Paul Meurisse
Known for
Acting
Life
1912 – 1979 (aged 66)
Born in
Dunkerque, Nord, Nord-Pas-de-Calais, France
Credits
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Biography
Paul Meurisse (21 December 1912, Dunkirk – 19 January 1979, Neuilly-sur-Seine) was a French actor who appeared in over 60 films and many stage productions. Meurisse was noted for the elegance of his acting style, and for his versatility. He was equally able to play comedic and serious dramatic roles. His screen appearances ranged from the droll and drily humorous to the menacing and disturbing. His most celebrated role was that of the sadistic and vindictive headmaster in the 1955 film Les Diaboliques.
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Known For
Diabolique
29 Jan 1955
Army of Shadows
10 Sep 1969
Crooks in Clover
27 Nov 1963
The Truth
02 Nov 1960
Le Deuxième Souffle
01 Nov 1966
Marie-Octobre
24 Apr 1959
Picnic on the Grass
11 Nov 1959
The Gypsy
05 Dec 1975
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Filmography
1976
- The Education in Love of Valentinas Julien Blaise
1975
- The Gypsyas Yan Kuq
1974
- The Suspectsas Laurent Kirchner
1973
- The Voracious Onesas Inspecteur Martino
1971
- Easy Down There!as Bishop
- Le Cri du cormoran, le soir au-dessus des jonquesas Kruger
1969
- Army of Shadowsas Luc Jardie
1966
- Le Deuxième Souffleas Commissaire Blot
- Congress of Loveas Talleyrand
1965
- When the Pheasants Passas Alexandre Larsan-Bellac
- The Big Swagas Paul Filippi, gentleman crook
- The Majordomoas Léopold
- Me and the Forty Year Old Manas Alexandre Dumourier
1964
- The Monocle's Sour Laughas Commander Théobald Dromard, aka 'Le Monocle'
1963
- Crooks in Cloveras commandant Théobald Dromard, dit « Le Monocle »
- L'assassin connaît la musiqueas Lionel Fribourg
- Be Careful Ladiesas Charles Rouvier
- Chicken Feed for Little Birdsas M. Armand, un ancien truand
1962
- The Eye of the Monocleas Théobald 'Monocle' Dromard
- Bells Without Joyas Captain of Lambérieux
1961
- The New Aristrocratsas Father Philippe de Maubrun
- The Game of Truthas Portrant
- The Black Monocleas Dromard, "Le Monocle"
1960
- The Truthas Maître Éparvier
- Love and the Frenchwomanas Jean-Claude Perret, publicitaire et mari cocu (segment "L'Adultère")
1959
- Picnic on the Grassas Étienne Alexis, célèbre biologiste
- Marie-Octobreas François Renaud-Picart
- Head Against the Wallas Dr. Emery
- Guinguetteas Viscount Édouard de Villancourt
1958
- Seventh Heavenas Manuel Villa
- Not Deliveredas Divisional Commissioner Varzeilles
- Les Violentsas Principal Inspector Malouvier
1957
- The Inspector Likes a Fightas Inspector Morice
- Until the Last Oneas Fredo Ricioni
1955
- The Affair of the Poisonsas l'abbé Guibourg
- Fortune carréeas Mordhom
- Diaboliqueas Michel Delassalle
1954
- The Contessa's Secretas L'empereur Napoléon III
1953
- Je suis un mouchardas Bob Torquella
1952
- Sergil Among the Girlsas l'inspecteur Sergil
1951
- My Wife Is Formidableas Lui-même chez le dentiste
- Serenade to the Executioner
- Maria of the End of the World
1950
- Agnes of Nothingas Carlos
1949
- Last Hour, Special Editionas Dominique Coche
- The Red Angel
1948
- Scandalas Steve Richardson
- Sergil et le dictateuras Inspector Sergil
- Impasse of Two Angelsas Jean
- Le Dessous des cartesas Inspector Nansen
- Colonel Durandas Colonel of the Empire Gérard Durand
- The Eleven O'Clock Womanas Stanilas Octave Seminario aka 'SOS', détective
1947
- Bethsabéeas Le capitaine Lucien Sommervill - l'ex amant d'Arabella
- Monsieur chasseas Moricet
- Inspector Sergilas Inspector Pierre Sergil
1946
- Back Streets of Parisas Victor Ménard, Mrs. Rose's former accomplice
- The Uncatchable Mr. Fredericas B.B.
1945
1943
- The Wolf Farmas Furet
1942
- Love Marriageas Robert
- Forbidden to Loveas Maxime Gavard
1941
- Montmartre on the Seineas Paul Mariol
- Ne bougez plus !as Hector