Pierre Brice

Pierre Brice
Pierre Brice, in 2004
Pierre Brice, in 2004
Born(1929-02-06)6 February 1929
Brest, France
Died6 June 2015(2015-06-06) (aged 86)
Paris, France
OccupationActor
NationalityFrench
Period1962–1997
GenreWestern

Pierre-Louis Le Bris (6 February 1929 – 6 June 2015), known as Pierre Brice, was a French actor, best known as portraying fictional Apache-chief Winnetou in German films based on Karl May novels.[1][2]

  1. ^ "French-German film star dies – DW – 06/06/2015". Deutsche Welle.
  2. ^ Obituaries in the Performing Arts, 2015 -Harris M. Lentz III - 0786476672 2016 -Page 40 French actor Pierre Brice, who was best known for his role as the indigenous North American leader Winnetou in a series of westerns based on the works of German author Karl May, died of pneumonia in a Paris, France, hospital on 6 June 2015. He was 86.