Portrait of Paul Meurisse

Paul Meurisse

Acting

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. Description above from the Wikipedia article Paul Meurisse, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.

Born: December 21, 1912

Place of Birth: Dunkerque, Nord, Nord-Pas-de-Calais, France

Filmography

2010
Code Name: Melville

as Self (archive footage)

1975
The Gypsy

as Yan Kuq

1974
The Suspects

as Laurent Kirchner

1973
The Voracious Ones

as Inspecteur Martino

1971
1969
Army of Shadows

as Luc Jardie

1966
Le Deuxième Souffle

as Commissioner Blot

1966
Congress of Love

as Talleyrand

1965
When the Pheasants Pass

as Alexandre Larsan-Bellac

1965
The Big Swag

as Paul Filippi, gentleman crook

1965
Le Majordome

as Léopold

1965
Me and the Forty Year Old Man

as Alexandre Dumourier

1964
The Monocle's Sour Laugh

as Commander Théobald Dromard, aka 'Le Monocle'

1963
Crooks in Clover

as commandant Théobald Dromard, dit « Le Monocle »

1963
1963
Be Careful Ladies

as Charles Rouvier

1963
Chicken Feed for Little Birds

as M. Armand, un ancien truand

1962
The Eye of the Monocle

as Théobald 'Monocle' Dromard

1962
Bells Without Joy

as Captain of Lambérieux

1961
The New Aristrocrats

as Father Philippe de Maubrun

1961
1961
The Black Monocle

as Dromard, "Le Monocle"

1960
The Truth

as Maître Éparvier

1960
Love and the Frenchwoman

as Jean-Claude Perret, publicitaire et mari cocu (segment "L'Adultère")

1959
Picnic on the Grass

as Étienne Alexis, célèbre biologiste

1959
Marie-Octobre

as François Renaud-Picart

1959
1959
Guinguette

as Viscount Édouard de Villancourt

1958
Seventh Heaven

as Manuel Villa

1958
Not Delivered

as Divisional Commissioner Varzeilles

1958
Les Violents

as Principal Inspector Malouvier

1957
The Inspector Likes a Fight

as Inspector Morice

1957
Until the Last One

as Fredo Ricioni

1955
The Affair of the Poisons

as l'abbé Guibourg

1955
Fortune carrée

as Mordhom

1955
Diabolique

as Michel Delassalle

1954
The Contessa's Secret

as L'empereur Napoléon III

1953
Je suis un mouchard

as Bob Torquella

1952
Sergil Among the Girls

as l'inspecteur Sergil

1951
My Wife Is Formidable

as Lui-même chez le dentiste

1950
1949
Last Hour, Special Edition

as Dominique Coche

1948
Scandal

as Steve Richardson

1948
Sergil et le dictateur

as Inspector Sergil

1948
Le Dessous des cartes

as Inspector Nansen

1948
Colonel Durand

as Colonel of the Empire Gérard Durand

1948
The Eleven O'Clock Woman

as Stanilas Octave Seminario aka 'SOS', détective

1947
Bethsabée

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

1947
Monsieur chasse

as Moricet

1947
Inspector Sergil

as Inspector Pierre Sergil

1946
Back Streets of Paris

as Victor Ménard, Mrs. Rose's former accomplice

1946
The Uncatchable Mr. Frederic

as B.B. / Richard Fernay

1945
Destitute Mary

as Edouard

1943
1942
Love Marriage

as Robert

1942
Forbidden to Love

as Maxime Gavard

1941
1941