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Michel Simon

Acting

Michel Simon

Born April 9, 1895 · Geneva, Switzerland · Died May 30, 1975

Biography

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

The Passion of Joan of Arc

IMDb8.1

The Passion of Joan of Arc

Jean Lemaître

L'Atalante

IMDb7.7

L'Atalante

Père Jules

The Train

IMDb7.8

The Train

Papa Boul

Port of Shadows

IMDb7.7

Port of Shadows

Zabel

Boudu Saved from Drowning

IMDb7.2

Boudu Saved from Drowning

Priape Boudu, Producer

It Happened in Broad Daylight

IMDb7.7

It Happened in Broad Daylight

Jacquier

La Chienne

IMDb7.5

La Chienne

Maurice Legrand

The Two of Us

IMDb7.6

The Two of Us

Pépé

Panic

IMDb7.9

Panic

Monsieur Hire

Poison

IMDb7.4

Poison

Paul Louis Victor Braconnier

Bizarre, Bizarre

IMDb7.3

Bizarre, Bizarre

Irwin Molyneux, alias Félix Chapel

The Beauty of the Devil

IMDb7.3

The Beauty of the Devil

Mephistopheles / Old Prof. Henri Faust

The Most Wonderful Evening of My Life

IMDb7.1

The Most Wonderful Evening of My Life

Attorney Zorn

Boys' School

IMDb7.3

Boys' School

Lemel, le professeur de dessin

Austerlitz

IMDb6.2

Austerlitz

Alboise

Blanche

IMDb6.5

Blanche

Master

Fric-Frac

IMDb6.9

Fric-Frac

Jo

The Devil and the Ten Commandments

IMDb6.6

The Devil and the Ten Commandments

Jérôme Chambard

The End of the Day

IMDb7.7

The End of the Day

Ernest Cabrissade, eternal understudy

Baby's Laxative

IMDb6.0

Baby's Laxative

Chouilloux

Filmography

  1. 2022Belmondo: The IncorrigibleMovie
  2. 2021Morceaux de CannesMovie
  3. 2012Cinéastes de notre temps : Jean VigoSelfMovie
  4. 2012The Bardot mysteryMovie
  5. 2007Arletty, Lady PanameSelf (archive footage)Movie
  6. 2001Jean Vigo : le son retrouvéLe père Jules (archive footage)Movie
  7. 1978Encyclopédie audiovisuelle du cinémaSelf (archive footage)Series
  8. 1975The Red IbisZiziMovie
  9. 1975The Butcher, the Star and the OrphanErotologistMovie
  10. 1974Spécial cinémaSelf (archive footage)Series
  11. 1972The Most Wonderful Evening of My LifeAttorney ZornMovie
  12. 1972BlancheMasterMovie
  13. 1972Le Grand ÉchiquierSelfSeries
  14. 1971Samedi soirSelfSeries
  15. 1970The HouseLouis CompiegneMovie
  16. 1970Let's Have a RiotCavazzaMovie
  17. 1968The Marriage Came Tumbling DownLe vieux JérichoMovie
  18. 1967The Two of UsPépéMovie
  19. 1967Jean Renoir, le patron, 2e partie: La direction d'acteurSelf - IntervieweeMovie
  20. 1966Two Hours to KillLocker AttendantMovie
  21. 1965Cinéastes de notre temps : Sacha GuitrySelf - IntervieweeMovie
  22. 1965Dim Dam DomSelfSeries
  23. 1964Cyrano and d'ArtagnanLe GrognardMovie
  24. 1964The TrainPapa BoulMovie
  25. 1963EccoSelfMovie
  26. 1962The Devil and the Ten CommandmentsJérôme ChambardMovie
  27. 1962Emile's BoatCharles-Edmond LarmentielMovie
  28. 1960Candide or The Optimism in the 20th CenturyColonel Nanar, du cadre de réserveMovie
  29. 1960Pete the TenderPierrotMovie
  30. 1960AusterlitzAlboiseMovie
  31. 1959The HeadProf. Dr. AbelMovie
  32. 1959DiscoramaSelfSeries
  33. 1958It Happened in Broad DaylightJacquierMovie
  34. 1958A Certain Mr. JoJoseph "Jo" GuardiniMovie
  35. 1957Three Make a PairCommissaire BernardMovie
  36. 1956La joyeuse prisonBenoit, chief guardMovie
  37. 1956CinépanoramaSelfSeries
  38. 1956Mémoires d'un flicPrincipal Commissioner Henri DominiqueMovie
  39. 1955The Impossible Mr. PipeletMaurice Martin, concierge d'immeubleMovie
  40. 1954At the Order of the CzarPrince de Sayn-WittgensteinMovie
  41. 1954Hungarian RhapsodyGeneral von Sayn-WittgensteinMovie
  42. 1954Reflets de CannesSelfSeries
  43. 1954The Anatomy of LovePadre SilvioMovie
  44. 1954Strange Desire of Mr. BardAuguste BardMovie
  45. 1953SaadiaBou RezzaMovie
  46. 1953The Merchant of VeniceShylockMovie
  47. 1953Femmes de ParisProfessor Charles BuissonMovie
  48. 1953The Virtuous ScoundrelAlbert Ménard-Lacoste / Alain Ménard-LacosteMovie
  49. 1952Hôtel des InvalidesRécitant / Narrator (voice)Movie
  50. 1952The Road to DamascusCaïpheMovie
  51. 1952Crimson CurtainLucien Bertal / Léonard, his understudy / BanquoMovie
  52. 1952Full HouseCommissioner Jules Maigret (segment "Le témoignage d'un enfant de choeur")Movie
  53. 1952The Girl with the WhipLe tuteurMovie
  54. 1952Mister TaxiPierre Verger, « Monsieur Taxi »Movie
  55. 1951PoisonPaul Louis Victor BraconnierMovie
  56. 1951The Two TruthsCidoniMovie
  57. 1950The Beauty of the DevilMephistopheles / Old Prof. Henri FaustMovie
  58. 1949FabiolaSenator Fabius SeverusMovie
  59. 1948La Carcasse et le Tord-couJoseph Ferdinand Anselme Midot,aka 'Le tord-cou'Movie
  60. 1947The Lovers of the Pont Saint-JeanAlcide GaronneMovie
  61. 1947Not GuiltyDoctor Michel AncelinMovie
  62. 1947The Crowned Fish TavernCaptain PalmerMovie
  63. 1947PanicMonsieur HireMovie
  64. 1946A Friend Will Come TonightMichel LemaretMovie
  65. 1943Vautrin the ThiefVautrinMovie
  66. 1943Shop Girls of ParisBauduMovie
  67. 1942Girl of the Golden WestButlerMovie
  68. 1941The King's JesterRigoletto, ScreenplayMovie
  69. 1941ToscaIl barone ScarpiaMovie
  70. 1940Comedy of HappinessMonsieur JourdainMovie
  71. 1940The Musicians of the SkyLe capitaine SimonMovie
  72. 1940Paris - New-YorkInspector BoucheronMovie
  73. 1939Cavalcade of LoveDiogène, Monseigneur de Beaupré & LacouretMovie
  74. 1939Extenuating CircumstancesMr. Gaetan Le SentencierMovie
  75. 1939Fric-FracJoMovie
  76. 1939The Last TurningNick MarinoMovie
  77. 1939The End of the DayErnest Cabrissade, eternal understudyMovie
  78. 1939Behind the FacadePicking, knife-throwing artistMovie
  79. 1939Deputy EusèbeEusèbe BonbonneauMovie
  80. 1939CocoanutJosserandMovie
  81. 1938Mother LoveMichel QuercyMovie
  82. 1938The StreamCounr Edouard de Bourgogne, aka 'L'Escargot'Movie
  83. 1938Beautiful StarLéonMovie
  84. 1938The New RichMartinetMovie
  85. 1938Port of ShadowsZabelMovie
  86. 1938Boys' SchoolLemel, le professeur de dessinMovie
  87. 1938MiragesMichelMovie
  88. 1937Naples Under the Kiss of FireMichelMovie
  89. 1937Bizarre, BizarreIrwin Molyneux, alias Félix ChapelMovie
  90. 1937La Bataille silencieuseSauvinMovie
  91. 1937Boulot aviateurBaron GobècheMovie
  92. 1937Le Choc en retourLaverdacMovie
  93. 1936Let's Make a DreamUn Invité (Prologue)Movie
  94. 1936Girls of ParisBaron de Beaupoil / his brotherMovie
  95. 1936The Twins of BrightonLabrosseMovie
  96. 1936MoutonnetFrèchevilleMovie
  97. 1936Under Western EyesLesparaMovie
  98. 1936The Fleeing DeadAchille BaluchetMovie
  99. 1935Le Bébé de l'escadronPerrot-JolyMovie
  100. 1935Lovers and ThievesDoizeauMovie
  101. 1935Adémaï au Moyen ÂgeLord PickwickdamMovie
  102. 1934Le BonheurNoël MalpiazMovie
  103. 1934Ladies LakeOscar LyssenhopMovie
  104. 1934L'AtalantePère JulesMovie
  105. 1934Léopold le bien-aiméMovie
  106. 1933High and LowM. BodeletzMovie
  107. 1933Miquette and Her MotherMonchablon, un médiocre acteur de tournées, qui fait la cour à MiquetteMovie
  108. 1932Boudu Saved from DrowningPriape Boudu, ProducerMovie
  109. 1932BaleydierMovie
  110. 1931La ChienneMaurice LegrandMovie
  111. 1931Baby's LaxativeChouillouxMovie
  112. 1931Jean of the MoonClothaire dit Clo-Clo, DirectorMovie
  113. 1930Illegitimate ChildLorédanMovie
  114. 1929PivoineMovie
  115. 1928The Sad SackJoseph TurlotMovie
  116. 1928The Passion of Joan of ArcJean LemaîtreMovie
  117. 1925The Late Mathias PascalJérôme PominoMovie
  118. 1925The Vocation of André CarelGaston LebeauMovie
  119. 1924The Gallery of MonstersMovie
  120. —Les Deux RéalitésCidoniMovie