Paul Meurisse
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
Personal Info
Known For
Acting
Known Credits
67
Gender
Male
Birthday
1912-12-21 (112 years old)
Place of Birth
Dunkerque, Nord, Nord-Pas-de-Calais, France
Acting

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

1972

Le Grand Échiquier as Self

1971

Samedi soir as Self

1971

Easy Down There! as Bishop

1969

Army of Shadows as Luc Jardie

1966

Le Deuxième Souffle as Commissioner Blot

1966

Congress of Love as Talleyrand

1965

Le Majordome as Léopold

1965

When the Pheasants Pass as Alexandre Larsan-Bellac

1965

The Big Swag as Paul Filippi, gentleman crook

1965

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 »

1963

Chicken Feed for Little Birds as M. Armand, un ancien truand

1963

Be Careful Ladies as Charles Rouvier

1963

L'assassin connaît la musique as Lionel Fribourg

1962

The Eye of the Monocle as Théobald 'Monocle' Dromard

1962

Bells Without Joy as Captain of Lambérieux

1961

The Black Monocle as Dromard, "Le Monocle"

1961

The Game of Truth as Portrant

1961

The New Aristrocrats as Father Philippe de Maubrun

1960

Love and the Frenchwoman as Jean-Claude Perret, publicitaire et mari cocu (segment "L'Adultère")

1960

The Truth as Maître Éparvier

1959

Marie-Octobre as François Renaud-Picart

1959

Picnic on the Grass as Étienne Alexis, célèbre biologiste

1959

Head Against the Wall as Dr. Emery

1959

Guinguette as Viscount Édouard de Villancourt

1958

Not Delivered as Divisional Commissioner Varzeilles

1958

Seventh Heaven as Manuel Villa

1958

Les Violents as Principal Inspector Malouvier

1957

Until the Last One as Fredo Ricioni

1957

The Inspector Likes a Fight as Not available

1955

Diabolique as Michel Delassalle

1955

Fortune carrée as Mordhom

1955

The Case of Poisons as l'abbé Guibourg

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

1951

Serenade to the Executioner as Not available

1951

Maria of the End of the World as Not available

1950

Agnes of Nothing as Carlos

1949

The Red Angel as Not available

1949

Last Hour, Special Edition as Dominique Coche

1948

Le Dessous des cartes as Inspector Nansen

1948

Sergil et le dictateur as Inspector Sergil

1948

Scandal as Steve Richardson

1948

The Eleven O'Clock Woman as Stanilas Octave Seminario aka 'SOS', détective

1948

Colonel Durand as Colonel of the Empire Gérard Durand

1947

Inspector Sergil as Inspector Pierre Sergil

1947

Bethsabée as Le capitaine Lucien Sommervill - l'ex amant d'Arabella

1947

Monsieur chasse as Moricet

1946

The Uncatchable Mr. Frederic as B.B. / Richard Fernay

1946

Back Streets of Paris as Victor Ménard, Mrs. Rose's former accomplice

1945

Vingt-quatre heures de perm' as Not available

1945

Destitute Mary as Not available

1943

The Wolf Farm as Furet

1942

Forbidden to Love as Maxime Gavard

1942

Love Marriage as Robert

1941

Montmartre on the Seine as Paul Mariol

1941

Ne bougez plus ! as Hector