Personal Info
Xavier Marcel Delaruelle
Xavier Depraz
Acting
Biography
Xavier Depraz, né Xavier Marcel Delaruelle (22 April 1926 – 18 October 1994) was a French opera singer and actor.
Born in Albert (Somme), Depraz was a bass at the Paris Opéra until 1971. He took part in the premieres of operas by Marcel Landowski and Sergei Prokofiev. He also appeared as an actor, first on television, where he played the role of Ursus in The Man who laughs by Jean Kerchbron, then on the big screen.
Depraz entered the Conservatoire de Paris in 1947 where he attended the classes of Fernand Francell for singing, Louis Musy for the stage and René Simon for theatre. He participat…
Known For
Filmography
Movies
Carmen - Glyndebourne Festival Opera
as Zuniga
For a Cop's Hide
as Kasper
The Bronte Sisters
as Monsieur Hager
Lucky Luke: The Ballad of the Daltons
as (voice)
Butterfly on the Shoulder
as Michel Carrabo
The Gang
as Jo
Death of a Corrupt Man
as Marcel
Cher Victor
Black Thursday
A Pain in the Ass
as Louis Randoni
TV Shows
Au plaisir de Dieu
as Constantin Sergueievitch · 1 ep.
Les Rendez-vous du dimanche
as Self · 1 ep.
The Accursed Kings
as Jacques de Molay, Grand Maître du Temple · 1 ep.
Samedi soir
as Self · 1 ep.
Cadet Rousselle
as Self · 1 ep.
The Man Who Laughs
as Ursus · 3 ep.
Les Cent Livres des Hommes
as Le chapelier fou · 1 ep.