Portrait of Gérard Hernandez

Gérard Hernandez

Acting

Biography

Julio Gerardo "Gérard" Hernandez (born 20 January 1933) is a Spanish-French actor. Hernandez was born in Valladolid, Spain and was naturalized French only in 1975. He is mostly famous for his mustache and for having voiced several live-action/cartoon characters, including Gonzo in the French dubbed version of The Muppet Show, Professor Moriarty in the French dubbed version of Sherlock Hound, Papa Smurf and Grouchy Smurf in the French dubbed version of The Smurfs (1981) and the film of the same name. In films, he only had supporting roles. He is famous for his collaboration with Jean-Pierre Marielle and Philippe Noiret in the French film Coup de Torchon (1981) directed by Bertrand Tavernier. He was famous on television in the 1970s and 1980s, where he was a regular guest in game shows like Les Jeux de 20 heures on FR3 and L'Académie des neuf on Antenne 2. He also hosted the game show Les Affaires sont les Affaires on Canal+ in the mid-1980s. He has also voiced Franz Sanchez (Robert Davi) in the French dubbed version of James Bond film Licence to Kill (1989). He portrays the regular role of Commissaire Perret in the French TV series Père et Maire from 2002 to 2009. He plays Raymond in the sitcom Scènes de Ménages since 2009 on M6.  Source: Article "Gérard Hernandez" from Wikipedia in English, licensed under CC-BY-SA 3.0.

Born: January 20, 1933

Place of Birth: Valladolid, Castilla y León, Spain

Filmography

2024
On a volé ma VF

as Self (archive footage)

2020
Josep

as Grand-père Serge (voice)

2018
Mystère à l'Élysée

as Général Richmond

2018
Greetings From Planet Smurf

as Self - Papa Smurf's Voice

2018
2015
Peplum

as Pétrone

2013
Fonzy

as Ramon

2013
The Smurfs 2

as (voice) (uncredited)

2011
The Smurfs

as (voice) (uncredited)

2011
Mystery in Paris

as Général Richmond

2009
1999
La Surprise

as Philippe Chabrier

1998
Bonnes vacances

as Monsieur Legendre

1996
The Eighth Day

as (voice)

1995
Iznogoud

as Iznogoud (French version, voice)

1991
Robinson and Company

as Dodo (Voice)

1990
Trois partout

as Max Parmegiano

1989
Pif et Hercule

as Grochoux

1988
Les Gauloises blondes

as Cunillingus

1988
Sanguines

as Alvaro

1988
Les p'tits schtroumpfs

as Papa Smurf / Grumpy Smurf / Slouchy Smurfling (voice)

1986
Superslob

as Le serveur couscous

1986
Banana's Boulevard

as Barquette

1985
Seabert

as Sulfuric

1985
Clémentine

as Illico Presto, M. Pluche

1985
Liberté, égalité, choucroute

as Le policier du calife

1984
Le bébé schtroumpf

as Papa Smurf / Grouchy Smurf (voice)

1984
Happy Easter

as Le serveur du restaurant indien

1984
Lucky Luke

as Jack Dalton (voice)

1984
1983
Lucky Luke: Daltons on the Loose

as Jack Dalton (voice)

1982
1981
Coup de Torchon

as Leonelli

1981
Prends ta Rolls et va pointer

as Antonio, Spanish mechanic

1981
Signé Furax

as Asti Spumante

1980
It's Not Me, It's Him

as Pottery seller in the souk

1979
Hothead

as Bercot, police inspector

1978
Le Temps des as

as Berchereau

1978
The Small Timers

as Le directeur de la prison

1977
Bobby Deerfield

as Carlos Del Montanaro

1976
The Twelve Tasks of Asterix

as Vénérable du sommet (voice)

1976
1975
Numéro un

as Self

1973
Fantastic Planet

as Master Taj (voice)

1972
1969
Tintin and the Temple of the Sun

as Santa Clara Stationmaster (voice)

1969
Hibernatus

as Assistant d'Edouard Lorienbat

1969
The Brain

as Policeman in Le Havre (uncredited)

1968
Barnaby

as Kid Blacky

1966
Les Combinards

as L'abbé

1961
A Man Named Rocca

as Mine-clearing Prisoner (uncredited)

1960
Le Trou

as Le détenu à l'infirmerie

1957
Young Girls Beware

as Guest at the transient hotel (uncredited)

1955
The Best Part

as The worker who replaces the storekeeper