Michel Subor profile photo

Michel Subor

Acting
86 years oldParis, France

Biography

Michel Subor (February 2 1935 - January 17 2022) was a French actor who gained fame playing the lover of Brigitte Bardot's character in La Bride sur le Cou (1961). In Hollywood Subor starred in Clive Donner's What's New, Pussycat? (as lover Philippe) and in Alfred Hitchcock's Topaz (as Claude Jade's husband, the journalist François Picard). His most important role was his Bruno Forestier in Jean-Luc Godard's Le Petit Soldat, beside Anna Karina. He had a comeback in 1999 in Claire Denis's Beau Travail. His most recent movie was Claire Denis' Bastards in 2013. Description above from the Wikipedia article Michel Subor, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.

Personal Details

Born
February 2, 1935 - January 17, 2022 (age 86)
Gender
Male
Place of Birth
Paris, France
Known For
Acting

Also Known As

Joseph Michel Subotzky

Movies (41)

Sang titre

Sang titre

as (archive footage) (uncredited)

2025

to Crinkle their Wrist, Perfumed Splendour

to Crinkle their Wrist, Perfumed Splendour

as Commander Bruno Forestier (archive footage)

2023

Stars at Noon
5.9

Stars at Noon

In Memory Of (Crew)

2022

Godard Mon Amour
6.6

Godard Mon Amour

as Narrator #4 (voice)

2017

Bastards
5.7

Bastards

as Edouard Laporte

2013

Last Winter
5.7

Last Winter

as Hélier

2012

White Material
6.8

White Material

as Henri Vial

2010

The Intruder
6.5

The Intruder

as Louis Trebor

2005

Dear Hunter
1.0

Dear Hunter

2003

Wild Innocence
5.6

Wild Innocence

as Chas

2001

Beau Travail
7.1

Beau Travail

as Commander Bruno Forestier

2000

Fidelity
5.8

Fidelity

as Rupert MacRoi

2000

Ainsi soit-il
5.0

Ainsi soit-il

as Barroux

2000

Un petit grain de folie

Un petit grain de folie

as Alexandre Pelozov

1997

Braxton

Braxton

1989

The French Revolution
7.5

The French Revolution

as Vadier

1989

Der Mann im Salz
2.0

Der Mann im Salz

as Meister Zwanzigeisen

1988

The Fourth Power
6.2

The Fourth Power

as Xavier Mareche

1985

Secret Passage
5.0

Secret Passage

as Enrique

1985

Stress
5.2

Stress

as Police commissioner

1984

Le pilon
7.0

Le pilon

as Roland Boileu

1981

The Rebel
7.2

The Rebel

as Beaufils

1980

The Sewers of Paradise
6.2

The Sewers of Paradise

as Biki le Targuy

1979

The Accuser
5.7

The Accuser

as Brignon

1977

The Day of the Jackal
7.5

The Day of the Jackal

as OAS Terrorist in Car

1973

Topaz
6.0

Topaz

as François Picard

1969

Sadistic Hallucinations
2.3

Sadistic Hallucinations

as L'inspecteur

1969

À nous deux, Paris!

À nous deux, Paris!

as Patrick Cartier

1966

Le Reflux

Le Reflux

as Henri Person

1965

The Queen of Spades
8.0

The Queen of Spades

as Herman

1965

What's New Pussycat?
6.0

What's New Pussycat?

as Philippe

1965

Anatomy of a Marriage: My Days with Jean-Marc
6.0

Anatomy of a Marriage: My Days with Jean-Marc

as Roger

1964

Anatomy of a Marriage: My Days with Françoise
5.8

Anatomy of a Marriage: My Days with Françoise

as Roger

1964

Young Girls of Good Families

Young Girls of Good Families

as Gerard LeGall

1963

Le Petit Soldat
6.9

Le Petit Soldat

as Bruno Forestier

1963

Jules and Jim
7.5

Jules and Jim

as Récitant / Narrator (voix)

1962

Vacation in Hell

Vacation in Hell

as André

1961

Please, Not Now!
4.6

Please, Not Now!

as Alain Varnier

1961

My Pal the Gypsy
4.0

My Pal the Gypsy

as Bruno Pittuiti

1959

Sunday Encounter
6.2

Sunday Encounter

as Un élève du cours (uncredited)

1958

Frou-Frou
5.7

Frou-Frou

as Le jeune homme au restaurant (uncredited)

1955

TV Shows (8)