
Paul Meurisse
Known for Acting · 68 credits
- Born
- 1912-12-21
- Died
- 1979-01-19
- Place of birth
- Dunkerque, Nord, Nord-Pas-de-Calais, France
- Also known as
- Поль Мёрисс · Paul Gustave Pierre 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.
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Known For
TV Shows (2)
Movies (66)

Army of Shadows
1969
as Luc Jardie

Crooks in Clover
1963
as commandant Théobald Dromard, dit « Le Monocle »

Diabolique
1955
as Michel Delassalle

Marie-Octobre
1959
as François Renaud-Picart

The Truth
1960
as Maître Éparvier

Le Deuxième Souffle
1966
as Commissioner Blot

The Gypsy
1975
as Yan Kuq

Code Name: Melville
2010
as Self (archive footage)

Head Against the Wall
1959
as Dr. Emery

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

The Education in Love of Valentin
1976
as Julien Blaise

Me and the Forty Year Old Man
1965
as Alexandre Dumourier

Be Careful Ladies
1963
as Charles Rouvier

Chicken Feed for Little Birds
1963
as M. Armand, un ancien truand

Impasse of Two Angels
1948
as Jean

Le Majordome
1965
as Léopold

Easy Down There!
1971
as Bishop

Until the Last One
1957
as Fredo Ricioni

Guinguette
1959
as Viscount Édouard de Villancourt

L'assassin connaît la musique
1963
as Lionel Fribourg

Not Delivered
1958
as Divisional Commissioner Varzeilles

The Eye of the Monocle
1962
as Théobald 'Monocle' Dromard

The Big Swag
1965
as Paul Filippi, gentleman crook

The Suspects
1974
as Laurent Kirchner

When the Pheasants Pass
1965
as Alexandre Larsan-Bellac

The Game of Truth
1961
as Portrant

Picnic on the Grass
1959
as Étienne Alexis, célèbre biologiste

The Monocle's Sour Laugh
1964
as Commander Théobald Dromard, aka 'Le Monocle'

Bethsabée
1947
as Le capitaine Lucien Sommervill - l'ex amant d'Arabella

The Affair of the Poisons
1955
as l'abbé Guibourg

Le Dessous des cartes
1948
as Inspector Nansen

Back Streets of Paris
1946
as Victor Ménard, Mrs. Rose's former accomplice

The Black Monocle
1961
as Dromard, "Le Monocle"

Love and the Frenchwoman
1960
as Jean-Claude Perret, publicitaire et mari cocu (segment "L'Adultère")

Seventh Heaven
1958
as Manuel Villa

Love Marriage
1942
as Robert

The Uncatchable Mr. Frederic
1946
as B.B. / Richard Fernay

Montmartre on the Seine
1941
as Paul Mariol

Forbidden to Love
1942
as Maxime Gavard

Michel Audiard et le mystère du triangle des Bermudes
2002
as Self (archive footage)

Fortune carrée
1955
as Mordhom

The Contessa's Secret
1954
as L'empereur Napoléon III

Les Violents
1958
as Principal Inspector Malouvier

The New Aristrocrats
1961
as Father Philippe de Maubrun

The Eleven O'Clock Woman
1948
as Stanilas Octave Seminario aka 'SOS', détective

Destitute Mary
1945
as Edouard

Bells Without Joy
1962
as Captain of Lambérieux

Congress of Love
1966
as Talleyrand

The Wolf Farm
1943
as Furet

Last Hour, Special Edition
1949
as Dominique Coche

The Voracious Ones
1973
as Inspecteur Martino

My Wife Is Formidable
1951
as Lui-même chez le dentiste

Ne bougez plus !
1941
as Hector

Agnes of Nothing
1950
as Carlos

Monsieur chasse
1947
as Moricet

Sergil et le dictateur
1948
as Inspector Sergil

The Inspector Likes a Fight
1957
as Inspector Morice

Vingt-quatre heures de perm'
1945

The Red Angel
1949

Inspector Sergil
1947
as Inspector Pierre Sergil

Maria of the End of the World
1951

Serenade to the Executioner
1951

Scandal
1948
as Steve Richardson

Colonel Durand
1948
as Colonel of the Empire Gérard Durand

Sergil Among the Girls
1952
as l'inspecteur Sergil

Je suis un mouchard
1953
as Bob Torquella
About Paul Meurisse
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 arti… With 68 credits spanning from 1941 to 2010, Paul Meurisse has appeared in 66 films and 2 TV shows.
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Most Popular Paul Meurisse Movies
- Army of Shadows (1969) — as Luc Jardie
- Crooks in Clover (1963) — as commandant Théobald Dromard, dit « Le Monocle »
- Diabolique (1955) — as Michel Delassalle
- Marie-Octobre (1959) — as François Renaud-Picart
- The Truth (1960) — as Maître Éparvier
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