Michel Subor

Michel Subor

Known for Acting · 48 credits

Born
1935-02-02
Died
2022-01-17
Place of birth
Paris, France
Also known as
Joseph Michel Subotzky · Mischa Subotzki

Biography

Michel Subor (born Mischa Subotzki; February 2 1935 - January 17 2022) was a French actor who gained fame playing the lover of Brigitte Bardot's character in La Bride sur le Cou (1961). In Hollywood Subor starred in Clive Donner's What's New, Pussycat? (as lover Philippe) and in Alfred Hitchcock's Topaz (as Claude Jade's husband, the journalist François Picard). His most important role was his Bruno Forestier in Jean-Luc Godard's Le Petit Soldat, beside Anna Karina. He had a comeback in 1999 in Claire Denis's Beau Travail. His most recent movie was Claire Denis' Bastards in 2013.

Known For

TV Shows (8)

Movies (40)

The Day of the Jackal
Movie

The Day of the Jackal

1973

as OAS Terrorist in Car

Topaz
Movie

Topaz

1969

as François Picard

What's New Pussycat?
Movie

What's New Pussycat?

1965

as Philippe

The French Revolution
Movie

The French Revolution

1989

as Vadier

Beau Travail
Movie

Beau Travail

2000

as Commander Bruno Forestier

Jules and Jim
Movie

Jules and Jim

1962

as Récitant / Narrator (voix)

The Accuser
Movie

The Accuser

1977

as Brignon

Godard Mon Amour
Movie

Godard Mon Amour

2017

as Narrator #4 (voice)

Fidelity
Movie

Fidelity

2000

as Rupert MacRoi

White Material
Movie

White Material

2010

as Henri Vial

Bastards
Movie

Bastards

2013

as Edouard Laporte

Le Reflux
Movie

Le Reflux

1965

as Henri Person

Stress
Movie

Stress

1984

as Police commissioner

The Fourth Power
Movie

The Fourth Power

1985

as Xavier Mareche

Le Petit Soldat
Movie

Le Petit Soldat

1963

as Bruno Forestier

Sunday Encounter
Movie

Sunday Encounter

1958

as Un élève du cours (uncredited)

Please, Not Now!
Movie

Please, Not Now!

1961

as Alain Varnier

The Bardot mystery
Movie

The Bardot mystery

2012

Frou-Frou
Movie

Frou-Frou

1955

as Le jeune homme au restaurant (uncredited)

Young Girls of Good Families
Movie

Young Girls of Good Families

1963

as Gerard LeGall

Vacation in Hell
Movie

Vacation in Hell

1961

as André

The Sewers of Paradise
Movie

The Sewers of Paradise

1979

as Biki le Targuy

The Rebel
Movie

The Rebel

1980

as Beaufils

Anatomy of a Marriage: My Days with Françoise
Movie

Anatomy of a Marriage: My Days with Françoise

1964

as Roger

The Intruder
Movie

The Intruder

2005

as Louis Trebor

Anatomy of a Marriage: My Days with Jean-Marc
Movie

Anatomy of a Marriage: My Days with Jean-Marc

1964

as Roger

Wild Innocence
Movie

Wild Innocence

2001

as Chas

The Queen of Spades
Movie

The Queen of Spades

1965

as Herman

Sadistic Hallucinations
Movie

Sadistic Hallucinations

1969

as L'inspecteur

Der Mann im Salz
Movie

Der Mann im Salz

1988

as Meister Zwanzigeisen

Un petit grain de folie
Movie

Un petit grain de folie

1997

as Alexandre Pelozov

Last Winter
Movie

Last Winter

2012

as Hélier

Sang titre
Movie

Sang titre

2025

as (archive footage) (uncredited)

My Pal the Gypsy
Movie

My Pal the Gypsy

1959

as Bruno Pittuiti

Secret Passage
Movie

Secret Passage

1985

as Enrique

Ainsi soit-il
Movie

Ainsi soit-il

2000

as Barroux

À nous deux, Paris!
Movie

À nous deux, Paris!

1966

as Patrick Cartier

Braxton
Movie

Braxton

1989

Le pilon
Movie

Le pilon

1981

as Roland Boileu

Dear Hunter
Movie

Dear Hunter

2003

About Michel Subor

Michel Subor (born Mischa Subotzki; February 2 1935 - January 17 2022) was a French actor who gained fame playing the lover of Brigitte Bardot's character in La Bride sur le Cou (1961). In Hollywood Subor starred in Clive Donner's What's New, Pussycat? (as lover Philippe) and in Alfred Hitchcock's Topaz (as Claude Jade's husband, the journalist François Picard). His most important role was his Bruno Forestier in Jean-Luc Godard's Le Petit Soldat, beside Anna Karina. He had a comeback in 1999 in Claire Denis's Beau Travail. His most recent movi… With 48 credits spanning from 1955 to 2025, Michel Subor has appeared in 40 films and 8 TV shows.

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