ACTOR

Bernard Farcy

1949 - Today

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Bernard Farcy (French pronunciation: [bɛʁnaʁ faʁsi]; born 17 March 1949) is a French actor who has starred in over 70 plays, television series and films. He is best known for his role as Commissaire Gérard Gibert in Luc Besson's action-comedy franchise Taxi, as well as his appearances in national box-office successes such as Marche à l'ombre (1984), The Three Brothers (1995), Brotherhood of the Wolf (2001) and Asterix & Obelix: Mission Cleopatra (2002), the latter of which has attained cult status in France. Farcy's performances in more somber movies—to the likes of Our Story (1984), Le Solitaire (1987) and Let Sleeping Cops Lie (1988)—have also been noted. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Bernard Farcy has received more than 150,301 page views. Her biography is available in 19 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 18 in 2019). Bernard Farcy is the 1,697th most popular actor (up from 2,138th in 2019), the 2,506th most popular biography from France (up from 2,872nd in 2019) and the 133rd most popular French Actor.

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  • 150k

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  • 55.35

    Historical Popularity Index (HPI)

  • 19

    Languages Editions (L)

  • 4.51

    Effective Languages (L*)

  • 2.12

    Coefficient of Variation (CV)

Among ACTORS

Among actors, Bernard Farcy ranks 1,697 out of 13,578. Before her are Marilyn Chambers, Denise Richards, Ramon Novarro, Mikheil Gelovani, Izabella Scorupco, and Eric Campbell. After her are Lea Thompson, Tate Donovan, Mario Brega, Ralph Macchio, Sofiko Chiaureli, and Vladimir Menshov.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1949, Bernard Farcy ranks 171. Before her are Matthew Festing, Ric Flair, Paul Guilfoyle, Deep Roy, John Savage, and Trương Tấn Sang. After her are Lindsay Wagner, Paul Rodgers, Irina Rodnina, Zoë Wanamaker, Bandar bin Sultan Al Saud, and Rawhi Fattouh.

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In France

Among people born in France, Bernard Farcy ranks 2,506 out of 6,770. Before her are Thomas, Count of Flanders (1199), Adolphe Marbot (1781), Edgar Quinet (1803), Countess Charlotte of Hanau-Lichtenberg (1700), René Laloux (1929), and Mamertus (401). After her are Blanche of France, Duchess of Orléans (1328), Antoine Gombaud (1607), Hugh of Châteauneuf (1053), Elisabeth of Lorraine (1574), Joan, Duchess of Brittany (1324), and Alexandre-Théophile Vandermonde (1735).

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Among ACTORS In France

Among actors born in France, Bernard Farcy ranks 133. Before her are Cécile Aubry (1928), Brigitte Lahaie (1955), Jean Delannoy (1908), Pierre Renoir (1885), Geneviève Page (1927), and Richard Bohringer (1942). After her are Jean Lefebvre (1919), Mathieu Amalric (1965), Simone Simon (1911), Charles Vanel (1892), Marie Trintignant (1962), and Jamel Debbouze (1975).

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Television and Movie Roles

Taxi 3
Commissaire Gibert
A gang of thieves calling themselves the Santa Claus Gang are wreaking havoc, and the police can't keep up. Police Captain Gilbert is distracted by a Chinese reporter writing a story on his squad, and taxi driver Daniel is in the midst of a relationship crisis. After a string of mistakes in which the thieves outsmart the police time and time again, Daniel and his super-taxi pitch in.
Jan 29th 20035.737 / 10
Taxi
Commissaire Gibert
In Marseilles (France), skilled pizza delivery boy Daniel who drives a scooter finally has his dreams come true. He gets a taxi license. Caught by the police for a huge speed infraction, he will help Emilien, a loser inspector who can't drive, on the track of German bank robbers, so he doesn't lose his license and his dream job.
Apr 8th 19986.702 / 10
Taxi 4
Commissaire Gibert
Before being extradited to Africa to stand trial, a notorious Belgian criminal is entrusted to the Marseilles police department for less than 24 hours. But the wily crook convinces bumbling policeman Emilien he's a lowly Belgian embassy employee who got railroaded by the brilliant master criminal.
Feb 10th 20075.601 / 10