Roland
Bertin

Sociétaire honoraire

By winning the 2009 Molière Award for his breathtaking performance in Shakespeare’s Coriolanus, Roland Bertin celebrated the 50th birthday of his acting career, on stage, in movies and on television. He started acting in the mid-fifties and took part in films by Renoir, Resnais, Lavelli and Chéreau.
In the early sixties, he founded his own company, a united group of artists touring in Brittany and Burgundy. In 1967, he cofounded the Centre dramatique de Bourgogne (Arts Centre for Theater in Burgundy) and experimented with many styles and with numerous masters, though oftentimes going in totally opposite directions. He thus worked on plays, straddling between the very demanding Claude Régy to the very bold Roger Planchon. He honored quality television programs, such the ones directed by Bluwal and Santelli. On the big screen, he took part in more than fifty movies directed by Corneau, Costa-Gavras, Gainsbourg, Losey and Téchiné.
He participated in the greatest moments in the history of theater, discovering contemporary playwrights such as Copi, Vinaver, Sarraute, Schehadé, Grumberg and Obaldia. Roland Bertin joined the Comédie-Française in 1982. Twenty years later, he quit having been named a sociétaire honoraire. He survived six General Administrators and explored the worlds of the greatest. In 1989, Bertin played one of his favorite roles, Galileo, under the direction of Antoine Vitez in the latest staging by the latter.

At the Comédie-Française

2011-2012

2010-2011

2000-2001

  • Le Mariage

    The Wedding by Witold Gombrowicz Directed by Jacques Rosner

    Ignace, père et roi

    Richelieu

  • Le Révizor

    by Nikolaï Gogol Directed by Jean-Louis Benoit

    Antonovitch Skvoznik-Dmoukhanovski

    Richelieu

  • Le Retour

    The Homecoming by Harold Pinter Directed by Catherine Hiegel

    Max

    Richelieu

  • L'Avare

    The Miser by Molière Directed by Andrei Serban

    Anselme

    Richelieu

1999-2000

  • L'Avare

    The Miser by Molière Directed by Andrei Serban

    Anselme

    Richelieu

  • Amorphe d'Ottenburg

    by Jean-Claude Grumberg Directed by Jean-Michel Ribes

    Oncle Merle

    Richelieu

  • Le Révizor

    by Nikolaï Gogol Directed by Jean-Louis Benoit

    Antonovitch Skvoznik-Dmoukhanovski

    Richelieu

1998-1999

  • Le Révizor

    by Nikolaï Gogol Directed by Jean-Louis Benoit

    Antonovitch Skvoznik-Dmoukhanovski

    Richelieu

  • Mère Courage et ses enfants

    Mother Courage by Bertolt Brecht Directed by Jorge Lavelli

    Le soldat

    Richelieu

1997-1998

1996-1997

1995-1996

1994-1995

1993-1994

  • La Glycine

    by Serge Rezvani Directed by Jean Lacornerie

    Ellison

    Vx-Colombier

  • Monsieur Bob'le

    by Georges Schehadé Directed by Jean-Louis Benoit

    Monsieur Bob'le

    Vx-Colombier

  • Dom Juan ou le Festin de pierre

    Dom Juan or the Feast with the Statue by Molière Directed by Jacques Lassalle

    Sganarelle

    Richelieu

1992-1993

1991-1992

1990-1991

1989-1990

1988-1989

1987-1988

  • La Poudre aux yeux

    by Eugène Labiche and Edouard Martin Directed by Pierre Mondy

    Malingear

    Richelieu

  • Turcaret

    by Alain-René Lesage Directed by Yves Gasc

    Monsieur Turcaret

    Richelieu

  • Les Femmes savantes

    by Molière Directed by Catherine Hiegel

    Chrysale

    Richelieu

1986-1987

  • Les Femmes savantes

    by Molière Directed by Catherine Hiegel

    Chrysale

    Odéon

  • Turcaret

    by Alain-René Lesage Directed by Yves Gasc

    Monsieur Turcaret

    Richelieu

  • Bérénice

    by Jean Racine Directed by Klaus-Michaël Grüber

    Arsace

    Richelieu

1985-1986

  • Le Bourgeois gentilhomme

    The Bourgeois Gentleman by Molière Directed by Jean-Luc Boutté

    Monsieur Jourdain

    Richelieu

  • Le Balcon

    by Jean Genet Directed by Georges Lavaudant

    l'Evêque

    Richelieu

  • Bérénice

    by Jean Racine Directed by Klaus-Michaël Grüber

    Arsace

    Richelieu

1984-1985

  • Bérénice

    by Jean Racine Directed by Klaus-Michaël Grüber

    Arsace

    Richelieu

  • Ivanov

    by Anton Tchekhov Directed by Claude Régy

    Ivanov, Nikolaï Alexeïevitch

    Richelieu

1983-1984

  • Ivanov

    by Anton Tchekhov Directed by Claude Régy

    Ivanov, Nikolaï Alexeïevitch

    Richelieu

  • Intermezzo

    by Jean Giraudoux Directed by Jacques Sereys

    le Droguiste

    Richelieu

  • Les Estivants

    The Summer Folk by Maxime Gorki Directed by Jacques Lassalle

    Chalimov

    Richelieu

  • L'Avare

    The Miser by Molière Directed by Jean-Paul Roussillon

    Maître Jacques

    Richelieu

1982-1983

  • Les Estivants

    The Summer Folk by Maxime Gorki Directed by Jacques Lassalle

    Chalimov

    Richelieu

  • L'Avare

    The Miser by Molière Directed by Jean-Paul Roussillon

    Maître Jacques

    Richelieu

  • Intermezzo

    by Jean Giraudoux Directed by Jacques Sereys

    le Droguiste

    Richelieu

  • La Double Inconstance

    The Double Inconstancy by Marivaux Directed by Jean-Luc Boutté

    Trivelin

    Richelieu

  • Les Corbeaux

    by Henry Becque Directed by Jean-Pierre Vincent

    Teissier

    Richelieu

  • La Vie est un songe

    by Pedro Calderon de la Barca Directed by Jorge Lavelli

    Basile

    Richelieu

1981-1982

  • Les Corbeaux

    by Henry Becque Directed by Jean-Pierre Vincent

    Teissier

    Richelieu

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