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Actor
Michel Simon
- Born April 9, 1895 in Geneva, Switzerland
- Died May 30, 1975
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 Arc1928
L'Atalante1934
The Train1964
Port of Shadows1938
Boudu Saved from Drowning1932
It Happened in Broad Daylight1958
La Chienne1931
The Two of Us1967
Filmography
- 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
- 1974Spécial cinémaSeriesSelf (archive footage)
- 1972The Most Wonderful Evening of My LifeFilmAttorney Zorn
- 1972BlancheFilmMaster
- 1972Le Grand ÉchiquierSeriesSelf
- 1971Samedi soirSeriesSelf
- 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
- 1959DiscoramaSeriesSelf
- 1958It Happened in Broad DaylightFilmJacquier
- 1958A Certain Mr. JoFilmJoseph "Jo" Guardini
- 1957Three Make a PairFilmCommissaire Bernard
- 1956CinépanoramaSeriesSelf
- 1956La joyeuse prisonFilmBenoit, chief guard
- 1956Mémoires d'un flicFilmPrincipal Commissioner Henri Dominique
- 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
- 1953Femmes de ParisFilmProfessor Charles Buisson
- 1953The Merchant of VeniceFilmShylock
- 1952Hôtel des InvalidesFilmRécitant / Narrator (voice)
- 1952Mister TaxiFilmPierre Verger, « Monsieur Taxi »
- 1952Full HouseFilmCommissioner Jules Maigret (segment "Le témoignage d'un enfant de choeur")
- 1952Crimson CurtainFilmLucien Bertal / Léonard, his understudy / Banquo
- 1952The Road to DamascusFilmCaïphe
- 1952The Girl with the WhipFilmLe tuteur
- 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'
- 1947PaniqueFilmMonsieur Hire
- 1947Not GuiltyFilmDoctor Michel Ancelin
- 1947The Lovers of the Pont Saint-JeanFilmAlcide Garonne
- 1947The Crowned Fish TavernFilmCaptain Palmer
- 1946A Friend Will Come TonightFilmMichel Lemaret
- 1943Shop Girls of ParisFilmBaudu
- 1943Vautrin the ThiefFilmVautrin
- 1942Girl of the Golden WestFilmButler
- 1941ToscaFilmIl barone Scarpia
- 1941The King's JesterFilmRigoletto, Screenplay
- 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