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Michel Simon

Acting
80 years oldGeneva, Switzerland

Biography

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).

Personal Details

Born
April 9, 1895 - May 30, 1975 (age 80)
Gender
Male
Place of Birth
Geneva, Switzerland
Known For
Acting

Also Known As

Мишель Симон
Michel François Joseph Simon
François Joseph Simon

Movies (42)

René Clair, tout entre nous n'était qu'un jeu

René Clair, tout entre nous n'était qu'un jeu

as Lui-même

2021

Carné, Prévert : drôle de duo

Carné, Prévert : drôle de duo

as Self (archive footage)

2019

Cinéastes de notre temps : Jean Vigo
7.3

Cinéastes de notre temps : Jean Vigo

as Self

2012

Arletty, Lady Paname
6.0

Arletty, Lady Paname

as Self (archive footage)

2007

Jean Vigo : le son retrouvé
7.0

Jean Vigo : le son retrouvé

as Le père Jules (archive footage)

2001

Journey Through History

Journey Through History

as Self (archive footage)

1977

The Red Ibis
5.4

The Red Ibis

as Zizi

1975

The Butcher, the Star and the Orphan
1.0

The Butcher, the Star and the Orphan

as Erotologist

1975

The Most Wonderful Evening of My Life
7.2

The Most Wonderful Evening of My Life

as Attorney Zorn

1972

Blanche
6.0

Blanche

as Master

1972

The House

The House

as Louis Compiegne

1970

Let's Have a Riot
6.9

Let's Have a Riot

as Cavazza

1970

The Marriage Came Tumbling Down
5.9

The Marriage Came Tumbling Down

as Le vieux Jéricho

1968

La Plaie et le Couteau, Charles Baudelaire

La Plaie et le Couteau, Charles Baudelaire

1967

The Two of Us
7.6

The Two of Us

as Pépé

1967

Jean Renoir, le patron, 2e partie: La direction d'acteur
9.0

Jean Renoir, le patron, 2e partie: La direction d'acteur

as Self - Interviewee

1967

Two Hours to Kill
6.3

Two Hours to Kill

as Locker Attendant

1966

Cinéastes de notre temps : Sacha Guitry

Cinéastes de notre temps : Sacha Guitry

as Self - Interviewee

1965

Cyrano and d'Artagnan
5.8

Cyrano and d'Artagnan

as Le Grognard

1964

The Train
7.5

The Train

as Papa Boul

1964

Ecco
4.3

Ecco

as Self

1963

The Devil and the Ten Commandments
5.5

The Devil and the Ten Commandments

as Jérôme Chambard

1962

Emile's Boat
6.4

Emile's Boat

as Charles-Edmond Larmentiel

1962

Candide or The Optimism in the 20th Century
6.2

Candide or The Optimism in the 20th Century

as Colonel Nanar, du cadre de réserve

1960

Pete the Tender
5.4

Pete the Tender

as Pierrot

1960

The Battle of Austerlitz
6.6

The Battle of Austerlitz

as Alboise

1960

The Head
5.0

The Head

as Prof. Dr. Abel

1959

It Happened in Broad Daylight
7.4

It Happened in Broad Daylight

as Jacquier

1958

A Certain Mr. Jo
1.0

A Certain Mr. Jo

as Joseph "Jo" Guardini

1958

Three Make a Pair
4.8

Three Make a Pair

as Commissaire Bernard

1957

La joyeuse prison

La joyeuse prison

as Benoit, chief guard

1956

Mémoires d'un flic

Mémoires d'un flic

as Principal Commissioner Henri Dominique

1956

The Impossible Mr. Pipelet
5.5

The Impossible Mr. Pipelet

as Maurice Martin, concierge d'immeuble

1955

At the Order of the Czar

At the Order of the Czar

as Prince de Sayn-Wittgenstein

1954

Hungarian Rhapsody

Hungarian Rhapsody

as General von Sayn-Wittgenstein

1954

The Anatomy of Love
6.4

The Anatomy of Love

as Padre Silvio

1954

Strange Desire of Mr. Bard
6.0

Strange Desire of Mr. Bard

as Auguste Bard

1954

Saadia
5.8

Saadia

as Bou Rezza

1953

The Merchant of Venice
5.0

The Merchant of Venice

as Shylock

1953

Femmes de Paris
6.5

Femmes de Paris

as Professor Charles Buisson

1953

The Virtuous Scoundrel
5.9

The Virtuous Scoundrel

as Albert Ménard-Lacoste / Alain Ménard-Lacoste

1953

Hôtel des Invalides
5.8

Hôtel des Invalides

as Récitant / Narrator (voice)

1952

TV Shows (8)