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