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Michel Simon

Michel Simon

Acting

Born: April 9, 1895Geneva, Switzerland

Michel Simon (9 April 1895 – 30 May 1975) was a Swiss actor. He appeared in the notable films La Chienne (1931), Boudu Saved from Drowning (1932), L'Atalante (1934), Port of Shadows (1938), The Head (1959), and The Train (1964).

Known For
Filmography
Belmondo: The Incorrigible

Belmondo: The Incorrigible

2022
Morceaux de Cannes

Morceaux de Cannes

2021

René Clair, tout entre nous n'était qu'un jeu

Lui-même

2021
Carné, Prévert : drôle de duo

Carné, Prévert : drôle de duo

Self (archive footage)

2019
Cinéastes de notre temps : Jean Vigo

Cinéastes de notre temps : Jean Vigo

Self

2012
Arletty, Lady Paname

Arletty, Lady Paname

Self (archive footage)

2007
Jean Vigo : le son retrouvé

Jean Vigo : le son retrouvé

Le père Jules (archive footage)

2001
Journey Through History

Journey Through History

Self (archive footage)

1977
The Red Ibis

The Red Ibis

Zizi

1975
The Butcher, the Star and the Orphan

The Butcher, the Star and the Orphan

Erotologist

1975
The Most Wonderful Evening of My Life

The Most Wonderful Evening of My Life

Attorney Zorn

1972
Blanche

Blanche

Master

1972
The House

The House

Louis Compiegne

1970
Let's Have a Riot

Let's Have a Riot

Cavazza

1970
The Marriage Came Tumbling Down

The Marriage Came Tumbling Down

Le vieux Jéricho

1968
La Plaie et le Couteau, Charles Baudelaire

La Plaie et le Couteau, Charles Baudelaire

1967
The Two of Us

The Two of Us

Pépé

1967
Jean Renoir, le patron, 2e partie: La direction d'acteur

Jean Renoir, le patron, 2e partie: La direction d'acteur

Self - Interviewee

1967
Two Hours to Kill

Two Hours to Kill

Locker Attendant

1966

Cinéastes de notre temps : Sacha Guitry

Self - Interviewee

1965
Cyrano and d'Artagnan

Cyrano and d'Artagnan

Le Grognard

1964
The Train

The Train

Papa Boul

1964
Ecco

Ecco

Self

1963
The Devil and the Ten Commandments

The Devil and the Ten Commandments

Jérôme Chambard

1962
Emile's Boat

Emile's Boat

Charles-Edmond Larmentiel

1962
Candide or The Optimism in the 20th Century

Candide or The Optimism in the 20th Century

Colonel Nanar, du cadre de réserve

1960
Pete the Tender

Pete the Tender

Pierrot

1960
The Battle of Austerlitz

The Battle of Austerlitz

Alboise

1960
The Head

The Head

Prof. Dr. Abel

1959
It Happened in Broad Daylight

It Happened in Broad Daylight

Jacquier

1958
A Certain Mr. Jo

A Certain Mr. Jo

Joseph "Jo" Guardini

1958
Three Make a Pair

Three Make a Pair

Commissaire Bernard

1957
La joyeuse prison

La joyeuse prison

Benoit, chief guard

1956
Mémoires d'un flic

Mémoires d'un flic

Principal Commissioner Henri Dominique

1956
The Impossible Mr. Pipelet

The Impossible Mr. Pipelet

Maurice Martin, concierge d'immeuble

1955
At the Order of the Czar

At the Order of the Czar

Prince de Sayn-Wittgenstein

1954
Hungarian Rhapsody

Hungarian Rhapsody

General von Sayn-Wittgenstein

1954
The Anatomy of Love

The Anatomy of Love

Padre Silvio

1954
Strange Desire of Mr. Bard

Strange Desire of Mr. Bard

Auguste Bard

1954
Saadia

Saadia

Bou Rezza

1953
The Merchant of Venice

The Merchant of Venice

Shylock

1953
Femmes de Paris

Femmes de Paris

Professor Charles Buisson

1953
The Virtuous Scoundrel

The Virtuous Scoundrel

Albert Ménard-Lacoste / Alain Ménard-Lacoste

1953
Hôtel des Invalides

Hôtel des Invalides

Récitant / Narrator (voice)

1952
The Road to Damascus

The Road to Damascus

Caïphe

1952
Crimson Curtain

Crimson Curtain

Lucien Bertal / Léonard, his understudy / Banquo

1952
Full House

Full House

Commissioner Jules Maigret (segment "Le témoignage d'un enfant de choeur")

1952
The Girl with the Whip

The Girl with the Whip

Le tuteur

1952
Mister Taxi

Mister Taxi

Pierre Verger, « Monsieur Taxi »

1952
The Two Truths

The Two Truths

Cidoni

1951
Poison

Poison

Paul Louis Victor Braconnier

1951
The Beauty of the Devil

The Beauty of the Devil

Mephistopheles / Old Prof. Henri Faust

1950
Fabiola

Fabiola

Senator Fabius Severus

1949
La Carcasse et le Tord-cou

La Carcasse et le Tord-cou

Joseph Ferdinand Anselme Midot,aka 'Le tord-cou'

1948
The Lovers of the Pont Saint-Jean

The Lovers of the Pont Saint-Jean

Alcide Garonne

1947
Not Guilty

Not Guilty

Doctor Michel Ancelin

1947
The Crowned Fish Tavern

The Crowned Fish Tavern

Captain Palmer

1947
Panic

Panic

Monsieur Hire

1947
A Friend Will Come Tonight

A Friend Will Come Tonight

Michel Lemaret

1946
Vautrin the Thief

Vautrin the Thief

Vautrin

1943
Shop Girls of Paris

Shop Girls of Paris

Baudu

1943
Girl of the Golden West

Girl of the Golden West

Butler

1942
The King's Jester

The King's Jester

Rigoletto

1941
Tosca

Tosca

Il barone Scarpia

1941
Comedy of Happiness

Comedy of Happiness

Monsieur Jourdain

1940
The Musicians of the Sky

The Musicians of the Sky

Le capitaine Simon

1940
Paris - New-York

Paris - New-York

Inspector Boucheron

1940
Cavalcade of Love

Cavalcade of Love

Diogène, Monseigneur de Beaupré & Lacouret

1939
Extenuating Circumstances

Extenuating Circumstances

Mr. Gaetan Le Sentencier

1939
Fric-Frac

Fric-Frac

Jo

1939
The Last Turning

The Last Turning

Nick Marino

1939
The End of the Day

The End of the Day

Ernest Cabrissade, eternal understudy

1939
Behind the Facade

Behind the Facade

Picking, knife-throwing artist

1939
Deputy Eusèbe

Deputy Eusèbe

Eusèbe Bonbonneau

1939
Cocoanut

Cocoanut

Josserand

1939
Mother Love

Mother Love

Michel Quercy

1938
The Stream

The Stream

Counr Edouard de Bourgogne, aka 'L'Escargot'

1938
Beautiful Star

Beautiful Star

Léon

1938
The New Rich

The New Rich

Martinet

1938
Port of Shadows

Port of Shadows

Zabel

1938
Boys' School

Boys' School

Lemel, le professeur de dessin

1938
Mirages

Mirages

Michel

1938
Naples Under the Kiss of Fire

Naples Under the Kiss of Fire

Michel

1937
Bizarre, Bizarre

Bizarre, Bizarre

Irwin Molyneux, alias Félix Chapel

1937
La Bataille silencieuse

La Bataille silencieuse

Sauvin

1937
Boulot aviateur

Boulot aviateur

Baron Gobèche

1937
Le Choc en retour

Le Choc en retour

Laverdac

1937
Let's Make a Dream

Let's Make a Dream

Un Invité (Prologue)

1936
Girls of Paris

Girls of Paris

Baron de Beaupoil / his brother

1936
The Twins of Brighton

The Twins of Brighton

Labrosse

1936
Moutonnet

Moutonnet

Frècheville

1936
Under Western Eyes

Under Western Eyes

Lespara

1936
The Fleeing Dead

The Fleeing Dead

Achille Baluchet

1936
Le Bébé de l'escadron

Le Bébé de l'escadron

Perrot-Joly

1935
Lovers and Thieves

Lovers and Thieves

Doizeau

1935

Adémaï au Moyen Âge

Lord Pickwickdam

1935

A Bum Deal

Boudu

1935
Le Bonheur

Le Bonheur

Noël Malpiaz

1934
Ladies Lake

Ladies Lake

Oscar Lyssenhop

1934
L'Atalante

L'Atalante

Père Jules

1934
Léopold le bien-aimé

Léopold le bien-aimé

1934
High and Low

High and Low

M. Bodeletz

1933
Miquette and Her Mother

Miquette and Her Mother

Monchablon, un médiocre acteur de tournées, qui fait la cour à Miquette

1933
Boudu Saved from Drowning

Boudu Saved from Drowning

Priape Boudu

1932

Baleydier

1932
La Chienne

La Chienne

Maurice Legrand

1931
Baby's Laxative

Baby's Laxative

Chouilloux

1931
Jean of the Moon

Jean of the Moon

Jean de la Lune

1931
Illegitimate Child

Illegitimate Child

Lorédan

1930
Pivoine

Pivoine

1929
The Sad Sack

The Sad Sack

Joseph Turlot

1928
The Passion of Joan of Arc

The Passion of Joan of Arc

Jean Lemaître

1928
The Late Mathias Pascal

The Late Mathias Pascal

Jérôme Pomino

1925
The Vocation of André Carel

The Vocation of André Carel

Gaston Lebeau

1925
The Gallery of Monsters

The Gallery of Monsters

1924