Deceased
How Did Thierry Roland Die?
Life & Death
Died aged 74GenderMaleNationalityFranceBorn04/08/1937Born inBoulogne-Billancourt, Hauts-de-Seine, FranceDied16/06/2012 (aged 74)Died in15th arrondissement of ParisCausecerebral hemorrhageWikidataQ2505876 ↗Buried atPassy CemeteryTMDb#584176 ↗
Thierry José Roland was a French sports commentator who was France's leading football commentator for 59 years. He began his career as a radio journalist for the ORTF when he was just 16 years old. Roland then became a television sports journalist at age 20. He commentated on more than 1,000 football matches, including thirteen World Cups beginning with the 1962 FIFA World Cup in Chile and including France's maiden World Cup win as hosts in 1998.
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Importing filmography…
| Year | Title | Character | Age at release |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2011 | La Guerre de la TNTSeries | Self | 74 |
| 2007 | Off PrimeSeries | — | 70 |
| 1999 | Les Guignols, les 10 premières annéesMovie | Self | 62 |
| 1996 | Delphine : 1, Yvan : 0Movie | Self | 59 |
| 1987 | Sacrée soiréeSeries | Self | 50 |
| 1986 | The Joint BrothersMovie | Le commentateur du match de foot (voice) | 49 |
| 1976 | A Real Young GirlMovie | TV Commentator (voice) (archive footage) | 39 |
| 1975 | ApostrophesSeries | Self | 38 |
| 1972 | Le Grand ÉchiquierSeries | Self | 35 |