Personal Info
Didier Maffre
Didier Sandre
Acting
Biography
Didier Maffre, known professionally as Didier Sandre, is a French actor and stage director born in Paris on 17 August 1946 and appointed sociétaire of the Comédie‑Française in 2020. He made his debut in 1968 in Paul Claudel’s L’Échange and, from the 1970s onward, became a prominent figure in public theatre, collaborating with major directors such as Catherine Dasté, Bernard Sobel, Jorge Lavelli, Patrice Chéreau, Giorgio Strehler, Luc Bondy, and Antoine Vitez. Alongside this, he has appeared regularly in private‑theatre productions, including works by Claudel, Anouilh, Rampal, and Margulies. Hi…
Known For
Filmography
Movies
Le Cid
as Don Diègue, père de don Rodrigue
Le Soulier de Satin
as Don Pélage/Le second chancelier
The Passengers of the Night
as Jean
The Black Pharaoh, the Savage and the Princess
as Amon / Duc et Chambellan (voice)
François Mitterrand & Anne Pingeot: Pieces of a Love Story
as Narrator (voice)
Frank Capra, il était une fois l'Amérique
as Narrator
An Officer and a Spy
as General Boisdeffre
Électre / Oreste
as Tyndare
An Impossible Love
as Philippe's Father
Le Petit-Maître Corrigé
as Le Comte, père d'Hortense
