About

Known credits:
264
Birthday:
1925-12-27
Place of birth:
Paris, Ile-de-France, France
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Michel Piccoli

Overview

Michel Jacques Daniel Piccoli is the son of Henri Piccoli, violinist and Marcelle Expert-Bezançon (1892-1990), pianist and daughter of the French industrialist and politician Charles Expert-Bezançon. In 1954, Michel Piccoli married actress Éléonore Hirt with whom he had a daughter, Anne-Cordélia Piccoli. In 1966, he married the singer Juliette Gréco, then in 1978 the screenwriter Ludivine Clerc, with whom he adopted two children of Polish origin, Inord and Missia.

Placed in an establishment for problem children, the commitments of the young Piccoli, are made in opposition to his maternal grandfather, senator of the Third Republic, financier of the Radical Party, and important industrial painter, accused by the trade union left and by Georges Clemenceau, of having intoxicated his workmen through lead white which causes lead poisoning.

Michel Piccoli then trained as an actor first with Andrée Bauer-Théraud and then during Simon. After an appearance as an extra in "Sortilèges" by Christian-Jaque in 1945, Michel Piccoli made his film debut in "Le Point Du Jour" by Louis Daquin. In the theater he distinguished himself with the Renaud-Barrault and Grenier-Hussot companies as well as at the Théâtre de Babylone. Noticed in the film "French Cancan" in 1954, he continued on stage and worked with directors Jacques Audiberti, Jean Vilar, Jean-Marie Serreau, Peter Brook, Luc Bondy, Patrice Chéreau and André Engel, and became also know in popular TV movies. Having become an atheist after a family bereavement, he met Luis Buñuel in 1956, and ironically took on the role of a priest in "La Mort En Ce Jardin". In 1959, he shot "Le Rendez-Vous De Noël", a short film by André Michel based on the short story by Malek Ouary "Le Noël Du Petit Cireur", in Algiers. The 1960s sounded his consecration, noticed in "Le Doulos" by Jean-Pierre Melville, he was revealed internationally with "Le Mépris" by Jean-Luc Godard alongside Brigitte Bardot. From then on, he toured with the greatest French and international filmmakers such as Alfred Hitchcock, Luis Buñuel, Youssef Chahine, Manoel de Oliveira...

He began the 1980s with the interpretation prize at the Cannes festival in 1980, with "Le Saut Dans Le Vide" by Marco Bellocchio, and that of the Berlin festival in 1982, with "Une Étrange Affaire" by Pierre Granier-Deferre. . He worked with Jacques Doillon, Leos Carax, before trying his hand at directing. In 2001 he received the IX Europe Prize for Theatre. He was part of the jury of the 60th Cannes Film Festival in 2007, chaired by Stephen Frears. In 2011, he played in "Habemus Papam" by Nanni Moretti. The last film in which Michel Piccoli appears is the film "Le Goût Des Myrtilles", by Thomas de Thiers in 2013.

Politically committed to the left, member of the Peace Movement (communist), Michel Piccoli distinguished himself by his positions against the National Front, and mobilized for Amnesty International.

Michel Piccoli died on May 12, 2020 following a stroke in his mansion in Saint-Philbert-sur-Risle in Eure. His funeral takes place in Évreux on May 19, 2020, where he is cremated, his ashes are scattered within the family property.

Known for

Acting
2024 It's Not Me Actor (archive footage) 59
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2023 Godard by Godard Actor Self (archive footage) 59
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2022 La TV des 70's : Quand Giscard était président Actor Self (archive footage) 59
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2021 Marx Can Wait Actor Agostino (archive footage) (uncredited) 60
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2021 François Mitterrand & Anne Pingeot: Pieces of a Love Story Actor Self (archive footage) 59
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2019 Claude Chabrol, the Maverick Actor Self - Actor (archive footage) 59
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2017 Coming Apart Actor (archive footage) N/A
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2017 Claude Sautet, Romy, Yves, Michel et les autres Actor Self (archive footage) N/A
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2017 The Incredible Mr. Piccoli Actor Self - Actor (archive footage) 59
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2017 Marco Ferreri: Dangerous But Necessary Actor Self (archive footage) 59
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2015 Our Lady of Hormones Actor Narrator 58
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2014 The Taste of Blueberries Actor Michel N/A
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2012 Lines of Wellington Actor Leópold Scheitzer 58
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2012 You Ain't Seen Nothin' Yet Actor Le père 59
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2012 Holy Motors Actor Man with the Wine Stain 66
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2011 Agnès Varda: From Here to There Actor Himself 69
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2011 Agnès Varda: From Here to There Actor Self 59
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2011 Il était une fois... Vincent, François, Paul et les autres Actor N/A
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2011 We Have a Pope Actor Melville 63
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2010 Portrait Of My Father Actor Self 59
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2009 Le Bel Âge Actor Maurice Reverdy 58
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2009 Once Upon a Time… Contempt Actor Self 59
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2008 The Beaches of Agnès Actor Self (archive footage) 62
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2008 The Dust of Time Actor Spyros 59
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2008 On War Actor Le grand Hou 58
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2008 Spisok korabley Actor Glauco (archive footage) 60
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2007 To Each His Own Cinema Actor Nikita Kruschev (segment "Rencontre unique") 60
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2007 Le Roi Lear Actor Le roi Lear N/A
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2007 Beneath the Rooftops of Paris Actor Marcel 59
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2007 Boxes Actor Papa 59
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2007 Sole Meeting Actor Nikita Khrushchev N/A
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2007 The Duchess of Langeais Actor Vidame de Pamiers 58
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2006 Belle Toujours Actor Henri Husson 59
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2006 Gardens in Autumn Actor Marie, la mère de Vincent 59
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2006 Magic Mirror Actor Prof. Heschel 59
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2006 Otar Iosseliani, le merle siffleur Actor Himself 59
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2005 Everything's Connected Actor Narrator 59
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2003 Raining Cats and Frogs Actor Ferdinand (voice) 61
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2003 Little Lili Actor acteur qui joue Simon 58
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2003 That Day Actor Harald 58
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2003 A Man, a Real One Actor Michel Piccoli 59
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2002 Romy Schneider, étrange étrangère Actor Self N/A
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2002 Il bambino di Betlemme Actor N/A
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2001 I’m Going Home Actor Gilbert Valence 59
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2000 Everything's Fine, We're Leaving Actor Louis 58
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2000 Speaking of Buñuel Actor Self 58
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2000 Actors Actor Self 58
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2000 Kiarostami in Close up Actor as Self N/A
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1999 Libero Burro Actor Uncle Tony 58
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1999 París-Tombuctú Actor Michel des Assantes 59
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1999 The Happiest Place on Earth Actor Récitant (voice) 58
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1999 Nothing About Robert Actor Lord Ariel Chatwick-West 59
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1997 Страсть в пустыне Actor Jean-Michel Venture de Paradis N/A
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1997 Passion in the Desert Actor Jean-Michel Venture de Paradis 59
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1997 Genealogies of a Crime Actor Georges Didier 59
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1996 Tykho Moon Actor Mac Bee / frère Mac Bee 58
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1996 Party Actor Michel 59
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1996 Traveling Companion Actor Cosimo 59
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1996 Beaumarchais the Scoundrel Actor Prince de Conti 59
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1995 The World of Jacques Demy Actor Self 59
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1995 2 x 50 Years of French Cinema Actor Himself 59
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1995 One Hundred and One Nights Actor Simon Cinéma 59
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1995 Tödliches Geld Actor Paul Belmont N/A
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1994 The Black Angel Actor Georges Feuvrier 58
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1994 The Emigrant Actor Adam - Ram's father 59
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1994 Train de nuit Actor 59
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1994 Berau, sur les traces de Joseph Conrad Actor Presenter N/A
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1994 Bête de scène Actor 58
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1993 Rupture(s) Actor Paul 59
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1993 Loonies at Large Actor Henri Toussaint N/A
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1993 The Young Girls Turn 25 Actor Self (archive footage) 59
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1993 Archipel Actor Leonard Wilde 58
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1992 The Supper Actor Chateaubriand (voice) 59
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1992 Le bal des Casse-pieds Actor Désiré, l'homosexuel 58
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1992 La Belle Noiseuse : Divertimento Actor Edouard Frenhofer 59
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1991 Against Oblivion Actor Self 58
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1991 The Children Thief Actor Mr. Armand 58
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1991 La Belle Noiseuse Actor Edouard Frenhofer 63
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1991 Walking a Tightrope Actor Marcel Spadice 58
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1991 The Fate of Baron Leisenbohg Actor Le baron de Leisenbohg 58
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1990 Martha and I Actor Ernst 58
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1990 May Fools Actor Milou 60
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1989 The Monkey Folk Actor 59
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1988 Un coupable Actor L'avocat 59
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1988 La ruelle au clair de lune Actor Pierre Willer 59
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1988 Blanc de Chine Actor Batz N/A
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1988 How Good the Whites Are Actor Père Jean-Marie 59
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1987 Malady of Love Actor Raoul Bergeron 58
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1987 The Veiled Man Actor Kassar 58
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1987 La Rumba Actor Damien Malleville 58
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1987 The Distant Land Actor Friedrich Hofreiter 59
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1986 The Prude Actor Pierre 58
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1986 Mauvais Sang Actor Marc 62
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1986 The Nonentity Actor der Tölpel 59
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1986 My Brother-in-law Killed My Sister Actor Étienne Sembadel 58
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1985 Adieu Bonaparte Actor Caffarelli 59
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1985 Going and Coming Back Actor Simon Lerner 59
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1985 Death in a French Garden Actor Graham Tombsthay 59
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1985 La Lune Actor N/A
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1984 Le Matelot 512 Actor Récitant (voice) 58
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1984 Success Is the Best Revenge Actor French Official 59
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1984 Long Live Life Actor Michel Perrin 59
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1984 Dangerous Moves Actor Akiva Liebskind 59
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1983 The General of the Dead Army Actor Benetandi 59
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1983 The Prize of Peril Actor Frédéric Mallaire 59
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1982 Will the High Salaried Workers Raise Their Hands! Actor José Viss 58
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1982 A Room in Town Actor Edmond Leroyer 59
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1982 The Eyes, the Mouth Actor Tío Agostino 59
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1982 Beyond the Door Actor Mr. Mutti 58
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1982 Godard's Passion Actor Michel Boulard 58
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1982 The Night of Varennes Actor King Louis XVI (uncredited) 60
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1982 The Passerby Actor Max Baumstein 59
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1982 La Cerisaie Actor Léonid N/A
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1982 Scénario du film Passion Actor Self 58
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1982 Espion, lève-toi Actor Jean-Paul Chance 60
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1981 Strange Affair Actor Bertrand Malair 59
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1981 Du crime considéré comme un des beaux-arts. Actor Morrand N/A
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1981 Confused Feelings Actor Professor 58
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1981 The Prodigal Daughter Actor Le père 60
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1980 Docteur Teyran Actor Jean Teyran N/A
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1980 Atlantic City Actor Joseph 62
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1980 The Price of Survival Actor René Winterhalter N/A
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1980 Leap Into the Void Actor Mauro Ponticelli 59
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1979 The Bit Between the Teeth Actor Pierre Chazerand 59
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1979 Le divorcement Actor Philippe 59
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1979 Atrocious Tales of Love and Death Actor Victor Navarro 59
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1978 Sugar Actor Grezillo 59
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1978 Little Girl in Blue Velvet Actor Conrad Brukner 58
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1978 The Savage State Actor Orlaville 59
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1978 Strauberg ist da Actor N/A
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1978 Fire's Share Actor Robert Hansen 59
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1977 The Accuser Actor Saint-Rame 59
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1977 Spoiled Children Actor Bernard Rougerie 59
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1977 Rene the Cane Actor Ispettore Marchand 58
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1976 Mado Actor Simon Léotard 59
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1976 F as in Fairbanks Actor Etienne 59
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1976 One Way or Another Actor Lui 63
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1976 The Last Woman Actor Michel 59
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1975 Seven Deaths by Prescription Actor Dr Losseray 59
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1975 Leonor Actor Richard 58
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1975 Weak Spot Actor L'enquêteur 59
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1974 Vincent, Francois, Paul and the Others Actor François, médecin 61
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1974 The Phantom of Liberty Actor Le deuxième préfet de police 64
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1974 Life Size Actor Michel 58
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1974 The Infernal Trio Actor Georges Sarret 58
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1974 Don't Touch the White Woman! Actor Buffalo Bill 58
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1974 Un amour de pluie Actor Mr. Dellerue (voice) 58
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1974 The Voyage Into the Whirlpool Has Begun Actor N/A
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1973 Far West Actor 59
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1973 La Grande Bouffe Actor Michel 65
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1973 Wedding in Blood Actor Pierre Maury 59
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1973 Themroc Actor Themroc 59
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1973 The Woman in Blue Actor Pierre 58
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1972 Cesar and Rosalie Actor Narrator (voice) 62
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1972 The Assassination Actor Colonel Kassar 59
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1972 The Discreet Charm of the Bourgeoisie Actor Le Ministre 68
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1972 Liza Actor Giorgio's friend 59
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1972 The Audience Actor Padre Amerin 59
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1971 Ten Days' Wonder Actor Paul Regis 59
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1971 Touch and Go Actor Valentin 58
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1971 Max and the Junkmen Actor Max 61
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1970 Invasion Actor Marcello N/A
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1970 The Things of Life Actor Pierre Bérard 62
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1969 Topaz Actor Jacques Granville 59
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1969 The Uninvited Actor François Desailly 59
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1969 The Milky Way Actor Marquis de Sade 61
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1969 Dillinger Is Dead Actor Glauco 61
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1968 Délire à deux Actor N/A
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1968 Woman in Chains Actor L'invité pressé au vernissage (uncredited) 60
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1968 Heartbeat Actor Charles 59
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1968 Danger: Diabolik Actor Inspector Ginko 60
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1968 The Diary of an Innocent Boy Actor Count Philippe 59
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1967 My Love, My Love Actor Marrades 59
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1967 Belle de Jour Actor Henri Husson 68
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1967 Shock Troops Actor L'homme de trop 59
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1967 The Dinosaur and the Baby Actor Paul Javal (archive footage) 59
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1967 The Young Girls of Rochefort Actor Simon Dame 68
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1967 Romy: Anatomy of a Face Actor Self 58
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1966 Is Paris Burning? Actor Edgar Pisani 62
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1966 Elsa the Rose Actor Narrator (voice) 59
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1966 The Creatures Actor Edgar Piccoli 59
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1966 La Voleuse Actor Werner Kreuz 58
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1966 The Game Is Over Actor Alexandre Saccard 58
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1966 The Devil's Tricks Actor L'antiquaire 58
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1966 The War Is Over Actor Inspector #1 59
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1966 Le coup de grâce Actor Capri / Bruno 59
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1965 Lady L Actor Lecoeur 58
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1965 The Sleeping Car Murder Actor René Cabourg, l'employé besogneux (Victime #2) 60
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1965 Dom Juan Actor Dom Juan 58
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1965 Masquerade Actor Georges Sarrassin 58
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1964 Café tabac Actor Récitant (voice) N/A
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1964 All About Loving Actor Raoul 58
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1964 Marie Soleil Actor Kafka N/A
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1964 Chance at Love Actor Philippe Decharme (segment "Lucky la chance") 58
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1964 Paparazzi Actor Texte dit par (voice) 59
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1964 Bardot et Godard Actor Himself 58
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1964 Luis Buñuel : Un cinéaste de notre temps Actor Narrator (voice) 59
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1964 Diary of a Chambermaid Actor Monsieur Monteil 62
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1964 L'Été en hiver Actor Jean, the reporter 59
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1963 Hello Cubans Actor Narrator (voice) 60
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1963 Contempt Actor Paul Javal 66
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1963 The Day and the Hour Actor Antoine 59
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1962 Le Doulos Actor Nuttheccio 64
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1962 Climates of Love Actor François 59
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1962 Parisienne... Parisiennes Actor Récitant (voice) N/A
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1962 Le Temps des assassins Actor Récitant (voice) N/A
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1961 Rendezvous Actor Paul 59
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1961 Fumée, histoire et fantaisie Actor N/A
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1961 Hauteclaire Actor Serlon de Savigny 58
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1961 Amazons of Rome Actor Console Publicola 58
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1961 Quarante fontaines Actor Récitant (voice) N/A
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1961 La Chevelure Actor L'homme 59
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1960 Le Rendez-vous de Noël Actor N/A
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1960 Danger in the Middle East Actor Brian Cannon N/A
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1960 La dragée haute Actor N/A
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1960 Les joueurs Actor Chvokhniev 58
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1959 Le chalet sous la neige Actor Robert N/A
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1959 Beast at Bay Actor Commissaire Jacques Guimard 58
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1959 La Nuit de Tom Brown Actor Tom Brown, jeune N/A
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1958 Tabarin Actor Jacques Forestier 59
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1958 Sinners of Paris Actor L'inspecteur Vardier, de la P.J. 58
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1957 Nathalie Actor Franck Marchal 59
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1957 Le quadrille des diamants Actor Richard Burke N/A
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1957 Le plus heureux des trois Actor Pianist N/A
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1957 Sunday Buddies Actor Le directeur de l'aéro-club 59
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1957 The Witches of Salem Actor James Putnam 59
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1956 La France romane Actor Récitant (voice) N/A
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1956 Death in the Garden Actor Father Lizzardi 59
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1955 The Grand Manoeuvre Actor Un officier (uncredited) 59
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1955 Bad Liaisons Actor un inspecteur 59
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1955 Ernst Thälmann – Leader of the Working Class Actor Maurice Rouger 59
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1955 Croissance de Paris Actor Récitant (voice) N/A
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1955 French Cancan Actor Le Capitaine Valorgueil 60
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1955 Price of Love Actor Georges 58
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1954 Tout chante autour de moi Actor Reverdier N/A
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1954 Saint-Tropez, devoirs de vacances Actor Gérard N/A
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1954 Daughters of Destiny Actor Pasquerel (segment "Jeanne") 58
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1952 Torticola versus Frankensberg Actor Torticola 59
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1951 Chicago Digest Actor Slim Spring N/A
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1951 Terreur en Oklahoma Actor Tommy Goudchote N/A
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1951 La Leçon d'humour dans un parc Actor N/A
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1951 Without Leaving an Address Actor Un journaliste aux archives 59
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1951 Without Leaving an Address Actor Un journaliste aux archives (non crédité) 59
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1949 The Perfume of the Lady in Black Actor Lebel 59
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1949 The Mark Of The Day Actor Georges Gohelle 59
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1945 The Bellman Actor Un villageois 59
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Directing
2006 C'est pas tout à fait la vie dont j'avais rêvé Directing Director 58
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2001 The Black Beach Directing Director 59
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1997 Alors voilà, Directing Director 58
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1994 Train de nuit Directing Director 59
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1991 Against Oblivion Directing Director 58
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Writing
2006 C'est pas tout à fait la vie dont j'avais rêvé Writing Writer 58
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2001 The Black Beach Writing Writer 59
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1997 Alors voilà, Writing Writer 58
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1994 Train de nuit Writing Writer 59
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1964 Paparazzi Writing Writer 59
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Production
1983 The General of the Dead Army Production Producer 59
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1980 The Price of Survival Production Producer N/A
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1978 The Savage State Production Producer 59
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1975 Seven Deaths by Prescription Production Associate Producer 59
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1975 Leonor Production Producer 58
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1975 Weak Spot Production Co-Producer 59
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1974 Life Size Production Producer 58
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1974 Don't Touch the White Woman! Production Producer 58
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