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Michel Simon

Acting 80 (deceased) years old Geneva, Switzerland ★ 0.5
Born: April 9, 1895
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).

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Known For

The Passion of Joan of Arc
The Passion of Joan of Arc Jean Lemaître 1928
The Train
The Train Papa Boul 1964
L'Atalante
L'Atalante Père Jules 1934
It Happened in Broad Daylight
It Happened in Broad Daylight Jacquier 1958
Port of Shadows
Port of Shadows Zabel 1938

Filmography

Acting Credits (125)

Belmondo: The Incorrigible
Belmondo: The Incorrigible 2022
Morceaux de Cannes
Morceaux de Cannes 2021
René Clair, tout entre nous n'était qu'un jeu
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
The Bardot mystery
The Bardot mystery 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
Encyclopédie audiovisuelle du cinéma
Encyclopédie audiovisuelle du cinéma Self (archive footage) 1978
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
Spécial cinéma
Spécial cinéma Self (archive footage) 1974
The Most Wonderful Evening of My Life
The Most Wonderful Evening of My Life Attorney Zorn 1972
Blanche
Blanche Master 1972
Le Grand Échiquier
Le Grand Échiquier Self 1972
Samedi soir
Samedi soir Self 1971
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
Cinéastes de notre temps : Sacha Guitry Self - Interviewee 1965
Dim Dam Dom
Dim Dam Dom Self 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
Discorama
Discorama Self 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
Cinépanorama
Cinépanorama Self 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
Reflets de Cannes
Reflets de Cannes Self 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
Poison
Poison Paul Louis Victor Braconnier 1951
The Two Truths
The Two Truths Cidoni 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
A Bum Deal
A Bum Deal Boudu 1935
Adémaï au Moyen Âge
Adémaï au Moyen Âge Lord Pickwickdam 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
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
Les Deux Réalités
Les Deux Réalités Cidoni

Directing Credits (1)

Writing Credits (1)

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