Background
Gérôme was born as Raymond Joseph Léon De Backer in Koekelberg.
Gérôme was born as Raymond Joseph Léon De Backer in Koekelberg.
He made his first stage appearance in 1946, in a stage production of Jeanne d"Arc au bûcher and he entered films in 1954. He is best known to English speaking audiences for his roles as The Commander in The Brain and Inspector Renard in The Greengage Summer. In later life, he leant his voice to dubbing - he provided the voice of Governor Ratcliffe in the French release of Pocahontas.
In 1982 he was awarded a Pix du Brigadier for his performance in L"Extravagant Mister Wilde.
Gerome died in 2002, at his home in Les Lilas. 1963 - The Pink Panther as Tucker 1964 - My Fair Lady as Professor Higgins 1967 - Doctor Dolittle as Doctor Dolittle 1968 - The Devil Rides Out as Duke de Richleau 1973 - Live and Let Die as Tee Hee 1978 - Watership Down as General Woundwort 1986 - Big Trouble in Little China as Lo Pan 1989 - The Return of the Musketeers as Count de Rochefort 1991 - Robin Hood: Prince of Thieves as Sheriff of Nottingham 1991 - An American Tail: Fievel Goes West as Cat R. Waul 1992 - Tom and Jerry: The Movie as Lickboot 1995 - Pocahontas as Governor Ratcliffe 1996 - Spy Hard as General Rancor.