Michel Ruhl

Biography

Michel Ruhl (2 February 1934 – 15 January 2022) was a French actor.

Ruhl became widely known for his role as Jean de Plessis-Vaudreuil in the series Au plaisir de Dieu, directed by Robert Mazoyer. He began his career in 1952 under the direction of Gérard Philipe. He held his first major role in the theatre with a staging of Long Day's Journey into Night at the Théâtre Hébertot in Paris. He began acting in film in 1963 with Your Shadow is Mine. He then appeared in the films Nick Carter and Red Club and Nouveau journal d'une femme en blanc.

In addition to his acting career, Ruhl was well known for dubbing. He was known for playing the voices of James Cromwell, Scott Wilson, and Terence Stamp.

Ruhl died in Guérande on 15 January 2022, at the age of 87.

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Known For

Seule a Paris

François

The Adventures of Tintin

Nestor (voice)

Fantômette

Mayor Nadaud

Le Comte de Monte-Cristo

Blacas

L'Homme de Suez

Hoart

A Cold War of Spies

Russian Spy

Wild Reeds

Monsieur Cassagne

Au plaisir de Dieu

Jean (adulte)

Filmography

Year	Movie	Role
1994	Wild Reeds	Monsieur Cassagne
1992	The Red Sea Sharks	Nestor (voice)
1992	The Castafiore Emerald	Nestor (voice)
1992	The Seven Crystal Balls	Nestor (voice)
1990	The Passion of Bernadette	Doctor Saint-Cyr
1987	Gates of Silence
1977	La Menace	Leverrier, Lawyer
1976	The Toy	Banker
1976	Police Python 357
1975	Maître Pygmalion	Pygmalion III
1975	Alouqa or the Comedy of the Dead
1973	La Nuit des rois	Le duc Orsino
1969	A Midsummer Night's Dream	Lysander
1966	A Woman in White Revolts	Jacques Ferrière
1965	Nick Carter and Red Club	Rudolf Wedermeyer
1963	Cast the Same Shadow	Philippe Bergerat

Year	TV Show	Role
2023	A Cold War of Spies	Russian Spy
2000	Fantômette	Mayor Nadaud
1991	The Adventures of Tintin	Nestor (voice)
1984	L'Homme de Suez	Hoart
1979	Le Comte de Monte-Cristo	Blacas
1977	Au plaisir de Dieu	Jean (adulte)
1965	Seule a Paris	François