Bernard Blier (11 January 1916 – 29 March 1989) was a French character actor. His rotund features and premature baldness allowed him to often play cuckolded husbands in his early career. He proved to be one of France's most versatile and sought-after character actors, performing interchangeably in comedies and dramas. He often worked in Italian films, particularly in the last decade of his life. He was born in Buenos Aires, Argentina, where his father, a researcher at the Institut Pasteur, was posted at the time. He is the father of director Bertrand Blier, and appeared in a number of his son's films, most notably Buffet froid (1979). He was awarded an Honorary César (the French Oscar) in 1989, a month before he died. Description above from the Wikipedia article Bernard Blier, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.
Known For
| Birth Location | Buenos Aires, Argentina |
|---|---|
| Born | 1916-01-11 |
| Died | 1989-03-29 |
Movies
L'Âge d'or de la pub
as Self (archive footage)
2023
À la recherche de... Pierre Richard
as Self - Comédien (archive footage)
2017
Paganini
as Pater Caffarelli
1990
Migrations
as Opat Žoržel
1989
Taste of Life
as Giuseppe Mondardini
1988
Ada in the Jungle
as Major Collins
1988
Nailcruncher
as Saltiel
1988
The Possessed
as Governor
1988
I picari
as The exploiter of prostitutes
1987
Twist Again in Moscow
as Alexei
1986
I Hate Actors
as Jerome B. Cobb
1986
Let's Hope It's a Girl
as Uncle Gugo
1986
The 2 Lives of Mattia Pascal
as Anselmo Paleari
1985
My Friends Act III
as Sig. Lenzi
1985
Madman at War
as Belucci
1985
Ça n'arrive qu'à moi
as Monsieur Guilledou
1985
1981
Passion of Love
as Major
1981
Pétrole ! Pétrole !
as Emir Abdullah
1981
Voltati Eugenio
as Grandfather Eugenio
1980
Hypochondriac
as Dr. Purgone
1979
Buffet Froid
as Inspecteur Morvandieu
1979
Serie Noire
as Staplin
1979
On purge bébé
as M. Follavoine
1979
Feu la mère de Madame
as Lucien
1978
The Body of My Enemy
as Jean-Baptiste Liégeard
1976
Golden Night
as Commissaire Pidoux
1976
Quick Trial
as Il giudice
1976
Femmes Fatales
as Father Emile
1976
My Friends
as Righi Niccolò
1975
The Phoney
as Maxime (L'espion supposé Top Secret)
1975
It's Tough for Everybody
as Paul Tardel
1975
Cher Victor
as Anselme Maillard
1975
The Restroom Robbery
as Phano
1975
Bons baisers... à lundi
as Frankie Strong
1974
Il piatto piange
as Priest
1974
Par le sang des autres
as Le maire
1974
Bloody Murder
as Le commissaire Moureu
1974
Chinese In Paris
as Le Président de la République
1974
I Don't Know Much, But I'll Say Everything
as Gastié-le-Roy père
1973
L'école des femmes
as Arnolphe
1973
Moi y'en a vouloir des sous
as Adrien Colbard
1973
The Tall Blond Man with One Black Shoe
as Colonel Bernard Milan
1972
She No Longer Talks, She Shoots
as le commissaire Camille Bistingo
1972
Everybody He Is Nice, Everybody He Is Beautiful
as Le président Louis-Marcel Thulle
1972
Nights of Boccaccio
as Dr. Mazzeo
1972
Killer
as François Tellier
1972
Homo Eroticus
as Dr. Mezzini
1971
Catch Me a Spy
as Webb
1971
Jo
as Inspecteur Ducros
1971
Il furto è l'anima del commercio!?...
as Persicelli
1971
Troubleshooters
as Commissaire Caillaud
1971
Le Cri du cormoran, le soir au-dessus des jonques
as Monsieur K.
1971
Distracted
as Guiton
1970
Le Mari, la femme et la mort
as Sébastien
1970
1970
Call Me Mathilde
as Charles de Blanzac, l'époux de Mathilde
1969
My Uncle Benjamin
as Marquis de Cambyse
1969
The Fourth Wall
as Andrea Brusa
1969
1968
Don't Take God's Children for Wild Geese
as Charles aka 'Le Téméraire '
1968
Coplan Saves His Skin
as Marscar
1968
Dear Caroline
as Georges Berthier
1968
The Madman of Lab Four
as M. Beauchard, secrétaire de direction lié à un gang
1967
The Stranger
as Defense Counsel
1967
Du mou dans la gâchette
as Nicolas Pappas
1967
If I Were a Spy
as le Docteur Lefèvre
1967
To Commit a Murder
as Le commandant Rhome
1967
Idiot in Paris
as Léon Dessertine, mandataire en viandes et ancien de l'assistance
1967
The Restaurant
as Le commissaire divisionnaire
1966
Delitto quasi perfetto
as William Derek Robson
1966
A Matter of Honor
as Don Leandro Sanna
1966
How to Keep the Red Lamp Burning
as M. Charles Labergerie, témoin (Le Procès)
1965
How to Keep the Red Lamp Burning
as M. Charles Labergerie, tenancier de maison close (La Fermeture)
1965
When the Pheasants Pass
as Hyacinthe Camus
1965
Casanova '70
as Il commissario (non accreditato
1965
Chance at Love
as Camille
1964
The Great Spy Chase
as Eusebio Cafarelli
1964
The Magnificent Cuckold
as Mariotti
1964
Male Hunt
as M. Heurtin
1964
1964
Greed in the Sun
as Mitch-Mitch
1964
How to Make a French Dish
as Joseph
1964
High Infidelity
as Sergio
1964
Crooks in Clover
as Raoul Volfoni
1963
The Organizer
as Martinetti
1963
Germinal
as Hennebeau
1963
The Magnificent Adventurer
as Clemente VII
1963
Young Girls of Good Families
as Ribois
1963
Mathias Sandorf
as Toronthal
1963
The Seventh Juror
as Grégoire Duval, pharmacien
1962
Hitch-Hike
as Mr Rameau, le provincial en 2 cv
1962
1962
Seduction Of The South
as Colonelo Breviglieri
1961
The Counterfeiters of Paris
as Charles Lepicard
1961
The Black Monocle
as Commissaire Tournemire
1961
1961
The President
as Philippe Chalamont
1961
Women and War
as le docteur Leproux, maire du village
1961
The Fenouillard Family
as A traveler (uncredited)
1961
...And Suddenly It's Murder!
as Commissario Polizia
1960
The Hunchback
as Feldwebel
1960
L'Ennemi dans l'ombre
as le Patron
1960
Do or Die!
as Lenzi
1960
Eyes of Love
as Dr Andrieux
1959
The Great War
as Capitano Castelli
1959
The Great Deception
as le baron d'Exter, le chef des espions à la solde des Prussiens
1959
Marie-Octobre
as Julien Simoneau
1959
The Magnificent Tramp
as M. Pichon, nouveau patron du café
1959
The Possessors
as Simon Lachaume, bras droit de Noël
1958
The Gambler
as Le Général Zagoriensky
1958
A Legitimate Defense
as Gustave Martinet
1958
School for Coquettes
as Labaume
1958
The Cat
as Debrun
1958
Les Misérables
as Javert (père et fils)
1958
Secrets of a French Nurse
as René Lecomte
1958
Sans famille
as Renato Garofoli
1958
When a Woman Meddles
as Félix Seguin
1957
There's Always a Price Tag
as Le commissaire Plantavin
1957
The Man in the Raincoat
as Mr Raphaël, le maître chanteur
1957
Crime and Punishment
as Antoine Monestier
1956
Revelation
as Don Lorenzo
1955
The Hussars
as le brigadier Le Gouce
1955
Black Dossier
as Le commissaire Noblet
1955
Marriage Episodes
as la mari d'Aglaé
1954
The Secrets of the Bed
as Emile Bergeret
1954
The Secrets of the Bed
as Bertrand Germain-Latour
1954
Before the Deluge
as Marcel Noblet
1954
Follow That Man
as Le commissaire François Basquier
1953
Des Hommes Et Des Montagnes
as Narrator
1953
I Was It Three Times
as Henri Verdier / Hector van Broken
1952
Matrimonial Agency
as Noël Pailleret
1952
The Bonnadieu House
as Félix Bonnadieu
1951
Without Leaving an Address
as Émile Gauthier, chauffeur de taxi et trésorier du syndicat
1951
Lost Souvenirs
as L'agent de police Raoul
1950
The Elders of Saint-Loup
as Jean Laclaux, banquier ruiné
1950
Tuesday's Guest
as Charles Josse, agent d'assurance
1950
1848
as Récitant / Narrator (voice)
1950
Sorceror
as Jean-Pierre Lesourd
1950
Monsignor
as Louis Mennechain
1949
Return to Life
as Gaston (segment "Le retour de tante Emma")
1949
The Cheat
as Robert
1949
Truant School
as M. Pascal, le nouvel instituteur
1949
The Spice of Life
as L'importuné
1948
Man to Men
as Edmond Coquillot
1948
Dedee
as "Monsieur", le patron du bar à entraîneuses
1948
Jenny Lamour
as Maurice Martineau
1947
Clockface Cafe
as Julien Couturier
1947
Messieurs Ludovic
as Ludovic Seguin
1946
Mr. Gregoire Runs Away
as Alex Grégoire
1946
Alone in the Night
as Inspector Pascal
1945
Farandole
as Sylvestre
1945
Carmen
as Remendado
1944
The Little Ones of the Flower Platform
as Doctor Bernard
1944
I Am with You
as Robert Nattier
1943
Domino
as Crémone
1943
Marie-Martine
as Maurice
1943
The Marriage of Chiffon
as Le garçon d'hôtel
1942
1942
Threesome Romance
as Marcel
1942
The Newspaper Falls at Five O'Clock
as André Bertod
1942
La Symphonie fantastique
as Antoine Charbonnel
1942
The Woman I Loved the Most
as Funeral home employee
1942
1942
The Pavilion Burns
as Benezy
1941
Who Killed Santa Claus?
as Officer from the Gendarmerie
1941
Premier bal
as The maitre d'hotel
1941
Night in December
as Édouard
1941
L'Enfer des anges
as Freddy, le patron du bistrot
1941
1939
Daybreak
as Gaston
1939
1939
1938
Hôtel du Nord
as Prosper
1938
The Stream
as le chauffeur de taxi
1938
The Curtain Rises
as Pescani, un élève du Conservatoire
1938
Youth in Revolt
as Benoît
1938
Grisou
as le fils Mélée
1938
The Green Dress
as Le fils Pinchet
1937
Woman of Malacca
as (uncredited)
1937
Gribouille
as Le jeune homme au tandem (uncredited)
1937
1937
1937
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