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Acting
Born
1912-12-21
Place of Birth
Dunkerque, Nord, Nord-Pas-de-Calais, France
Paul Meurisse
Biography
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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Acting History
2010
Code Name: Melville as Self (archive footage)
2002Michel Audiard et le mystère du triangle des Bermudes as Self (archive footage)
1976The Education in Love of Valentin as Julien Blaise
1975The Gypsy as Yan Kuq
1974The Suspects as Laurent Kirchner
1973The Voracious Ones as Inspecteur Martino
1972Le Grand Échiquier as Self
1971Easy Down There! as Bishop
1971Le Cri du cormoran, le soir au-dessus des jonques as Kruger
1971Samedi soir as Self
1969Army of Shadows as Luc Jardie
1966Le Deuxième Souffle as Commissioner Blot
1966Congress of Love as Talleyrand
1965When the Pheasants Pass as Alexandre Larsan-Bellac
1965The Big Swag as Paul Filippi, gentleman crook
1965Le Majordome as Léopold
1965Me and the Forty Year Old Man as Alexandre Dumourier
1964The Monocle's Sour Laugh as Commander Théobald Dromard, aka 'Le Monocle'
1963Crooks in Clover as commandant Théobald Dromard, dit « Le Monocle »
1963L'assassin connaît la musique as Lionel Fribourg
1963Be Careful Ladies as Charles Rouvier
1963Chicken Feed for Little Birds as M. Armand, un ancien truand
1962The Eye of the Monocle as Théobald 'Monocle' Dromard
1962Bells Without Joy as Captain of Lambérieux
1961The New Aristrocrats as Father Philippe de Maubrun
1961The Game of Truth as Portrant
1961The Black Monocle as Dromard, "Le Monocle"
1960The Truth as Maître Éparvier
1960Love and the Frenchwoman as Jean-Claude Perret, publicitaire et mari cocu (segment "L'Adultère")
1959Picnic on the Grass as Étienne Alexis, célèbre biologiste
1959Marie-Octobre as François Renaud-Picart
1959Head Against the Wall as Dr. Emery
1959Guinguette as Viscount Édouard de Villancourt
1958Seventh Heaven as Manuel Villa
1958Not Delivered as Divisional Commissioner Varzeilles
1958Les Violents as Principal Inspector Malouvier
1957The Inspector Likes a Fight as Inspector Morice
1957Until the Last One as Fredo Ricioni
1955The Affair of the Poisons as l'abbé Guibourg
1955Fortune carrée as Mordhom
1955Diabolique as Michel Delassalle
1954The Contessa's Secret as L'empereur Napoléon III
1953Je suis un mouchard as Bob Torquella
1952Sergil Among the Girls as l'inspecteur Sergil
1951My Wife Is Formidable as Lui-même chez le dentiste
1951Serenade to the Executioner
1951Maria of the End of the World
1950Agnes of Nothing as Carlos
1949Last Hour, Special Edition as Dominique Coche
1949The Red Angel
1948Scandal as Steve Richardson
1948Sergil et le dictateur as Inspector Sergil
1948Impasse of Two Angels as Jean
1948Le Dessous des cartes as Inspector Nansen
1948Colonel Durand as Colonel of the Empire Gérard Durand
1948The Eleven O'Clock Woman as Stanilas Octave Seminario aka 'SOS', détective
1947Bethsabée as Le capitaine Lucien Sommervill - l'ex amant d'Arabella
1947Monsieur chasse as Moricet
1947Inspector Sergil as Inspector Pierre Sergil
1946Back Streets of Paris as Victor Ménard, Mrs. Rose's former accomplice
1946The Uncatchable Mr. Frederic as B.B. / Richard Fernay
1945Destitute Mary as Edouard
1945Vingt-quatre heures de perm'
1943The Wolf Farm as Furet
1942Love Marriage as Robert
1942Forbidden to Love as Maxime Gavard
1941Montmartre on the Seine as Paul Mariol
1941Ne bougez plus ! as Hector