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Michel Simon

Acting Born Apr 9, 1895 Geneva, Switzerland 24 credits

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

Spécial cinéma

as Self (archive footage)
Film

The Train

as Papa Boul
Film

The Passion of Joan of Arc

as Jean Lemaître
Film

L'Atalante

as Père Jules
Film

Port of Shadows

as Zabel

Michael Palin: Around the World in 80 Days

as Jacquier

Full filmography

  • Spécial cinéma (1974) as Self (archive footage)
  • Le Grand Échiquier (1972) as Self
  • Cinépanorama (1956) as Self
  • Samedi soir (1971) as Self
  • Discorama (1959) as Self
  • Reflets de Cannes (1954) as Self
  • Dim Dam Dom (1965) as Self
  • Encyclopédie audiovisuelle du cinéma (1978) as Self (archive footage)
  • The Train (1964) as Papa Boul
  • The Passion of Joan of Arc (1928) as Jean Lemaître
  • L'Atalante (1934) as Père Jules
  • Morceaux de Cannes (2021)
  • The Battle of Austerlitz (1960) as Alboise
  • The Merchant of Venice (1953) as Shylock
  • Port of Shadows (1938) as Zabel
  • It Happened in Broad Daylight (1958) as Jacquier
  • The Beauty of the Devil (1950) as Mephistopheles / Old Prof. Henri Faust
  • Saadia (1953) as Bou Rezza
  • La Chienne (1931) as Maurice Legrand
  • The Devil and the Ten Commandments (1962) as Jérôme Chambard
  • The Crowned Fish Tavern (1947) as Captain Palmer
  • Full House (1952) as Commissioner Jules Maigret (segment "Le témoignage d'un enfant de choeur")
  • Fabiola (1949) as Senator Fabius Severus
  • Boudu Saved from Drowning (1932) as Priape Boudu