Michel Simon
Known for acting · Born 9 April 1895 · Died 30 May 1975 · aged 80 · Geneva, Switzerland
129 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
L'Atalante
1934
Port of Shadows
1938
The Passion of Joan of Arc
1928
Boudu Saved from Drowning
1932
La Chienne
1931
The Train
1964
The Two of Us
1967
Panic
1947
Poison
1951
Bizarre, Bizarre
1937
The Beauty of the Devil
1950
Boys' School
1938
Acting (126)
2022Belmondo: The IncorrigibleFilm
2021Morceaux de CannesFilm
2021René Clair, tout entre nous n'était qu'un jeuLui-mêmeFilm
2019Carné, Prévert : drôle de duoSelf (archive footage)Film
2012Cinéastes de notre temps : Jean VigoSelfFilm
2012The Bardot mysteryFilm
2007Arletty, Lady PanameSelf (archive footage)Film
2001Jean Vigo : le son retrouvéLe père Jules (archive footage)Film
1978Encyclopédie audiovisuelle du cinémaSelf (archive footage) · 3 episodesSeries
1977Journey Through HistorySelf (archive footage)Film
1975The Red IbisZiziFilm
1975The Butcher, the Star and the OrphanErotologistFilm
1974Spécial cinémaSelf (archive footage)Series
1972The Most Wonderful Evening of My LifeAttorney ZornFilm
1972BlancheMasterFilm
1972Le Grand ÉchiquierSelfSeries
1971Samedi soirSelf · 4 episodesSeries
1970Let's Have a RiotCavazzaFilm
1970The HouseLouis CompiegneFilm
1968The Marriage Came Tumbling DownLe vieux JérichoFilm
1967The Two of UsPépéFilm
1967Jean Renoir, le patron, 2e partie: La direction d'acteurSelf - IntervieweeFilm
1967La Plaie et le Couteau, Charles BaudelaireUn récitantFilm
1966Two Hours to KillLocker AttendantFilm
1965Dim Dam DomSelfSeries
1965Cinéastes de notre temps : Sacha GuitrySelf - IntervieweeFilm
1964The TrainPapa BoulFilm
1964Cyrano and d'ArtagnanLe GrognardFilm
1964Michel SimonSelfFilm
1963EccoSelfFilm
1962The Devil and the Ten CommandmentsJérôme ChambardFilm
1962Emile's BoatCharles-Edmond LarmentielFilm
1960AusterlitzAlboiseFilm
1960Candide or The Optimism in the 20th CenturyColonel Nanar, du cadre de réserveFilm
1960Pete the TenderPierrotFilm
1959The HeadProf. Dr. AbelFilm
1959DiscoramaSelfSeries
1958It Happened in Broad DaylightJacquierFilm
1958A Certain Mr. JoJoseph "Jo" GuardiniFilm
1957Three Make a PairCommissaire BernardFilm
1956CinépanoramaSelf · 2 episodesSeries
1956La joyeuse prisonBenoit, chief guardFilm
1956Mémoires d'un flicPrincipal Commissioner Henri DominiqueFilm
1955The Impossible Mr. PipeletMaurice Martin, concierge d'immeubleFilm
1954The Anatomy of LovePadre SilvioFilm
1954Strange Desire of Mr. BardAuguste BardFilm
1954Reflets de CannesSelfSeries
1954Hungarian RhapsodyGeneral von Sayn-WittgensteinFilm
1954At the Order of the CzarPrince de Sayn-WittgensteinFilm
1953The Virtuous ScoundrelAlbert Ménard-Lacoste / Alain Ménard-LacosteFilm
1953SaadiaBou RezzaFilm
1953Femmes de ParisProfessor Charles BuissonFilm
1953The Merchant of VeniceShylockFilm
1952Hôtel des InvalidesRécitant / Narrator (voice)Film
1952Mister TaxiPierre Verger, « Monsieur Taxi »Film
1952Full HouseCommissioner Jules Maigret (segment "Le témoignage d'un enfant de choeur")Film
1952Crimson CurtainLucien Bertal / Léonard, his understudy / BanquoFilm
1952The Road to DamascusCaïpheFilm
1952The Girl with the WhipLe tuteurFilm
1951PoisonPaul Louis Victor BraconnierFilm
1951The Two TruthsCidoniFilm
1950The Beauty of the DevilMephistopheles / Old Prof. Henri FaustFilm
1949FabiolaSenator Fabius SeverusFilm
1948La Carcasse et le Tord-couJoseph Ferdinand Anselme Midot,aka 'Le tord-cou'Film
1947PanicMonsieur HireFilm
1947Not GuiltyDoctor Michel AncelinFilm
1947The Lovers of the Pont Saint-JeanAlcide GaronneFilm
1947The Crowned Fish TavernCaptain PalmerFilm
1946A Friend Will Come TonightMichel LemaretFilm
1943Shop Girls of ParisBauduFilm
1943Vautrin the ThiefVautrinFilm
1942Girl of the Golden WestButlerFilm
1941ToscaIl barone ScarpiaFilm
1941The King's JesterRigolettoFilm
1940Comedy of HappinessMonsieur JourdainFilm
1940Paris - New-YorkInspector BoucheronFilm
1940The Musicians of the SkyLe capitaine SimonFilm
1939Fric-FracJoFilm
1939The End of the DayErnest Cabrissade, eternal understudyFilm
1939The Last TurningNick MarinoFilm
1939Extenuating CircumstancesMr. Gaetan Le SentencierFilm
1939Behind the FacadePicking, knife-throwing artistFilm
1939CocoanutJosserandFilm
1939Cavalcade of LoveDiogène, Monseigneur de Beaupré & LacouretFilm
1939Deputy EusèbeEusèbe BonbonneauFilm
1938Port of ShadowsZabelFilm
1938Boys' SchoolLemel, le professeur de dessinFilm
1938Mother LoveMichel QuercyFilm
1938The StreamCounr Edouard de Bourgogne, aka 'L'Escargot'Film
1938Beautiful StarLéonFilm
1938The New RichMartinetFilm
1938MiragesMichelFilm
1937Bizarre, BizarreIrwin Molyneux, alias Félix ChapelFilm
1937Naples Under the Kiss of FireMichelFilm
1937Boulot aviateurBaron GobècheFilm
1937La Bataille silencieuseSauvinFilm
1937Le Choc en retourLaverdacFilm
1936Let's Make a DreamUn Invité (Prologue)Film
1936Under Western EyesLesparaFilm
1936The Fleeing DeadAchille BaluchetFilm
1936The Twins of BrightonLabrosseFilm
1936MoutonnetFrèchevilleFilm
1936Girls of ParisBaron de Beaupoil / his brotherFilm
1935Le Bébé de l'escadronPerrot-JolyFilm
1935Lovers and ThievesDoizeauFilm
1935Adémaï au Moyen ÂgeLord PickwickdamFilm
1935A Bum DealBouduFilm
1934L'AtalantePère JulesFilm
1934Le BonheurNoël MalpiazFilm
1934Ladies LakeOscar LyssenhopFilm
1934Léopold le bien-aiméFilm
1933High and LowM. BodeletzFilm
1933Miquette and Her MotherMonchablon, un médiocre acteur de tournées, qui fait la cour à MiquetteFilm
1932Boudu Saved from DrowningPriape BouduFilm
1932BaleydierFilm
1931La ChienneMaurice LegrandFilm
1931Baby's LaxativeChouillouxFilm
1931Jean of the MoonJean de la LuneFilm
1930Illegitimate ChildLorédanFilm
1929PivoineFilm
1928The Passion of Joan of ArcJean LemaîtreFilm
1928The Sad SackJoseph TurlotFilm
1925The Late Mathias PascalJérôme PominoFilm
1925The Vocation of André CarelGaston LebeauFilm
1924The Gallery of MonstersFilm
—Les Deux RéalitésCidoniFilm
Directing (1)
1931Jean of the MoonDirectorFilm
Production (1)
1932Boudu Saved from DrowningProducerFilm
Writing (1)
1941The King's JesterScreenplayFilm