Gérard Caillaud

Acting

Gérard Caillaud (10 April 1946 – 28 January 2023) was a French actor and theatre director.

Born in Poitiers on 10 April 1946, Caillaud studied at the Conservatoire national supérieur d'art dramatique until 1971, when he became a resident of the Comédie-Française. He performed many pieces by Molière until his departure in 1978. From 1984 to 1997, he was director of the Théâtre des Mathurins, where he staged plays such as Les Palmes de Monsieur Schutz, which won him a Molière Award for Best Director in 1990. On television, he played the role of Capitaine Bonaventure in the series Sœur…