title: The Widow Couderc
Character: Désiré
Released: September 15, 1971
Type: Movie
The relationship between a middle-aged French widow and a young drifter takes a turn when her young niece pays a visit.
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Qu'est-ce qui fait courir les crocodiles ?
Title: Qu'est-ce qui fait courir les crocodiles ?
Character: Honoré
Released: May 21, 1971
Type: Movie
To replace Hector Grofenol, the tyrannical boss of the "Tout pour le camping" factory, who has been put out of action, a group of employees call on his cousin Achille, a Provençal shepherd, thinking they can use him. But Achille is quick to take his role as CEO seriously, and becomes very enterprising. Fortunately, young secretary Martine uses her charms to calm this man with a thirst for power.
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Law Breakers
Title: Law Breakers
Character: Louis Casso
Released: May 7, 1971
Type: Movie
A judge investigating police corruption finds that the deeper he digs, the more roadblocks he finds.
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Max and the Junkmen
Title: Max and the Junkmen
Character: Lui Serafino
Released: February 17, 1971
Type: Movie
Max is a Paris detective, aloof, independently wealthy, and frustrated by gangs of robbers whom he cannot catch. To re-establish his stature and save face, he decides to inveigle a group of petty thieves (led by an old acquaintance) to rob a bank. A reluctant captain provides Max intelligence and Max starts spending evenings with Lilly, a prostitute who's the girlfriend of the group's leader. He poses as a rich banker with money to burn and encourages Lilly to think about her future. He hints at a payroll that comes through his bank. The plot works, the petty thieves think they're ready for a big score, and the cops are in place. What could go wrong with Max's cold plan? Who's entrapped?
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Chapaqua's Gold
Title: Chapaqua's Gold
Character: Chapaqua
Released: October 8, 1970
Type: Movie
Doc and Chapagua are two rogues who acquire a large stash of gold before the Civil War. They agree to hide it together, blindfolding each other on the way so they'll need each other to find the hiding place. After the War, double-crosses abound as Doc and Chapagua not only have to deal with the army, but with the seductive, gold-hungry Moira as well.
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The Things of Life
Title: The Things of Life
Character: The Livestock Truck Driver
Released: March 13, 1970
Type: Movie
The mind of Pierre Bérard, a successful middle-aged architect, is torn between his unstable present with Hélène, his younger lover, and his happy memories of the past with Catherine, his ex-wife; but his true destiny awaits him at a crossroads on his way to Rennes…
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Shoot the Piano Player
Title: Shoot the Piano Player
Character: Le chanteur
Released: November 25, 1960
Type: Movie
Charlie is a former classical pianist who has changed his name and now plays jazz in a grimy Paris bar. When Charlie's brothers, Richard and Chico, surface and ask for Charlie's help while on the run from gangsters they have scammed, he aids their escape. Soon Charlie and Lena, a waitress at the same bar, face trouble when the gangsters arrive, looking for his brothers.