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Michel Simon
ACTOR

Michel Simon

Known for The Passion of Joan of Arc · L'Atalante · It Happened in Broad Daylight

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).

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Born
Apr 9, 1895
Died
May 30, 1975
Birthplace
Geneva, Switzerland
Known For
Acting

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).

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Known For

MOVIEThe Passion of Joan of Arc
The Passion of Joan of ArcJean Lemaître · 1928
★ 8.0
MOVIEL'Atalante
L'AtalantePère Jules · 1934
★ 7.5
MOVIEIt Happened in Broad Daylight
It Happened in Broad DaylightJacquier · 1958
★ 7.4
MOVIEFric-Frac
Fric-FracJo · 1939
★ 6.1
MOVIEThe Head
The HeadProf. Dr. Abel · 1959
★ 5.1
MOVIEBelmondo: The Incorrigible
Belmondo: The Incorrigible · 2022
★ 7.8
TVLe Grand Échiquier
Le Grand ÉchiquierSelf · 1972
★ 8.0
TVSpécial cinéma
Spécial cinémaSelf (archive footage) · 1974
★ 9.5

Filmography

Movies

The Gallery of Monsters
1924
The Late Mathias PascalJérôme Pomino
1925
The Vocation of André CarelGaston Lebeau
1925
The Passion of Joan of ArcJean Lemaître
1928
The Sad SackJoseph Turlot
1928
Pivoine
1929
Illegitimate ChildLorédan
1930
Baby's LaxativeChouilloux
1931
Jean of the MoonClothaire dit Clo-Clo
1931
Jean of the MoonDirector
1931
La ChienneMaurice Legrand
1931
B
Baleydier
1932
Boudu Saved from DrowningPriape Boudu
1932
Boudu Saved from DrowningProducer
1932
High and LowM. Bodeletz
1933
Miquette and Her MotherMonchablon, un médiocre acteur de tournées, qui fait la cour à Miquette
1933
L'AtalantePère Jules
1934
Ladies LakeOscar Lyssenhop
1934
Le BonheurNoël Malpiaz
1934
Léopold le bien-aimé
1934
AB
A Bum DealBoudu
1935
AA
Adémaï au Moyen ÂgeLord Pickwickdam
1935
Le Bébé de l'escadronPerrot-Joly
1935
Lovers and ThievesDoizeau
1935
Girls of ParisBaron de Beaupoil / his brother
1936
Let's Make a DreamUn Invité (Prologue)
1936
MoutonnetFrècheville
1936
The Fleeing DeadAchille Baluchet
1936
The Twins of BrightonLabrosse
1936
Under Western EyesLespara
1936
Bizarre, BizarreIrwin Molyneux, alias Félix Chapel
1937
Boulot aviateurBaron Gobèche
1937
La Bataille silencieuseSauvin
1937
Le Choc en retourLaverdac
1937
Naples Under the Kiss of FireMichel
1937
Beautiful StarLéon
1938
Boys' SchoolLemel, le professeur de dessin
1938
MiragesMichel
1938
Mother LoveMichel Quercy
1938
Port of ShadowsZabel
1938
The New RichMartinet
1938
The StreamCounr Edouard de Bourgogne, aka 'L'Escargot'
1938
Behind the FacadePicking, knife-throwing artist
1939
Cavalcade of LoveDiogène, Monseigneur de Beaupré & Lacouret
1939
CocoanutJosserand
1939
Deputy EusèbeEusèbe Bonbonneau
1939
Extenuating CircumstancesMr. Gaetan Le Sentencier
1939
Fric-FracJo
1939
The End of the DayErnest Cabrissade, eternal understudy
1939
The Last TurningNick Marino
1939
Comedy of HappinessMonsieur Jourdain
1940
Paris - New-YorkInspector Boucheron
1940
The Musicians of the SkyLe capitaine Simon
1940
The King's JesterRigoletto
1941
The King's JesterScreenplay
1941
ToscaIl barone Scarpia
1941
Girl of the Golden WestButler
1942
Shop Girls of ParisBaudu
1943
Vautrin the ThiefVautrin
1943
A Friend Will Come TonightMichel Lemaret
1946
Not GuiltyDoctor Michel Ancelin
1947
PanicMonsieur Hire
1947
The Crowned Fish TavernCaptain Palmer
1947
The Lovers of the Pont Saint-JeanAlcide Garonne
1947
La Carcasse et le Tord-couJoseph Ferdinand Anselme Midot,aka 'Le tord-cou'
1948
FabiolaSenator Fabius Severus
1949
The Beauty of the DevilMephistopheles / Old Prof. Henri Faust
1950
PoisonPaul Louis Victor Braconnier
1951
The Two TruthsCidoni
1951
Crimson CurtainLucien Bertal / Léonard, his understudy / Banquo
1952
Full HouseCommissioner Jules Maigret (segment "Le témoignage d'un enfant de choeur")
1952
Hôtel des InvalidesRécitant / Narrator (voice)
1952
Mister TaxiPierre Verger, « Monsieur Taxi »
1952
The Girl with the WhipLe tuteur
1952
The Road to DamascusCaïphe
1952
Femmes de ParisProfessor Charles Buisson
1953
SaadiaBou Rezza
1953
The Merchant of VeniceShylock
1953
The Virtuous ScoundrelAlbert Ménard-Lacoste / Alain Ménard-Lacoste
1953
At the Order of the CzarPrince de Sayn-Wittgenstein
1954
Hungarian RhapsodyGeneral von Sayn-Wittgenstein
1954
Strange Desire of Mr. BardAuguste Bard
1954
The Anatomy of LovePadre Silvio
1954
The Impossible Mr. PipeletMaurice Martin, concierge d'immeuble
1955
La joyeuse prisonBenoit, chief guard
1956
Mémoires d'un flicPrincipal Commissioner Henri Dominique
1956
Three Make a PairCommissaire Bernard
1957
A Certain Mr. JoJoseph "Jo" Guardini
1958
It Happened in Broad DaylightJacquier
1958
The HeadProf. Dr. Abel
1959
AusterlitzAlboise
1960
Candide or The Optimism in the 20th CenturyColonel Nanar, du cadre de réserve
1960
Pete the TenderPierrot
1960
Emile's BoatCharles-Edmond Larmentiel
1962
The Devil and the Ten CommandmentsJérôme Chambard
1962
EccoSelf
1963
Cyrano and d'ArtagnanLe Grognard
1964
Michel SimonSelf
1964
The TrainPapa Boul
1964
CD
Cinéastes de notre temps : Sacha GuitrySelf - Interviewee
1965
Two Hours to KillLocker Attendant
1966
Jean Renoir, le patron, 2e partie: La direction d'acteurSelf - Interviewee
1967
La Plaie et le Couteau, Charles BaudelaireUn récitant
1967
The Two of UsPépé
1967
The Marriage Came Tumbling DownLe vieux Jéricho
1968
Let's Have a RiotCavazza
1970
The HouseLouis Compiegne
1970
BlancheMaster
1972
The Most Wonderful Evening of My LifeAttorney Zorn
1972
The Butcher, the Star and the OrphanErotologist
1975
The Red IbisZizi
1975
Journey Through HistorySelf (archive footage)
1977
Jean Vigo : le son retrouvéLe père Jules (archive footage)
2001
Arletty, Lady PanameSelf (archive footage)
2007
Cinéastes de notre temps : Jean VigoSelf
2012
The Bardot mystery
2012
Carné, Prévert : drôle de duoSelf (archive footage)
2019
Morceaux de Cannes
2021
RC
René Clair, tout entre nous n'était qu'un jeuLui-même
2021
Belmondo: The Incorrigible
2022
LD
Les Deux RéalitésCidoni

Television

Reflets de CannesSelf · 1 eps
1954
CinépanoramaSelf · 2 eps
1956
DiscoramaSelf · 1 eps
1959
Dim Dam DomSelf · 1 eps
1965
SS
Samedi soirSelf · 4 eps
1971
Le Grand ÉchiquierSelf · 1 eps
1972
Spécial cinémaSelf (archive footage) · 1 eps
1974
EA
Encyclopédie audiovisuelle du cinémaSelf (archive footage) · 3 eps
1978

Photos

Michel Simon photo
Michel Simon photo
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