Bernard Fresson

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Known For

Acting

Born

1931-05-27

Place of Birth

Reims, Marne, France

Bernard Fresson

Biography

Bernard Fresson (27 May 1931- 20 October 2002) was a French cinema actor. He starred in over 160 films. Some of his notable roles include: Javert in the 1972 mini-series version of Les Misérables, Inspector Barthelmy in John Frankenheimer's French Connection II (1974), Scope in Roman Polanski's The Tenant (1976), Gilbert in Lover Boy (1978), and Francis in Garçon! (1983), for which he received a César nomination for Best Supporting Actor. Description above from the Wikipedia article Bernard Fresson, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.​

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Acting History

2003
Jean Moulin, une affaire française as Général Delestraint
2002
The Adversary as Le père de Christine
2002
The Battle of Hernani as Victor Hugo (old)
2001
La Beauté sur la terre as Rougier
2000
Sans famille as Padrone Garofoli
2000
Without Family as Padrone Garofoli
2000
Taking Wing as Victor
2000
Six-Pack as Benetti
1999
The Adventures of Young Indiana Jones: Demons of Deception as Joffre
1998
Place Vendôme as Vincent Malivert
1998
Manège as Saradel
1997
Between Land and Sea as Le père Léon Lebreton
1996
My Man as Director of personnel
1995
Shadow of a Kiss as Jean
1995
Ils n'ont pas vingt ans as Jock
1994
La Règle de l'homme as Mehmet Pacha
1993
Germinal as Victor Deneulin
1993
L'Interdiction as Judge Popinot
1991
Dingo as Jacques Boulain
1991
Quiproquos ! as Jean-Michel Ducharry
1991
Money as Henry Landau
1990
Il prato delle volpi as Dr. Paroni
1990
No Time for Justice as The Godfather
1990
Voyage of Terror: The Achille Lauro Affair as Pierre
1990
Équipe de nuit as Schlossberg
1990
Sons as Baker
1989
L'Été de la Révolution as Mirabeau
1989
Street of No Return as Morin
1989
L'Été de la Révolution as Mirabeau
1988
Bonjour l'angoisse as commissaire Maréchal
1988
No Harm Intended as Doctor Serge Cohen
1987
Sweet Lies as Mr. Leguard
1986
La Petite Roque
1986
L'Affaire Marie Besnard as Maître Albert Gautrat
1985
L'Amour ou presque as Pyromaniac
1985
La Dixième de Beethoven as Ludwig Van Beethoven
1985
Zielscheiben as Fütterer
1985
Le maître-chanteur
1984
New Year's Eve At Bob's as Kremeur
1984
Rive droite, rive gauche as "President" Pervillard
1984
Clash as Be Schmuller
1983
Thérèse Humbert as Romain Daurignac
1983
Waiter! as Francis, head chef of the brasserie
1983
Los desastres de la guerra as General Léopold Hugo
1982
Spy, Stand Up as Henri Marchand
1982
Champs-Elysées as Self
1981
L'Ennemi de la mort as Gaspard de Fersac
1981
Madame Claude 2 as Paul Barton
1981
Le Guépiot as Claude Chenot
1980
L’Aéropostale, courrier du ciel as Didier Daurat
1980
Tartuffe ou l'Imposteur as Orgon
1980
Légitime défense as Béchereau
1979
We Forget Everything! as Ballandier
1978
Little Girl in Blue Velvet as Professeur Lherbier
1978
Autopsie d’un complot as Jacques Serrano
1978
Lover Boy as Gilbert
1977
Le Dernier Baiser as The husband
1977
The Passengers as Fabio
1977
To Each His Hell as Bernard Girard
1976
Mado as Julien, Simon's partner
1976
Marie, the Doll as Sergio
1976
The Tenant as Scope
1976
The Call of the Wild as François
1976
Don't Bite, We Love You as Georges, the father
1976
The Probability Factor as Delouette
1976
30 millions d'amis as Self
1975
Rain over Santiago as un Ministre
1975
Cookies as Émile, professional painter
1975
Le Futur aux trousses as Sermeuze, the Boss
1975
French Connection II as Henri Barthélémy
1975
Jo Gaillard as Joël Gaillard, dit « Jo »
1974
Ursule and Grelu as Grelu
1973
Where There's Smoke as Dr. Peyrac
1973
Oh, Sun as Friend
1972
Les Misérables as Javert
1972
3000 Million Without an Elevator as Julien
1972
Hearth Fires as Marc Champenois
1972
Le Grand Échiquier as Self
1971
Too Small My Friend as Philippe Algir
1971
Max and the Junkmen as Abel Maresco
1971
Portrait of Marianne as Alfred
1971
Macédoine as Roger Vincent
1970
The Lady in the Car with Glasses and a Gun as Jean Eguivin, le camioneur
1970
The Cop as l'inspecteur Barnero
1969
The American as Raymond
1969
Z as Matt
1968
Woman in Chains as Gilbert Moreau
1968
Farewell, Friend as Inspecteur Antoine Méloutis
1968
Je T'Aime, Je T'Aime as Bernard Hannecart
1968
Spray of the Days as Nicolas
1968
Zita as Boniface
1967
Far from Vietnam as Claude Ridder (segment "Claude Ridder")
1967
My Love, My Love as Serge
1967
Belle de Jour as The Hail (uncredited)
1967
Thursday We Shall Sing Like Sunday as Jean
1966
Triple Cross as French Resistant Raymond
1966
Is Paris Burning? as F.F.I liaison officer
1966
The War Is Over as André Sarlat
1965
The Big Swag as Person in charge of the finance carriage
1965
How Not to Rob a Department Store as Policeman
1965
Skies Above as Laurent
1962
The Longest Day as French Commando (uncredited)
1961
The Flamboyant Sex as Pierre
1961
Please, Not Now! as Serge, le photographe
1961
Girl in the Window as Vincenzo
1961
Sahara on Fire as (uncredited)
1959
Hiroshima Mon Amour as German Lover
1957
Sunday Buddies as Un ouvrier à la cantine (uncredited)