Alain Ollivier

Birthday: 1938-02-21
Deathday: 2010-05-21
Birthplace: Saint-Malo, France
Gender: Male
Owned By: Unowned

Alain Ollivier (1938–2010) was a key figure in French theatre, both as an actor, director, and leader of major cultural institutions. Trained by masters such as Georges Wilson, he developed early on a taste for contemporary writing and demanding theatrical forms. In the 1970s, he established himself as a bold mediator by bringing to light authors who were still rarely performed in France. As head of the Studio-Théâtre de Vitry for nearly twenty years, he turned it into a renowned creative laboratory. There, he championed a rigorous, often radical theatre that questioned language and stage presence.

In 2002, he took over the Théâtre Gérard-Philipe in Saint-Denis, where he continued his work as a discoverer and mentor.

Credits

	Year	Title	Character
	2010-09-17	Bas-fonds	Le président
	1997-09-10	Artemisia	The Duke
	1996-10-02	Anna Oz	Dr. Victor Khan
	1994-02-10	Joan the Maid II: The Prisons	Pierre Cauchon, évêque de Beauvais
	1993-09-08	Three Colors: Blue	The Lawyer
	1990-07-20	Gentille Alouette	Policier
	1987-09-30	Malady of Love
	1987-06-03	Bandits
	1979-12-19	I... for Icarus	Le directeur du laboratoire Kodak
	1979-01-24	Love on the Run	Le Juge d' Aix en Provence