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Paul Amiot

Acting Born Mar 29, 1886 Paris, France 24 credits

Biography

Paul Amiot (29 March 1886 – 26 January 1979) was a French film actor. His career spanned some 63 years and he appeared in nearly 100 films between 1910 and 1973.

In 1920 he appeared in Robert Péguy's Être aimé pour soi-même. He was noted for his consistent roles as a figures of authority. He regularly played police inspectors or detectives, lawyers and physicians. He starred in some 100 films between 1908 and 1930. On his death in 1979 he donated his body to scientific research.

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Known for

Film

Le Cercle Rouge

as Marchand, Inspector General of Police

Newton's Apple

as Le président de la Chambre des pairs
Film

The Last Train

as Francois le Verdun

Full filmography

  • Orpheus (1950) as Judge (uncredited)
  • Napoleon (1927) as Antoine Fouquier-Tinville
  • Le Cercle Rouge (1970) as Marchand, Inspector General of Police
  • Midnight in Paris (1942) as Commissioner Lucas
  • The Count of Monte Cristo (1961) as Le président de la Chambre des pairs
  • The Last Train (1973) as Francois le Verdun
  • The Siege of Calais (1911)
  • The Queen's Lover (1948) as Le marquis de Santa Cruz
  • Germinal (1963) as Official (uncredited)
  • Crossroads (1938) as President
  • The Inheritor (1973) as Hugo Cordell
  • Mirror (1947) as (uncredited)
  • The Sword and the Balance (1963) as Man
  • The King (1936) as Lelorrain
  • Famous Love Affairs (1961) as l'autre chevalier envoyé du Gurthengerg
  • Run Away Mr. Perle (1952) as Le commissaire
  • Work (1920) as Feuillat
  • Moïse et Salomon parfumeurs (1935)
  • Flight Into Darkness (1935) as Le soldat du 54e
  • I Accuse (1938) as A friend of Chimay
  • Flesh and the Woman (1954) as Captain (uncredited)
  • L'ange qu'on m'a donné (1946)
  • Toboggan (1934) as Anderson
  • The Postmaster's Daughter (1938) as Le commissaire