Paul Meurisse
Known for: Acting
Born: December 21, 1912
Died: January 19, 1979
Place of birth: Dunkerque, Nord, Nord-Pas-de-Calais, France
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 article Paul Meurisse, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.
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Filmography
66 movies · 2 TV shows, newest first
6.7
Code Name: Melville
2010
7.7
Michel Audiard et le mystère du triangle des Bermudes
2002
5.1
The Education in Love of Valentin
1976
6.2
The Gypsy
1975
5.4
The Suspects
1974
6.0
The Voracious Ones
1973
8.0
Le Grand Échiquier
1972
6.5
Easy Down There!
1971
5.9
Le Cri du cormoran, le soir au-dessus des jonques
19716.0
Samedi soir
1971
7.9
Army of Shadows
1969
7.7
Le Deuxième Souffle
1966
4.0
Congress of Love
1966
6.7
When the Pheasants Pass
1965
6.6
The Big Swag
1965
7.3
The Majordomo
1965
6.0
Me and the Forty Year Old Man
1965
5.4
The Monocle's Sour Laugh
1964
7.7
Crooks in Clover
1963
7.8
L'assassin connaît la musique
1963
6.5
Be Careful Ladies
1963
6.3
Chicken Feed for Little Birds
1963
6.0
The Eye of the Monocle
1962
4.8
Bells Without Joy
1962
4.5
The New Aristrocrats
1961
6.0
The Game of Truth
1961
6.1
The Black Monocle
1961
7.6
The Truth
1960
4.9
Love and the Frenchwoman
1960
6.3
Picnic on the Grass
1959
7.3
Marie-Octobre
1959
6.8
Head Against the Wall
1959
6.3
Guinguette
1959
5.9
Seventh Heaven
1958
6.2
Not Delivered
1958
5.2
Les Violents
1958
4.0
The Inspector Likes a Fight
1957
6.0
Until the Last One
1957
7.0
The Affair of the Poisons
1955
7.0
Fortune carrée
1955
7.9
Diabolique
1955
8.0
The Contessa's Secret
1954
10.0
Je suis un mouchard
1953
5.0
Sergil Among the Girls
1952
4.5
My Wife Is Formidable
1951
7.0
Serenade to the Executioner
1951
9.0
Maria of the End of the World
1951
6.3
Agnes of Nothing
1950
6.3
Last Hour, Special Edition
1949
8.0
The Red Angel
1949
5.0
Scandal
1948
8.0
Sergil et le dictateur
1948
5.6
Impasse of Two Angels
1948
5.9
Le Dessous des cartes
1948
6.5
Colonel Durand
1948
6.2
The Eleven O'Clock Woman
1948
4.6
Bethsabée
1947
5.0
Monsieur chasse
1947
7.0
Inspector Sergil
1947
6.2
Back Streets of Paris
1946
10.0
The Uncatchable Mr. Frederic
1946
10.0
Destitute Mary
1945
7.0
Vingt-quatre heures de perm'
1945
4.3
The Wolf Farm
1943
10.0
Love Marriage
1942
6.5
Forbidden to Love
1942
5.8
Montmartre on the Seine
1941
9.0
Ne bougez plus !
1941