Person

Paul Meurisse

Acting · 1912–1979 · Dunkerque, Nord, Nord-Pas-de-Calais, France

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. Description above from the Wikipedia article Paul Meurisse, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.

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Filmography

2010Code Name: MelvilleSelf (archive footage)
2002Michel Audiard et le mystère du triangle des BermudesSelf (archive footage)
1976The Education in Love of ValentinJulien Blaise
1975The GypsyYan Kuq
1974The SuspectsLaurent Kirchner
1973The Voracious OnesInspecteur Martino
1972Le Grand ÉchiquierSelf
1971Easy Down There!Bishop
1971Le Cri du cormoran, le soir au-dessus des jonquesKruger
1971Samedi soirSelf
1969Army of ShadowsLuc Jardie
1966Le Deuxième SouffleCommissaire Blot
1966Congress of LoveTalleyrand
1965When the Pheasants PassAlexandre Larsan-Bellac
1965The Big SwagPaul Filippi, gentleman crook
1965Le MajordomeLéopold
1965Me and the Forty Year Old ManAlexandre Dumourier
1964The Monocle's Sour LaughCommander Théobald Dromard, aka 'Le Monocle'
1963Crooks in Clovercommandant Théobald Dromard, dit « Le Monocle »
1963L'assassin connaît la musiqueLionel Fribourg
1963Be Careful LadiesCharles Rouvier
1963Chicken Feed for Little BirdsM. Armand, un ancien truand
1962The Eye of the MonocleThéobald 'Monocle' Dromard
1962Bells Without JoyCaptain of Lambérieux
1961The New AristrocratsFather Philippe de Maubrun
1961The Game of TruthPortrant
1961The Black MonocleDromard, "Le Monocle"
1960The TruthMaître Éparvier
1960Love and the FrenchwomanJean-Claude Perret, publicitaire et mari cocu (segment "L'Adultère")
1959Picnic on the GrassÉtienne Alexis, célèbre biologiste
1959Marie-OctobreFrançois Renaud-Picart
1959Head Against the WallDr. Emery
1959GuinguetteViscount Édouard de Villancourt
1958Seventh HeavenManuel Villa
1958Not DeliveredDivisional Commissioner Varzeilles
1958Les ViolentsPrincipal Inspector Malouvier
1957The Inspector Likes a FightInspector Morice
1957Until the Last OneFredo Ricioni
1955The Affair of the Poisonsl'abbé Guibourg
1955Fortune carréeMordhom
1955DiaboliqueMichel Delassalle
1954The Contessa's SecretL'empereur Napoléon III
1953Je suis un mouchardBob Torquella
1952Sergil Among the Girlsl'inspecteur Sergil
1951My Wife Is FormidableLui-même chez le dentiste
1951Serenade to the Executioner
1951Maria of the End of the World
1950Agnes of NothingCarlos
1949Last Hour, Special EditionDominique Coche
1949The Red Angel
1948ScandalSteve Richardson
1948Sergil et le dictateurInspector Sergil
1948Impasse of Two AngelsJean
1948Le Dessous des cartesInspector Nansen
1948Colonel DurandColonel of the Empire Gérard Durand
1948The Eleven O'Clock WomanStanilas Octave Seminario aka 'SOS', détective
1947BethsabéeLe capitaine Lucien Sommervill - l'ex amant d'Arabella
1947Monsieur chasseMoricet
1947Inspector SergilInspector Pierre Sergil
1946Back Streets of ParisVictor Ménard, Mrs. Rose's former accomplice
1946The Uncatchable Mr. FredericB.B. / Richard Fernay
1945Destitute MaryEdouard
1945Vingt-quatre heures de perm'
1943The Wolf FarmFuret
1942Love MarriageRobert
1942Forbidden to LoveMaxime Gavard
1941Montmartre on the SeinePaul Mariol
1941Ne bougez plus !Hector

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