Paul Meurisse

Personal Info

Know For

Acting

Gender

Male

Birthday

1912-12-21 (67 years old)

Deathday

1979-01-19

Place of Birth

Dunkerque, Nord, Nord-Pas-de-Calais, France

Paul Meurisse

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.

Acting

1955

Diabolique

as Michel Delassalle

1966

Le Deuxième Souffle

as Commissioner Blot

1963

Crooks in Clover

as commandant Théobald Dromard, dit « Le Monocle »

1947

Bethsabée

as Le capitaine Lucien Sommervill - l'ex amant d'Arabella

1974

The Suspects

as Laurent Kirchner

1959

Picnic on the Grass

as Étienne Alexis, célèbre biologiste

1960

The Truth

as Maître Éparvier

1969

Army of Shadows

as Luc Jardie

1942

Forbidden to Love

as Maxime Gavard

1962

The Eye of the Monocle

as Théobald 'Monocle' Dromard

1948

Scandal

as Steve Richardson

1948

The Eleven O'Clock Woman

as Stanilas Octave Seminario aka 'SOS', détective

1955

The Case of Poisons

as l'abbé Guibourg

1965

The Big Swag

as Paul Filippi, gentleman crook

1964

The Monocle's Sour Laugh

as Commander Théobald Dromard, aka 'Le Monocle'

1965

When the Pheasants Pass

as Alexandre Larsan-Bellac

1946

The Uncatchable Mr. Frederic

as B.B. / Richard Fernay

1963

Chicken Feed for Little Birds

as M. Armand, un ancien truand

1959

Marie-Octobre

as François Renaud-Picart

1947

Inspector Sergil

as Inspector Pierre Sergil

1948

Colonel Durand

as Colonel of the Empire Gérard Durand

1955

Fortune carrée

as Mordhom

1948

Sergil et le dictateur

as Inspector Sergil

1963

1975

The Gypsy

as Yan Kuq

1946

Back Streets of Paris

as Victor Ménard, Mrs. Rose's former accomplice

1965

Me and the Forty Year Old Man

as Alexandre Dumourier

1961

2010

Code Name: Melville

as Self (archive footage)

1957

Until the Last One

as Fredo Ricioni

1952

Sergil Among the Girls

as l'inspecteur Sergil

1965

Le Majordome

as Léopold

1959

1943

1973

The Voracious Ones

as Inspecteur Martino

1958

Not Delivered

as Divisional Commissioner Varzeilles

1966

Congress of Love

as Talleyrand

1958

Les Violents

as Principal Inspector Malouvier

1958

Seventh Heaven

as Manuel Villa

1971

1960

Love and the Frenchwoman

as Jean-Claude Perret, publicitaire et mari cocu (segment "L'Adultère")

1954

The Contessa's Secret

as L'empereur Napoléon III

1961

The Black Monocle

as Dromard, "Le Monocle"

1953

Je suis un mouchard

as Bob Torquella

1963

Be Careful Ladies

as Charles Rouvier

1962

Bells Without Joy

as Captain of Lambérieux

1948

Le Dessous des cartes

as Inspector Nansen

1959

Guinguette

as Viscount Édouard de Villancourt

1941

1949

Last Hour, Special Edition

as Dominique Coche

1950

1951

My Wife Is Formidable

as Lui-même chez le dentiste

1941

1947

Monsieur chasse

as Moricet

1961

The New Aristrocrats

as Father Philippe de Maubrun

1942

Love Marriage

as Robert

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