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Known For:
Acting
Birthday:
December 21, 1912
Place of Birth:
Dunkerque, Nord, Nord-Pas-de-Calais, France
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Paul Meurisse
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
Filmography
| Year | Movie | Role |
|---|---|---|
| 2010 | Code Name: Melville | Self (archive footage) |
| 1976 | The Education in Love of Valentin | Julien Blaise |
| 1975 | The Gypsy | Yan Kuq |
| 1974 | The Suspects | Laurent Kirchner |
| 1973 | The Voracious Ones | Inspecteur Martino |
| 1971 | Le Cri du cormoran, le soir au-dessus des jonques | Kruger |
| 1971 | Easy Down There! | Bishop |
| 1969 | Army of Shadows | Luc Jardie |
| 1966 | Le Deuxième Souffle | Commissioner Blot |
| 1966 | Congress of Love | Talleyrand |
| 1965 | The Big Swag | Paul Filippi, gentleman crook |
| 1965 | When the Pheasants Pass | Alexandre Larsan-Bellac |
| 1965 | Me and the Forty Year Old Man | Alexandre Dumourier |
| 1965 | Le Majordome | Léopold |
| 1964 | The Monocle's Sour Laugh | Commander Théobald Dromard, aka 'Le Monocle' |
| 1963 | Crooks in Clover | commandant Théobald Dromard, dit « Le Monocle » |
| 1963 | Chicken Feed for Little Birds | M. Armand, un ancien truand |
| 1963 | L'assassin connaît la musique | Lionel Fribourg |
| 1963 | Be Careful Ladies | Charles Rouvier |
| 1962 | The Eye of the Monocle | Théobald 'Monocle' Dromard |
| 1962 | Bells Without Joy | Captain of Lambérieux |
| 1961 | The Game of Truth | Portrant |
| 1961 | The Black Monocle | Dromard, "Le Monocle" |
| 1961 | The New Aristrocrats | Father Philippe de Maubrun |
| 1960 | The Truth | Maître Éparvier |
| 1960 | Love and the Frenchwoman | Jean-Claude Perret, publicitaire et mari cocu (segment "L'Adultère") |
| 1959 | Picnic on the Grass | Étienne Alexis, célèbre biologiste |
| 1959 | Marie-Octobre | François Renaud-Picart |
| 1959 | Head Against the Wall | Dr. Emery |
| 1959 | Guinguette | Viscount Édouard de Villancourt |
| 1958 | Not Delivered | Divisional Commissioner Varzeilles |
| 1958 | Les Violents | Principal Inspector Malouvier |
| 1958 | Seventh Heaven | Manuel Villa |
| 1957 | Until the Last One | Fredo Ricioni |
| 1957 | The Inspector Likes a Fight | |
| 1955 | Diabolique | Michel Delassalle |
| 1955 | The Case of Poisons | l'abbé Guibourg |
| 1955 | Fortune carrée | Mordhom |
| 1954 | The Contessa's Secret | L'empereur Napoléon III |
| 1953 | Je suis un mouchard | Bob Torquella |
| 1952 | Sergil Among the Girls | l'inspecteur Sergil |
| 1951 | Maria of the End of the World | |
| 1951 | Serenade to the Executioner | |
| 1951 | My Wife Is Formidable | Lui-même chez le dentiste |
| 1950 | Agnes of Nothing | Carlos |
| 1949 | The Red Angel | |
| 1949 | Last Hour, Special Edition | Dominique Coche |
| 1948 | Impasse of Two Angels | Jean |
| 1948 | Scandal | Steve Richardson |
| 1948 | The Eleven O'Clock Woman | Stanilas Octave Seminario aka 'SOS', détective |
| 1948 | Colonel Durand | Colonel of the Empire Gérard Durand |
| 1948 | Sergil et le dictateur | Inspector Sergil |
| 1948 | Le Dessous des cartes | Inspector Nansen |
| 1947 | Bethsabée | Le capitaine Lucien Sommervill - l'ex amant d'Arabella |
| 1947 | Inspector Sergil | Inspector Pierre Sergil |
| 1947 | Monsieur chasse | Moricet |
| 1946 | The Uncatchable Mr. Frederic | B.B. / Richard Fernay |
| 1946 | Back Streets of Paris | Victor Ménard, Mrs. Rose's former accomplice |
| 1945 | Vingt-quatre heures de perm' | |
| 1945 | Destitute Mary | |
| 1943 | The Wolf Farm | Furet |
| 1942 | Forbidden to Love | Maxime Gavard |
| 1942 | Love Marriage | Robert |
| 1941 | Montmartre on the Seine | Paul Mariol |
| 1941 | Ne bougez plus ! | Hector |
| Year | TV Show | Role |
|---|---|---|
| 1972 | Le Grand Échiquier | Self |
| 1971 | Samedi soir | Self |