Bernard Blier
Known for Acting · 191 credits
- Born
- 1916-01-11
- Died
- 1989-03-29
- Place of birth
- Buenos Aires, Argentina
Biography
Bernard Blier (11 January 1916 – 29 March 1989) was a French character actor. His rotund features and premature baldness allowed him to often play cuckolded husbands in his early career. He proved to be one of France's most versatile and sought-after character actors, performing interchangeably in comedies and dramas. He often worked in Italian films, particularly in the last decade of his life.
He was born in Buenos Aires, Argentina, where his father, a researcher at the Institut Pasteur, was posted at the time. He is the father of director Bertrand Blier, and appeared in a number of his son's films, most notably Buffet froid (1979). He was awarded an Honorary César (the French Oscar) in 1989, a month before he died.
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Known For
TV Shows (5)
Movies (186)
Femmes Fatales
1976
as Father Émile
My Friends Act III
1985
as Sig. Lenzi
Les Misérables
1958
as Javert father / Javert son
The Restaurant
1966
as Le commissaire divisionnaire
My Friends
1975
as Righi Niccolò
Casanova '70
1965
as Il commissario (non accreditato)
Jo
1971
as Inspecteur Ducros
Passion of Love
1981
as Major
Paganini
1990
as Pater Caffarelli
Crooks in Clover
1963
as Raoul Volfoni
Marie-Octobre
1959
as Julien Simoneau
The Tall Blond Man with One Black Shoe
1972
as Colonel Bernard Milan
The Stranger
1967
as Defense Counsel
The Organizer
1963
as Martinetti
Pétrole ! Pétrole !
1981
as Emir Abdullah
Buffet Froid
1979
as Inspecteur Morvandieu
The Great War
1959
as Capitano Castelli
The Hunchback
1960
as Feldwebel
The Restroom Robbery
1975
as Phano
Daybreak
1939
as Gaston
The Possessed
1988
as Governor
The Magnificent Cuckold
1964
as Mariotti
Will Our Heroes Be Able to Find Their Friend Who Has Mysteriously Disappeared in Africa?
1968
as Ubaldo Palmarini
Hôtel du Nord
1938
as Prosper
Chinese In Paris
1974
as Le Président de la République
How to Keep the Red Lamp Burning
1965
as Charles Labergerie, le tenancier de la maison close (sketch “La Fermeture” & “Le Procès”)
Idiot in Paris
1967
as Léon Dessertine, mandataire en viandes et ancien de l'assistance
The Woman I Loved the Most
1942
as Funeral home employee
Distracted
1970
as Guiton
The Counterfeiters of Paris
1961
as Charles Lepicard
Voltati Eugenio
1980
as Grandfather Eugenio
Chance at Love
1964
as Camille (segment "Une chance explosive")
Catch Me a Spy
1971
as Webb
The Seventh Juror
1962
as Grégoire Duval pharmacien
The Gambler
1958
as General Zagoriensky
Mathias Sandorf
1963
as Toronthal
High Infidelity
1964
as Sergio
The Body of My Enemy
1976
as Jean-Baptiste Liégeard
Germinal
1963
as Hennebeau
Twist Again in Moscow
1986
as Alexei
She Does Not Drink, Smoke or Flirt But... She Talks
1970
as Liethard
L'Âge d'or de la pub
2023
as Self (archive footage)
Nights of Boccaccio
1972
as Dr. Mazzeo
Serie Noire
1979
as Staplin
The Newspaper Falls at Five O'Clock
1942
as André Bertod
I picari
1987
as The exploiter of prostitutes
Le Cri du cormoran, le soir au-dessus des jonques
1971
as Monsieur K.
Troubleshooters
1971
as Commissaire Caillaud
À la recherche de... Pierre Richard
2017
as Self - Actor (archive footage)
The 2 Lives of Mattia Pascal
1985
as Anselmo Paleari
Male Hunt
1964
as M. Heurtin
Quick Trial
1974
as Il giudice
Man to Men
1948
as Edmond Coquillot
Who Killed Santa Claus?
1941
as Officer from the Gendarmerie
Crime and Punishment
1956
as Antoine Monestier
Let's Hope It's a Girl
1986
as Uncle Gugo
...And Suddenly It's Murder!
1960
as Commissario Polizia
Homo Eroticus
1971
as Dr. Mezzini
Il furto è l'anima del commercio!?...
1971
as Persicelli
The President
1961
as Philippe Chalamont
Call Me Mathilde
1969
as Charles de Blanzac, Mathilde's husband
Don't Take God's Children for Wild Geese
1968
as Charles aka 'Le Téméraire '
Lost Souvenirs
1950
as Police officer Raoul (segment "Le violon")
Dear Caroline
1968
as Georges Berthier
Almost Perfect Crime
1966
as William Derek Robson
Madman at War
1985
as Belucci
Taste of Life
1988
as Giuseppe Mondardini
The Great Spy Chase
1964
as Eusebio Cafarelli
Jenny Lamour
1947
as Maurice Martineau
How to Make a French Dish
1964
as Joseph
The Cat
1958
as Debrun
The Secrets of the Bed
1954
as Emile Bergeret (segment "Lit de la Pompadour, Le")
Whims
1942
as Marcel
The Hussars
1955
as le brigadier Le Gouce
Sans famille
1958
as Renato Garofoli
I Was It Three Times
1952
as Henri Verdier / Hector van Broken
When a Woman Meddles
1957
as Félix Seguin
Seduction Of The South
1961
as Colonelo Breviglieri
The Messenger
1937
as Nick's chauffeur (uncredited)
Everybody He Is Nice, Everybody He Is Beautiful
1972
as Le président Louis-Marcel Thulle
I Hate Actors
1986
as Jerome B. Cobb
Alone in the Night
1945
as Inspector Pascal
The Bonnadieu House
1951
as Félix Bonnadieu
Greed in the Sun
1964
as Mitch-Mitch
Cher Victor
1975
as Anselme Maillard
Nailcruncher
1988
as Saltiel
Long Live Henry IV... Long Live Love!
1961
as Sully
It's Tough for Everybody
1975
as Paul Tardel
Return to Life
1949
as Gaston (segment "Le retour de tante Emma")
The Madman of Lab Four
1967
as Mr. Beauchard, executive secretary linked to a gang
Matrimonial Agency
1952
as Noël Pailleret
The Spice of Life
1948
as L'importuné
Without Leaving an Address
1951
as Émile Gauthier, chauffeur de taxi et trésorier du syndicat
Ante Up
1974
as Priest
Fantastic Night
1942
as Lucien
The Little Ones of the Flower Platform
1944
as Doctor Bernard
La Symphonie fantastique
1942
as Antoine Charbonnel
The Great Deception
1959
as le baron d'Exter, le chef des espions à la solde des Prussiens
Killer
1972
as François Tellier, director of the PJ
Final Accord
1938
as Mérot
I Don't Know Much, But I'll Say Everything
1973
as Gastié-le-Roy père
Loose in the Trigger
1967
as Nicolas Pappas
The Cheat
1949
as Robert
The Magnificent Adventurer
1963
as Clemente VII
The Fenouillard Family
1961
as A traveler (uncredited)
Migrations
1989
as Opat Žoržel
The Green Dress
1937
as Le fils Pinchet
Hitch-Hike
1962
as Mr Rameau, le provincial en 2 cv
Ça n'arrive qu'à moi
1985
as Monsieur Guilledou
Hypochondriac
1979
as Dr. Purgone
Golden Night
1976
as Commissaire Pidoux
Follow That Man
1953
as Commissioner François Basquier
The Curtain Rises
1938
as Pescani, un élève du Conservatoire
When the Pheasants Pass
1965
as Hyacinthe Camus
The Elders of Saint-Loup
1950
as Jean Laclaux, ruined banker
Premier bal
1941
as The maitre d'hotel
She No Longer Talks, She Shoots
1972
as Commissioner Camille Bistingo
Bloody Murder
1974
as Le commissaire Moureu
Marie-Martine
1943
as Maurice
By the Blood of Others
1974
as Mayor
About Bernard Blier
Bernard Blier (11 January 1916 – 29 March 1989) was a French character actor. His rotund features and premature baldness allowed him to often play cuckolded husbands in his early career. He proved to be one of France's most versatile and sought-after character actors, performing interchangeably in comedies and dramas. He often worked in Italian films, particularly in the last decade of his life. He was born in Buenos Aires, Argentina, where his father, a researcher at the Institut Pasteur, was posted at the time. He is the father of director B… With 191 credits spanning from 1937 to 2023, Bernard Blier has appeared in 186 films and 5 TV shows.
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- Femmes Fatales (1976) — as Father Émile
- My Friends Act III (1985) — as Sig. Lenzi
- Les Misérables (1958) — as Javert father / Javert son
- The Restaurant (1966) — as Le commissaire divisionnaire
- My Friends (1975) — as Righi Niccolò
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