Paul Meurisse

Personal Info

Birthday

December 21, 1912

Day of Death

1979-01-19

(66 years old)

Place of Birth

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

Also Known As

Поль Мёрисс

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.

Known For

Army of Shadows

Diabolique

Crooks in Clover

Le Deuxième Souffle

The Gypsy

The Black Monocle

The Truth

Love and the Frenchwoman

Filmography

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