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Actor
Paul Meurisse
- Born December 21, 1912 in Dunkerque, Nord, Nord-Pas-de-Calais, France
- Died January 19, 1979
Paul Meurisse (21 December 1912, Dunkirk – 19 January 1979, Neuilly-sur-Seine) was a French actor who appeared in over 60 films and many stage productions. Meurisse was noted for the elegance of his acting style, and for his versatility. He was equally able to play comedic and serious dramatic roles. His screen appearances ranged from the droll and drily humorous to the menacing and disturbing. His most celebrated role was that of the sadistic and vindictive headmaster in the 1955 film Les Diaboliques.
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Known for
Diabolique1955
Army of Shadows1969
Crooks in Clover1963
The Truth1960
Le Deuxième Souffle1966
Marie-Octobre1959
Picnic on the Grass1959
The Gypsy1975
Filmography
- 2010Code Name: MelvilleFilmSelf (archive footage)
- 2002Michel Audiard et le mystère du triangle des BermudesFilmSelf (archive footage)
- 1976The Education in Love of ValentinFilmJulien Blaise
- 1975The GypsyFilmYan Kuq
- 1974The SuspectsFilmLaurent Kirchner
- 1973The Voracious OnesFilmInspecteur Martino
- 1972Le Grand ÉchiquierSeriesSelf
- 1971Le Cri du cormoran, le soir au-dessus des jonquesFilmKruger
- 1971Easy Down There!FilmBishop
- 1971Samedi soirSeriesSelf
- 1969Army of ShadowsFilmLuc Jardie
- 1966Le Deuxième SouffleFilmCommissaire Blot
- 1966Congress of LoveFilmTalleyrand
- 1965When the Pheasants PassFilmAlexandre Larsan-Bellac
- 1965The Big SwagFilmPaul Filippi, gentleman crook
- 1965The MajordomoFilmLéopold
- 1965Me and the Forty Year Old ManFilmAlexandre Dumourier
- 1964The Monocle's Sour LaughFilmCommander Théobald Dromard, aka 'Le Monocle'
- 1963Crooks in CloverFilmcommandant Théobald Dromard, dit « Le Monocle »
- 1963Chicken Feed for Little BirdsFilmM. Armand, un ancien truand
- 1963L'assassin connaît la musique...FilmLionel Fribourg
- 1963Be Careful LadiesFilmCharles Rouvier
- 1962The Eye of the MonocleFilmThéobald 'Monocle' Dromard
- 1962Bells Without JoyFilmCaptain of Lambérieux
- 1961The Black MonocleFilmDromard, "Le Monocle"
- 1961The Game of TruthFilmPortrant
- 1961The New AristrocratsFilmFather Philippe de Maubrun
- 1960The TruthFilmMaître Éparvier
- 1960Love and the FrenchwomanFilmJean-Claude Perret, publicitaire et mari cocu (segment "L'Adultère")
- 1959Marie-OctobreFilmFrançois Renaud-Picart
- 1959Picnic on the GrassFilmÉtienne Alexis, célèbre biologiste
- 1959Head Against the WallFilmDr. Emery
- 1959GuinguetteFilmViscount Édouard de Villancourt
- 1958Seventh HeavenFilmManuel Villa
- 1958Not DeliveredFilmDivisional Commissioner Varzeilles
- 1958Les ViolentsFilmPrincipal Inspector Malouvier
- 1957Until the Last OneFilmFredo Ricioni
- 1957The Inspector Likes a FightFilmInspector Morice
- 1955DiaboliqueFilmMichel Delassalle
- 1955The Affair of the PoisonsFilml'abbé Guibourg
- 1955Fortune carréeFilmMordhom
- 1954The Contessa's SecretFilmL'empereur Napoléon III
- 1953Je suis un mouchardFilmBob Torquella
- 1952Sergil Among the GirlsFilml'inspecteur Sergil
- 1951My Wife Is FormidableFilmLui-même chez le dentiste
- 1951Serenade to the ExecutionerFilm
- 1951Maria of the End of the WorldFilm
- 1950Agnes of NothingFilmCarlos
- 1949Last Hour, Special EditionFilmDominique Coche
- 1949The Red AngelFilm
- 1948The Eleven O'Clock WomanFilmStanilas Octave Seminario aka 'SOS', détective
- 1948Le Dessous des cartesFilmInspector Nansen
- 1948Impasse of Two AngelsFilmJean
- 1948ScandalFilmSteve Richardson
- 1948Colonel DurandFilmColonel of the Empire Gérard Durand
- 1948Sergil et le dictateurFilmInspector Sergil
- 1947BethsabéeFilmLe capitaine Lucien Sommervill - l'ex amant d'Arabella
- 1947Monsieur chasseFilmMoricet
- 1947Inspector SergilFilmInspector Pierre Sergil
- 1946Back Streets of ParisFilmVictor Ménard, Mrs. Rose's former accomplice
- 1946The Uncatchable Mr. FredericFilmB.B. / Richard Fernay
- 1945Vingt-quatre heures de perm'Film
- 1945Destitute MaryFilmEdouard
- 1943The Wolf FarmFilmFuret
- 1942Forbidden to LoveFilmMaxime Gavard
- 1942Love MarriageFilmRobert
- 1941Montmartre on the SeineFilmPaul Mariol
- 1941Ne bougez plus !FilmHector