Michel Simon
Known for
Acting
Life
1895 – 1975 (aged 80)
Born in
Geneva, Switzerland
Credits
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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
The Passion of Joan of Arc
21 Apr 1928
L'Atalante
24 Apr 1934
The Train
24 Sep 1964
Port of Shadows
17 May 1938
Boudu Saved from Drowning
11 Nov 1932
It Happened in Broad Daylight
09 Jun 1958
La Chienne
01 Nov 1931
The Two of Us
08 Mar 1967
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Filmography
2001
- Jean Vigo : le son retrouvéas Le père Jules (archive footage)
1975
- The Red Ibisas Zizi
- The Butcher, the Star and the Orphanas Erotologist
1972
- The Most Wonderful Evening of My Lifeas Attorney Zorn
- Blancheas Master
1970
- The Houseas Louis Compiegne
- Let's Have a Riotas Cavazza
1968
- The Marriage Came Tumbling Downas Le vieux Jéricho
1967
- La Plaie et le Couteau, Charles Baudelaireas Un récitant
- The Two of Usas Pépé
1966
- Two Hours to Killas Locker Attendant
1964
- Cyrano and d'Artagnanas Le Grognard
- The Trainas Papa Boul
1962
- The Devil and the Ten Commandmentsas Jérôme Chambard
- Emile's Boatas Charles-Edmond Larmentiel
1960
- Candide or The Optimism in the 20th Centuryas Colonel Nanar, du cadre de réserve
- Pete the Tenderas Pierrot
- Austerlitzas Alboise
1959
- The Headas Prof. Dr. Abel
1958
- It Happened in Broad Daylightas Jacquier
- A Certain Mr. Joas Joseph "Jo" Guardini
1957
- Three Make a Pairas Commissaire Bernard
1956
- La joyeuse prisonas Benoit, chief guard
- Mémoires d'un flicas Principal Commissioner Henri Dominique
1955
- The Impossible Mr. Pipeletas Maurice Martin, concierge d'immeuble
1954
- At the Order of the Czaras Prince de Sayn-Wittgenstein
- Hungarian Rhapsodyas General von Sayn-Wittgenstein
- The Anatomy of Loveas Padre Silvio
- Strange Desire of Mr. Bardas Auguste Bard
1953
- Saadiaas Bou Rezza
- The Merchant of Veniceas Shylock
- Femmes de Parisas Professor Charles Buisson
- The Virtuous Scoundrelas Albert Ménard-Lacoste
1952
- Hôtel des Invalidesas Récitant
- The Road to Damascusas Caïphe
- Crimson Curtainas Lucien Bertal
- Full Houseas Commissioner Jules Maigret (segment "Le témoignage d'un enfant de choeur")
- The Girl with the Whipas Le tuteur
- Mister Taxias Pierre Verger, « Monsieur Taxi »
1951
- Poisonas Paul Louis Victor Braconnier
- The Two Truthsas Cidoni
1950
- The Beauty of the Devilas Mephistopheles
1949
- Fabiolaas Senator Fabius Severus
1948
- La Carcasse et le Tord-couas Joseph Ferdinand Anselme Midot,aka 'Le tord-cou'
1947
- The Lovers of the Pont Saint-Jeanas Alcide Garonne
- Not Guiltyas Doctor Michel Ancelin
- The Crowned Fish Tavernas Captain Palmer
- Panicas Monsieur Hire
1946
- A Friend Will Come Tonightas Michel Lemaret
1943
- Vautrin the Thiefas Vautrin
- Shop Girls of Parisas Baudu
1942
- Girl of the Golden Westas Butler
1941
- The King's Jesteras Rigoletto
- Toscaas Il barone Scarpia
1940
- Comedy of Happinessas Monsieur Jourdain
- The Musicians of the Skyas Le capitaine Simon
- Paris - New-Yorkas Inspector Boucheron
1939
- Cavalcade of Loveas Diogène, Monseigneur de Beaupré & Lacouret
- Extenuating Circumstancesas Mr. Gaetan Le Sentencier
- Fric-Fracas Jo
- The Last Turningas Nick Marino
- The End of the Dayas Ernest Cabrissade, eternal understudy
- Behind the Facadeas Picking, knife-throwing artist
- Deputy Eusèbeas Eusèbe Bonbonneau
- Cocoanutas Josserand
1938
- Mother Loveas Michel Quercy
- The Streamas Counr Edouard de Bourgogne, aka 'L'Escargot'
- Beautiful Staras Léon
- The New Richas Martinet
- Port of Shadowsas Zabel
- Boys' Schoolas Lemel, le professeur de dessin
- Miragesas Michel
1937
- Naples Under the Kiss of Fireas Michel
- Bizarre, Bizarreas Irwin Molyneux, alias Félix Chapel
- La Bataille silencieuseas Sauvin
- Boulot aviateuras Baron Gobèche
- Le Choc en retouras Laverdac
1936
- Let's Make a Dreamas Un Invité (Prologue)
- Girls of Parisas Baron de Beaupoil
- The Twins of Brightonas Labrosse
- Moutonnetas Frècheville
- Under Western Eyesas Lespara
- The Fleeing Deadas Achille Baluchet
1935
- Le Bébé de l'escadronas Perrot-Joly
- Lovers and Thievesas Doizeau
- A Bum Dealas Boudu
- Adémaï au Moyen Âgeas Lord Pickwickdam
1934
- Le Bonheuras Noël Malpiaz
- Ladies Lakeas Oscar Lyssenhop
- L'Atalanteas Père Jules
- Léopold le bien-aimé
1933
- High and Lowas M. Bodeletz
- Miquette and Her Motheras Monchablon, un médiocre acteur de tournées, qui fait la cour à Miquette
1932
- Boudu Saved from Drowningas Priape Boudu
- Baleydier
1931
- La Chienneas Maurice Legrand
- Baby's Laxativeas Chouilloux
- Jean of the Moonas Jean de la Lune
1930
- Illegitimate Childas Lorédan
1929
1928
- The Sad Sackas Joseph Turlot
- The Passion of Joan of Arcas Jean Lemaître
1925
- The Late Mathias Pascalas Jérôme Pomino
- The Vocation of André Carelas Gaston Lebeau