Pierre Magnier

Biography

Pierre Frédéric Magnier was a French actor who began his career on stage in the 1890s and transitioned to silent films. He gained prominence for his portrayal of Jacques de Hersan in "The Wheel" (1923) and later played Cyrano de Bergerac in the 1925 film, becoming the second actor to portray the role. Magnier's most enduring performance came in Jean Renoir's La règle du jeu (1939), where he delivered a poignant quote praising Marcel Dalio's character as "a vanishing breed."