Known for
Acting
Credits
26
Gender
Man
Birthday
23 Mar 1959
Day of death
13 Apr 2005 (46)
Place of birth
Uccle, Belgium
Also known as
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Philippe Volter
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.
Known for
Acting roles
| Year | Movie / TV show / Other | Role |
|---|---|---|
| 2005 | Les gens honnêtes vivent en France | Bénolo |
| 2005 | L'Enfant de personne | Benoît |
| 2003 | Resistance | Henri Daussois |
| 2002 | Napoleon | |
| 2002 | Napoleon | Paul Barras |
| 2002 | Madame Sans-Gêne | Fouché |
| 2001 | Posseteni ot gospoda | |
| 2000 | Ladies of the Law | Ranval |
| 1999 | The Five Senses | Dr. Richard Jacob |
| 1999 | Night of Destiny | |
| 1999 | Tørst - Framtidens forbrytelser | Alexandre |
| 1997 | Le Pantalon | Lt. Guérin |
| 1997 | À chacun son tour | |
| 1996 | Noces cruelles | Daniel |
| 1995 | Charlotte dite 'Charlie' | Serge |
| 1995 | Doctor Semmelweis | Ignaz Philippe Semmelweis |
| 1993 | Three Colors: Blue | Real Estate Agent |
| 1993 | Abracadabra | Phil |
| 1992 | Papa et rien d'autre | Thomas |
| 1992 | Basse tension | |
| 1991 | The Double Life of Véronique | Alexandre Fabbri |
| 1990 | Cyrano de Bergerac | Viscount of Valvert |
| 1990 | Simple mortel | Stéphane |
| 1990 | Three Years | Constantin Biochon |
| 1989 | Dark Woods | Gustave |
| 1988 | The Music Teacher | Jean Nilson |