Georges Méliès
Directing
151
Acting Credits
346
Directed
Biography
Georges Méliès (December 8, 1861 - January 21, 1938), full name Marie-Georges-Jean Méliès, was a French illusionist and filmmaker famous for leading many technical and narrative developments in the earliest days of cinema. One of the first filmmakers to use multiple exposures, time-lapse photography, tracking shots, dissolves, and hand-painted color in his work, Méliès pioneered effects that would define cinematic special effects for decades to come. A prolific innovator in the use of special e...
Known For
Filmography
Satans Sacrilegious Saga
2025
as Devil
Alcoléa & cie Documentary
2024
Méliès: Tales of Terror
2021
as The Melomaniac
The Méliès Mystery
2021
as Self (archive footage)
El hombre que quiso ser Segundo
2014
as Self (archive footage)
The Cinemagician, Georges Méliès
2012
as Self (archive footage)
The Extraordinary Voyage
2011
as Self - Filmmaker (archive footage)
Georges Méliès: The First Wizard of Cinema (1896-1913)
2008
as Various Roles
The Magic of Méliès
1997
as Self / Various Roles (archive footage)
Cinematógrafo 1900
1979
as Self (archive footage)
Encyclopédie audiovisuelle du cinéma
1978
as Self (archive footage)
Violons d'Ingres
1939
as Himself (archive footage)
Gala Méliès
1929
as Himself
The Conquest of the Pole
1912
as Le professeur Mabouloff
The Knight of the Snow
1912
as Devil
The Diabolical Church Window
1911
The Diabolic Tenant
1909
as Le locataire diabolique
Whimsical Illusions
1909
as The Magician
The Doctor's Secret
1909
The Indian Sorcerer
1908
as The Fakir
Long Distance Wireless Photography
1908
Tribulations; or, The Misfortunes of a Cobbler
1908
as The Roman
The Fortune Favors the Brave
1908
as Gnome
Les infortunes des patineurs
1908
as Passerby
French Cops Learning English
1908
as The Police Inspector
Not Guilty
1908
as The Old Farmer
The New Lord of the Village
1908
as Le fantôme de César
In the Barber Shop
1908
Delirium in a Studio
1907
as Ali Barbouyou
Satan in Prison
1907
as Satan
Good Glue Sticks
1907
The Eclipse: Courtship of the Sun and Moon
1907
as Professor of Astronomy
20,000 Leagues Under the Sea
1907
Tunneling the English Channel
1907
The King and the Jester
1907
as Tribolet
The Good Luck of a 'Souse'
1907
as Le commissaire de police
A Desperate Crime
1906
The Merry Frolics of Satan
1906
as Satan
The Hilarious Posters
1906
as The Bill Poster
The Mysterious Retort
1906
The Witch
1906
as The Fairy Carabosse
A Roadside Inn
1906
as Drunk Traveler
The Living Playing Cards
1905
as The Magician
The Black Imp
1905
The Inventor Crazybrains and His Wonderful Airship
1905
A Mesmerian Experiment
1905
Rip's Dream
1905
as Rip Van Winkle
The Palace of the Arabian Nights
1905
as The Sorcerer Khalafar (uncredited)
The Lilliputian Minuet
1905
Ulysses and the Giant Polyphemus
1905
as Ulysses (uncredited)
The Impossible Voyage
1904
as Mabouloff
The Cook in Trouble
1904
The Untamable Whiskers
1904
as Man with whiskers
The Wandering Jew
1904
The Wonderful Living Fan
1904
The Mermaid
1904
The Clockmaker's Dream
1904
Tchin-Chao, the Chinese Conjurer
1904
Every Man His Own Cigar Lighter
1904
The Fugitive Apparitions
1904
The Devilish Plank
1904
Tit for Tat
1904
The Christmas Angel
1904
as The Rag-and-Bone Man / Beggar on Crutches / Coal Seller
A Wager Between Two Magicians, or, Jealous of Myself
1904
as The Magician / The Double
The Firefall
1904
as Satan
Faust and Marguerite
1904
as Méphistophélès
The Imperceptible Transmutations
1904
as Prince
The Infernal Cauldron
1903
as Devil
The Monster
1903
as The priest
The Infernal Cake-Walk
1903
as Devil
The Melomaniac
1903
Extraordinary Illusions
1903
Jupiter's Thunderballs
1903
The Terrible Turkish Executioner
1903
as The Executioner
Apparitions
1903
The Ballet Master's Dream
1903
Bob Kick, the Mischievous Kid
1903
The Oracle of Delphi
1903
A Moonlight Serenade
1903
Faust in the Underworld
1903
as Mephistopholes
The Mystical Flame
1903
The Kingdom of the Fairies
1903
as Принц Бель-Азор
The Magic Lantern
1903
Alcofribas, The Master Magician
1903
The Mysterious Box
1903
Misfortune Never Comes Alone
1903
as Lamplighter
The Marvellous Wreath
1903
The Enchanted Basket
1903
Beelzebub's Daughters
1903
A Trip to the Moon
1902
as Professeur Barbenfouillis / La Lune
The Prolific Magical Egg
1902
An Impossible Balancing Feat
1902
as The Magician
The Treasures of Satan
1902
Gulliver's Travels Among the Lilliputians and the Giants
1902
as Gulliver
The Human Fly
1902
as The Hindoo Magician
Robinson Crusoe
1902
as Robinson Crusoé
Sure Cure for Indigestion
1902
as Doctor
The Man with the Rubber Head
1901
as Аптекар / Гумова голова
Hat of Many Surprises
1901
The Dwarf and the Giant
1901
The Magician's Cavern
1901
Bluebeard
1901
as Barbe-bleue
The Devil and the Statue
1901
The Brahmin and the Butterfly
1901
as The brahmin
The Temple of the Sun
1901
A Maiden's Paradise
1901
as The Wizard
The Prince of Magicians
1901
as Excelsior
The Triple Headed Lady
1901
The One-Man Band
1900
as All the members of the orchestra
Joan of Arc
1900
as Père de Jeanne
The Astronomer's Dream
1900
as Астроном
The Fat and Lean Wrestling Match
1900
as Wrestler
Going to Bed Under Difficulties
1900
as The Man
Up-to-Date Spiritualism
1900
as Le comique excentrique
The Artist and the Dummy
1900
as Artiste
The Christmas Dream
1900
as Beggar
The Wizard, the Prince and the Good Fairy
1900
as Prince
The Magic Book
1900
as The Magician
A Fantastical Meal
1900
as The Man
The Triple Conjurer and the Living Head
1900
as Conjurer
A Midnight Episode
1899
as The Sleeping Man (uncredited)
Cinderella
1899
as le gnome de la pendule / le suisse à l'entrée de l'église
The Devil in a Convent
1899
as The Devil
An Up-to-Date Conjurer
1899
as Magician
The Dreyfus Affair
1899
as Fernand Labori
Summoning the Spirits
1899
The Human Pyramid
1899
The Mysterious Knight
1899
as Le chevalier mystère
The Mysterious Portrait
1899
as L'illusioniste
Cleopatra's Tomb
1899
as un profanateur de la tombe de Cléopâtre
The Pillar of Fire
1899
The Four Troublesome Heads
1898
as Фокусник
The Temptation of St. Anthony
1898
as Saint Antoine
Pygmalion and Galatea
1898
as Pygmalion
The Magician
1898
as Le Sculpteur
The Famous Box Trick
1898
as The Magician
The Bridegroom's Dilemma
1898
as Le marié
Faust and Marguerite
1897
as Méphistophélès
Le château hanté
1897
as Mephisto
The Bewitched Inn
1897
as The Traveler
Naval Combat in Greece
1897
as The Captain
Between Calais and Dover
1897
as The Man in the Checked Suit
Dancing in a Harem
1897
A Funny Mahometan
1897
as The Funny Mahometan
Gugusse and the Automaton
1897
as Gugusse
A Terrible Night
1896
as L'homme qui essaie de dormir
The Vanishing Lady
1896
as Фокусник
Le manoir du diable
1896
as Мефістофель
Playing Cards
1896
as Un joueur de cartes
A Nightmare
1896
as Man
Conjuring
1896
as Himself