Deceased
How Did Abbé Pierre Die?
Life & Death
Died aged 94Also known asHenri Grouès, L'abbé PierreGenderMaleNationalityFranceBorn05/08/1912Born inLyon, Rhône, FranceDied22/01/2007 (aged 94)Died in5th arrondissement of ParisCausepneumoniaWikidataQ306933 ↗Buried atEstevilleTMDb#1223483 ↗
Abbé Pierre (born Henri Marie Joseph Grouès; was a French Catholic priest. He was a member of the Resistance during World War II and deputy of the Popular Republican Movement. In 1949, he founded the Emmaus movement, with the goal of helping poor and homeless people. For several decades, he was one of the most popular public figures in France. Allegations that he had sexually abused dozens of women, as well as several underage girls, emerged in 2024 and 2025.
Read full Wikipedia article ↗Filmography10 titles
| Year | Title | Character | Age at release |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | Hiver 54 : L'Abbé Pierre et l'insurrection de la bontéMovie | Self (archive footage) | 112 |
| 2022 | The Century of IconsSeries | Self (archive footage) | 110 |
| 2008 | L'Abbé Pierre - La voix des sans-voixMovie | Self (archive footage) | 96 |
| 2005 | Un abbé nommé Pierre, une vie pour les autresMovie | Self | 93 |
| 1998 | Vivement dimancheSeries | Self | 86 |
| 1991 | Lest We ForgetMovie | Self (segment "Pour Dalton Prejean, USA") | 79 |
| 1982 | Champs-ElyséesSeries | Self | 70 |
| 1975 | ApostrophesSeries | Self | 63 |
| 1974 | Spécial cinémaSeries | Self | 62 |
| 1955 | The Ragpickers of EmmausMovie | Self (uncredited) | 43 |