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Michel Bouquet

Michel Bouquet

Acting·1925–2022·91 films

Michel Bouquet (6 November 1925 – 13 April 2022) was a French stage and film actor. He appeared in more than 100 films from 1947 to 2020. He won the Best Actor European Film Award for Toto the Hero in 1991 and two Best Actor Césars for How I Killed My Father (2001) and The Last Mitterrand (2005). He also received the Molière Award for Best Actor for Les côtelettes in 1998, then again for Exit the King in 2005. In 2014, he was awarded the Honorary Molière for the sum of his career. He received the Grand Cross of the Legion of Honor in 2018.

Filmography

Night and Fog
Night and Fog (1956)Narrator (voice) (uncredited)
The Toy
The Toy (1976)Pierre Rambal-Cochet, powerful businessman
The Bride Wore Black
The Bride Wore Black (1968)Coral
Borsalino
Borsalino (1970)Maître Rinaldi
Mississippi Mermaid
Mississippi Mermaid (1969)Comolli
All the Mornings of the World
All the Mornings of the World (1991)Baugin
Two Men in Town
Two Men in Town (1973)Commissioner Goitreau
The Unfaithful Wife
The Unfaithful Wife (1969)Charles Desvallées
Renoir
Renoir (2012)Auguste Renoir
Toto the Hero
Toto the Hero (1991)Old Thomas
Cop au Vin
Cop au Vin (1985)Hubert Lavoisier
Élisa
Élisa (1995)Samuel
This Special Friendship
This Special Friendship (1964)Father Trennes
Les Misérables
Les Misérables (1982)Inspector Javert
Just Before Nightfall
Just Before Nightfall (1971)Charles Masson
Manon
Manon (1949)Second
Villa Caprice
Villa Caprice (2021)Marcel Germon
The Breach
The Breach (1970)Ludovic Regnier
The Serpent
The Serpent (1973)Tavel
Malpertuis
Malpertuis (1972)Charles Dideloo
Monsieur Vincent
Monsieur Vincent (1947)Le tuberculeux
The Assassination
The Assassination (1972)Lempereur
The Cop
The Cop (1970)L'inspecteur Favenin
The Last Mitterrand
The Last Mitterrand (2005)Le Président
Katia
Katia (1959)Bibesco
The Chops
The Chops (2003)le Vieux
How I Killed My Father
How I Killed My Father (2001)Maurice
The Suspects
The Suspects (1974)Prosecutor Delarue
White Paws
White Paws (1949)Maurice
Tower of Lust
Tower of Lust (1955)Louis X
Kisses Till Monday
Kisses Till Monday (1974)Nez-D'Boeuf
France, Incorporated
France, Incorporated (1974)The Frenchman
Last Leap
Last Leap (1970)Jauran
Marco the Magnificent
Marco the Magnificent (1965)Narrator (uncredited)
Countdown to Vengeance
Countdown to Vengeance (1970)Valberg
State Reasons
State Reasons (1978)Francis Jobin
The Origin of Violence
The Origin of Violence (2016)Marcel Fabre (2014)
Défense de savoir
Défense de savoir (1973)Paul Cristiani
The Road to Corinth
The Road to Corinth (1967)Sharps
Bloody Murder
Bloody Murder (1974)Georges Noblet
The Little Bedroom
The Little Bedroom (2011)Edmond
The Conspiracy
The Conspiracy (1973)Lelong
Papa, the Lil' Boats
Papa, the Lil' Boats (1971)Marc the Boss
No Escape
No Escape (1958)Commissioner
3000 Million Without an Elevator
3000 Million Without an Elevator (1972)Albert
The Eye of Vichy
The Eye of Vichy (1993)Narrator (voice)
Where There's Smoke
Where There's Smoke (1973)Morlaix
Lamiel
Lamiel (1967)Le docteur Sansfin
Last In, First Out
Last In, First Out (1978)Banquier Muller
Vincent Put the Donkey in a Meadow (And Went Into the Other)
Vincent Put the Donkey in a Meadow (And Went Into the Other) (1976)Pierre Vergne
Our Agent Tiger
Our Agent Tiger (1965)Jacques Vermorel
Les grands sentiments font les bons gueuletons
Les grands sentiments font les bons gueuletons (1973)Claude Reverson
The Art Dealer
The Art Dealer (2015)Raoul
Beyond Fear
Beyond Fear (1975)Claude Balard
The Prince's Manuscript
The Prince's Manuscript (2000)Giuseppe Tomasi di Lampedusa
The Sorceress
The Sorceress (1982)Jules Michelet
The Lives of Albert Camus
The Lives of Albert Camus (2020)Self
The Afternoon of Mr. Andesmas
The Afternoon of Mr. Andesmas (2004)Monsieur Andesmas
Paulina 1880
Paulina 1880 (1972)Monsieur Pandolfini
Vagabond Humor
Vagabond Humor (1972)Marcel Bingeot and 19 other roles
Albert Camus, la tragédie du bonheur
Albert Camus, la tragédie du bonheur (1999)Narration (Voice)
Le Sourire
Le Sourire (1960)Récitant (Commentaires bouddhique) (voice)
Two Pennies Worth of Violets
Two Pennies Worth of Violets (1951)Maurice Desforges, le frère de Thérèse
Bloody Sun
Bloody Sun (1974)Doctor
The Angels
The Angels (1973)Maurice
Les Anneaux de Bicêtre
Les Anneaux de Bicêtre (1977)Maugras
La danse de mort
La danse de mort (1982)Edgar
God Chose Paris
God Chose Paris (1969)Narrator
Stéphane Audran, la complice de Chabrol
Stéphane Audran, la complice de Chabrol (2026)Self (archive) - actor
Trees
Trees (2001)Narrator
A Look at Madness
A Look at Madness (1962)Narrator (voice)
Le Curé de Tours
Le Curé de Tours (1980)L'abbé Troubet
Three Women
Three Women (1952)Monsieur Lesable (segment "Zora")
À la recherche de... Pierre Richard
À la recherche de... Pierre Richard (2017)Self - Actor (archive footage)
Mina de Vanghel
Mina de Vanghel (1953)Narrator (voice)
A Wall in Jerusalem
A Wall in Jerusalem (1968)Narrator (citations) (voice)
Criminal Brigade
Criminal Brigade (1947)Le tueur
The Double Contempt
The Double Contempt (1967)Reciter (voice)
Tartuffe
Tartuffe (1971)Tartuffe
La Joie de vivre
La Joie de vivre (1993)Monsieur Charme
Thomas
Thomas (1975)André, the father
Velvet Paws
Velvet Paws (1987)Quid
Visages de Paris
Visages de Paris (1955)Voix
Le malade imaginaire
Le malade imaginaire (2008)Argan
Milice, film noir
Milice, film noir (1997)Narrator (voice)
Secret Ceremony
Secret Ceremony (2022)
Pierre Richard... en mode Veber
Pierre Richard... en mode Veber (2022)Self
La Légende du siècle
La Légende du siècle (1972)Self
Muriel Robin, oser être soi...
Muriel Robin, oser être soi... (2018)Self
The Life and Work of Claude Chabrol
The Life and Work of Claude Chabrol (2006)Self
Juste avant la nuit - Michel Bouquet
Juste avant la nuit - Michel Bouquet (2022)self