Boby Lapointe
Actor · Died June 29, 1972, aged 50 · Pézenas, Hérault, France
Robert Jean-François Joseph Pascal Lapointe (16 April 1922 – 29 June 1972), better known by his stage name Boby Lapointe, was a French actor and singer, noted for his humorous texts, alliterations and plays on words. Lapointe was born in Pézenas, in the Hérault département of southern France. A brilliant pupil, he prepared for the entrance exam to the Centrale (engineering school) and Sup-Aero at Montpellier, but was conscripted into the Youth Building Projects in 1942 and sent to Linz, Austria, in 1943 for compulsory work service. He escaped the same year, and found work as a diver in La Ciotat, a suburb of Marseille, in 1944. In 1946, he married Colette Maclaud. They had two children, Ticha (born 1948) and Jacky (1950). His first published work, Les douze chants d'un imbecile, appeared in 1951. He moved to Paris and opened a fashion and baby clothes shop, still writing and producing plays. Later, he switched to being a fitter of TV aerials and began singing. His fame grew when the actor Bourvil sang Lapointe's song Aragon et Castille in the 1954 film Poisson d'avril. In 1960, film director François Truffaut offered him a part in Tirez sur le Pianiste in which he sang Framboise, accompanied by Charles Aznavour on piano. This marked the start of a career that saw Lapointe perform at major venues throughout France. His joyful character led him to build friendships with the likes of Anne Sylvestre, Raymond Devos, Jacques Brel and Georges Brassens. Lapointe was also a mathematician, and developed the bibi-binary system (also known in French as the système Bibi) in 1971. Source: Article "Boby Lapointe" from Wikipedia in english, licensed under CC-BY-SA 3.0.
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Biography from TMDB.
- April 16, 1922
- June 29, 1972 (aged 50)
- Pézenas, Hérault, France
- Actor
- 5 on MovieCove · 9 credits in all
What are Boby Lapointe's films like?
Across a limited sample of 4 MovieCove titles with a thematic analysis, their films lean Bonds and Power.
What they feel like to watch
Ironic 0 · Wry 0 · Earnest 4
Light 0 · Serious 1 · Dark 3
A split, not a type: Grounded 3 · Stylized 0 · Heightened 1
Gentle 1 · Charged 3 · Intense 0
Steady 3 · Shifting 1 · Whiplash 0
Straight-faced 4 · Some laughs 0 · Funny 0
Slow burn 4 · Even-paced 0 · Relentless 0
Casual 1 · Engaged 2 · Full focus 1
Easy watch 1 · Affecting 0 · Heavy 3
Resolved 1 · Open-ended 1 · Ambiguous 2
Moods and endings
AI-generated from each title's plot synopsis and cast list, with extra plot summaries, reviews and Parents Guide notes for titles the model may not know, and the model's own knowledge of the ones it recognizes. Only analyzed titles count, so this covers part of the filmography; the feel axes count films only for now.
Where can I watch Boby Lapointe's films?
As of October 24, 2026, 1 of their 5 MovieCove titles stream on a subscription or free service.
Subscription and free streaming for Boby Lapointe's titles on MovieCove; rent and buy are not counted. Titles are listed by Midcredits score, highest first, at most 12 per service; a dashed chip is a producer credit or a minor one, such as a thanks. A service opens the browse page, which counts movies only, so its number can differ.
Filmography
9 credits, 5 with a MovieCove page; 2 appearances as themselves are hidden until asked for.
Appointment in Bray(1971)
Midcredits score: 68th percentile of all filmsLa Lucarne magique (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1971)
The Widow Couderc(1971)
Midcredits score: 77th percentile of all films
Qu'est-ce qui fait courir les crocodiles ? (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1971)
Law Breakers (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1971)
Max and the Junkmen(1971)
Midcredits score: 89th percentile of all films
Chapaqua's Gold (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1970)
The Things of Life(1970)
Midcredits score: 91st percentile of all films
Shoot the Piano Player(1960)
Midcredits score: 91st percentile of all films
Career shape
Star power in the 81st percentile of 239,109 people with a billed film role, over a full career of 9 titles from 1960 to 1971.
Biggest box office
Max and the Junkmen (1971)
Highest rated
The Things of Life (1970)
Most popular right now
The Widow Couderc (1971)
Counts from TMDB across their full career, self appearances out; a title counts in every role they held on it. The ring is the typical Midcredits score (the median percentile) of the role's titles that are on MovieCove, shown from 5 scored. Billing is TMDB cast order for roles with 25+ votes, billed in the top 30.
How do Boby Lapointe's films land?
Their typical MovieCove film has a Midcredits score in the 89th percentile, the median of all 5; across a limited sample of 4 films with reception data, the typical film sits in the 79th percentile for acclaim.
- 75th and up4
- 50th to 74th1
Shape of the crowd
None of their 5 titles divides audiences: 4 are Crowd Pleasers.
- Universally Loved1
- Crowd Pleaser4
Reviewers score the acting 81/100 in their films, across 4 reviewed titles; fans 85, detractors 56. The element that speaks to their work as an actor.
Percentiles are each film's standing among all films on MovieCove; the typical film is the median, so one outlier cannot drag it. Percentiles and reviewer scores count the films IMDb credits them on, for now; the Midcredits score bands, the shape of the crowd and the two cards count their MovieCove titles, shows included (a show ranked among shows), appearances as themselves left out. A descriptor is the shape of a title's IMDb rating distribution against the catalog; "most divisive" needs a spread wider than half of all titles, and a card names only a principal credit: a craft role, and on a show a crew role or a run of episodes, never a courtesy credit or a one-off guest spot.
Who does Boby Lapointe work with?
People who share at least 2 of Boby Lapointe's MovieCove titles, grouped by what they did on them; Philippe Sarde shares the most, 3.
Directors
- Claude SautetShared titles: Max and the Junkmen (1971), The Things of Life (1970)See all 2 shared titles with Claude Sautet
Writers
- Jean-Loup DabadieShared titles: Max and the Junkmen (1971), The Things of Life (1970)See all 2 shared titles with Jean-Loup Dabadie
Actors
- Dominique ZardiShared titles: Max and the Junkmen (1971), The Things of Life (1970)See all 2 shared titles with Dominique Zardi
- Jean BouiseShared titles: Appointment in Bray (1971), The Things of Life (1970)See all 2 shared titles with Jean Bouise
- Michel PiccoliShared titles: Max and the Junkmen (1971), The Things of Life (1970)See all 2 shared titles with Michel Piccoli
- Romy SchneiderShared titles: Max and the Junkmen (1971), The Things of Life (1970)See all 2 shared titles with Romy Schneider
Composers and editors
- Philippe SardeShared titles: Max and the Junkmen (1971), The Widow Couderc (1971), The Things of Life (1970)See all 3 shared titles with Philippe Sarde
- Jacqueline ThiédotShared titles: Max and the Junkmen (1971), The Things of Life (1970)See all 2 shared titles with Jacqueline Thiédot
Producers
- Raymond DanonShared titles: Max and the Junkmen (1971), The Widow Couderc (1971), The Things of Life (1970)See all 3 shared titles with Raymond Danon
- Jean BolvaryShared titles: Max and the Junkmen (1971), The Things of Life (1970)See all 2 shared titles with Jean Bolvary
- Roland GirardShared titles: Max and the Junkmen (1971), The Things of Life (1970)See all 2 shared titles with Roland Girard