
Michel Blanc
Known for Acting · 108 credits
- Born
- 1952-04-16
- Died
- 2024-10-03
- Place of birth
- Courbevoie, Seine [now Hauts-de-Seine], France
- Also known as
- Michel Jean François Blanc
Biography
Michel Blanc (16 April 1952 – 3 October 2024) was a French actor, writer and director. He is noted for his roles of losers and hypochondriacs. He is frequently associated with Le Splendid, which he co-founded, along with Thierry Lhermitte, Josiane Balasko, Christian Clavier, Marie-Anne Chazel and Gérard Jugnot. He also appeared in more serious roles, such as the title role in the Patrice Leconte film Monsieur Hire.
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Known For
TV Shows (18)

Champs-Elysées
1982
as Self

Vivement dimanche
1998
as Self

Sacrée soirée
1987
as Self

Spécial cinéma
1974
as Self

Les Rendez-vous du dimanche
1975
as Self

C à vous
2009
as Self

Coucou c'est nous !
1992
as Self

Faut Voir - L'Hebdo cinéma
2023
as Self - Guest

Salut les Terriens !
2006
as Self - Guest

Les Nuls, l'émission
1990
as Self - Guest

Palace
1988
as Service des fraudes

Têtàtête(s)
2023
as Self - Guest

Merci Bernard
1982
as Jean Bortansis

Rire et sourire : Le Splendid
1978
as Différents rôles (Jean Marchand, M. Cinoche)

Les Héritiers
1977
as Ivan

Madame le Juge
1978
as un vigile

Les 400 Coups de Virginie
1979
as l'antiquaire

L'Affaire Dominici
2003
as Commissaire Sébeille
Movies (90)

The Adolescent
1979
as M. Bertin

The Monster
1994
as Paride Taccone, le psychiatre

The Tenant
1976
as Scope's Neighbor

The Hundred-Foot Journey
2014
as Mayor

Prêt-à-Porter
1994
as Inspector Forget

R.A.I.D. Special Unit
2017
as Jacques Pasquali

The Fugitives
1986
as Docteur Bourdarias (non crédité)

Santa Claus Is a Stinker
1982
as L'obsédé sexuel au téléphone (voice)

The New Adventures of Aladdin
2015
as Sultan

French Fried Vacation
1978
as Jean-Claude "Jessy" Dusse

Dead Tired
1994
as Michel Blanc / Patrick Olivier

Les Enfoirés - Les Enfoirés en chœur de 1985 à aujourd'hui
2014

A Good Doctor
2019
as Serge Mamou Mani, the doctor

I Love You, I Don't
1976
as A worker

The Rookie Guide
2025
as Docteur Charoux

French Fried Vacation 2
1979
as Jean-Claude "Jessy" Dusse

The Professional Secrets of Dr. Apfelgluck
1991
as L'hindou

The Favour, the Watch and the Very Big Fish
1991
as Norbert

French Fried Vacations 3: Friends Forever
2006
as Jean-Claude "Jessy" Dusse

Let Joy Reign Supreme
1975
as Louis XV's valet

Gramps Is in the Resistance
1983
as Le père Lebœuf, résistant

Take a Chance on Me
2023
as Judge Gilles d'Outremont

Uranus
1990
as Gaigneux

The Minister
2011
as Gilles, director of staff

Ménage
1986
as Antoine

Summer Things
2002
as Jean-Pierre

Les Enfoirés 1993 - Les Enfoirés chantent Starmania
1993

The Girl on the Train
2009
as Samuel Bleistein

Thank You, Life
1991
as Raymond Pelleveau, le père jeune

The Day I Saw Your Heart
2011
as Eli Dhrey

Let's Make a Dirty Movie
1976
as Un flic

Prospero's Books
1991
as Alonso

The Second Wind
2007
as le commissaire Blot

L'Âge d'or de la pub
2023
as Self (archive footage)

Cause toujours... tu m'intéresses
1979
as Construction site police officer

You Won't Have Alsace-Lorraine
1977
as Antremont

Christmas with the Tuches
2021
as Jean-Yves Marteau

You Are So Beautiful
2005
as Aymé Pigrenet

L'Affaire Dominici
2003
as Commissaire Sébeille

The Other One's Mug
1979
as Taboureau

Toxic Affair
1993
as The suicidal

The Small Victories
2023
as Emile Menoux

The Bottom Line
1976
as Friend from the café-theater

A Day at the Museum
2008
as Mosk

Monsieur Hire
1989
as Monsieur Hire

The Safe House
2025
as Père-Grand

The Probability Factor
1976
as Choukroun

The Witnesses
2007
as Adrien

Pierrot mon ami
1979

Half-Sister
2013
as Paul

I Hate Actors
1986
as Monsieur Albert

Spoiled Children
1977
as Agent immobilier véreux

Move Along, There Is Nothing to See!
1983
as Leroux

Dream One
1984
as Boris / Nemo's Father

A Spot of Bother
2010
as Jean-Paul Muret

Singles
1982
as Bernard

Les Souvenirs
2014
as Le père de Romain

The Best Way to Walk
1976
as Deloux

Les Bronzés, le père Noël, papy et les autres
2003
as Self

Like a Turtle on Its Back
1978
as le fêtard qui lit

Des Bronzés au Père Noël, la folle histoire du Splendid
2014
as Self / Various characters

School's Out
2008
as Professor Martineau

Beaujolais Nouveau Is Arrived
1978
as Le fils du capitaine

Come to My Place, I Live at a Girlfriend's
1981
as Guy

Sans peur et sans reproche
1988
as Verdiglione, surgeon

Odd Job
2016
as Gardot

Surprise Sock
1978
as L'interne

Après tout ce qu'on a fait pour toi
1983
as Pierre

Focal Point
1977
as Policeman

Bunny's Bar
1985
as Jacques, portier

Marche à l'ombre
1984
as Denis

Kiss & Tell
2018
as Jean-Pierre

The Grand Dukes
1996
as Shapiron

The Defective Detective
1984
as Laurent Martin

The Devil in the Box
1977

Une nuit à l'Assemblée Nationale
1988
as Walter Arbeit

Top Dogs
2023
as Jean-Pierre Deloup

The Horse of Pride
1980
as Corentin Calvez

93, rue Lauriston
2004
as Inspecteur Blot

Drôle de samedi
1985
as Driving school student

The Girl's Dead, Man
1974

Nuit d'ivresse
1985
as Jacques Belin

Out of Whack
1979
as Marcel Dupin / Passager métro effrayé

Separate Bedrooms
1989
as Martin

Heroes Are Not Wet Behind the Ears
1979
as Passerby who provides information

Madame Edouard
2004
as le commissaire Léon

Un bol d'air
1975
as Michel
Charlotte Rampling, le cinéma comme un essentiel
2022
as Lui-même

Bonne présentation exigée
1974
as L'homme qui arrive

Michel Blanc, sur un malentendu
2025
as Self (archive footage)
About Michel Blanc
Michel Blanc (16 April 1952 – 3 October 2024) was a French actor, writer and director. He is noted for his roles of losers and hypochondriacs. He is frequently associated with Le Splendid, which he co-founded, along with Thierry Lhermitte, Josiane Balasko, Christian Clavier, Marie-Anne Chazel and Gérard Jugnot. He also appeared in more serious roles, such as the title role in the Patrice Leconte film Monsieur Hire. Description above from the Wikipedia article Michel Blanc, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia. With 108 credits spanning from 1974 to 2025, Michel Blanc has appeared in 90 films and 18 TV shows.
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Most Popular Michel Blanc Movies
- The Adolescent (1979) — as M. Bertin
- The Monster (1994) — as Paride Taccone, le psychiatre
- The Tenant (1976) — as Scope's Neighbor
- The Hundred-Foot Journey (2014) — as Mayor
- Prêt-à-Porter (1994) — as Inspector Forget
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