Filmography
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Known For
Port of Shadows Zabel (1938) -
Beauty and the Devil Mephistopheles / Old Prof. Henri Faust (1950) -
The Train Papa Boule (1964) -
Known For
The Two of Us Pépé Dupont (1967) -
Actor
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The Red Ibis Zizi (1975) -
The Butcher, the Star and the Orphan L'érotologue (1975) -
The Most Wonderful Evening of My Life Avvocato Zorn (1972) -
Blanche Le châtelain (1971) -
The House Louis Compiegne (1970) -
Let's Have a Riot Cavazza (1970) -
Du vent dans les branches de Sassafras John-Emery Rokefeller (1968)
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The Marriage Came Tumbling Down Le vieux Jéricho (1968) -
La plaie et le couteau, Charles Baudelaire Un récitant (1967)
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![The Two of Us]( "The Two of Us")
The Two of Us Pépé Dupont (1967) -
![Two Hours to Kill]( "Two Hours to Kill")
Two Hours to Kill Jérôme 'Nénette' (1966) -
Steinlein Récitant / Narrator (1964)
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![Cyrano et d'Artagnan]( "Cyrano et d'Artagnan")
Cyrano et d'Artagnan Duc de Mauvières (1964) -
![The Train]( "The Train")
The Train Papa Boule (1964) -
![The Devil and the Ten Commandments]( "The Devil and the Ten Commandments")
The Devil and the Ten Commandments Jérôme Chambard (segments "Dieu en vain ne jureras" / "Les Dimanches tu garderas") (1962) -
![Emile's Boat]( "Emile's Boat")
Emile's Boat Charles-Edmond Larmentiel (1962) -
My Friend Lazlo (1960)
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![Candide or The Optimism in the 20th Century]( "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")
Pete the Tender Pierrot (1960) -
![The Battle of Austerlitz]( "The Battle of Austerlitz")
The Battle of Austerlitz Alboise (1960) -
![The Head]( "The Head")
The Head Prof. Dr. Abel (1959) -
![It Happened in Broad Daylight]( "It Happened in Broad Daylight")
It Happened in Broad Daylight Jacquier (1958) -
![Un certain Monsieur Jo]( "Un certain Monsieur Jo")
Un certain Monsieur Jo Joseph 'Jo' Guardini (1958) -
![Les 3 font la paire]( "Les 3 font la paire")
Les 3 font la paire Commissaire Bernard (1957) -
![La joyeuse prison]( "La joyeuse prison")
La joyeuse prison Benoit - le surveillant-chef (1956) -
![Memories of a Cop]( "Memories of a Cop")
Memories of a Cop Le commissaire principal Henri Dominique (1956) -
![The Impossible Mr. Pipelet]( "The Impossible Mr. Pipelet")
The Impossible Mr. Pipelet Maurice Martin (1955) -
At the Order of the Czar Prince de Sayn-Wittgenstein (1954)
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![Hungarian Rhapsody]( "Hungarian Rhapsody")
Hungarian Rhapsody General von Sayn-Wittgenstein (1954) -
![The Anatomy of Love]( "The Anatomy of Love")
The Anatomy of Love Padre Silvio (segment "Casa d'altri") (1954) -
![Strange Desire of Mr. Bard]( "Strange Desire of Mr. Bard")
Strange Desire of Mr. Bard Auguste Bard (1954) -
![Saadia]( "Saadia")
Saadia Bou Rezza (1953) -
![Women of Paris]( "Women of Paris")
Women of Paris Professeur Charles Buisson (1953) -
![Das Geheimnis vom Bergsee]( "Das Geheimnis vom Bergsee")
Das Geheimnis vom Bergsee Bürgermeister (french version) (1953) -
![The Virtuous Scoundrel]( "The Virtuous Scoundrel")
The Virtuous Scoundrel Albert Ménard-Lacoste / Alain Ménard-Lacoste (1953) -
![Le marchand de Venise]( "Le marchand de Venise")
Le marchand de Venise Shylock (1953) -
![Le chemin de Damas]( "Le chemin de Damas")
Le chemin de Damas Caïphe (1952) -
![Crimson Curtain]( "Crimson Curtain")
Crimson Curtain Lucien Bertal / Léonard - sa doublure (1952) -
![Girl with the Whip]( "Girl with the Whip")
Girl with the Whip Le tuteur d'Angelina (1952) -
![Full House]( "Full House")
Full House Le commissaire Jules Maigret (segment "Le témoignage d'un enfant de choeur") (1952) -
![Mister Taxi]( "Mister Taxi")
Mister Taxi Pierre Verger (Monsieur Taxi) (1952) -
![The Temptress]( "The Temptress")
The Temptress Cidoni (1951) -
![La Poison]( "La Poison")
La Poison Paul Louis Victor Braconnier (1951) -
![Beauty and the Devil]( "Beauty and the Devil")
Beauty and the Devil Mephistopheles / Old Prof. Henri Faust (1950) -
![Fabiola]( "Fabiola")
Fabiola Senator Fabius Severus (1949) -
![La carcasse et le tord-cou]( "La carcasse et le tord-cou")
La carcasse et le tord-cou Joseph Ferdinand Anselme Midot, dit 'Le tord-cou' (1948) -
![Les amants du pont Saint-Jean]( "Les amants du pont Saint-Jean")
Les amants du pont Saint-Jean Alcide Garonne (1947) -
![La taverne du poisson couronné]( "La taverne du poisson couronné")
La taverne du poisson couronné Capitaine Palmer (1947) -
![Non coupable]( "Non coupable")
Non coupable Le docteur Michel Ancelin (1947) -
![Panique]( "Panique")
Panique Monsieur Hire (1946) -
![A Friend Will Come Tonight]( "A Friend Will Come Tonight")
A Friend Will Come Tonight Michel Lemaret (1946) -
![Vautrin the Thief]( "Vautrin the Thief")
Vautrin the Thief Jacques Collin dit Vautrin (1943) -
![Shop Girls of Paris]( "Shop Girls of Paris")
Shop Girls of Paris Baudu (1943) -
![Girl of the Golden West]( "Girl of the Golden West")
Girl of the Golden West Butler / Carras (1942) -
![The King's Jester]( "The King's Jester")
The King's Jester Rigoletto (1941) -
![The Story of Tosca]( "The Story of Tosca")
The Story of Tosca Il barone Scarpia (1941) -
![Ecco la felicità]( "Ecco la felicità")
Ecco la felicità Giambattista Giordano (1940) -
![Comedy of Happiness]( "Comedy of Happiness")
Comedy of Happiness M. Jourdain (1940) -
![Paris New-York]( "Paris New-York")
Paris New-York L'inspecteur Boucheron (1940) -
![Les musiciens du ciel]( "Les musiciens du ciel")
Les musiciens du ciel Le capitaine Simon (1940) -
![Cavalcade of Love]( "Cavalcade of Love")
Cavalcade of Love Diogène, Monseigneur de Beaupré & Lacouret (1939) -
![Circonstances atténuantes]( "Circonstances atténuantes")
Circonstances atténuantes M. Gaetan Le Sentencier, 'La Sentence' (1939) -
![Fric-Frac]( "Fric-Frac")
Fric-Frac Jo 'Les bras coupés' (1939) -
![Le dernier tournant]( "Le dernier tournant")
Le dernier tournant Nick Marino (1939) -
![La fin du jour]( "La fin du jour")
La fin du jour Ernest Cabrissade (1939) -
![Derrière la façade]( "Derrière la façade")
Derrière la façade Picking (1939) -
Eusèbe député Eusèbe Bonbonneau (1939)
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![Cocoanut]( "Cocoanut")
Cocoanut Josserand (1939) -
Le règne de l'esprit malin Luc (1938)
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![Mother Love]( "Mother Love")
Mother Love Michel Quercy (1938) -
![The Stream]( "The Stream")
The Stream Le comte Edouard de Bourgogne dit 'L'Escargot' (1938) -
![Belle étoile]( "Belle étoile")
Belle étoile Léon (1938) -
![Les nouveaux riches]( "Les nouveaux riches")
Les nouveaux riches Martinet (1938) -
![Port of Shadows]( "Port of Shadows")
Port of Shadows Zabel (1938) -
![Boys' School]( "Boys' School")
Boys' School Lemel - prof. de dessin (1938) -
![Mirages]( "Mirages")
Mirages Michel (1938) -
![Naples Under the Kiss of Fire]( "Naples Under the Kiss of Fire")
Naples Under the Kiss of Fire Michel (1937) -
![Bizarre, Bizarre]( "Bizarre, Bizarre")
Bizarre, Bizarre Irwin Molyneux (1937) -
![La bataille silencieuse]( "La bataille silencieuse")
La bataille silencieuse Sauvin (1937) -
![Boulot aviateur]( "Boulot aviateur")
Boulot aviateur Baron Gobèche (1937) -
![Le choc en retour]( "Le choc en retour")
Le choc en retour Laverdac (1937) -
![Let's Make a Dream]( "Let's Make a Dream")
Let's Make a Dream Un invité (prologue) (1936) -
![The Fleeing Dead]( "The Fleeing Dead")
The Fleeing Dead Achille Baluchet (1936) -
Jeunes filles de Paris Baron de Beaupoil and his brother (1936)
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![Les jumeaux de Brighton]( "Les jumeaux de Brighton")
Les jumeaux de Brighton Labrosse (1936) -
Moutonnet Frècheville (1936)
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![Under Western Eyes]( "Under Western Eyes")
Under Western Eyes Lespara (1936) -
![Le bébé de l'escadron]( "Le bébé de l'escadron")
Le bébé de l'escadron Perrot-Joly (1935) -
![Amants et voleurs]( "Amants et voleurs")
Amants et voleurs Doizeau (1935) -
![Adémaï au Moyen-Âge]( "Adémaï au Moyen-Âge")
Adémaï au Moyen-Âge Lord Pickwickdam (1935) -
![Le bonheur]( "Le bonheur")
Le bonheur Noël Malpiaz (1934) -
![L'Atalante]( "L'Atalante")
L'Atalante Le père Jules (old Jules) (1934) -
![Ladies Lake]( "Ladies Lake")
Ladies Lake Oscar Lyssenhop (1934) -
![Miquette et sa mère]( "Miquette et sa mère")
Miquette et sa mère Monchablon (1934) -
Léopold le bien-aimé M. Ponce (1934)
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![High and Low]( "High and Low")
High and Low Maximilian Podeletz (1933) -
![Boudu Saved from Drowning]( "Boudu Saved from Drowning")
Boudu Saved from Drowning Priape Boudu (1932) -
Baleydier Baleydier (1932)
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![La Chienne]( "La Chienne")
La Chienne Maurice Legrand (1931) -
![Baby's Laxative]( "Baby's Laxative")
Baby's Laxative Chouilloux (1931) -
![Jean de la Lune]( "Jean de la Lune")
Jean de la Lune Clothaire dit Clo-Clo (1931) -
Illegitimate Child Lorédan (1930)
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Pivoine (1929)
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![The Sad Sack]( "The Sad Sack")
The Sad Sack Joseph Turlot (1928) -
![The Passion of Joan of Arc]( "The Passion of Joan of Arc")
The Passion of Joan of Arc Jean Lemaître (1928) -
![The Prince of Adventurers]( "The Prince of Adventurers")
The Prince of Adventurers Sbire (1927) -
L'inconnue des six jours Le valet de chambre (1926)
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![The Living Dead Man]( "The Living Dead Man")
The Living Dead Man Jérôme Pomino (1926) -
![The Vocation of André Carel]( "The Vocation of André Carel")
The Vocation of André Carel Gaston Lebeau - le précepteur (1925) -
Actor
![La galerie des monstres]( "La galerie des monstres")
La galerie des monstres (1924) -
Soundtrack
![De Serge Gainsbourg à Gainsbarre de 1958 - 1991]( "De Serge Gainsbourg à Gainsbarre de 1958 - 1991")
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![The Two of Us]( "The Two of Us")
The Two of Us (1967) -
![Dans la vie faut pas s'en faire]( "Dans la vie faut pas s'en faire")
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![Pete the Tender]( "Pete the Tender")
Pete the Tender (1960) -
![Mister Taxi]( "Mister Taxi")
Mister Taxi (1952) -
![Les amants du pont Saint-Jean]( "Les amants du pont Saint-Jean")
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![Circonstances atténuantes]( "Circonstances atténuantes")
Circonstances atténuantes (1939) -
Soundtrack
![La Chienne]( "La Chienne")
La Chienne (1931) -
Director
![Jean de la Lune]( "Jean de la Lune")
Jean de la Lune (1931) -
Producer
![Boudu Saved from Drowning]( "Boudu Saved from Drowning")
Boudu Saved from Drowning (1932) -
Writer
![The King's Jester]( "The King's Jester")
The King's Jester (1941) -
Archive footageMorceaux de Cannes (2021)
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![My Father's Stories]( "My Father's Stories")
My Father's Stories (2020) -
Compression (2016-2019)
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![The Image Book]( "The Image Book")
The Image Book (2018) -
![Quand Jean devint Renoir]( "Quand Jean devint Renoir")
Quand Jean devint Renoir (2017) -
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![Gainsbourg by Gainsbourg: An Intimate Self Portrailt]( "Gainsbourg by Gainsbourg: An Intimate Self Portrailt")
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![L'Occupation sans relâche - Les artistes pendant la guerre]( "L'Occupation sans relâche - Les artistes pendant la guerre")
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![L'hebdo cinéma]( "L'hebdo cinéma")
L'hebdo cinéma (2009) -
![Spisok korabley]( "Spisok korabley")
Spisok korabley (2008) -
![Freddy Buache, passeur du 7ème art]( "Freddy Buache, passeur du 7ème art")
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![Louis de Funès intime]( "Louis de Funès intime")
Louis de Funès intime (2007) -
Personnel et confidentiel (2007)
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![Arletty, Lady Paname]( "Arletty, Lady Paname")
Arletty, Lady Paname (2007) -
![Les grands du rire]( "Les grands du rire")
Les grands du rire (2007) -
![Words in Progress]( "Words in Progress")
Words in Progress (2004) -
![Grock: King of Clowns]( "Grock: King of Clowns")
Grock: King of Clowns (2003) -
![Jean Vigo: Le son retrouvé]( "Jean Vigo: Le son retrouvé")
Jean Vigo: Le son retrouvé (2001) -
![Michel Simon]( "Michel Simon")
Michel Simon (1995) -
![Citizen Langlois]( "Citizen Langlois")
Citizen Langlois (1995) -
![De Serge Gainsbourg à Gainsbarre de 1958 - 1991]( "De Serge Gainsbourg à Gainsbarre de 1958 - 1991")
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![Fuori orario. Cose (mai) viste]( "Fuori orario. Cose (mai) viste")
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Carné, l'homme à la caméra (1985)
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![Spécial cinéma]( "Spécial cinéma")
Spécial cinéma (1978) -
Archive footageJourney Through History (1977)
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Tid til at leve (1974)
All Filmography
Videos
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Awards
3 wins.Did You Know
Trivia
Denounced as Jewish, his photo was on view at the anti-Semite exhibition at the Berlitz Palace.
Trademark
Eccentric lower class types who end up being oddly endearing
Star Sign
Aries
Personal Details
Born
François Michel Simon
Geneva, Geneva, Switzerland
Died
(age 80)
Bry-sur-Marne, Val-de-Marne, France
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