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.

Movies & TV Shows

1. Diabolique (1955) — Michel Delassalle
2. Army of Shadows (1969) — Luc Jardie
3. Crooks in Clover (1963) — commandant Théobald Dromard, dit « Le Monocle »
4. The Truth (1960) — Maître Éparvier
5. Le Deuxième Souffle (1966) — Commissaire Blot
6. Marie-Octobre (1959) — François Renaud-Picart
7. Picnic on the Grass (1959) — Étienne Alexis, célèbre biologiste
8. The Gypsy (1975) — Yan Kuq
9. Head Against the Wall (1959) — Dr. Emery
10. Le Cri du cormoran, le soir au-dessus des jonques (1971) — Kruger
11. The Black Monocle (1961) — Dromard, "Le Monocle"
12. When the Pheasants Pass (1965) — Alexandre Larsan-Bellac
13. The Suspects (1974) — Laurent Kirchner
14. The Monocle's Sour Laugh (1964) — Commander Théobald Dromard, aka 'Le Monocle'
15. Chicken Feed for Little Birds (1963) — M. Armand, un ancien truand
16. Easy Down There! (1971) — Bishop
17. The Eye of the Monocle (1962) — Théobald 'Monocle' Dromard
18. The Game of Truth (1961) — Portrant
19. Love and the Frenchwoman (1960) — Jean-Claude Perret, publicitaire et mari cocu (segment "L'Adultère")
20. The Big Swag (1965) — Paul Filippi, gentleman crook
21. Seventh Heaven (1958) — Manuel Villa
22. Back Streets of Paris (1946) — Victor Ménard, Mrs. Rose's former accomplice
23. Le Majordome (1965) — Léopold
24. Not Delivered (1958) — Divisional Commissioner Varzeilles
25. The Eleven O'Clock Woman (1948) — Stanilas Octave Seminario aka 'SOS', détective
26. The Wolf Farm (1943) — Furet
27. The Education in Love of Valentin (1976) — Julien Blaise
28. Le Dessous des cartes (1948) — Inspector Nansen
29. Bethsabée (1947) — Le capitaine Lucien Sommervill - l'ex amant d'Arabella
30. Code Name: Melville (2010) — Self (archive footage)
31. Guinguette (1959) — Viscount Édouard de Villancourt
32. Impasse of Two Angels (1948) — Jean
33. The Affair of the Poisons (1955) — l'abbé Guibourg
34. Until the Last One (1957) — Fredo Ricioni
35. The Voracious Ones (1973) — Inspecteur Martino
36. Montmartre on the Seine (1941) — Paul Mariol
37. Agnes of Nothing (1950) — Carlos
38. Les Violents (1958) — Principal Inspector Malouvier
39. My Wife Is Formidable (1951) — Lui-même chez le dentiste
40. L'assassin connaît la musique (1963) — Lionel Fribourg