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Xavier Saint-Macary is a Actor, Scriptwriter and Producer French born on 7 june 1948 at Orléans (France)

Xavier Saint-Macary

Xavier Saint-Macary
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Nationality France
Birth 7 june 1948 at Orléans (France)
Death 13 march 1988 (at 39 years) at Paris (France)

Xavier Saint-Macary (June 7, 1948 – March 13, 1988) was a French actor, brother of Hubert Saint-Macary.

Saint-Macary played in La Nuit américaine (1973) directed by François Truffaut and Le Château perdu (1973). American audiences will remember him as the enthusiastic but bumbling Detective Fontenoy in the Disney movie Herbie Goes to Monte Carlo (1977).

Saint-Macary died of a sudden heart attack in 1988, a few months short of his 40th birthday.

Biography

Après des études au cours Simon, il devient célèbre en 1973 pour son rôle de l'amant de Jean-Pierre Aumont dans La Nuit américaine de François Truffaut. La même année, il joue le comte de Guiche aux côtes de Claude Jade (Louise de La Vallière) dans Le Château perdu.

En 1979, il est Martin dans Martin et Léa d'Alain Cavalier. En 1981, il interprète Ronald dans Les hommes préfèrent les grosses de Jean-Marie Poiré. Il retrouve François Truffaut en 1983 pour Vivement dimanche ! dans le rôle de Bertrand Fabre, l'ex-époux de Fanny Ardant. Le réalisateur Patrice Leconte le fait tourner aux côtés de Michel Blanc et Anémone dans Ma femme s'appelle reviens (1982).

Il est également le mari de Danièle Évenou dans la série télévisée Marie-Pervenche (1984-1986). Sa dernière apparition a lieu en 1988 dans Quelques jours avec moi de Claude Sautet.

Il meurt d'une crise cardiaque le 13 mars 1988 à Paris, peu avant ses 40 ans. Il repose à Orléans (Grand cimetière).

Best films

Singles (1982)
(Actor)

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Filmography of Xavier Saint-Macary (26 films)

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Actor

A Few Days with Me, 2h11
Directed by Claude Sautet
Origin France
Genres Drama, Comedy, Comedy-drama
Actors Daniel Auteuil, Sandrine Bonnaire, Jean-Pierre Marielle, Danielle Darrieux, Thérèse Liotard, Dominique Lavanant
Roles Paul
Rating69% 3.476623.476623.476623.476623.47662
Martial (Daniel Auteuil) is discharged from a mental institution where he spent a few years due to a serious nervous breakdown. During his hospitalization, he ceases to speak with everyone, including his wife Régine (Thérèse Liotard), whom he had encouraged to find a new partner soon after entering the clinic. Upon his return, he finds his mother (Danielle Darrieux), a busy business woman who owns a supermarket chain. She's convinced that her son, who by now hardly talks to anyone after his experience, will be able to find himself again if tasked with some responbibilities. Soon enough, he's sent to Limoges on a business trip to check on one of their stores in the hope to reinvigorate its failing business. Once he arrives, Martial is faced with responsibilities he had never imagined, including dealing with the store's personnel. Due to his lack of people skills, this job is a difficult task. Meantime, as instructed by his mother, he checks on the accounting handled by the manager, Mr. Fonfrin (Jean-Pierre Marielle), and he soon realizes that the reason for the branch's close-to-failure status is that Fonfrin is padding the books. Due to his inability to take charge for anything in life, Martial fails to perform his duties and instead befriends the crooked manager, who invites the naive heir to join him and his wife (Dominique Lavanant) for dinner one night. He immediately falls in love with Francine (Sandrine Bonnaire), the maid, an eccentric young woman with whom he has a brief relationship. Martial unconditionally showers her with all kinds of gifts, as this is the first time in several years that he feels close to someone; it is a short episode that makes his dejected life momentarily look brighter. He lets his work fall behind for her but, unfortunately, the romance doesn't last long and, upon his return to Paris, he is deemed incompetent and re-admitted to the hospital.
Corps z'à corps, 1h23
Directed by André Halimi
Genres Comedy
Actors Philippe Khorsand, Stéphane Audran, Jean-Pierre Kalfon, Véronique Moest, Jacques Legras, Christophe Bourseiller
Roles M. de Villecresne
Rating40% 2.004072.004072.004072.004072.00407
Un journaliste sérieux, rédacteur en chef d'une revue économique mène une vie bourgeoise. Mais à la suite d'une restructuration de son groupe de presse, il se trouve contraint de prendre la direction d'un magazine de charme, ce qui va donner du piment à sa vie.
Le Débutant, 1h26
Directed by Daniel Janneau
Origin France
Genres Comedy
Actors Dominique Lavanant, Jean-Claude Brialy, Francis Perrin, Julien Guiomar, Christiane Jean, Philippe Lelièvre
Roles acteur
Rating52% 2.6128352.6128352.6128352.6128352.612835
François Veber, jeune ouvrier électricien tourangeau, n'a qu'une passion, le théâtre. Jocelyne, sa compagne, est professeur d'éducation physique et mordue de basket. Comme ils n'ont pas grand-chose en commun, François n'a pas de scrupules à la quitter pour changer de vie lorsque la troupe de Marguerite Balicourt lui offre une place de régisseur. Il débarque bientôt à Paris et s'inscrit à l'École nationale de théâtre, dans la classe de Lucien Berger. Il y rencontre Valérie, une jeune pensionnaire de la Comédie nationale, dont il tombe aussitôt amoureux.
Detective
Detective (1985)
, 1h35
Directed by Jean-Luc Godard
Origin France
Genres Drama, Comedy, Crime
Actors Laurent Terzieff, Nathalie Baye, Johnny Hallyday, Claude Brasseur, Jean-Pierre Léaud, Alain Cuny
Roles Accountant
Rating56% 2.847372.847372.847372.847372.84737
Dans un grand hôtel parisien, les histoires d'un couple en rupture, d'une double dette, d'un combat de boxe en préparation et d'une enquête policière se croisent et interfèrent.
Confidentially Yours, 1h50
Directed by François Truffaut, Pascal Deux
Origin France
Genres Drama, Thriller, Comedy, Comedy thriller, Crime
Actors Fanny Ardant, Jean-Louis Trintignant, Jean-Pierre Kalfon, Philippe Laudenbach, Philippe Morier-Genoud, Xavier Saint-Macary
Roles Bertrand Fabre
Rating71% 3.597393.597393.597393.597393.59739
Jacques Massoulier is murdered while hunting at the same place as Julien Vercel (Jean-Louis Trintignant), an estate agent who knew him and whose fingerprints are found on Massoulier's car. As the police discover that Marie-Christine Vercel (Caroline Sihol), Julien's wife, was Massoulier's mistress, Julien is the prime suspect. But his secretary, Barbara Becker (Fanny Ardant), while not quite convinced he is innocent, defends him and leads her private investigations.
Signes extérieurs de richesse, 1h32
Directed by Jacques Monnet
Origin France
Genres Comedy, Romance
Actors Claude Brasseur, Josiane Balasko, Jean-Pierre Marielle, Charlotte de Turckheim, Roland Giraud, Pascale Ogier
Roles Bianchi, couturier
Rating54% 2.7220152.7220152.7220152.7220152.722015
Jean-Jacques Lestrade is the owner of a renowned veterinary clinic in Paris who lives in a luxurious apartment. He is part of Parisian high society and lives a wealthy lifestyle surrounded by young women and money. He relies on his trusty accountant, Jérôme Bouvier, to manage his finances. All goes well until the day that Béatrice Flamand, a tax inspector, shows up at his clinic, at which point Lestrade is now in trouble.
Short Memory, 1h45
Directed by Eduardo de Gregorio
Origin France
Genres Drama, Thriller
Actors Nathalie Baye, Philippe Léotard, Bulle Ogier, Jacques Rivette, Hermine Karagheuz, Eduardo Manet
Roles Le mari de Judith
Rating57% 2.859442.859442.859442.859442.85944
Judith Mesnil, interprète à l'UNESCO, est amenée à enquêter sur la mort prétendument accidentelle de l'écrivain Marcel Jaucourt dont on l'a chargée de rassembler les derniers écrits. Elle apprend que le défunt préparait un ouvrage sur certains nazis réfugiés en Amérique latine et avait découvert qu'un individu aux multiples identités leur procurait de faux passeports afin qu'ils puissent regagner l'Europe incognito. De Paris à Bruxelles, l'enquête de Judith la met à la fois sur la piste du mystérieux passeur et dans une situation critique.
Le Bourgeois gentilhomme, 2h15
Directed by Roger Coggio
Origin France
Genres Comedy
Themes Théâtre, Films based on plays, Molière au cinéma
Actors Michel Galabru, Rosy Varte, Élisabeth Margoni, Franck Cabot-David, Roger Coggio, Xavier Saint-Macary
Roles Dorante
Rating53% 2.6873252.6873252.6873252.6873252.687325
Monsieur Jourdain, parvenu enrichi et naïf, rêve d’être reconnu dans la haute société. Il engage à cet effet des maîtres de musique, de danse, de philosophie. La folie des honneurs, des décorations, de la puissance s’est emparée de notre bourgeois.
Singles
Singles (1982)
, 1h25
Directed by Patrice Leconte
Origin France
Genres Comedy, Romance
Actors Michel Blanc, Xavier Saint-Macary, Anémone, Christophe Malavoy, Pascale Rocard, Patrick Bruel
Roles Philippe
Rating54% 2.7383552.7383552.7383552.7383552.738355
Bernard est brutalement quitté par sa femme, sans même une déclaration de divorce et tente de la rattraper coûte que coûte, sur le départ imminent de son avion en partance pour Lausanne... mais en vain. Ayant commis moult infractions dans sa course folle, il se fait interpeller par les forces de l'ordre qui le relâchent finalement quelques heures plus tard.
Men Prefer Fat Girls, 1h26
Directed by Jean-Marie Poiré
Genres Comedy
Themes Théâtre, Films based on plays
Actors Josiane Balasko, Luis Rego, Dominique Lavanant, Daniel Auteuil, Ariane Lartéguy, Martin Lamotte
Roles Ronald
Rating50% 2.5235652.5235652.5235652.5235652.523565
Lydie has just paid a considerable rent deposit for a new flat when her boyfriend breaks up with her. Now she is alone in a flat she cannot afford. So she starts looking for a flatmate and finally chooses Eva, a model. Eventually Lydie gets to know Eva's friends and that changes her life.
Loulou
Loulou (1980)
, 1h40
Directed by Maurice Pialat, Cyril Collard, Patrick Grandperret
Origin France
Genres Drama, Comedy-drama, Romance
Themes Pregnancy films
Actors Isabelle Huppert, Gérard Depardieu, Guy Marchand, Jacqueline Dufranne, Patrick Poivey, Xavier Saint-Macary
Roles Bernard
Rating65% 3.295573.295573.295573.295573.29557
Nelly n'en peut plus de sa petite vie rangée auprès d'André, son mari. Ainsi, elle fait de Loulou son amant, dans le but de devenir heureuse...
The Skirt Chaser, 1h50
Directed by Philippe de Broca, Emmanuel Gust
Origin France
Genres Comedy
Actors Jean Rochefort, Nicole Garcia, Annie Girardot, Danielle Darrieux, Catherine Alric, Carol Lixon
Roles Georges Jussieu
Rating61% 3.0889053.0889053.0889053.0889053.088905
À travers sa quête perpétuelle de séduction, que cherche en réalité Édouard Choiseul, époux quinquagénaire et pianiste virtuose ?
Us Two
Us Two (1979)
, 1h52
Directed by Claude Lelouch
Origin France
Genres Drama
Actors Catherine Deneuve, Jacques Dutronc, Jacques Villeret, Daniel Auteuil, Paul Préboist, Bernard Le Coq
Roles Le détective
Rating62% 3.147813.147813.147813.147813.14781
Françoise croise la route de Simon, évadé de prison. Durant leur cavale, ils tombent amoureux l'un de l'autre.