Acting
Michel Simon
Born 9 April 1895 in Geneva, Switzerland · Died 30 May 1975
124 credits
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
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- TBALes Deux RéalitésFilmCidoni
- 2022Belmondo: The IncorrigibleFilm
- 2021Morceaux de CannesFilm
- 2021René Clair, tout entre nous n'était qu'un jeuFilmLui-même
- 2019Carné, Prévert : drôle de duoFilmSelf (archive footage)
- 2012Cinéastes de notre temps : Jean VigoFilmSelf
- 2012The Bardot mysteryFilm
- 2007Arletty, Lady PanameFilmSelf (archive footage)
- 2001Jean Vigo : le son retrouvéFilmLe père Jules (archive footage)
- 1978Encyclopédie audiovisuelle du cinémaSeriesSelf (archive footage)
- 1977Journey Through HistoryFilmSelf (archive footage)
- 1975The Red IbisFilmZizi
- 1975The Butcher, the Star and the OrphanFilmErotologist
- 1972The Most Wonderful Evening of My LifeFilmAttorney Zorn
- 1972BlancheFilmMaster
- 1970Let's Have a RiotFilmCavazza
- 1970The HouseFilmLouis Compiegne
- 1968The Marriage Came Tumbling DownFilmLe vieux Jéricho
- 1967The Two of UsFilmPépé
- 1967Jean Renoir, le patron, 2e partie: La direction d'acteurFilmSelf - Interviewee
- 1967La Plaie et le Couteau, Charles BaudelaireFilmUn récitant
- 1966Two Hours to KillFilmLocker Attendant
- 1965Dim Dam DomSeriesSelf
- 1965Cinéastes de notre temps : Sacha GuitryFilmSelf - Interviewee
- 1964The TrainFilmPapa Boul
- 1964Cyrano and d'ArtagnanFilmLe Grognard
- 1964Michel SimonFilmSelf
- 1963EccoFilmSelf
- 1962The Devil and the Ten CommandmentsFilmJérôme Chambard
- 1962Emile's BoatFilmCharles-Edmond Larmentiel
- 1960AusterlitzFilmAlboise
- 1960Candide or The Optimism in the 20th CenturyFilmColonel Nanar, du cadre de réserve
- 1960Pete the TenderFilmPierrot
- 1959The HeadFilmProf. Dr. Abel
- 1958It Happened in Broad DaylightFilmJacquier
- 1958A Certain Mr. JoFilmJoseph "Jo" Guardini
- 1957Three Make a PairFilmCommissaire Bernard
- 1956Mémoires d'un flicFilmPrincipal Commissioner Henri Dominique
- 1956La joyeuse prisonFilmBenoit, chief guard
- 1955The Impossible Mr. PipeletFilmMaurice Martin, concierge d'immeuble
- 1954The Anatomy of LoveFilmPadre Silvio
- 1954Strange Desire of Mr. BardFilmAuguste Bard
- 1954Reflets de CannesSeriesSelf
- 1954Hungarian RhapsodyFilmGeneral von Sayn-Wittgenstein
- 1954At the Order of the CzarFilmPrince de Sayn-Wittgenstein
- 1953The Virtuous ScoundrelFilmAlbert Ménard-Lacoste / Alain Ménard-Lacoste
- 1953SaadiaFilmBou Rezza
- 1953The Merchant of VeniceFilmShylock
- 1953Femmes de ParisFilmProfessor Charles Buisson
- 1952Hôtel des InvalidesFilmRécitant / Narrator (voice)
- 1952Full HouseFilmCommissioner Jules Maigret (segment "Le témoignage d'un enfant de choeur")
- 1952Crimson CurtainFilmLucien Bertal / Léonard, his understudy / Banquo
- 1952Mister TaxiFilmPierre Verger, « Monsieur Taxi »
- 1952The Girl with the WhipFilmLe tuteur
- 1952The Road to DamascusFilmCaïphe
- 1951PoisonFilmPaul Louis Victor Braconnier
- 1951The Two TruthsFilmCidoni
- 1950The Beauty of the DevilFilmMephistopheles / Old Prof. Henri Faust
- 1949FabiolaFilmSenator Fabius Severus
- 1948La Carcasse et le Tord-couFilmJoseph Ferdinand Anselme Midot,aka 'Le tord-cou'
- 1947PanicFilmMonsieur Hire
- 1947Not GuiltyFilmDoctor Michel Ancelin
- 1947The Crowned Fish TavernFilmCaptain Palmer
- 1947The Lovers of the Pont Saint-JeanFilmAlcide Garonne
- 1946A Friend Will Come TonightFilmMichel Lemaret
- 1943Vautrin the ThiefFilmVautrin
- 1943Shop Girls of ParisFilmBaudu
- 1942Girl of the Golden WestFilmButler
- 1941ToscaFilmIl barone Scarpia
- 1941The King's JesterFilmRigoletto
- 1940Comedy of HappinessFilmMonsieur Jourdain
- 1940Paris - New-YorkFilmInspector Boucheron
- 1940The Musicians of the SkyFilmLe capitaine Simon
- 1939Fric-FracFilmJo
- 1939The End of the DayFilmErnest Cabrissade, eternal understudy
- 1939Extenuating CircumstancesFilmMr. Gaetan Le Sentencier
- 1939The Last TurningFilmNick Marino
- 1939Behind the FacadeFilmPicking, knife-throwing artist
- 1939Cavalcade of LoveFilmDiogène, Monseigneur de Beaupré & Lacouret
- 1939CocoanutFilmJosserand
- 1939Deputy EusèbeFilmEusèbe Bonbonneau
- 1938Port of ShadowsFilmZabel
- 1938Boys' SchoolFilmLemel, le professeur de dessin
- 1938Mother LoveFilmMichel Quercy
- 1938The StreamFilmCounr Edouard de Bourgogne, aka 'L'Escargot'
- 1938Beautiful StarFilmLéon
- 1938MiragesFilmMichel
- 1938The New RichFilmMartinet
- 1937Bizarre, BizarreFilmIrwin Molyneux, alias Félix Chapel
- 1937Naples Under the Kiss of FireFilmMichel
- 1937Le Choc en retourFilmLaverdac
- 1937Boulot aviateurFilmBaron Gobèche
- 1937La Bataille silencieuseFilmSauvin
- 1936Let's Make a DreamFilmUn Invité (Prologue)
- 1936Under Western EyesFilmLespara
- 1936The Fleeing DeadFilmAchille Baluchet
- 1936The Twins of BrightonFilmLabrosse
- 1936Girls of ParisFilmBaron de Beaupoil / his brother
- 1936MoutonnetFilmFrècheville
- 1935Adémaï au Moyen ÂgeFilmLord Pickwickdam
- 1935Le Bébé de l'escadronFilmPerrot-Joly
- 1935Lovers and ThievesFilmDoizeau
- 1935A Bum DealFilmBoudu
- 1934L'AtalanteFilmPère Jules
- 1934Le BonheurFilmNoël Malpiaz
- 1934Ladies LakeFilmOscar Lyssenhop
- 1934Léopold le bien-aiméFilm
- 1933High and LowFilmM. Bodeletz
- 1933Miquette and Her MotherFilmMonchablon, un médiocre acteur de tournées, qui fait la cour à Miquette
- 1932Boudu Saved from DrowningFilmPriape Boudu
- 1932BaleydierFilm
- 1931La ChienneFilmMaurice Legrand
- 1931Baby's LaxativeFilmChouilloux
- 1931Jean of the MoonFilmClothaire dit Clo-Clo
- 1930Illegitimate ChildFilmLorédan
- 1929PivoineFilm
- 1928The Passion of Joan of ArcFilmJean Lemaître
- 1928The Sad SackFilmJoseph Turlot
- 1925The Late Mathias PascalFilmJérôme Pomino
- 1925The Vocation of André CarelFilmGaston Lebeau
- 1924The Gallery of MonstersFilm
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