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Maurice Bénichou

Maurice Bénichou

Acting·1943–2019·48 films

Maurice Bénichou (23 January 1943 in Tlemcen, French Algeria – 14 June 2019) was a French actor. His best known roles include three collaborations with director Michael Haneke (Code inconnu, Le Temps du Loup, and Caché), and a part in Jean-Pierre Jeunet's Amélie. He has also played in Peter Brook's 1989 film version of The Mahabharata.

Filmography

Amélie
Amélie (2001)Dominique Bretodeau
Caché
Caché (2005)Majid
Paris
Paris (2008)Le Psy
Code Unknown
Code Unknown (2000)The Old Arab
Pardon Mon Affaire
Pardon Mon Affaire (1976)Gonthier
Time of the Wolf
Time of the Wolf (2003)M. Azoulay
The Rabbi's Cat
The Rabbi's Cat (2011)Rabbi (voice)
I... for Icarus
I... for Icarus (1979)Robert Sanio, l'homme à la caméra
Omar Killed Me
Omar Killed Me (2011)Maître Jacques Vergès
Animal
Animal (1977)Le domestique
The Patriots
The Patriots (1994)Yuri
The Great Alibi
The Great Alibi (2008)Commandant Grange
Every Jack Has a Jill
Every Jack Has a Jill (2009)le Réceptionniste de l'Hôtel Favard
Man Is a Woman
Man Is a Woman (1998)Rosalie's father
Inju: The Beast in the Shadow
Inju: The Beast in the Shadow (2008)L'agent d'Alex Fayard
Loser Takes All!
Loser Takes All! (2004)Serge Vaudier
The Candidate
The Candidate (2007)maxime
Adventures of Félix
Adventures of Félix (2000)Fisherman
Not Everybody's Lucky Enough to Have Communist Parents
Not Everybody's Lucky Enough to Have Communist Parents (1993)Bernard
Special Delivery
Special Delivery (2002)Antoine
Off and Running
Off and Running (2008)Serge
Cross My Heart
Cross My Heart (1991)The neighbour
If You Die, I'll Kill You
If You Die, I'll Kill You (2011)L'employé de la morgue
Roads to the South
Roads to the South (1978)García
À la Mode
À la Mode (1993)Lucien
The French Calvinists
The French Calvinists (1972)Moïse Plantat
The Passenger
The Passenger (2005)Joseph
Paris Does Not Exist
Paris Does Not Exist (1969)
The Little Apocalypse
The Little Apocalypse (1993)Arnold
Great life
Great life (2009)Kowalski
The Question
The Question (1977)Vincent
Marriage a la Mode
Marriage a la Mode (1973)Leporello
Boxes
Boxes (2007)Max
Qu'est-ce qui fait courir David ?
Qu'est-ce qui fait courir David ? (1982)Albert
Beneath the Rooftops of Paris
Beneath the Rooftops of Paris (2007)Amar
Candidature
Candidature (2001)
La Tueuse
La Tueuse (2010)Tarnowski
La Cerisaie
La Cerisaie (1982)Yacha
Quand on sera grand
Quand on sera grand (2000)Isaac
Little Marcel
Little Marcel (1976)Garcia
Les Fossés de Vincennes
Les Fossés de Vincennes (1972)La voix de Bonaparte
Le jardinier
Le jardinier (1981)The overseer
Mordbüro
Mordbüro (1997)Léo Stoychev
Au cas où je n'aurais pas la palme d'or
Au cas où je n'aurais pas la palme d'or (2011)Le rabbin / Maurice Bénichou
Cadoudal
Cadoudal (1974)Savary
Instinct de femme
Instinct de femme (1981)Rat speaker
Travail du comédien
Travail du comédien (1974)
Ile Flottante
Ile Flottante (1988)Maurice Bénichou