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Michel Simon

Michel Simon

Acting·1895–1975·112 films

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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As Actor

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

As Director

Jean of the Moon
Jean of the Moon (1931)

As Writer

The King's Jester
The King's Jester (1941)