Biography
Pierre Étaix was a French comedian and filmmaker. Étaix made a series of short- and feature-length films, many of them co-written by influential screenwriter Jean-Claude Carrière. He won an Academy Award for best live-action short film in 1963.
Directed
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Yoyo (1965) — Director
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Le Grand Amour (1969) — Director
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The Suitor (1962) — Director
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As Long as You've Got Your Health (1966) — Director
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Happy Anniversary (1963) — Director
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Rupture (1961) — Director
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Land of Milk and Honey (1971) — Director
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Feeling Good (1966) — Director
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Insomnia (1963) — Director
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L'Âge de Monsieur est avancé (1987) — Director
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The Nightmare of Méliès (1988) — Director
- J'écris dans l'espace (1989) — Director
Also appeared in
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Mon Oncle (1958) — Delivery man / Telegraph operator (uncredited)
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Pickpocket (1959) — 2nd Accomplice
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Le Havre (2011) — Dr. Becker
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The Clowns (1970) — Clown
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The Thief of Paris (1967) — Pickpocket (uncredited)
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Yoyo (1965) — Yoyo / The Millionaire
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Max My Love (1986) — Detective
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Le Grand Amour (1969) — Pierre
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The Suitor (1962) — Pierre
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As Long as You've Got Your Health (1966) — Pierre
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Happy Anniversary (1963) — Le mari
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Rupture (1961)
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Jerry Lewis: The Man Behind the Clown (2016) — Self
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On n'est pas sorti de l'auberge (1982) — Le garçon d'étage
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Winter Song (2015) — Marquis-Clochard
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Gardens in Autumn (2006)
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Land of Milk and Honey (1971) — Self - The Director
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Feeling Good (1966)
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The Army Game (1960) — Le chef de gare
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Serious as Pleasure (1975) — Le garçon d'étage
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Chantrapas (2011) — French Producer
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Insomnia (1963)
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Docile Night (1987) — SOS Amor
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Bouvard et Pécuchet (1990) — Maître Tardivel
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L'Âge de Monsieur est avancé (1987) — L'auteur
- Doctor Lerne, Subgod (1983) — Roland
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Pierre Étaix, un destin animé (2011) — Self
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From Darkness to Light (2025) — Self
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Le Grand Échiquier (1972) — Self
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Cinépanorama (1956) — Self
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A Swelled Head (1962)
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The Clown (2016) — Self
- Le Pèlerinage (1962)
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Numéro un (1975) — Self
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Carrière, 250 Meters (2011) — Self
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La Métamorphose (1983) — Gustav-Adolf Braut
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Lucifer et moi (2009) — Self
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L'aide-mémoire (1984)
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The Day the Clown Cried (1972) — Gustav
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Un film et son époque (2003) — Self