Gérard Barray is no more.
The actor famous for having played d'Artagnan in “The Three Musketeers” by Bernard Borderie (1961), died Thursday February 15 at the age of 92 in Marbella (Spain), announced the writer Henry-Jean Servat .
According to the Spanish press, his death occurred at the Costa del Sol hospital in Marbella.
The magnificent Gérard Barray was, at 30, D'Artagnan and Pardaillan, amazing hero of French adventure and swashbuckling films, 60s. And also, friend of Frédéric Dard, San Antonio.
He ascended to heaven, at 92 years old, in Marbella where he resided with his family pic.twitter.com/7EtNDJWWcd
— Henry-Jean Servat (@HenryJeanServat) February 16, 2024
The French actor was also known to the public for his interpretation of Commissioner San Antonio in “Sale temps pour les flies” and “Béru et ces dames”, but also for his swashbuckling roles in “le Chevalier de Pardaillan” in 1962 or even “Scaramouche” in 1963. Very popular in the early 1960s, cloak-and-dagger cinema stuck with him until the end of his career.
Became a real estate developer in Spain
Gérard Marcel Louis Baraillé, his real name, was born in 1931 and studied medicine before turning to careers in the arts and entertainment.
His career took off thanks to his role in the play “L'Aigle à deux têtes” by Jean Cocteau, alongside Edwige Feuillère, leading him to specialize in swashbuckling films, notably thanks to his handling of the saber or his skill on a galloping horse.
At the same time, he performed as a pianist in the cabarets of Saint-Germain-des-Prés.
In the 1970s, Gérard Barray left film sets to become a real estate developer in Spain, before starring in the thriller “Ouvre les yeux” (1998).
He then starred in a few films produced or co-produced by Spain such as “Sexy Beast” (2000), or “Galindez” (2003), which would be his last film.