Acting

Paul Meurisse

Born 1912-12-21 · Dunkerque, Nord, Nord-Pas-de-Calais, France

Died 1979-01-19

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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Code Name: Melville
as Self (archive footage)
2010
Michel Audiard et le mystère du triangle des Bermudes
as Self (archive footage)
2002
The Education in Love of Valentin
as Julien Blaise
1976
The Gypsy
as Yan Kuq
1975
The Suspects
as Laurent Kirchner
1974
The Voracious Ones
as Inspecteur Martino
1973
Le Grand Échiquier
as Self
1972
Easy Down There!
as Bishop
1971
Le Cri du cormoran, le soir au-dessus des jonques
as Kruger
1971
Samedi soir
as Self
1971
Army of Shadows
as Luc Jardie
1969
Le Deuxième Souffle
as Commissaire Blot
1966
Congress of Love
as Talleyrand
1966
When the Pheasants Pass
as Alexandre Larsan-Bellac
1965
The Big Swag
as Paul Filippi, gentleman crook
1965
The Majordomo
as Léopold
1965
Me and the Forty Year Old Man
as Alexandre Dumourier
1965
The Monocle's Sour Laugh
as Commander Théobald Dromard, aka 'Le Monocle'
1964
Crooks in Clover
as commandant Théobald Dromard, dit « Le Monocle »
1963
L'assassin connaît la musique
as Lionel Fribourg
1963
Be Careful Ladies
as Charles Rouvier
1963
Chicken Feed for Little Birds
as M. Armand, un ancien truand
1963
The Eye of the Monocle
as Théobald 'Monocle' Dromard
1962
Bells Without Joy
as Captain of Lambérieux
1962
The New Aristrocrats
as Father Philippe de Maubrun
1961
The Game of Truth
as Portrant
1961
The Black Monocle
as Dromard, "Le Monocle"
1961
The Truth
as Maître Éparvier
1960
Love and the Frenchwoman
as Jean-Claude Perret, publicitaire et mari cocu (segment "L'Adultère")
1960
Picnic on the Grass
as Étienne Alexis, célèbre biologiste
1959
Marie-Octobre
as François Renaud-Picart
1959
Head Against the Wall
as Dr. Emery
1959
Guinguette
as Viscount Édouard de Villancourt
1959
Seventh Heaven
as Manuel Villa
1958
Not Delivered
as Divisional Commissioner Varzeilles
1958
Les Violents
as Principal Inspector Malouvier
1958
The Inspector Likes a Fight
as Inspector Morice
1957
Until the Last One
as Fredo Ricioni
1957
The Affair of the Poisons
as l'abbé Guibourg
1955
Fortune carrée
as Mordhom
1955
Diabolique
as Michel Delassalle
1955
The Contessa's Secret
as L'empereur Napoléon III
1954
Je suis un mouchard
as Bob Torquella
1953
Sergil Among the Girls
as l'inspecteur Sergil
1952
My Wife Is Formidable
as Lui-même chez le dentiste
1951
Serenade to the Executioner
1951
Maria of the End of the World
1951
Agnes of Nothing
as Carlos
1950
Last Hour, Special Edition
as Dominique Coche
1949
The Red Angel
1949
Scandal
as Steve Richardson
1948
Sergil et le dictateur
as Inspector Sergil
1948
Impasse of Two Angels
as Jean
1948
Le Dessous des cartes
as Inspector Nansen
1948
Colonel Durand
as Colonel of the Empire Gérard Durand
1948
The Eleven O'Clock Woman
as Stanilas Octave Seminario aka 'SOS', détective
1948
Bethsabée
as Le capitaine Lucien Sommervill - l'ex amant d'Arabella
1947
Monsieur chasse
as Moricet
1947
Inspector Sergil
as Inspector Pierre Sergil
1947
Back Streets of Paris
as Victor Ménard, Mrs. Rose's former accomplice
1946
The Uncatchable Mr. Frederic
as B.B. / Richard Fernay
1946
Destitute Mary
as Edouard
1945
Vingt-quatre heures de perm'
1945
The Wolf Farm
as Furet
1943
Love Marriage
as Robert
1942
Forbidden to Love
as Maxime Gavard
1942
Montmartre on the Seine
as Paul Mariol
1941
Ne bougez plus !
as Hector
1941