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Thierry Le Portier

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Thierry Le Portier was born in 1950 in Joinville-le-Pont, Val-de-Marne, France. He is an actor and writer, known for Gladiator (2000), Brotherhood of the Wolf (2001) and The Ghost and the Darkness (1996).
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    Russell Crowe in Gladiator (2000)
    Gladiator
    8.5
    • Additional Crew
    • 2000
    Mark Dacascos and Samuel Le Bihan in Brotherhood of the Wolf (2001)
    Brotherhood of the Wolf
    7.0
    • Additional Crew
    • 2001
    Michael Douglas and Val Kilmer in The Ghost and the Darkness (1996)
    The Ghost and the Darkness
    6.8
    • Additional Crew(lions)
    • 1996
    Suraj Sharma in Life of Pi (2012)
    Life of Pi
    7.9
    • Additional Crew
    • 2012

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    • Fort Boyard (1990)
      Fort Boyard
      7.0
      TV Series
      • tiger trainer
      • 1992–2020
    • Joséphine, ange gardien (1997)
      Joséphine, ange gardien
      4.0
      TV Series
      • lion trainer
      • 2015
    • L'homme au lion (2015)
      L'homme au lion
      Short
      • animal trainer
      • animal trainer: Lion
      • 2015
    • Suraj Sharma in Life of Pi (2012)
      Life of Pi
      7.9
      • tiger trainer/consultant
      • 2012
    • Man of the Wild (2010)
      Man of the Wild
      6.3
      TV Series
      • wild animal trainer
      • 2010–2011
    • L'empire du tigre (2005)
      L'empire du tigre
      5.9
      TV Series
      • tiger wrangler
      • 2005
    • Guy Pearce, Freddie Highmore, Kumal, and Sangha in Two Brothers (2004)
      Two Brothers
      7.0
      • trainer: tigers
      • wrangler: tigers
      • 2004
    • Gérard Depardieu, Monica Bellucci, Christian Clavier, Alain Chabat, Gérard Darmon, Jamel Debbouze, and Claude Rich in Asterix & Obelix: Mission Cleopatra (2002)
      Asterix & Obelix: Mission Cleopatra
      6.7
      • leopard trainer
      • 2002
    • Tom Thumb (2001)
      Tom Thumb
      5.3
      • animal trainer: wolves
      • 2001
    • Mark Dacascos and Samuel Le Bihan in Brotherhood of the Wolf (2001)
      Brotherhood of the Wolf
      7.0
      • wolves trainer
      • 2001
    • Russell Crowe in Gladiator (2000)
      Gladiator
      8.5
      • animal trainer
      • 2000
    • Gérard Depardieu and Christian Clavier in Asterix and Obelix vs. Caesar (1999)
      Asterix and Obelix vs. Caesar
      6.0
      • lion trainer
      • 1999
    • Fort Boyard (1998)
      Fort Boyard
      6.2
      TV Series
      • tiger trainer
      • 1998–2003
    • Michael Douglas and Val Kilmer in The Ghost and the Darkness (1996)
      The Ghost and the Darkness
      6.8
      • animal handler: lions
      • 1996
    • Le maître des éléphants (1995)
      Le maître des éléphants
      5.7
      • panther trainer
      • 1995

    Actor

    • Inseparable (2001)
      Inseparable
      7.0
      TV Movie
      • Christian
      • 2001
    • Fort Boyard (1990)
      Fort Boyard
      7.0
      TV Series
      • Major
      • 1998
    • Emmanuelle Escourrou in Baby Blood (1990)
      Baby Blood
      6.0
      • Dompteur
      • 1990

    Writer

    • Isabelle Pasco in Roselyne and the Lions (1988)
      Roselyne and the Lions
      6.1
      • collaboration
      • 1988

    Personal details

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    • Born
      • 1950
      • Joinville-le-Pont, Val-de-Marne, France

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      He trained the two male adult African lions, Woltan and Roman for Paramount's cinematic film The Ghost and the Darkness (1996).

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