Paul Meurisse

Paul Meurisse

Acting
Born Dec 21, 1912
From Dunkerque, Nord, Nord-Pas-de-Calais, France
Died Jan 19, 1979

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

Filmography — Acting

Crooks in Clover
7.7
1963

Crooks in Clover

commandant Théobald Dromard, dit « Le Monocle »

Army of Shadows
7.9
1969

Army of Shadows

Luc Jardie

Diabolique
7.9
1955

Diabolique

Michel Delassalle

The Truth
7.6
1960

The Truth

Maître Éparvier

Love and the Frenchwoman
4.5
1960

Love and the Frenchwoman

Jean-Claude Perret, publicitaire et mari cocu (segment "L'Adultère")

The Gypsy
6.3
1975

The Gypsy

Yan Kuq

The Black Monocle
5.9
1961

The Black Monocle

Dromard, "Le Monocle"

Le Deuxième Souffle
7.6
1966

Le Deuxième Souffle

Commissioner Blot

Head Against the Wall
6.8
1959

Head Against the Wall

Dr. Emery

Picnic on the Grass
6.2
1959

Picnic on the Grass

Étienne Alexis, célèbre biologiste

The Game of Truth
5.9
1961

The Game of Truth

Portrant

Chicken Feed for Little Birds
6.0
1963

Chicken Feed for Little Birds

M. Armand, un ancien truand

Le Cri du cormoran, le soir au-dessus des jonques
5.9
1971

Le Cri du cormoran, le soir au-dessus des jonques

Kruger

Easy Down There!
6.4
1971

Easy Down There!

Bishop

The Suspects
5.2
1974

The Suspects

Laurent Kirchner

Code Name: Melville
6.7
2010

Code Name: Melville

Self (archive footage)

Marie-Octobre
7.3
1959

Marie-Octobre

François Renaud-Picart

The Monocle's Sour Laugh
5.3
1964

The Monocle's Sour Laugh

Commander Théobald Dromard, aka 'Le Monocle'

Michel Audiard et le mystère du triangle des Bermudes
7.5
2002

Michel Audiard et le mystère du triangle des Bermudes

Self (archive footage)

Not Delivered
6.0
1958

Not Delivered

Divisional Commissioner Varzeilles

Last Hour, Special Edition
6.0
1949

Last Hour, Special Edition

Dominique Coche

Impasse of Two Angels
5.6
1948

Impasse of Two Angels

Jean

When the Pheasants Pass
6.4
1965

When the Pheasants Pass

Alexandre Larsan-Bellac

Until the Last One
5.6
1957

Until the Last One

Fredo Ricioni

Back Streets of Paris
6.1
1946

Back Streets of Paris

Victor Ménard, Mrs. Rose's former accomplice

The Eye of the Monocle
5.8
1962

The Eye of the Monocle

Théobald 'Monocle' Dromard

Fortune carrée
5.0
1955

Fortune carrée

Mordhom

Guinguette
6.0
1959

Guinguette

Viscount Édouard de Villancourt

L'assassin connaît la musique
7.7
1963

L'assassin connaît la musique

Lionel Fribourg

Congress of Love
1.0
1966

Congress of Love

Talleyrand

The Big Swag
6.4
1965

The Big Swag

Paul Filippi, gentleman crook

Scandal
3.5
1948

Scandal

Steve Richardson

Be Careful Ladies
5.7
1963

Be Careful Ladies

Charles Rouvier

My Wife Is Formidable
3.6
1951

My Wife Is Formidable

Lui-même chez le dentiste

Ne bougez plus !
1941

Ne bougez plus !

Hector

The Red Angel
1949

The Red Angel

Montmartre on the Seine
5.6
1941

Montmartre on the Seine

Paul Mariol

Le Majordome
7.2
1965

Le Majordome

Léopold

The Voracious Ones
5.2
1973

The Voracious Ones

Inspecteur Martino

Bells Without Joy
3.2
1962

Bells Without Joy

Captain of Lambérieux

Love Marriage
1942

Love Marriage

Robert

Maria of the End of the World
1951

Maria of the End of the World

The Education in Love of Valentin
4.3
1976

The Education in Love of Valentin

Julien Blaise

Seventh Heaven
5.6
1958

Seventh Heaven

Manuel Villa

The Affair of the Poisons
6.6
1955

The Affair of the Poisons

l'abbé Guibourg

The Contessa's Secret
6.0
1954

The Contessa's Secret

L'empereur Napoléon III

Le Dessous des cartes
5.5
1948

Le Dessous des cartes

Inspector Nansen

The Inspector Likes a Fight
1.0
1957

The Inspector Likes a Fight

Inspector Morice

The Eleven O'Clock Woman
6.1
1948

The Eleven O'Clock Woman

Stanilas Octave Seminario aka 'SOS', détective

Les Violents
4.8
1958

Les Violents

Principal Inspector Malouvier

The New Aristrocrats
1.0
1961

The New Aristrocrats

Father Philippe de Maubrun

Bethsabée
4.2
1947

Bethsabée

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

Je suis un mouchard
1953

Je suis un mouchard

Bob Torquella

The Wolf Farm
4.1
1943

The Wolf Farm

Furet

Vingt-quatre heures de perm'
1945

Vingt-quatre heures de perm'

The Uncatchable Mr. Frederic
1946

The Uncatchable Mr. Frederic

B.B. / Richard Fernay

Sergil Among the Girls
2.0
1952

Sergil Among the Girls

l'inspecteur Sergil

Monsieur chasse
4.0
1947

Monsieur chasse

Moricet

Me and the Forty Year Old Man
5.0
1965

Me and the Forty Year Old Man

Alexandre Dumourier

Destitute Mary
1945

Destitute Mary

Edouard

Forbidden to Love
3.0
1942

Forbidden to Love

Maxime Gavard

Inspector Sergil
1947

Inspector Sergil

Inspector Pierre Sergil

Serenade to the Executioner
6.0
1951

Serenade to the Executioner

Colonel Durand
5.0
1948

Colonel Durand

Colonel of the Empire Gérard Durand

Agnes of Nothing
5.8
1950

Agnes of Nothing

Carlos

Sergil et le dictateur
1948

Sergil et le dictateur

Inspector Sergil