Michel Simon
Known For
Acting
Gender
Male
Birthday
Apr 9, 1895 (131 years old)
Place of Birth
Geneva, 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).
Known For
| 2022 | Belmondo: The Incorrigible | |
| 2021 | René Clair, tout entre nous n'était qu'un jeuLui-même | |
| 2021 | Morceaux de Cannes | |
| 2019 | Carné, Prévert : drôle de duoSelf (archive footage) | |
| 2012 | Cinéastes de notre temps : Jean VigoSelf | |
| 2012 | The Bardot mystery | |
| 2007 | Arletty, Lady PanameSelf (archive footage) | |
| 2001 | Jean Vigo : le son retrouvéLe père Jules (archive footage) | |
| 1978 | Encyclopédie audiovisuelle du cinémaSelf (archive footage) | |
| 1977 | Journey Through HistorySelf (archive footage) | |
| 1975 | The Red IbisZizi | |
| 1975 | The Butcher, the Star and the OrphanErotologist | |
| 1974 | Spécial cinémaSelf (archive footage) | |
| 1972 | The Most Wonderful Evening of My LifeAttorney Zorn | |
| 1972 | BlancheMaster | |
| 1972 | Le Grand ÉchiquierSelf | |
| 1971 | Samedi soirSelf | |
| 1970 | The HouseLouis Compiegne | |
| 1970 | Let's Have a RiotCavazza | |
| 1968 | The Marriage Came Tumbling DownLe vieux Jéricho | |
| 1967 | The Two of UsPépé | |
| 1967 | Jean Renoir, le patron, 2e partie: La direction d'acteurSelf - Interviewee | |
| 1967 | La Plaie et le Couteau, Charles Baudelaire | |
| 1966 | Two Hours to KillLocker Attendant | |
| 1965 | Cinéastes de notre temps : Sacha GuitrySelf - Interviewee | |
| 1965 | Dim Dam DomSelf | |
| 1964 | The TrainPapa Boul | |
| 1964 | Cyrano and d'ArtagnanLe Grognard | |
| 1963 | EccoSelf | |
| 1962 | Emile's BoatCharles-Edmond Larmentiel | |
| 1962 | The Devil and the Ten CommandmentsJérôme Chambard | |
| 1960 | The Battle of AusterlitzAlboise | |
| 1960 | Candide or The Optimism in the 20th CenturyColonel Nanar, du cadre de réserve | |
| 1960 | Pete the TenderPierrot | |
| 1959 | The HeadProf. Dr. Abel | |
| 1959 | DiscoramaSelf | |
| 1958 | It Happened in Broad DaylightJacquier | |
| 1958 | A Certain Mr. JoJoseph "Jo" Guardini | |
| 1957 | Three Make a PairCommissaire Bernard | |
| 1956 | La joyeuse prisonBenoit, chief guard | |
| 1956 | Mémoires d'un flicPrincipal Commissioner Henri Dominique | |
| 1956 | CinépanoramaSelf | |
| 1955 | The Impossible Mr. PipeletMaurice Martin, concierge d'immeuble | |
| 1954 | Strange Desire of Mr. BardAuguste Bard | |
| 1954 | Hungarian RhapsodyGeneral von Sayn-Wittgenstein | |
| 1954 | The Anatomy of LovePadre Silvio | |
| 1954 | At the Order of the CzarPrince de Sayn-Wittgenstein | |
| 1954 | Reflets de CannesSelf | |
| 1953 | Femmes de ParisProfessor Charles Buisson | |
| 1953 | The Virtuous ScoundrelAlbert Ménard-Lacoste / Alain Ménard-Lacoste | |
| 1953 | SaadiaBou Rezza | |
| 1953 | The Merchant of VeniceShylock | |
| 1952 | Crimson CurtainLucien Bertal / Léonard, his understudy / Banquo | |
| 1952 | Mister TaxiPierre Verger, « Monsieur Taxi » | |
| 1952 | The Road to DamascusCaïphe | |
| 1952 | Hôtel des InvalidesRécitant / Narrator (voice) | |
| 1952 | Full HouseCommissioner Jules Maigret (segment "Le témoignage d'un enfant de choeur") | |
| 1952 | The Girl with the WhipLe tuteur | |
| 1951 | PoisonPaul Louis Victor Braconnier | |
| 1951 | The Two TruthsCidoni | |
| 1950 | The Beauty of the DevilMephistopheles / Old Prof. Henri Faust | |
| 1949 | FabiolaSenator Fabius Severus | |
| 1948 | La Carcasse et le Tord-couJoseph Ferdinand Anselme Midot,aka 'Le tord-cou' | |
| 1947 | PanicMonsieur Hire | |
| 1947 | Not GuiltyDoctor Michel Ancelin | |
| 1947 | The Crowned Fish TavernCaptain Palmer | |
| 1947 | The Lovers of the Pont Saint-JeanAlcide Garonne | |
| 1946 | A Friend Will Come TonightMichel Lemaret | |
| 1943 | Vautrin the ThiefVautrin | |
| 1943 | Shop Girls of ParisBaudu | |
| 1942 | Girl of the Golden WestButler | |
| 1941 | The King's JesterRigoletto | |
| 1941 | ToscaIl barone Scarpia | |
| 1940 | Comedy of HappinessMonsieur Jourdain | |
| 1940 | Paris - New-YorkInspector Boucheron | |
| 1940 | The Musicians of the SkyLe capitaine Simon | |
| 1939 | The Last TurningNick Marino | |
| 1939 | Fric-FracJo | |
| 1939 | Extenuating CircumstancesMr. Gaetan Le Sentencier | |
| 1939 | CocoanutJosserand | |
| 1939 | Deputy EusèbeEusèbe Bonbonneau | |
| 1939 | The End of the DayErnest Cabrissade, eternal understudy | |
| 1939 | Behind the FacadePicking, knife-throwing artist | |
| 1939 | Cavalcade of LoveDiogène, Monseigneur de Beaupré & Lacouret | |
| 1938 | Boys' SchoolLemel, le professeur de dessin | |
| 1938 | Port of ShadowsZabel | |
| 1938 | Mother LoveMichel Quercy | |
| 1938 | The StreamCounr Edouard de Bourgogne, aka 'L'Escargot' | |
| 1938 | The New RichMartinet | |
| 1938 | MiragesMichel | |
| 1938 | Beautiful StarLéon | |
| 1937 | Boulot aviateurBaron Gobèche | |
| 1937 | Bizarre, BizarreIrwin Molyneux, alias Félix Chapel | |
| 1937 | La Bataille silencieuseSauvin | |
| 1937 | Naples Under the Kiss of FireMichel | |
| 1937 | Le Choc en retourLaverdac | |
| 1936 | MoutonnetFrècheville | |
| 1936 | Girls of ParisBaron de Beaupoil / his brother | |
| 1936 | Under Western EyesLespara | |
| 1936 | The Fleeing DeadAchille Baluchet | |
| 1936 | Let's Make a DreamUn Invité (Prologue) | |
| 1936 | The Twins of BrightonLabrosse | |
| 1935 | Le Bébé de l'escadronPerrot-Joly | |
| 1935 | Lovers and ThievesDoizeau | |
| 1935 | A Bum DealBoudu | |
| 1935 | Adémaï au Moyen ÂgeLord Pickwickdam | |
| 1934 | L'AtalantePère Jules | |
| 1934 | Ladies LakeOscar Lyssenhop | |
| 1934 | Le BonheurNoël Malpiaz | |
| 1934 | Léopold le bien-aimé | |
| 1933 | High and LowM. Bodeletz | |
| 1933 | Miquette and Her MotherMonchablon, un médiocre acteur de tournées, qui fait la cour à Miquette | |
| 1932 | Boudu Saved from DrowningPriape Boudu | |
| 1932 | Baleydier | |
| 1931 | La ChienneMaurice Legrand | |
| 1931 | Baby's LaxativeChouilloux | |
| 1931 | Jean of the MoonJean de la Lune | |
| 1930 | Illegitimate ChildLorédan | |
| 1929 | Pivoine | |
| 1928 | The Sad SackJoseph Turlot | |
| 1928 | The Passion of Joan of ArcJean Lemaître | |
| 1925 | The Late Mathias PascalJérôme Pomino | |
| 1925 | The Vocation of André CarelGaston Lebeau | |
| 1924 | The Gallery of Monsters | |
| - | Les Deux RéalitésCidoni |
| 1932 | Boudu Saved from DrowningProducer |
| 1931 | Jean of the MoonDirector |
| 1941 | The King's JesterScreenplay |