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

Le Grand Échiquier

Army of Shadows

Diabolique

The Truth

Le Deuxième Souffle

The Gypsy

Crooks in Clover

The Suspects

All Movies (66)

• Code Name: Melville2010 · as Self (archive footage)
• Michel Audiard et le mystère du triangle des Bermudes2002 · as Self (archive footage)
• The Education in Love of Valentin1976 · as Julien Blaise
• The Gypsy1975 · as Yan Kuq
• The Suspects1974 · as Laurent Kirchner
• The Voracious Ones1973 · as Inspecteur Martino
• Easy Down There!1971 · as Bishop
• Le Cri du cormoran, le soir au-dessus des jonques1971 · as Kruger
• Army of Shadows1969 · as Luc Jardie
• Le Deuxième Souffle1966 · as Commissioner Blot
• Congress of Love1966 · as Talleyrand
• When the Pheasants Pass1965 · as Alexandre Larsan-Bellac
• The Big Swag1965 · as Paul Filippi, gentleman crook
• Le Majordome1965 · as Léopold
• Me and the Forty Year Old Man1965 · as Alexandre Dumourier
• The Monocle's Sour Laugh1964 · as Commander Théobald Dromard, aka 'Le Monocle'
• Crooks in Clover1963 · as commandant Théobald Dromard, dit « Le Monocle »
• L'assassin connaît la musique1963 · as Lionel Fribourg
• Be Careful Ladies1963 · as Charles Rouvier
• Chicken Feed for Little Birds1963 · as M. Armand, un ancien truand
• The Eye of the Monocle1962 · as Théobald 'Monocle' Dromard
• Bells Without Joy1962 · as Captain of Lambérieux
• The New Aristrocrats1961 · as Father Philippe de Maubrun
• The Game of Truth1961 · as Portrant
• The Black Monocle1961 · as Dromard, "Le Monocle"
• The Truth1960 · as Maître Éparvier
• Love and the Frenchwoman1960 · as Jean-Claude Perret, publicitaire et mari cocu (segment "L'Adultère")
• Picnic on the Grass1959 · as Étienne Alexis, célèbre biologiste
• Marie-Octobre1959 · as François Renaud-Picart
• Head Against the Wall1959 · as Dr. Emery
• Guinguette1959 · as Viscount Édouard de Villancourt
• Seventh Heaven1958 · as Manuel Villa
• Not Delivered1958 · as Divisional Commissioner Varzeilles
• Les Violents1958 · as Principal Inspector Malouvier
• The Inspector Likes a Fight1957 · as Inspector Morice
• Until the Last One1957 · as Fredo Ricioni
• The Affair of the Poisons1955 · as l'abbé Guibourg
• Fortune carrée1955 · as Mordhom
• Diabolique1955 · as Michel Delassalle
• The Contessa's Secret1954 · as L'empereur Napoléon III
• Je suis un mouchard1953 · as Bob Torquella
• Sergil Among the Girls1952 · as l'inspecteur Sergil
• My Wife Is Formidable1951 · as Lui-même chez le dentiste
• Serenade to the Executioner1951
• Maria of the End of the World1951
• Agnes of Nothing1950 · as Carlos
• Last Hour, Special Edition1949 · as Dominique Coche
• The Red Angel1949
• Scandal1948 · as Steve Richardson
• Sergil et le dictateur1948 · as Inspector Sergil
• Impasse of Two Angels1948 · as Jean
• Le Dessous des cartes1948 · as Inspector Nansen
• Colonel Durand1948 · as Colonel of the Empire Gérard Durand
• The Eleven O'Clock Woman1948 · as Stanilas Octave Seminario aka 'SOS', détective
• Bethsabée1947 · as Le capitaine Lucien Sommervill - l'ex amant d'Arabella
• Monsieur chasse1947 · as Moricet
• Inspector Sergil1947 · as Inspector Pierre Sergil
• Back Streets of Paris1946 · as Victor Ménard, Mrs. Rose's former accomplice
• The Uncatchable Mr. Frederic1946 · as B.B. / Richard Fernay
• Destitute Mary1945 · as Edouard
• Vingt-quatre heures de perm'1945
• The Wolf Farm1943 · as Furet
• Love Marriage1942 · as Robert
• Forbidden to Love1942 · as Maxime Gavard
• Montmartre on the Seine1941 · as Paul Mariol
• Ne bougez plus !1941 · as Hector

All TV Shows (2)

• Le Grand Échiquier1972 · as Self
• Samedi soir1971 · as Self