Philippe Volter

Philippe Volter
Born	Philippe Wolter (1959-03-23)23 March 1959 Uccle, Belgium
Died	13 April 2005(2005-04-13) (aged 46) Paris, France
Occupation	Actor

Philippe Volter (23 March 1959 – 13 April 2005) was a Belgian actor and director. Born Philippe Wolter to theatre director Claude Volter and his wife, actress Jacqueline Bir, Volter began his career in Brussels in 1985.

He made many stage and film appearances, the latter of which peaked with such arthouse films as The Music Teacher (1988), The Double Life of Véronique (1991) and Blue (1993). Other appearances include Macbeth (1987) and The Five Senses (1999). Upon his father's death in 2002, he returned to Belgium and became artistic director for the Comedy Claude Volter.

Volter committed suicide in 2005, aged 46.

Filmography

Year	Title	Role	Notes
1985	De leeuw van Vlaanderen	Deschamps
1986	Les roses de Matmata	Max
1987	Macbeth	Macduff
1988	The Music Teacher	Jean Nilson
1988	Issue de secours	Alain
1989	Les bois noirs	Gustave
1990	Cyrano de Bergerac	Vicomte de Valvert
1990	Trois années	Constantin Biochon
1990	La veillée	Albert Aurier
1991	The Double Life of Veronique	Alexandre Fabbri
1991	A Mere Mortal (Simple mortel)	Stéphane
1992	Aline	Michel
1993	Hocus Pocus	Phil
1993	Three Colours: Blue	L'agent immobilier
1994	L'affaire	René Charlet	Uncredited
1994	Dernier stade	Olivier Chardon
1997	La nuit du destin	Inspecteur Leclerc
1999	Tørst - Framtidens forbrytelser	Alexandre	(Episode: Amertume)
1999	The Five Senses	Dr. Richard Jacob
2001	Posseteni ot gospoda
2003	Resistance	Henri Daussois
2005	Les gens honnêtes vivent en France	Bénolo

External links

• Philippe Volter at IMDb