Acting

Désiré Bastareaud

Born: July 1, 1953
Died: February 24, 2005

Biography

French actor known for his short high (1m22) who first began his career as a circus clown. From 1975 to 1991, he starred in various porn movies for directors like Claude Pierson, Gérard Kikoïne and Alain Payet. The latter directed the porn film "L'inconnue" starring Bastareaud and Catherine Ringer, who would later become very famous in France for being the member and co-founder of the pop rock group Les Rita Mitsouko. On the other hand, he also starred in regular movies directed by Jean-Pierre Mocky, Patrick Schulmann, Jean Luret and Christian Lara. He died in a car accident in 2005.

Filmography