Paul Meurisse
Acting
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Acting Credits
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 Diabo...
Known For
Filmography
Code Name: Melville
2010
as Self (archive footage)
Michel Audiard et le mystère du triangle des Bermudes
2002
as Self (archive footage)
The Education in Love of Valentin
1976
as Julien Blaise
The Gypsy
1975
as Yan Kuq
The Suspects
1974
as Laurent Kirchner
The Voracious Ones
1973
as Inspecteur Martino
Le Grand Échiquier
1972
as Self
Le Cri du cormoran, le soir au-dessus des jonques
1971
as Kruger
Easy Down There!
1971
as Bishop
Samedi soir
1971
as Self
Army of Shadows
1969
as Luc Jardie
Le Deuxième Souffle
1966
as Commissaire Blot
Congress of Love
1966
as Talleyrand
The Big Swag
1965
as Paul Filippi, gentleman crook
When the Pheasants Pass
1965
as Alexandre Larsan-Bellac
Me and the Forty Year Old Man
1965
as Alexandre Dumourier
The Majordomo
1965
as Léopold
The Monocle's Sour Laugh
1964
as Commander Théobald Dromard, aka 'Le Monocle'
Crooks in Clover
1963
as commandant Théobald Dromard, dit « Le Monocle »
Chicken Feed for Little Birds
1963
as M. Armand, un ancien truand
L'assassin connaît la musique
1963
as Lionel Fribourg
Be Careful Ladies
1963
as Charles Rouvier
The Eye of the Monocle
1962
as Théobald 'Monocle' Dromard
Bells Without Joy
1962
as Captain of Lambérieux
The Game of Truth
1961
as Portrant
The Black Monocle
1961
as Dromard, "Le Monocle"
The New Aristrocrats
1961
as Father Philippe de Maubrun
The Truth
1960
as Maître Éparvier
Love and the Frenchwoman
1960
as Jean-Claude Perret, publicitaire et mari cocu (segment "L'Adultère")
Picnic on the Grass
1959
as Étienne Alexis, célèbre biologiste
Marie-Octobre
1959
as François Renaud-Picart
Head Against the Wall
1959
as Dr. Emery
Guinguette
1959
as Viscount Édouard de Villancourt
Not Delivered
1958
as Divisional Commissioner Varzeilles
Les Violents
1958
as Principal Inspector Malouvier
Seventh Heaven
1958
as Manuel Villa
Until the Last One
1957
as Fredo Ricioni
The Inspector Likes a Fight
1957
as Inspector Morice
Diabolique
1955
as Michel Delassalle
The Affair of the Poisons
1955
as l'abbé Guibourg
Fortune carrée
1955
as Mordhom
The Contessa's Secret
1954
as L'empereur Napoléon III
Je suis un mouchard
1953
as Bob Torquella
Sergil Among the Girls
1952
as l'inspecteur Sergil
Maria of the End of the World
1951
Serenade to the Executioner
1951
My Wife Is Formidable
1951
as Lui-même chez le dentiste
Agnes of Nothing
1950
as Carlos
The Red Angel
1949
Last Hour, Special Edition
1949
as Dominique Coche
Impasse of Two Angels
1948
as Jean
Scandal
1948
as Steve Richardson
The Eleven O'Clock Woman
1948
as Stanilas Octave Seminario aka 'SOS', détective
Colonel Durand
1948
as Colonel of the Empire Gérard Durand
Sergil et le dictateur
1948
as Inspector Sergil
Le Dessous des cartes
1948
as Inspector Nansen
Bethsabée
1947
as Le capitaine Lucien Sommervill - l'ex amant d'Arabella
Inspector Sergil
1947
as Inspector Pierre Sergil
Monsieur chasse
1947
as Moricet
The Uncatchable Mr. Frederic
1946
as B.B. / Richard Fernay
Back Streets of Paris
1946
as Victor Ménard, Mrs. Rose's former accomplice
Vingt-quatre heures de perm'
1945
Destitute Mary
1945
as Edouard
The Wolf Farm
1943
as Furet
Forbidden to Love
1942
as Maxime Gavard
Love Marriage
1942
as Robert
Montmartre on the Seine
1941
as Paul Mariol
Ne bougez plus !
1941
as Hector