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Michel Simon

Acting Born Apr 9, 1895 Died May 30, 1975 Geneva, Switzerland 129 credits

Biography

Michel Simon works in acting. Born April 9, 1895 in Geneva, Switzerland. Died May 30, 1975. Archytele lists 129 screen credits below. A full profile for this page is being written and will appear here once verified against sources.

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Career timeline

Belmondo: The Incorrigible
Morceaux de CannesRené Clair, tout entre nous n'était qu'un jeu
Carné, Prévert : drôle de duo
The Bardot mysteryCinéastes de notre temps : Jean Vigo
Arletty, Lady Paname
Jean Vigo : le son retrouvé
Encyclopédie audiovisuelle du cinéma
Journey Through History
The Red IbisThe Butcher, the Star and the Orphan
Spécial cinéma
Le Grand ÉchiquierBlancheThe Most Wonderful Evening of My Life
Samedi soir
Let's Have a RiotThe House
The Marriage Came Tumbling Down
The Two of UsLa Plaie et le Couteau, Charles BaudelaireJean Renoir, le patron, 2e partie: La direction d'acteur
Two Hours to Kill
Dim Dam DomCinéastes de notre temps : Sacha Guitry
The TrainCyrano and d'ArtagnanMichel Simon
Ecco
The Devil and the Ten CommandmentsEmile's Boat
AusterlitzPete the TenderCandide or The Optimism in the 20th Century
DiscoramaThe Head
It Happened in Broad DaylightA Certain Mr. Jo
Three Make a Pair
CinépanoramaMémoires d'un flicLa joyeuse prison
The Impossible Mr. Pipelet
Reflets de CannesHungarian RhapsodyThe Anatomy of LoveAt the Order of the CzarStrange Desire of Mr. Bard
The Virtuous ScoundrelThe Merchant of VeniceSaadiaFemmes de Paris
Full HouseThe Girl with the WhipCrimson CurtainHôtel des InvalidesMister Taxi
PoisonThe Two Truths

Full filmography

  • Belmondo: The Incorrigible (2022)
  • Morceaux de Cannes (2021)
  • René Clair, tout entre nous n'était qu'un jeu (2021) as Lui-même
  • Carné, Prévert : drôle de duo (2019) as Self (archive footage)
  • The Bardot mystery (2012)
  • Cinéastes de notre temps : Jean Vigo (2012) as Self
  • Arletty, Lady Paname (2007) as Self (archive footage)
  • Jean Vigo : le son retrouvé (2001) as Le père Jules (archive footage)
  • Encyclopédie audiovisuelle du cinéma (1978) as Self (archive footage)
  • Journey Through History (1977) as Self (archive footage)
  • The Red Ibis (1975) as Zizi
  • The Butcher, the Star and the Orphan (1975) as Erotologist
  • Spécial cinéma (1974) as Self (archive footage)
  • Le Grand Échiquier (1972) as Self
  • Blanche (1972) as Master
  • The Most Wonderful Evening of My Life (1972) as Attorney Zorn
  • Samedi soir (1971) as Self
  • Let's Have a Riot (1970) as Cavazza
  • The House (1970) as Louis Compiegne
  • The Marriage Came Tumbling Down (1968) as Le vieux Jéricho
  • The Two of Us (1967) as Pépé
  • La Plaie et le Couteau, Charles Baudelaire (1967) as Un récitant
  • Jean Renoir, le patron, 2e partie: La direction d'acteur (1967) as Self - Interviewee
  • Two Hours to Kill (1966) as Locker Attendant
  • Dim Dam Dom (1965) as Self
  • Cinéastes de notre temps : Sacha Guitry (1965) as Self - Interviewee
  • The Train (1964) as Papa Boul
  • Cyrano and d'Artagnan (1964) as Le Grognard
  • Michel Simon (1964) as Self
  • Ecco (1963) as Self
  • The Devil and the Ten Commandments (1962) as Jérôme Chambard
  • Emile's Boat (1962) as Charles-Edmond Larmentiel
  • Austerlitz (1960) as Alboise
  • Pete the Tender (1960) as Pierrot
  • Candide or The Optimism in the 20th Century (1960) as Colonel Nanar, du cadre de réserve
  • Discorama (1959) as Self
  • The Head (1959) as Prof. Dr. Abel
  • It Happened in Broad Daylight (1958) as Jacquier
  • A Certain Mr. Jo (1958) as Joseph "Jo" Guardini
  • Three Make a Pair (1957) as Commissaire Bernard
  • Cinépanorama (1956) as Self
  • Mémoires d'un flic (1956) as Principal Commissioner Henri Dominique
  • La joyeuse prison (1956) as Benoit, chief guard
  • The Impossible Mr. Pipelet (1955) as Maurice Martin, concierge d'immeuble
  • Reflets de Cannes (1954) as Self
  • Hungarian Rhapsody (1954) as General von Sayn-Wittgenstein
  • The Anatomy of Love (1954) as Padre Silvio
  • At the Order of the Czar (1954) as Prince de Sayn-Wittgenstein
  • Strange Desire of Mr. Bard (1954) as Auguste Bard
  • The Virtuous Scoundrel (1953) as Albert Ménard-Lacoste / Alain Ménard-Lacoste
  • The Merchant of Venice (1953) as Shylock
  • Saadia (1953) as Bou Rezza
  • Femmes de Paris (1953) as Professor Charles Buisson
  • Full House (1952) as Commissioner Jules Maigret (segment "Le témoignage d'un enfant de choeur")
  • The Girl with the Whip (1952) as Le tuteur
  • Crimson Curtain (1952) as Lucien Bertal / Léonard, his understudy / Banquo
  • Hôtel des Invalides (1952) as Récitant / Narrator (voice)
  • Mister Taxi (1952) as Pierre Verger, « Monsieur Taxi »
  • The Road to Damascus (1952) as Caïphe
  • Poison (1951) as Paul Louis Victor Braconnier
  • The Two Truths (1951) as Cidoni
  • The Beauty of the Devil (1950) as Mephistopheles / Old Prof. Henri Faust
  • Fabiola (1949) as Senator Fabius Severus
  • La Carcasse et le Tord-cou (1948) as Joseph Ferdinand Anselme Midot,aka 'Le tord-cou'
  • The Crowned Fish Tavern (1947) as Captain Palmer
  • Panic (1947) as Monsieur Hire
  • Not Guilty (1947) as Doctor Michel Ancelin
  • The Lovers of the Pont Saint-Jean (1947) as Alcide Garonne
  • A Friend Will Come Tonight (1946) as Michel Lemaret
  • Vautrin the Thief (1943) as Vautrin
  • Shop Girls of Paris (1943) as Baudu
  • Girl of the Golden West (1942) as Butler
  • Tosca (1941) as Il barone Scarpia
  • The King's Jester (1941) as Rigoletto
  • The King's Jester (1941) Screenplay
  • Comedy of Happiness (1940) as Monsieur Jourdain
  • Paris - New-York (1940) as Inspector Boucheron
  • The Musicians of the Sky (1940) as Le capitaine Simon
  • Extenuating Circumstances (1939) as Mr. Gaetan Le Sentencier
  • Fric-Frac (1939) as Jo
  • Deputy Eusèbe (1939) as Eusèbe Bonbonneau
  • Cocoanut (1939) as Josserand
  • Cavalcade of Love (1939) as Diogène, Monseigneur de Beaupré & Lacouret
  • The End of the Day (1939) as Ernest Cabrissade, eternal understudy
  • The Last Turning (1939) as Nick Marino
  • Behind the Facade (1939) as Picking, knife-throwing artist
  • Beautiful Star (1938) as Léon
  • The Stream (1938) as Counr Edouard de Bourgogne, aka 'L'Escargot'
  • Mother Love (1938) as Michel Quercy
  • Mirages (1938) as Michel
  • The New Rich (1938) as Martinet
  • Port of Shadows (1938) as Zabel
  • Boys' School (1938) as Lemel, le professeur de dessin
  • Bizarre, Bizarre (1937) as Irwin Molyneux, alias Félix Chapel
  • Naples Under the Kiss of Fire (1937) as Michel
  • La Bataille silencieuse (1937) as Sauvin
  • Le Choc en retour (1937) as Laverdac
  • Boulot aviateur (1937) as Baron Gobèche
  • Let's Make a Dream (1936) as Un Invité (Prologue)
  • The Twins of Brighton (1936) as Labrosse
  • The Fleeing Dead (1936) as Achille Baluchet
  • Under Western Eyes (1936) as Lespara
  • Moutonnet (1936) as Frècheville
  • Girls of Paris (1936) as Baron de Beaupoil / his brother
  • Lovers and Thieves (1935) as Doizeau
  • Adémaï au Moyen Âge (1935) as Lord Pickwickdam
  • A Bum Deal (1935) as Boudu
  • Le Bébé de l'escadron (1935) as Perrot-Joly
  • L'Atalante (1934) as Père Jules
  • Léopold le bien-aimé (1934)
  • Le Bonheur (1934) as Noël Malpiaz
  • Ladies Lake (1934) as Oscar Lyssenhop
  • Miquette and Her Mother (1933) as Monchablon, un médiocre acteur de tournées, qui fait la cour à Miquette
  • High and Low (1933) as M. Bodeletz
  • Baleydier (1932)
  • Boudu Saved from Drowning (1932) as Priape Boudu
  • Boudu Saved from Drowning (1932) Producer
  • La Chienne (1931) as Maurice Legrand
  • Jean of the Moon (1931) as Jean de la Lune
  • Jean of the Moon (1931) Director
  • Baby's Laxative (1931) as Chouilloux
  • Illegitimate Child (1930) as Lorédan
  • Pivoine (1929)
  • The Passion of Joan of Arc (1928) as Jean Lemaître
  • The Sad Sack (1928) as Joseph Turlot
  • The Late Mathias Pascal (1925) as Jérôme Pomino
  • The Vocation of André Carel (1925) as Gaston Lebeau
  • The Gallery of Monsters (1924)
  • Les Deux Réalités as Cidoni