Gérard Oury

Gérard Oury
Oury in 1984
Born
Max-Gérard Houry Tenenbaum

(1919-04-29)29 April 1919
Paris, France
Died20 July 2006(2006-07-20) (aged 87)
Saint-Tropez, France
Years active1942–2003
Spouse
(m. 1960)

Gérard Oury (French pronunciation: [ʒeʁaʁ uʁi]; born Max-Gérard Houry Tenenbaum; 29 April 1919 – 20 July 2006) was a French film director, actor and writer. He is best known for a number of comedies he directed and co-wrote between the 1960s and 1980s, most notably The Sucker (1965), Don't Look Now... We're Being Shot At! (1966), The Brain (1969), The Mad Adventures of Rabbi Jacob (1973), and Ace of Aces (1982).