Acting
Paul Meurisse
Born 1912-12-21
Dunkerque, Nord, Nord-Pas-de-Calais, France
Department: Acting
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.
Known For
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Diabolique
1955
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Army of Shadows
1969
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Crooks in Clover
1963
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The Truth
1960
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Le Deuxième Souffle
1966
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Le Grand Échiquier
1972
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Marie-Octobre
1959
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The Gypsy
1975
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Picnic on the Grass
1959
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Head Against the Wall
1959
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Filmography & Credits
Complete career catalog (68 titles)
| Poster | Title | Character / Role | Type | Year |
|---|---|---|---|---|
 | Code Name: Melville | Self (archive footage) | Movie | 2010 |
 | Michel Audiard et le mystère du triangle des Bermudes | Self (archive footage) | Movie | 2002 |
 | The Education in Love of Valentin | Julien Blaise | Movie | 1976 |
 | The Gypsy | Yan Kuq | Movie | 1975 |
 | The Suspects | Laurent Kirchner | Movie | 1974 |
 | The Voracious Ones | Inspecteur Martino | Movie | 1973 |
 | Le Grand Échiquier | Self | TV Series | 1972 |
 | Easy Down There! | Bishop | Movie | 1971 |
 | Le Cri du cormoran, le soir au-dessus des jonques | Kruger | Movie | 1971 |
| Samedi soir | Self | TV Series | 1971 | |
 | Army of Shadows | Luc Jardie | Movie | 1969 |
 | Le Deuxième Souffle | Commissaire Blot | Movie | 1966 |
 | Congress of Love | Talleyrand | Movie | 1966 |
 | When the Pheasants Pass | Alexandre Larsan-Bellac | Movie | 1965 |
 | The Big Swag | Paul Filippi, gentleman crook | Movie | 1965 |
 | The Majordomo | Léopold | Movie | 1965 |
 | Me and the Forty Year Old Man | Alexandre Dumourier | Movie | 1965 |
 | The Monocle's Sour Laugh | Commander Théobald Dromard, aka 'Le Monocle' | Movie | 1964 |
 | Crooks in Clover | commandant Théobald Dromard, dit « Le Monocle » | Movie | 1963 |
 | L'assassin connaît la musique | Lionel Fribourg | Movie | 1963 |
 | Be Careful Ladies | Charles Rouvier | Movie | 1963 |
 | Chicken Feed for Little Birds | M. Armand, un ancien truand | Movie | 1963 |
 | The Eye of the Monocle | Théobald 'Monocle' Dromard | Movie | 1962 |
 | Bells Without Joy | Captain of Lambérieux | Movie | 1962 |
 | The New Aristrocrats | Father Philippe de Maubrun | Movie | 1961 |
 | The Game of Truth | Portrant | Movie | 1961 |
 | The Black Monocle | Dromard, "Le Monocle" | Movie | 1961 |
 | The Truth | Maître Éparvier | Movie | 1960 |
 | Love and the Frenchwoman | Jean-Claude Perret, publicitaire et mari cocu (segment "L'Adultère") | Movie | 1960 |
 | Picnic on the Grass | Étienne Alexis, célèbre biologiste | Movie | 1959 |
 | Marie-Octobre | François Renaud-Picart | Movie | 1959 |
 | Head Against the Wall | Dr. Emery | Movie | 1959 |
 | Guinguette | Viscount Édouard de Villancourt | Movie | 1959 |
 | Seventh Heaven | Manuel Villa | Movie | 1958 |
 | Not Delivered | Divisional Commissioner Varzeilles | Movie | 1958 |
 | Les Violents | Principal Inspector Malouvier | Movie | 1958 |
 | The Inspector Likes a Fight | Inspector Morice | Movie | 1957 |
 | Until the Last One | Fredo Ricioni | Movie | 1957 |
 | The Affair of the Poisons | l'abbé Guibourg | Movie | 1955 |
 | Fortune carrée | Mordhom | Movie | 1955 |
 | Diabolique | Michel Delassalle | Movie | 1955 |
 | The Contessa's Secret | L'empereur Napoléon III | Movie | 1954 |
 | Je suis un mouchard | Bob Torquella | Movie | 1953 |
 | Sergil Among the Girls | l'inspecteur Sergil | Movie | 1952 |
 | My Wife Is Formidable | Lui-même chez le dentiste | Movie | 1951 |
 | Serenade to the Executioner | Self / Appearance | Movie | 1951 |
 | Maria of the End of the World | Self / Appearance | Movie | 1951 |
 | Agnes of Nothing | Carlos | Movie | 1950 |
 | Last Hour, Special Edition | Dominique Coche | Movie | 1949 |
 | The Red Angel | Self / Appearance | Movie | 1949 |
 | Scandal | Steve Richardson | Movie | 1948 |
 | Sergil et le dictateur | Inspector Sergil | Movie | 1948 |
 | Impasse of Two Angels | Jean | Movie | 1948 |
 | Le Dessous des cartes | Inspector Nansen | Movie | 1948 |
 | Colonel Durand | Colonel of the Empire Gérard Durand | Movie | 1948 |
 | The Eleven O'Clock Woman | Stanilas Octave Seminario aka 'SOS', détective | Movie | 1948 |
 | Bethsabée | Le capitaine Lucien Sommervill - l'ex amant d'Arabella | Movie | 1947 |
 | Monsieur chasse | Moricet | Movie | 1947 |
 | Inspector Sergil | Inspector Pierre Sergil | Movie | 1947 |
 | Back Streets of Paris | Victor Ménard, Mrs. Rose's former accomplice | Movie | 1946 |
 | The Uncatchable Mr. Frederic | B.B. / Richard Fernay | Movie | 1946 |
 | Destitute Mary | Edouard | Movie | 1945 |
 | Vingt-quatre heures de perm' | Self / Appearance | Movie | 1945 |
 | The Wolf Farm | Furet | Movie | 1943 |
 | Love Marriage | Robert | Movie | 1942 |
 | Forbidden to Love | Maxime Gavard | Movie | 1942 |
 | Montmartre on the Seine | Paul Mariol | Movie | 1941 |
 | Ne bougez plus ! | Hector | Movie | 1941 |