Pigaut, Roger

(Roger Pigot / April 8, 1919, Vincennes, France, Val-de-Marne, France - December 24, 1989, Paris, France)

   The son of a dressmaker mother and a Galeries La­fayette cashier father, he attended Raymond Rouleau's acting courses in 1936. His other teachers were René Simon and Gabrielle Fontan. A stage, cabaret, and film actor (about forty movies from 1942 Retour de Flamme, Henri Fescourt, to 1978 Une Histoire simple / Eine ein-fache Geschichte / UK and USA: A Simple Story, Claude Sautet, France / West Germany), he directed half a dozen feature films. He died of a heart attack at age seventy. His two former spouses were actresses Betsy Blair (1923-2009) and Joëlle Bernard (1928-1977).

 Filmography

1958 ◘ Le Cerf-Volant du Bout du Monde / USA: The Magic of the Kite (co-director with Wang Kia Yi; also co-screenwriter, co-adapter, producer; France / China)

1965 ◘ Les Chiens / La Jeune Morte (co-director with Claude Faraldo)

        ◘ Comptes à Rebours / Conto alla rovescia / UK: Countdown / US TV: Circle of Vengeance (also co-screenwriter; France / Italy)

        ◘ Trois Milliards sans Ascenseur / 7 cervelli per un colpo perfetto (also co-screenwriter; France / Italy)

1976 ◘ Le Guêpier (France / Italy)

 Television Filmography

1975 ◘ Paul Gauguin (7 X 50')

        ◘ Les Héritiers (episodes "La Fête au Village", "Adieu, l'Héritière")

        ◘ Le Temps d'une République: Un Soir d'Hiver, Place de la Concorde

        ◘ Le Jeune Homme vert (6 X 52')

        ◘ Miss (TV series; also co-screenwriter)

        ◘ Les Héritiers (episode "Le Soupçon")

        ◘ Les Héritiers (episode "Sylvaine")

        ◘ Marcheloup (6 X 52')

        ◘ Les Invités

1984 ◘ Opération O.P.E.N. (episode "Les Foudres de Bacchus")

        ◘ Des Toques et des Toiles (TV miniseries)

        ◘ Les Cinq dernières Minutes (episode "Mécomp­tes d'Auteurs")

        ◘ Les Cinq dernières Minutes (episode "Le Fan­tôme de la Villette")

        ◘ Eurocops / Euroflics (episode "Rapt à Paris"; also co-screenwriter; France / Italy / Spain / UK / Germany / Austria / Switzerland)

1989 ◘ Les Cinq dernières Minutes (episode "Ah! mon beau Château")

        ◘ Eurocops / Euroflics (episode "La Bourse ou la Vie"; also co-screenwriter; France / Italy / Spain / UK / Germany / Austria / Switzerland)

1990 ◘ Coma dépassé