Michel Simon

Acting

Michel Simon

Born April 9, 1895Geneva, Switzerland125 credits

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

Belmondo: The Incorrigible
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Belmondo: The Incorrigible

Movie

2022

Morceaux de Cannes
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Morceaux de Cannes

Movie

2021

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

Movie

2021

Carné, Prévert : drôle de duo

Carné, Prévert : drôle de duo

Movie

2019

Cinéastes de notre temps : Jean Vigo
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Cinéastes de notre temps : Jean Vigo

Movie

2012

The Bardot mystery

The Bardot mystery

Movie

2012

Filmography

Belmondo: The Incorrigible
2022Belmondo: The IncorrigibleMovie
Morceaux de Cannes
2021Morceaux de CannesMovie
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2021René Clair, tout entre nous n'était qu'un jeuas Lui-mêmeMovie
Carné, Prévert : drôle de duo
2019Carné, Prévert : drôle de duoas Self (archive footage)Movie
Cinéastes de notre temps : Jean Vigo
2012Cinéastes de notre temps : Jean Vigoas SelfMovie
The Bardot mystery
2012The Bardot mysteryMovie
Arletty, Lady Paname
2007Arletty, Lady Panameas Self (archive footage)Movie
Jean Vigo : le son retrouvé
2001Jean Vigo : le son retrouvéas Le père Jules (archive footage)Movie
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1978Encyclopédie audiovisuelle du cinémaas Self (archive footage)TV
Journey Through History
1977Journey Through Historyas Self (archive footage)Movie
The Red Ibis
1975The Red Ibisas ZiziMovie
The Butcher, the Star and the Orphan
1975The Butcher, the Star and the Orphanas ErotologistMovie
Spécial cinéma
1974Spécial cinémaas Self (archive footage)TV
The Most Wonderful Evening of My Life
1972The Most Wonderful Evening of My Lifeas Attorney ZornMovie
Blanche
1972Blancheas MasterMovie
Le Grand Échiquier
1972Le Grand Échiquieras SelfTV
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1971Samedi soiras SelfTV
The House
1970The Houseas Louis CompiegneMovie
Let's Have a Riot
1970Let's Have a Riotas CavazzaMovie
The Marriage Came Tumbling Down
1968The Marriage Came Tumbling Downas Le vieux JérichoMovie
La Plaie et le Couteau, Charles Baudelaire
1967La Plaie et le Couteau, Charles BaudelaireMovie
The Two of Us
1967The Two of Usas PépéMovie
Jean Renoir, le patron, 2e partie: La direction d'acteur
1967Jean Renoir, le patron, 2e partie: La direction d'acteuras Self - IntervieweeMovie
Two Hours to Kill
1966Two Hours to Killas Locker AttendantMovie
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1965Cinéastes de notre temps : Sacha Guitryas Self - IntervieweeMovie
Dim Dam Dom
1965Dim Dam Domas SelfTV
Cyrano and d'Artagnan
1964Cyrano and d'Artagnanas Le GrognardMovie
The Train
1964The Trainas Papa BoulMovie
Ecco
1963Eccoas SelfMovie
The Devil and the Ten Commandments
1962The Devil and the Ten Commandmentsas Jérôme ChambardMovie
Emile's Boat
1962Emile's Boatas Charles-Edmond LarmentielMovie
Candide or The Optimism in the 20th Century
1960Candide or The Optimism in the 20th Centuryas Colonel Nanar, du cadre de réserveMovie
Pete the Tender
1960Pete the Tenderas PierrotMovie
The Battle of Austerlitz
1960The Battle of Austerlitzas AlboiseMovie
The Head
1959The Headas Prof. Dr. AbelMovie
Discorama
1959Discoramaas SelfTV
It Happened in Broad Daylight
1958It Happened in Broad Daylightas JacquierMovie
A Certain Mr. Jo
1958A Certain Mr. Joas Joseph "Jo" GuardiniMovie
Three Make a Pair
1957Three Make a Pairas Commissaire BernardMovie
La joyeuse prison
1956La joyeuse prisonas Benoit, chief guardMovie
Cinépanorama
1956Cinépanoramaas SelfTV
Mémoires d'un flic
1956Mémoires d'un flicas Principal Commissioner Henri DominiqueMovie
The Impossible Mr. Pipelet
1955The Impossible Mr. Pipeletas Maurice Martin, concierge d'immeubleMovie
At the Order of the Czar
1954At the Order of the Czaras Prince de Sayn-WittgensteinMovie
Hungarian Rhapsody
1954Hungarian Rhapsodyas General von Sayn-WittgensteinMovie
Reflets de Cannes
1954Reflets de Cannesas SelfTV
The Anatomy of Love
1954The Anatomy of Loveas Padre SilvioMovie
Strange Desire of Mr. Bard
1954Strange Desire of Mr. Bardas Auguste BardMovie
Saadia
1953Saadiaas Bou RezzaMovie
The Merchant of Venice
1953The Merchant of Veniceas ShylockMovie
Femmes de Paris
1953Femmes de Parisas Professor Charles BuissonMovie
The Virtuous Scoundrel
1953The Virtuous Scoundrelas Albert Ménard-Lacoste / Alain Ménard-LacosteMovie
Hôtel des Invalides
1952Hôtel des Invalidesas Récitant / Narrator (voice)Movie
The Road to Damascus
1952The Road to Damascusas CaïpheMovie
Crimson Curtain
1952Crimson Curtainas Lucien Bertal / Léonard, his understudy / BanquoMovie
Full House
1952Full Houseas Commissioner Jules Maigret (segment "Le témoignage d'un enfant de choeur")Movie
The Girl with the Whip
1952The Girl with the Whipas Le tuteurMovie
Mister Taxi
1952Mister Taxias Pierre Verger, « Monsieur Taxi »Movie
Poison
1951Poisonas Paul Louis Victor BraconnierMovie
The Two Truths
1951The Two Truthsas CidoniMovie
The Beauty of the Devil
1950The Beauty of the Devilas Mephistopheles / Old Prof. Henri FaustMovie
Fabiola
1949Fabiolaas Senator Fabius SeverusMovie
La Carcasse et le Tord-cou
1948La Carcasse et le Tord-couas Joseph Ferdinand Anselme Midot,aka 'Le tord-cou'Movie
The Lovers of the Pont Saint-Jean
1947The Lovers of the Pont Saint-Jeanas Alcide GaronneMovie
Not Guilty
1947Not Guiltyas Doctor Michel AncelinMovie
The Crowned Fish Tavern
1947The Crowned Fish Tavernas Captain PalmerMovie
Panic
1947Panicas Monsieur HireMovie
A Friend Will Come Tonight
1946A Friend Will Come Tonightas Michel LemaretMovie
Vautrin the Thief
1943Vautrin the Thiefas VautrinMovie
Shop Girls of Paris
1943Shop Girls of Parisas BauduMovie
Girl of the Golden West
1942Girl of the Golden Westas ButlerMovie
The King's Jester
1941The King's Jesteras RigolettoMovie
Tosca
1941Toscaas Il barone ScarpiaMovie
Comedy of Happiness
1940Comedy of Happinessas Monsieur JourdainMovie
The Musicians of the Sky
1940The Musicians of the Skyas Le capitaine SimonMovie
Paris - New-York
1940Paris - New-Yorkas Inspector BoucheronMovie
Cavalcade of Love
1939Cavalcade of Loveas Diogène, Monseigneur de Beaupré & LacouretMovie
Extenuating Circumstances
1939Extenuating Circumstancesas Mr. Gaetan Le SentencierMovie
Fric-Frac
1939Fric-Fracas JoMovie
The Last Turning
1939The Last Turningas Nick MarinoMovie
The End of the Day
1939The End of the Dayas Ernest Cabrissade, eternal understudyMovie
Behind the Facade
1939Behind the Facadeas Picking, knife-throwing artistMovie
Deputy Eusèbe
1939Deputy Eusèbeas Eusèbe BonbonneauMovie
Cocoanut
1939Cocoanutas JosserandMovie
Mother Love
1938Mother Loveas Michel QuercyMovie
The Stream
1938The Streamas Counr Edouard de Bourgogne, aka 'L'Escargot'Movie
Beautiful Star
1938Beautiful Staras LéonMovie
The New Rich
1938The New Richas MartinetMovie
Port of Shadows
1938Port of Shadowsas ZabelMovie
Boys' School
1938Boys' Schoolas Lemel, le professeur de dessinMovie
Mirages
1938Miragesas MichelMovie
Naples Under the Kiss of Fire
1937Naples Under the Kiss of Fireas MichelMovie
Bizarre, Bizarre
1937Bizarre, Bizarreas Irwin Molyneux, alias Félix ChapelMovie
La Bataille silencieuse
1937La Bataille silencieuseas SauvinMovie
Boulot aviateur
1937Boulot aviateuras Baron GobècheMovie
Le Choc en retour
1937Le Choc en retouras LaverdacMovie
Let's Make a Dream
1936Let's Make a Dreamas Un Invité (Prologue)Movie
Girls of Paris
1936Girls of Parisas Baron de Beaupoil / his brotherMovie
The Twins of Brighton
1936The Twins of Brightonas LabrosseMovie
Moutonnet
1936Moutonnetas FrèchevilleMovie
Under Western Eyes
1936Under Western Eyesas LesparaMovie
The Fleeing Dead
1936The Fleeing Deadas Achille BaluchetMovie
Le Bébé de l'escadron
1935Le Bébé de l'escadronas Perrot-JolyMovie
Lovers and Thieves
1935Lovers and Thievesas DoizeauMovie
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1935A Bum Dealas BouduMovie
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1935Adémaï au Moyen Âgeas Lord PickwickdamMovie
Le Bonheur
1934Le Bonheuras Noël MalpiazMovie
Ladies Lake
1934Ladies Lakeas Oscar LyssenhopMovie
L'Atalante
1934L'Atalanteas Père JulesMovie
Léopold le bien-aimé
1934Léopold le bien-aiméMovie
High and Low
1933High and Lowas M. BodeletzMovie
Miquette and Her Mother
1933Miquette and Her Motheras Monchablon, un médiocre acteur de tournées, qui fait la cour à MiquetteMovie
Boudu Saved from Drowning
1932Boudu Saved from Drowningas Priape BouduMovie
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1932BaleydierMovie
La Chienne
1931La Chienneas Maurice LegrandMovie
Baby's Laxative
1931Baby's Laxativeas ChouillouxMovie
Jean of the Moon
1931Jean of the Moonas Jean de la LuneMovie
Illegitimate Child
1930Illegitimate Childas LorédanMovie
Pivoine
1929PivoineMovie
The Sad Sack
1928The Sad Sackas Joseph TurlotMovie
The Passion of Joan of Arc
1928The Passion of Joan of Arcas Jean LemaîtreMovie
The Late Mathias Pascal
1925The Late Mathias Pascalas Jérôme PominoMovie
The Vocation of André Carel
1925The Vocation of André Carelas Gaston LebeauMovie
The Gallery of Monsters
1924The Gallery of MonstersMovie
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—Les Deux Réalitésas CidoniMovie