Xavier Depraz

April 22, 1926 · Albert, Somme, France

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.

Often works with

Daniel Ceccaldi
4 titles together
Lucky Luke: The Ballad of the Daltons, Death of a Corrupt Man, For a Cop's Hide
Jean-Pierre Darras
3 titles together
A Pain in the Ass, For a Cop's Hide, Would-Be Gentleman
Alain Delon
3 titles together
Death of a Corrupt Man, For a Cop's Hide, The Gang
Henri Virlogeux
3 titles together
Death of a Corrupt Man, The Accursed Kings, Would-Be Gentleman
Jacques Rispal
3 titles together
For a Cop's Hide, Black Thursday, Cher Victor
Roland Bertin
3 titles together
The Bronte Sisters, Butterfly on the Shoulder, The Gang

Full filmography · 20

Carmen - Glyndebourne Festival Opera
as Zuniga
1985
For a Cop's Hide
as Kasper
19815.9
The Bronte Sisters
as Monsieur Hager
19795.8
Butterfly on the Shoulder
as Michel Carrabo
19785.9
Lucky Luke: The Ballad of the Daltons
as (voice)
19786.7
Death of a Corrupt Man
as Marcel
19776.5
The Gang
as Jo
19776.1
Cher Victor
cast
1975
Black Thursday
cast
1974
The Hundred Books: Alice in Wonderland
as Le chapelier fou
1973
A Pain in the Ass
as Louis Randoni
19737
The Right to Love
cast
1972