Philippe Volter
Known For
Acting
Born
1959-03-23 in Uccle, Belgium
Died
2005-04-13
Biography
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.
Most Known For
Napoleon
Napoleon
as Paul Barras
Ladies of the Law
as Ranval
Three Colors: Blue
as Real Estate Agent
Le Pantalon
as Lt. Guérin
Resistance
as Henri Daussois
Three Years
as Constantin Biochon
Noces cruelles
as Daniel
Basse tension
The Double Life of Véronique
as Alexandre Fabbri
Dernier stade
as Olivier Chardon
Abracadabra
as Phil
Cyrano de Bergerac
as Viscount of Valvert
Tørst - Framtidens forbrytelser
as Alexandre
The Five Senses
as Dr. Richard Jacob
The Music Teacher
as Jean Nilson
Doctor Semmelweis
as Ignaz Philippe Semmelweis
Les gens honnêtes vivent en France
as Bénolo
Dark Woods
as Gustave
Simple mortel
as Stéphane