Alain Cuny date of birth:
July 12, 1908
How old was Alain Cuny when died?
85
Where was Alain Cuny born?
Saint-Malo, Brittany
When did Alain Cuny die?
May 16, 1994
What is Alain Cuny nationality?
French
What is Alain Cuny's occupation?
Actor
Short Biography
Alain CunyActive - 1942 - 1992 | Born - Jul 12, 1908 in Saint-Malo, France | Died - May 16, 1994 in Paris, France | Genres - Drama, ComedyBiography by Hal EricksonA former medical student, Alain Cuny briefly pursued a painting career, entering the French film industry in the early '30s as a set and costume designer. In 1941 he turned to acting, at first playing leading roles but later specializing in character parts as priests and aesthetes. Most American audiences first caught up with Cuny when he played the villainous cleric Claude Frollo in the Anthony Quinn version of The Hunchback of Notre Dame (1956). He worked frequently in the films of Federico Fellini, playing the anguished intellectual Steiner in La Dolce Vita (1960) and Lycas in Fellini Satyricon (1970). Alain Cuny's final screen role was as the title character's father in Camille Claudel (1988).