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Bernard Launois

Born
Apr 8, 1930 · Aged 95
Died
Mar 3, 2026
Place of birth
Charleville-Mézières, Ardennes, France
Gender
Male
Movie credits
9
TV credits
0
Directing credits
7
Also known as (1)
  • Bob Garry

Biography

Bernard Launois is a French exploitation film director, screenwriter and actor. As an actor, he sometimes used the pseudonym Bob Gary. He was born in Mézières , France. Having studied pharmacology for two years in the university, he sought a career in the film industry instead. He worked as a trainee editor and then as an assistant director. In 1953, he was employed by Paramount 's programming department in Paris. [ 2 ] During the 1960s, he worked for several film distribution and production companies, such as Parafrance ( fr ) and Les Films Copernic ( fr ). In 1979, he founded his own…