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Michel Simon
Acting

Michel Simon

Known for exceptional acting in global cinema.

Profession

Acting

Birthday

9 Apr 1895

Age

131 Years

Born In

Geneva, Switzerland

Total Projects

125

Years Active

98 Yrs

Avg Rating

7.0 ★

Overview

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).

Filmography

Belmondo: The Incorrigible

movie

Belmondo: The Incorrigible

2022

Belmondo: The Incorrigible

Morceaux de Cannes

movie

Morceaux de Cannes

2021

Morceaux de Cannes

CineRaya

movie

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

2021

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

as Lui-même

Carné, Prévert : drôle de duo

movie

Carné, Prévert : drôle de duo

2019

Carné, Prévert : drôle de duo

as Self (archive footage)

Cinéastes de notre temps : Jean Vigo

movie

Cinéastes de notre temps : Jean Vigo

2012

Cinéastes de notre temps : Jean Vigo

as Self

The Bardot mystery

movie

The Bardot mystery

2012

The Bardot mystery

Arletty, Lady Paname

movie

Arletty, Lady Paname

2007

Arletty, Lady Paname

as Self (archive footage)

Jean Vigo : le son retrouvé

movie

Jean Vigo : le son retrouvé

2001

Jean Vigo : le son retrouvé

as Le père Jules (archive footage)

CineRaya

tv

Encyclopédie audiovisuelle du cinéma

1978

Encyclopédie audiovisuelle du cinéma

as Self (archive footage)

Journey Through History

movie

Journey Through History

1977

Journey Through History

as Self (archive footage)

The Red Ibis

movie

The Red Ibis

1975

The Red Ibis

as Zizi

The Butcher, the Star and the Orphan

movie

The Butcher, the Star and the Orphan

1975

The Butcher, the Star and the Orphan

as Erotologist

Spécial cinéma

tv

Spécial cinéma

1974

Spécial cinéma

as Self (archive footage)

The Most Wonderful Evening of My Life

movie

The Most Wonderful Evening of My Life

1972

The Most Wonderful Evening of My Life

as Attorney Zorn

Blanche

movie

Blanche

1972

Blanche

as Master

Le Grand Échiquier

tv

Le Grand Échiquier

1972

Le Grand Échiquier

as Self

CineRaya

tv

Samedi soir

1971

Samedi soir

as Self

The House

movie

The House

1970

The House

as Louis Compiegne

Let's Have a Riot

movie

Let's Have a Riot

1970

Let's Have a Riot

as Cavazza

The Marriage Came Tumbling Down

movie

The Marriage Came Tumbling Down

1968

The Marriage Came Tumbling Down

as Le vieux Jéricho

La Plaie et le Couteau, Charles Baudelaire

movie

La Plaie et le Couteau, Charles Baudelaire

1967

La Plaie et le Couteau, Charles Baudelaire

The Two of Us

movie

The Two of Us

1967

The Two of Us

as Pépé

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

movie

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

1967

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

as Self - Interviewee

Two Hours to Kill

movie

Two Hours to Kill

1966

Two Hours to Kill

as Locker Attendant

CineRaya

movie

Cinéastes de notre temps : Sacha Guitry

1965

Cinéastes de notre temps : Sacha Guitry

as Self - Interviewee

Dim Dam Dom

tv

Dim Dam Dom

1965

Dim Dam Dom

as Self

Cyrano and d'Artagnan

movie

Cyrano and d'Artagnan

1964

Cyrano and d'Artagnan

as Le Grognard

The Train

movie

The Train

1964

The Train

as Papa Boul

Ecco

movie

Ecco

1963

Ecco

as Self

The Devil and the Ten Commandments

movie

The Devil and the Ten Commandments

1962

The Devil and the Ten Commandments

as Jérôme Chambard

Emile's Boat

movie

Emile's Boat

1962

Emile's Boat

as Charles-Edmond Larmentiel

Candide or The Optimism in the 20th Century

movie

Candide or The Optimism in the 20th Century

1960

Candide or The Optimism in the 20th Century

as Colonel Nanar, du cadre de réserve

Pete the Tender

movie

Pete the Tender

1960

Pete the Tender

as Pierrot

The Battle of Austerlitz

movie

The Battle of Austerlitz

1960

The Battle of Austerlitz

as Alboise

The Head

movie

The Head

1959

The Head

as Prof. Dr. Abel

Discorama

tv

Discorama

1959

Discorama

as Self

It Happened in Broad Daylight

movie

It Happened in Broad Daylight

1958

It Happened in Broad Daylight

as Jacquier

A Certain Mr. Jo

movie

A Certain Mr. Jo

1958

A Certain Mr. Jo

as Joseph "Jo" Guardini

Three Make a Pair

movie

Three Make a Pair

1957

Three Make a Pair

as Commissaire Bernard

La joyeuse prison

movie

La joyeuse prison

1956

La joyeuse prison

as Benoit, chief guard

Cinépanorama

tv

Cinépanorama

1956

Cinépanorama

as Self

Mémoires d'un flic

movie

Mémoires d'un flic

1956

Mémoires d'un flic

as Principal Commissioner Henri Dominique

The Impossible Mr. Pipelet

movie

The Impossible Mr. Pipelet

1955

The Impossible Mr. Pipelet

as Maurice Martin, concierge d'immeuble

At the Order of the Czar

movie

At the Order of the Czar

1954

At the Order of the Czar

as Prince de Sayn-Wittgenstein

Hungarian Rhapsody

movie

Hungarian Rhapsody

1954

Hungarian Rhapsody

as General von Sayn-Wittgenstein

Reflets de Cannes

tv

Reflets de Cannes

1954

Reflets de Cannes

as Self

The Anatomy of Love

movie

The Anatomy of Love

1954

The Anatomy of Love

as Padre Silvio

Strange Desire of Mr. Bard

movie

Strange Desire of Mr. Bard

1954

Strange Desire of Mr. Bard

as Auguste Bard

Saadia

movie

Saadia

1953

Saadia

as Bou Rezza

The Merchant of Venice

movie

The Merchant of Venice

1953

The Merchant of Venice

as Shylock

Femmes de Paris

movie

Femmes de Paris

1953

Femmes de Paris

as Professor Charles Buisson

The Virtuous Scoundrel

movie

The Virtuous Scoundrel

1953

The Virtuous Scoundrel

as Albert Ménard-Lacoste / Alain Ménard-Lacoste

Hôtel des Invalides

movie

Hôtel des Invalides

1952

Hôtel des Invalides

as Récitant / Narrator (voice)

The Road to Damascus

movie

The Road to Damascus

1952

The Road to Damascus

as Caïphe

Crimson Curtain

movie

Crimson Curtain

1952

Crimson Curtain

as Lucien Bertal / Léonard, his understudy / Banquo

Full House

movie

Full House

1952

Full House

as Commissioner Jules Maigret (segment "Le témoignage d'un enfant de choeur")

The Girl with the Whip

movie

The Girl with the Whip

1952

The Girl with the Whip

as Le tuteur

Mister Taxi

movie

Mister Taxi

1952

Mister Taxi

as Pierre Verger, « Monsieur Taxi »

Poison

movie

Poison

1951

Poison

as Paul Louis Victor Braconnier

The Two Truths

movie

The Two Truths

1951

The Two Truths

as Cidoni

The Beauty of the Devil

movie

The Beauty of the Devil

1950

The Beauty of the Devil

as Mephistopheles / Old Prof. Henri Faust

Fabiola

movie

Fabiola

1949

Fabiola

as Senator Fabius Severus

La Carcasse et le Tord-cou

movie

La Carcasse et le Tord-cou

1948

La Carcasse et le Tord-cou

as Joseph Ferdinand Anselme Midot,aka 'Le tord-cou'

The Lovers of the Pont Saint-Jean

movie

The Lovers of the Pont Saint-Jean

1947

The Lovers of the Pont Saint-Jean

as Alcide Garonne

Not Guilty

movie

Not Guilty

1947

Not Guilty

as Doctor Michel Ancelin

The Crowned Fish Tavern

movie

The Crowned Fish Tavern

1947

The Crowned Fish Tavern

as Captain Palmer

Panic

movie

Panic

1947

Panic

as Monsieur Hire

A Friend Will Come Tonight

movie

A Friend Will Come Tonight

1946

A Friend Will Come Tonight

as Michel Lemaret

Vautrin the Thief

movie

Vautrin the Thief

1943

Vautrin the Thief

as Vautrin

Shop Girls of Paris

movie

Shop Girls of Paris

1943

Shop Girls of Paris

as Baudu

Girl of the Golden West

movie

Girl of the Golden West

1942

Girl of the Golden West

as Butler

The King's Jester

movie

The King's Jester

1941

The King's Jester

as Rigoletto

Tosca

movie

Tosca

1941

Tosca

as Il barone Scarpia

Comedy of Happiness

movie

Comedy of Happiness

1940

Comedy of Happiness

as Monsieur Jourdain

The Musicians of the Sky

movie

The Musicians of the Sky

1940

The Musicians of the Sky

as Le capitaine Simon

Paris - New-York

movie

Paris - New-York

1940

Paris - New-York

as Inspector Boucheron

Cavalcade of Love

movie

Cavalcade of Love

1939

Cavalcade of Love

as Diogène, Monseigneur de Beaupré & Lacouret

Extenuating Circumstances

movie

Extenuating Circumstances

1939

Extenuating Circumstances

as Mr. Gaetan Le Sentencier

Fric-Frac

movie

Fric-Frac

1939

Fric-Frac

as Jo

The Last Turning

movie

The Last Turning

1939

The Last Turning

as Nick Marino

The End of the Day

movie

The End of the Day

1939

The End of the Day

as Ernest Cabrissade, eternal understudy

Behind the Facade

movie

Behind the Facade

1939

Behind the Facade

as Picking, knife-throwing artist

Deputy Eusèbe

movie

Deputy Eusèbe

1939

Deputy Eusèbe

as Eusèbe Bonbonneau

Cocoanut

movie

Cocoanut

1939

Cocoanut

as Josserand

Mother Love

movie

Mother Love

1938

Mother Love

as Michel Quercy

The Stream

movie

The Stream

1938

The Stream

as Counr Edouard de Bourgogne, aka 'L'Escargot'

Beautiful Star

movie

Beautiful Star

1938

Beautiful Star

as Léon

The New Rich

movie

The New Rich

1938

The New Rich

as Martinet

Port of Shadows

movie

Port of Shadows

1938

Port of Shadows

as Zabel

Boys' School

movie

Boys' School

1938

Boys' School

as Lemel, le professeur de dessin

Mirages

movie

Mirages

1938

Mirages

as Michel

Naples Under the Kiss of Fire

movie

Naples Under the Kiss of Fire

1937

Naples Under the Kiss of Fire

as Michel

Bizarre, Bizarre

movie

Bizarre, Bizarre

1937

Bizarre, Bizarre

as Irwin Molyneux, alias Félix Chapel

La Bataille silencieuse

movie

La Bataille silencieuse

1937

La Bataille silencieuse

as Sauvin

Boulot aviateur

movie

Boulot aviateur

1937

Boulot aviateur

as Baron Gobèche

Le Choc en retour

movie

Le Choc en retour

1937

Le Choc en retour

as Laverdac

Let's Make a Dream

movie

Let's Make a Dream

1936

Let's Make a Dream

as Un Invité (Prologue)

Girls of Paris

movie

Girls of Paris

1936

Girls of Paris

as Baron de Beaupoil / his brother

The Twins of Brighton

movie

The Twins of Brighton

1936

The Twins of Brighton

as Labrosse

Moutonnet

movie

Moutonnet

1936

Moutonnet

as Frècheville

Under Western Eyes

movie

Under Western Eyes

1936

Under Western Eyes

as Lespara

The Fleeing Dead

movie

The Fleeing Dead

1936

The Fleeing Dead

as Achille Baluchet

Le Bébé de l'escadron

movie

Le Bébé de l'escadron

1935

Le Bébé de l'escadron

as Perrot-Joly

Lovers and Thieves

movie

Lovers and Thieves

1935

Lovers and Thieves

as Doizeau

CineRaya

movie

A Bum Deal

1935

A Bum Deal

as Boudu

CineRaya

movie

Adémaï au Moyen Âge

1935

Adémaï au Moyen Âge

as Lord Pickwickdam

Le Bonheur

movie

Le Bonheur

1934

Le Bonheur

as Noël Malpiaz

Ladies Lake

movie

Ladies Lake

1934

Ladies Lake

as Oscar Lyssenhop

L'Atalante

movie

L'Atalante

1934

L'Atalante

as Père Jules

Léopold le bien-aimé

movie

Léopold le bien-aimé

1934

Léopold le bien-aimé

High and Low

movie

High and Low

1933

High and Low

as M. Bodeletz

Miquette and Her Mother

movie

Miquette and Her Mother

1933

Miquette and Her Mother

as Monchablon, un médiocre acteur de tournées, qui fait la cour à Miquette

Boudu Saved from Drowning

movie

Boudu Saved from Drowning

1932

Boudu Saved from Drowning

as Priape Boudu

CineRaya

movie

Baleydier

1932

Baleydier

La Chienne

movie

La Chienne

1931

La Chienne

as Maurice Legrand

Baby's Laxative

movie

Baby's Laxative

1931

Baby's Laxative

as Chouilloux

Jean of the Moon

movie

Jean of the Moon

1931

Jean of the Moon

as Jean de la Lune

Illegitimate Child

movie

Illegitimate Child

1930

Illegitimate Child

as Lorédan

Pivoine

movie

Pivoine

1929

Pivoine

The Sad Sack

movie

The Sad Sack

1928

The Sad Sack

as Joseph Turlot

The Passion of Joan of Arc

movie

The Passion of Joan of Arc

1928

The Passion of Joan of Arc

as Jean Lemaître

The Late Mathias Pascal

movie

The Late Mathias Pascal

1925

The Late Mathias Pascal

as Jérôme Pomino

The Vocation of André Carel

movie

The Vocation of André Carel

1925

The Vocation of André Carel

as Gaston Lebeau

The Gallery of Monsters

movie

The Gallery of Monsters

1924

The Gallery of Monsters

CineRaya

movie

Les Deux Réalités

TBA

Les Deux Réalités

as Cidoni

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