Bernard Blier



























Bernard Blier

Bernard Blier in Amici miei.jpg
Bernard Blier in Amici miei (1975).

Born
(1916-01-11)11 January 1916

Buenos Aires, Argentina

Died
(1989-03-29)29 March 1989 (aged 73)

Saint-Cloud, France

Nationality French
Occupation Actor
Years active
1937 - 1989

Bernard Blier (11 January 1916 – 29 March 1989) was a French character actor.
He was born in Buenos Aires, Argentina, where his father, a researcher at the Pasteur Institute, was posted at the time.




Contents






  • 1 Life and career


  • 2 Personal life


  • 3 Filmography


  • 4 References


  • 5 External links





Life and career


His rotund features and premature baldness allowed him to often play cuckolded husbands in his early career. He is notable for being one of France's most versatile and sought-after character actors, performing interchangeably in comedies and dramas. His complete filmography includes 138 titles.[1] He often appeared in Italian films too, particularly in the last decade of his life.[2] He was awarded an Honorary César (the French Oscar) in 1989, 24 days before he died.[3]



Personal life


He is the father of director Bertrand Blier. He has appeared in a number of his son's films, most notably Buffet froid (1979).



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Year
Title
Role
Director
1937

Gribouille
a young man (uncredited)

Marc Allégret
1938

Hôtel du Nord
Prosper

Marcel Carné

Le Jour Se Lève
Gaston

Marcel Carné
1941

The Pavilion Burns
Bénézy

Jacques de Baroncelli

Caprices
Marcel (uncredited)

Léo Joannon

Who Killed Santa Claus?
a policeman (uncredited)

Christian-Jaque
1942

La Nuit fantastique
Lucien

Marcel L'Herbier

La Symphonie fantastique
Antoine Charbonnel

Christian-Jaque
1945

Alone in the Night


Christian Stengel
1947

Dédée d'Anvers
Monsieur René, the innkeeper

Yves Allégret

Quai des Orfèvres
Maurice Martineau

Henri-Georges Clouzot
1948

Man to Men
Coquillet

Christian-Jaque

1848
as himself/narrator
Marguerite de la Mure
Victoria Mercanton.
1949

Manèges
Robert

Yves Allégret

Return to Life (episode Tante Emma)
Gaston

André Cayatte
1951

Without Leaving an Address
Émile Gauthier

Jean-Paul Le Chanois
1952

Matrimonial Agency
Noël Pailleret

Jean-Paul Le Chanois
1952

Je l'ai été trois fois
Henri Verdier/Hector Van Broken

Sacha Guitry
1953

Before the Deluge
Marcel Noblet

André Cayatte
1954

Scènes de ménage
Aglaé's husband

André Berthomieu
1955

Black Dossier
Inspector Noblet

André Cayatte

Frou-Frou

cameo appearance

Augusto Genina

Les Hussards
Brigadier Le Gouce

Alex Joffé

Revelation
Father Lorenzo

Mario Costa
1956

Crime and Punishment
Antoine Monestier

Georges Lampin

The Man in the Raincoat
Monsieur Raphaël

Julien Duvivier
1957

Retour de manivelle
Inspector Plantavin

Denys de La Patellière

Quand la femme s'en mêle
Félix Seguin

Yves Allégret
1958

La Bonne Tisane [fr]
René Lecomte

Hervé Bromberger

Les Misérables

Inspector Javert

Jean-Paul Le Chanois

The Cat
Capitaine Debrun

Henri Decoin

L'École des cocottes
Monsieur Labaume

Jacqueline Audry

En légitime défense [fr]
Inspector Gustave Martinet

André Berthomieu

Sans famille [fr]
Renato Garofoli

André Michel

Le Joueur [fr]
General Zagoriansky

Claude Autant-Lara

Les Grandes Familles
Simon Lachaume

Denys de La Patellière
1959

Archimède le clochard
Monsieur Pichon

Gilles Grangier

Marie-Octobre
Julien Simoneau

Julien Duvivier

The Great War
Captain Castelli

Mario Monicelli

Le Secret du chevalier d'Éon
Baron d'Exter

Jacqueline Audry

Les Yeux de l'amour [fr]
Doctor Andrieux

Denys de La Patellière
1960

Marche ou crève [fr]
Lenzi

Georges Lautner

The Hunchback of Rome
Maresciallo

Carlo Lizzani

Crimen
the police inspector

Mario Camerini
1961

Arrêtez les tambours [fr]
Doctor Leproux

Georges Lautner

The President
Philippe Chalamont

Henri Verneuil

Vive Henri IV, vive l'amour [fr]

Sully

Claude Autant-Lara

Le cave se rebiffe
Charles Lepicard

Gilles Grangier

Le Monocle noir [fr]
Commissaire Tournemire

Georges Lautner

I briganti italiani
Colonel Breviglieri

Mario Camerini
1962

Girl on the Road
Monsieur Rameau

Jacqueline Audry

The Seventh Juror
Grégoire Duval

Georges Lautner
1963

Mathias Sandorf
Toronthal

Georges Lampin

Il magnifico avventuriero

Pope Clement VII

Riccardo Freda

Germinal
Hennebeau

Yves Allégret

Les Tontons flingueurs
Raoul Volfoni

Georges Lautner

The Organizer
Martinetti

Mario Monicelli
1964

High Infidelity (episode Gente moderna)
Sergio

Mario Monicelli

Greed in the Sun
Mitch-Mitch

Henri Verneuil

The Magnificent Cuckold
Mariotti

Antonio Pietrangeli

The Great Spy Chase
Eusebio Cafarelli

Georges Lautner
1965

A Question of Honour
Don Léandro Sanna

Luigi Zampa

Casanova 70
the detective

Mario Monicelli

Les Bons Vivants
Monsieur Charles

Gilles Grangier
Georges Lautner
1966

The Big Restaurant
the chief superintendent

Jacques Besnard [fr]
1967

Si j'étais un espion
Doctor Lefèvre

Bertrand Blier

To Commit a Murder
Commandant Rhome

Édouard Molinaro

L'Étranger
the criminal defense lawyer

Luchino Visconti
1968

Caroline chérie [fr]
Georges Berthier

Denys de La Patellière

Coplan Saves His Skin
Mascar

Yves Boisset

Riusciranno i nostri eroi a ritrovare l'amico misteriosamente scomparso in Africa?
Ubaldo Palmerini

Ettore Scola
1969

Mon oncle Benjamin
the Marcquis of Cambise

Édouard Molinaro
1970

Le Distrait
Alexandre Guiton

Pierre Richard
1971

To Catch a Spy
Webb

Dick Clement

Jo
Inspector Ducros

Jean Girault
1972

Le Tueur [fr]
François Tellier

Denys de La Patellière

The Tall Blond Man with One Black Shoe
Bernard Milan

Yves Robert
1974

La Main à couper [fr]
Commissaire Moureu

Étienne Périer

Par le sang des autres [fr]
the mayor

Marc Simenon

Ante Up
the priest

Paolo Nuzzi

Processo per direttissima
the judge

Lucio De Caro
1975

Cher Victor
Anselme

Robin Davis

My Friends
Righi Niccolò

Mario Monicelli
1976

Calmos
Émile

Bertrand Blier

Golden Night
Commissaire Pidoux

Serge Moati

Le Corps de mon ennemi
Jean-Baptiste Liégard

Henri Verneuil
1978

Série noire
Staplin

Alain Corneau
1979

Buffet froid
Inspector Morvandieu

Bertrand Blier

Il malato immaginario
Purgone, the doctor

Tonino Cervi
1980

Voltati Eugenio
Grandpa Eugenio

Luigi Comencini
1981

Passion of Love
Major Tarrasso

Ettore Scola
1984

The Two Lives of Mattia Pascal
Anselmo Paléari

Mario Monicelli
1985

Madman at War
Major Belluci

Dino Risi

Amici miei – Atto III
Stefano Lenzi

Nanni Loy
1986

Speriamo che sia femmina
Uncle Gugo

Mario Monicelli
1987

I picari
the pimp

Mario Monicelli

Paganini
Father Caffarelli

Klaus Kinski

Migrations
Opat Zorzel

Aleksandar Petrovic
1988

The Possessed
the governor

Andrzej Wajda


References





  1. ^ "Bernard Blier". unifrance.org. Retrieved 2013-06-24..mw-parser-output cite.citation{font-style:inherit}.mw-parser-output q{quotes:"""""""'""'"}.mw-parser-output code.cs1-code{color:inherit;background:inherit;border:inherit;padding:inherit}.mw-parser-output .cs1-lock-free a{background:url("//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/6/65/Lock-green.svg/9px-Lock-green.svg.png")no-repeat;background-position:right .1em center}.mw-parser-output .cs1-lock-limited a,.mw-parser-output .cs1-lock-registration a{background:url("//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/d6/Lock-gray-alt-2.svg/9px-Lock-gray-alt-2.svg.png")no-repeat;background-position:right .1em center}.mw-parser-output .cs1-lock-subscription a{background:url("//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/a/aa/Lock-red-alt-2.svg/9px-Lock-red-alt-2.svg.png")no-repeat;background-position:right .1em center}.mw-parser-output .cs1-subscription,.mw-parser-output .cs1-registration{color:#555}.mw-parser-output .cs1-subscription span,.mw-parser-output .cs1-registration span{border-bottom:1px dotted;cursor:help}.mw-parser-output .cs1-hidden-error{display:none;font-size:100%}.mw-parser-output .cs1-visible-error{font-size:100%}.mw-parser-output .cs1-subscription,.mw-parser-output .cs1-registration,.mw-parser-output .cs1-format{font-size:95%}.mw-parser-output .cs1-kern-left,.mw-parser-output .cs1-kern-wl-left{padding-left:0.2em}.mw-parser-output .cs1-kern-right,.mw-parser-output .cs1-kern-wl-right{padding-right:0.2em}


  2. ^ "In the later stages of his career, Blier divided his time between France and Italy". french_cinema.enacademic.com. Retrieved 2013-06-24.


  3. ^ "He was awarded an honorary Cesar (the French Oscar) in 1989 for lifetime achievement". rottentomatoes.com. Retrieved 2013-06-24.




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