Jean Peyrire

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French stage and movie actor who appeared in several popular serial films during his career. He began his career in the film industry in 1913, with an appearance in the Henri Pouctal directed short film Denise opposite actor Philippe Garnier. Following his role in Denise, he would appear in the André Calmettes directed two-part 1914 serial Les trois mousquetaires (The Three Muskateers), an early adaptation of the 1884 Alexandre Dumas novel of the same name. Peyrière would spend the remainder of the 1910s appearing in films directed by Louis Mercanton, René Hervil, Jean Kemm, René Plaissetty and Henri Pouctal. In 1923 he appeared in the popular Henri Fescourt directed serial Mandrin, starring Romuald Joubé and followed with a role in the Charles Maudru directed serial Le roi de Paris, starring Jean Dax. Jean Peyrière's last film of the 1920s silent film era was the 1929 René Barberis and René Leprince directed drama La tentation (Temptation). Peyrière would only make one sound film, which would also be his last appearnce on screen, in the Robert Péguy directed comedy Monsieur Breloque a disparu. Following his retirement from the film industry Jean Peyrière settled in Paris where he died on 7 September 1965 at age 79. Link to Wikipedia biography