Paul Meurisse

Paul Meurisse

🎂 21st December 1912 (113 yrs) 📍 Dunkerque, Nord, Nord-Pas-de-Calais, France

Known For

Diabolique

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.

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Paul Meurisse

Movies Featuring Paul Meurisse

Code Name: Melville

Code Name: Melville (2010)

as Self (archive footage)
Michel Audiard et le mystère du triangle des Bermudes

Michel Audiard et le mystère du triangle des Bermudes (2002)

as Self (archive footage)
The Education in Love of Valentin

The Education in Love of Valentin (1976)

as Julien Blaise
The Gypsy

The Gypsy (1975)

as Yan Kuq
The Suspects

The Suspects (1974)

as Laurent Kirchner
The Voracious Ones

The Voracious Ones (1973)

as Inspecteur Martino
Easy Down There!

Easy Down There! (1971)

as Bishop
Le Cri du cormoran, le soir au-dessus des jonques

Le Cri du cormoran, le soir au-dessus des jonques (1971)

as Kruger
Army of Shadows

Army of Shadows (1969)

as Luc Jardie
Le Deuxième Souffle

Le Deuxième Souffle (1966)

as Commissioner Blot
Congress of Love

Congress of Love (1966)

as Talleyrand
When the Pheasants Pass

When the Pheasants Pass (1965)

as Alexandre Larsan-Bellac
The Big Swag

The Big Swag (1965)

as Paul Filippi, gentleman crook
Le Majordome

Le Majordome (1965)

as Léopold
Me and the Forty Year Old Man

Me and the Forty Year Old Man (1965)

as Alexandre Dumourier
The Monocle's Sour Laugh

The Monocle's Sour Laugh (1964)

as Commander Théobald Dromard, aka 'Le Monocle'
Crooks in Clover

Crooks in Clover (1963)

as commandant Théobald Dromard, dit « Le Monocle »
L'assassin connaît la musique

L'assassin connaît la musique (1963)

as Lionel Fribourg
Be Careful Ladies

Be Careful Ladies (1963)

as Charles Rouvier
Chicken Feed for Little Birds

Chicken Feed for Little Birds (1963)

as M. Armand, un ancien truand
The Eye of the Monocle

The Eye of the Monocle (1962)

as Théobald 'Monocle' Dromard
Bells Without Joy

Bells Without Joy (1962)

as Captain of Lambérieux
The New Aristrocrats

The New Aristrocrats (1961)

as Father Philippe de Maubrun
The Game of Truth

The Game of Truth (1961)

as Portrant
The Black Monocle

The Black Monocle (1961)

as Dromard, "Le Monocle"
The Truth

The Truth (1960)

as Maître Éparvier
Love and the Frenchwoman

Love and the Frenchwoman (1960)

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

Picnic on the Grass (1959)

as Étienne Alexis, célèbre biologiste
Marie-Octobre

Marie-Octobre (1959)

as François Renaud-Picart
Head Against the Wall

Head Against the Wall (1959)

as Dr. Emery
Guinguette

Guinguette (1959)

as Viscount Édouard de Villancourt
Seventh Heaven

Seventh Heaven (1958)

as Manuel Villa
Not Delivered

Not Delivered (1958)

as Divisional Commissioner Varzeilles
Les Violents

Les Violents (1958)

as Principal Inspector Malouvier
The Inspector Likes a Fight

The Inspector Likes a Fight (1957)

as Inspector Morice
Until the Last One

Until the Last One (1957)

as Fredo Ricioni
The Affair of the Poisons

The Affair of the Poisons (1955)

as l'abbé Guibourg
Fortune carrée

Fortune carrée (1955)

as Mordhom
Diabolique

Diabolique (1955)

as Michel Delassalle
The Contessa's Secret

The Contessa's Secret (1954)

as L'empereur Napoléon III
Je suis un mouchard

Je suis un mouchard (1953)

as Bob Torquella
Sergil Among the Girls

Sergil Among the Girls (1952)

as l'inspecteur Sergil
My Wife Is Formidable

My Wife Is Formidable (1951)

as Lui-même chez le dentiste
Serenade to the Executioner

Serenade to the Executioner (1951)

Maria of the End of the World

Maria of the End of the World (1951)

Agnes of Nothing

Agnes of Nothing (1950)

as Carlos
Last Hour, Special Edition

Last Hour, Special Edition (1949)

as Dominique Coche
The Red Angel

The Red Angel (1949)

Scandal

Scandal (1948)

as Steve Richardson
Sergil et le dictateur

Sergil et le dictateur (1948)

as Inspector Sergil
Impasse of Two Angels

Impasse of Two Angels (1948)

as Jean
Le Dessous des cartes

Le Dessous des cartes (1948)

as Inspector Nansen
Colonel Durand

Colonel Durand (1948)

as Colonel of the Empire Gérard Durand
The Eleven O'Clock Woman

The Eleven O'Clock Woman (1948)

as Stanilas Octave Seminario aka 'SOS', détective
Bethsabée

Bethsabée (1947)

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

Monsieur chasse (1947)

as Moricet
Inspector Sergil

Inspector Sergil (1947)

as Inspector Pierre Sergil
Back Streets of Paris

Back Streets of Paris (1946)

as Victor Ménard, Mrs. Rose's former accomplice
The Uncatchable Mr. Frederic

The Uncatchable Mr. Frederic (1946)

as B.B. / Richard Fernay
Destitute Mary

Destitute Mary (1945)

as Edouard
Vingt-quatre heures de perm'

Vingt-quatre heures de perm' (1945)

The Wolf Farm

The Wolf Farm (1943)

as Furet
Love Marriage

Love Marriage (1942)

as Robert
Forbidden to Love

Forbidden to Love (1942)

as Maxime Gavard
Montmartre on the Seine

Montmartre on the Seine (1941)

as Paul Mariol
Ne bougez plus !

Ne bougez plus ! (1941)

as Hector