Bernard Blier

Biography

Bernard Blier (11 January 1916 – 29 March 1989) was a French character actor. His rotund features and premature baldness allowed him to often play cuckolded husbands in his early career. He proved to be one of France's most versatile and sought-after character actors, performing interchangeably in comedies and dramas. He often worked in Italian films, particularly in the last decade of his life. He was born in Buenos Aires, Argentina, where his father, a researcher at the Institut Pasteur, was posted at the time. He is the father of director Bertrand Blier, and appeared in a number of his son's films, most notably Buffet froid (1979). He was awarded an Honorary César (the French Oscar) in 1989, a month before he died. Description above from the Wikipedia article Bernard Blier, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.

Filmography

Marquis de Cambyse
Javert (père et fils)
François Tellier, director of the PJ
M. Heurtin
Grégoire Duval, pharmacist
Eusebio Cafarelli
Defense Counsel
Raoul Volfoni
M. Pichon, nouveau patron du café
Commissaire Pidoux
Inspecteur Ducros
Le président Louis-Marcel Thulle
Mitch-Mitch
Simon Lachaume, bras droit de Noël
Antoine Monestier
Father Émile
Gaston (segment "Le retour de tante Emma")
Inspecteur Morvandieu
Debrun
Julien Couturier
Buffle Pascal, teacher
Maurice Martineau
Le commissaire divisionnaire
Martinetti
Jean-Baptiste Liégeard
le baron d'Exter, le chef des espions à la solde des Prussiens
Commissaire Caillaud
Le jeune homme au tandem (uncredited)
(uncredited)
Giuseppe Mondardini
Funeral home employee
Pescani, un élève du Conservatoire
Antoine Charbonnel
Charles aka 'Le Téméraire '
Philippe Chalamont
Frankie Strong
Marcel
Henri Verdier / Hector van Broken
Hennebeau
le docteur Leproux, maire du village
Julien Simoneau
le Docteur Lefèvre
Commissioner Camille Bistingo
Police officer Raoul (segment "Le violon")
Jean-Pierre Lesourd
Charles Labergerie, brothel keeper (segment “La Fermeture” & “Le Procès”)
Mr Rameau, le provincial en 2 cv
"Monsieur", le patron du bar à entraîneuses
The exploiter of prostitutes
le brigadier Le Gouce
Gustave Martinet
Charles de Blanzac, l'époux de Mathilde
le fils Mélée
le chauffeur de taxi
Commissario Polizia
Félix Bonnadieu
Inspector Pascal
Feldwebel
Mr. Beauchard, executive secretary linked to a gang
Le commandant Rhome
Jean Laclaux, ruined banker
Don Leandro Sanna
Self (archive footage)
Dr. Mezzini
Émile Gauthier, chauffeur de taxi et trésorier du syndicat
Commissioner Plantavin
William Derek Robson
Capitano Castelli
Il giudice
Freddy, le patron du bistrot
Gaston
Self - Actor (archive footage)
Georges Berthier
Robert
Dr. Purgone
Le commissaire Noblet
Righi Niccolò
Colonelo Breviglieri
The maitre d'hotel
Léon Dessertine, mandataire en viandes et ancien de l'assistance
Commissaire Tournemire
Building concierge
Crémone
Opat Žoržel
Noël Pailleret
Le fils Pinchet
Commissioner François Basquier
Louis Mennechain
Dr. Andrieux
Monsieur Guilledou
Marcel Noblet
A traveler (uncredited)
Priest
Pater Caffarelli
Le commissaire Moureu
Edmond Coquillot
L'importuné
Ludovic Seguin
Robert Nattier
Récitant / Narrator (voice)
la mari d'Aglaé
Il commissario (non accreditato
Remendado
Andrea Brusa
Don Lorenzo
Charles Josse, agent d'assurance
Grandfather Eugenio
Major Collins
M. Follavoine
Jerome B. Cobb
Officer from the Gendarmerie
Mr Raphaël, le maître chanteur
General Zagoriensky
Le Président de la République
Renato Garofoli
Sylvestre
Bertrand Germain-Latour
Anselme Maillard
Camille (segment "Une chance explosive")