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Known For:
Acting
Birthday:
May 27, 1931
Place of Birth:
Reims, Marne, France
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Bernard Fresson
Biography
Bernard Fresson (27 May 1931- 20 October 2002) was a French cinema actor. He starred in over 160 films. Some of his notable roles include: Javert in the 1972 mini-series version of Les Misérables, Inspector Barthelmy in John Frankenheimer's French Connection II (1974), Scope in Roman Polanski's The Tenant (1976), Gilbert in Lover Boy (1978), and Francis in Garçon! (1983), for which he received a César nomination for Best Supporting Actor.
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Known For
Filmography
| Year | Movie | Role |
|---|---|---|
| 2003 | Jean Moulin, une affaire française | Général Delestraint |
| 2002 | The Adversary | Le père de Christine |
| 2002 | The Battle of Hernani | Victor Hugo (old) |
| 2001 | La Beauté sur la terre | Rougier |
| 2000 | Without Family | Padrone Garofoli |
| 2000 | Six-Pack | Benetti |
| 2000 | Taking Wing | Victor |
| 1999 | The Adventures of Young Indiana Jones: Demons of Deception | Joffre |
| 1998 | Manège | Saradel |
| 1998 | Place Vendôme | Vincent Malivert |
| 1996 | My Man | Director of personnel |
| 1995 | Shadow of a Kiss | Jean |
| 1995 | Ils n'ont pas vingt ans | Jock |
| 1994 | La Règle de l'homme | Mehmet Pacha |
| 1993 | L'Interdiction | Judge Popinot |
| 1993 | Germinal | Victor Deneulin |
| 1991 | Money | Henry Landau |
| 1991 | Dingo | Jacques Boulain |
| 1991 | Quiproquos ! | Jean-Michel Ducharry |
| 1990 | Il prato delle volpi | Dr. Paroni |
| 1990 | Équipe de nuit | Schlossberg |
| 1990 | Sons | Baker |
| 1990 | No Time for Justice | The Godfather |
| 1990 | Voyage of Terror: The Achille Lauro Affair | Pierre |
| 1989 | Street of No Return | Morin |
| 1989 | L'Été de la Révolution | |
| 1988 | Bonjour l'angoisse | commissaire Maréchal |
| 1988 | No Harm Intended | Doctor Serge Cohen |
| 1987 | Sweet Lies | Mr. Leguard |
| 1986 | La Petite Roque | |
| 1986 | L'Affaire Marie Besnard | Maître Albert Gautrat |
| 1985 | Zielscheiben | Fütterer |
| 1985 | L'Amour ou presque | Pyromaniac |
| 1985 | Le maître-chanteur | |
| 1985 | La Dixième de Beethoven | Ludwig Van Beethoven |
| 1984 | Rive droite, rive gauche | "President" Pervillard |
| 1984 | Clash | Be Schmuller |
| 1984 | New Year's Eve At Bob's | Kremeur |
| 1983 | Waiter! | Francis, head chef of the brasserie |
| 1982 | Spy, Stand Up | Henri Marchand |
| 1981 | Madame Claude 2 | Paul Barton |
| 1981 | Le Guépiot | Claude Chenot |
| 1980 | Tartuffe ou l'Imposteur | Orgon |
| 1980 | Légitime défense | Béchereau |
| 1979 | We Forget Everything! | Ballandier |
| 1978 | Autopsie d’un complot | Jacques Serrano |
| 1978 | Little Girl in Blue Velvet | Professeur Lherbier |
| 1978 | Lover Boy | Gilbert |
| 1977 | The Passengers | Fabio |
| 1977 | Le Dernier Baiser | The husband |
| 1977 | To Each His Hell | Bernard Girard |
| 1976 | The Tenant | Scope |
| 1976 | Marie, the Doll | Sergio |
| 1976 | The Probability Factor | Delouette |
| 1976 | The Call of the Wild | François |
| 1976 | Don't Bite, We Love You | Georges, the father |
| 1976 | Mado | Julien, Simon's partner |
| 1975 | French Connection II | Henri Barthélémy |
| 1975 | Cookies | Émile, professional painter |
| 1975 | Rain over Santiago | un Ministre |
| 1975 | Le Futur aux trousses | Sermeuze, the Boss |
| 1974 | Ursule and Grelu | Grelu |
| 1973 | Where There's Smoke | Dr. Peyrac |
| 1973 | Oh, Sun | Friend |
| 1972 | Hearth Fires | Marc Champenois |
| 1972 | 3000 Million Without an Elevator | Julien |
| 1971 | Max and the Junkmen | Abel Maresco |
| 1971 | Too Small My Friend | Philippe Algir |
| 1971 | Macédoine | Roger Vincent |
| 1971 | Portrait of Marianne | Alfred |
| 1970 | The Lady in the Car with Glasses and a Gun | Jean Eguivin, le camioneur |
| 1970 | The Cop | l'inspecteur Barnero |
| 1969 | Z | Matt, friend of the Deputy, lawyer |
| 1969 | The American | Raymond |
| 1968 | Je T'Aime, Je T'Aime | Bernard Hannecart |
| 1968 | Farewell, Friend | Inspecteur Antoine Méloutis |
| 1968 | Zita | Boniface |
| 1968 | Woman in Chains | Gilbert Moreau |
| 1968 | Spray of the Days | Nicolas |
| 1967 | Far from Vietnam | Claude Ridder (segment "Claude Ridder") |
| 1967 | Thursday We Shall Sing Like Sunday | Jean |
| 1967 | Belle de Jour | The Hail (uncredited) |
| 1967 | My Love, My Love | Serge |
| 1966 | Is Paris Burning? | F.F.I liaison officer |
| 1966 | The War Is Over | Sarlat |
| 1966 | Triple Cross | French Resistant Raymond |
| 1965 | The Big Swag | Person in charge of the finance carriage |
| 1965 | Skies Above | Laurent |
| 1965 | How Not to Rob a Department Store | Policeman |
| 1962 | The Longest Day | French Commando (uncredited) |
| 1961 | Girl in the Window | Vincenzo |
| 1961 | The Flamboyant Sex | Pierre |
| 1961 | Sahara on Fire | (uncredited) |
| 1961 | Please, Not Now! | Serge, le photographe |
| 1959 | Hiroshima Mon Amour | German Lover |
| 1957 | Sunday Buddies | Un ouvrier à la cantine (uncredited) |
| Year | TV Show | Role |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | Sans famille | Padrone Garofoli |
| 1997 | Between Land and Sea | Le père Léon Lebreton |
| 1989 | L'Été de la Révolution | Mirabeau |
| 1983 | Thérèse Humbert | Romain Daurignac |
| 1983 | Los desastres de la guerra | General Léopold Hugo |
| 1982 | Champs-Elysées | Self |
| 1981 | L'Ennemi de la mort | Gaspard de Fersac |
| 1980 | L’Aéropostale, courrier du ciel | Didier Daurat |
| 1976 | 30 millions d'amis | Self |
| 1975 | Jo Gaillard | Joël Gaillard, dit « Jo » |
| 1972 | Les Misérables | Javert |
| 1972 | Le Grand Échiquier | Self |